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Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - Semi-Final 1 - Malmö, Sweden

Johnny Logan sings 'Euphoria', a song by Swedish singer Loreen that won the ESC final in 2012, during the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, on May 7, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - Semi-Final 1 - Malmö, Sweden

Johnny Logan sings 'Euphoria', a song by Swedish singer Loreen that won the ESC final in 2012, during the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, on May 7, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - Semi-Final 1 - Malmö, Sweden

Johnny Logan sings 'Euphoria', a song by Swedish singer Loreen that won the ESC final in 2012, during the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, on May 7, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - Semi-Final 1 - Malmö, Sweden

Johnny Logan sings 'Euphoria', a song by Swedish singer Loreen that won the ESC final in 2012, during the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, on May 7, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HYBRID RICE SEED BREEDING-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230830) -- CENGONG, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo (from top to bottom) shows villagers planting seeds on April 7, 2023, transplanting rice seedlings on May 29, 2023 and manually pollinating hybrid rice on Aug. 1, 2023 in Chen Liangdong's hybrid rice seed breeding base in Xinchang Village of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. As autumn arrives, the rice fields turn golden. Chen Liangdong has invited a professional harvesting team from Henan Province to harvest the hybrid rice seeds on his farm. Looking at the abundant rice seeds, he was overjoyed. Chen, who is 61, is a major producer of hybrid rice seeds in Cengong County. He used to work as a construction worker in the county for many years. In 2012, Chen returned to his village and took over the idle land of the villagers to produce hybrid rice seeds. From spring to autumn, he is busy with tilling, sowing, mulching, transplanting, fertilizing, pollinating, and other tasks. Every year, he pro

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CHINA-GUANGXI-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE-CHILDREN-CHANGE (CN)

(230603) -- NANNING, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Meng Ligu, who is a senior high school student, posing for a photo at her classroom in the county seat on May 20, 2023 (above, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Hu Xingyu) and 7-year-old Meng Ligu on her way to school Sept. 3, 2012 (below, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Huang Xiaobang) in Nonglei Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Feature: Children in the photos witness changes in China mountain village" (Xinhua)

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Australia's central bank resumes rate hike after one-off pause in April

STORY: Australia's central bank resumes rate hike after one-off pause in April DATELINE: May 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Reserve Bank of Australia 2. various of customers shopping at supermarkets 3. various of banks in Sydney STORYLINE: After keeping the interest rate on hold last month, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on Tuesday announced the decision to lift the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 3.85 percent, with the rate paid on Exchange Settlement balances also up by 25 basis points to 3.75 percent. It marks the 11th increase handed down by the central bank in the space of a year. The newly-updated interest rate also hit its highest level since it was cut to 3.75 percent in May 2012. After a board meeting, RBA Governor Philip Lowe said in a statement that inflation in Australia has passed its peak, but at 7 percent is still too high and it will be some time yet before it is back in the 2-3 percent target range. "Giv

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-CASH RATE-LIFT

(230307) -- SYDNEY, March 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 7, 2023 shows a construction site in Sydney, Australia. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to lift the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 3.6 percent, while the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances jumped by 25 basis points to 3.5 percent. This is the 10th consecutive rate hike since May of last year when the RBA announced the first 25-basis-point increase. The central bank's new decision for a 25-basis-point lift also took the cash rate to its highest level since May 2012. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-CASH RATE-LIFT

(230307) -- SYDNEY, March 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 7, 2023 shows the Reserve Bank of Australia in Sydney, Australia. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to lift the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 3.6 percent, while the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances jumped by 25 basis points to 3.5 percent. This is the 10th consecutive rate hike since May of last year when the RBA announced the first 25-basis-point increase. The central bank's new decision for a 25-basis-point lift also took the cash rate to its highest level since May 2012. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-CASH RATE-LIFT

(230307) -- SYDNEY, March 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 7, 2023 shows a view of downtown Sydney, Australia. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to lift the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 3.6 percent, while the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances jumped by 25 basis points to 3.5 percent. This is the 10th consecutive rate hike since May of last year when the RBA announced the first 25-basis-point increase. The central bank's new decision for a 25-basis-point lift also took the cash rate to its highest level since May 2012. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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Chinese dissident Lu

TOKYO, Japan - A May 2012 file photo shows Chinese human rights activist Lu Haitao. Lu has been in the United States after having taken refuge at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing in December 2012, it was learned on March 7, 2013.

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Repatriated abductee still awaiting mother's return from N. Korea

NIIGATA, Japan - Repatriated Japanese abduction victim Hitomi Soga collects donations in her hometown Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 7, 2012, for rescuing other abductees who may still be alive in North Korea, including her mother Miyoshi.

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English workshops help foreign moms prepare for quakes

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign mothers learn Japanese vocabulary essential during an earthquake, such as "hinan" (evacuate) and "yoshin" (aftershocks), during an English-speaking workshop in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2012. To help ease concerns about earthquakes among expatriates, especially foreign mothers with young children and those who do not speak Japanese, WaNavi Japan, a citizens' group based in the Tokyo metropolitan area, began organizing in May 2011 monthly workshops to prepare them for future emergency situations.

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English workshops help foreign moms prepare for quakes

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign mothers take part in an emergency drill during an English-speaking workshop in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2012. To help ease concerns about earthquakes among expatriates, especially foreign mothers with young children and those who do not speak Japanese, WaNavi Japan, a citizens' group based in the Tokyo metropolitan area, began organizing in May 2011 monthly workshops to prepare them for future emergency situations.

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English workshops help foreign moms prepare for quakes

TOKYO, Japan - Motoko Kimura (front), representative of WaNavi Japan, a citizens' group based in the Tokyo metropolitan area, gives a lecture during an English-speaking workshop in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2012. To help ease concerns about earthquakes among expatriates, especially foreign mothers with young children and those who do not speak Japanese, WaNavi began organizing in May 2011 monthly workshops to prepare them for future emergency situations.

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British woman adventurer confirmed safe after SOS call

SENDAI, Japan - British adventurer Sarah Outen sets out for Vancouver from a port in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, on May 13, 2012, in her boat Gulliver. The Japan Coast Guard said on June 7 it had confirmed Outen is safe after receiving an SOS call from her during her solo rowing voyage from the east cost of Japan to the west coast of Canada.

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Recaptured penguin back at Tokyo aquarium

TOKYO, Japan - A male Humboldt penguin (L bottom) is put back on public display at Tokyo Sea Life Park in Edogawa Ward on June 7, 2012, for the first time in about three months. The penguin was recaptured on May 24 after escaping from the seaside aquarium in early March.

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Matsui homers in Tampa Bay debut

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui (2nd from R) of the Tampa Bay Rays is congratulated by teammates after bashing a two-run homer in his second major league at-bat this season during the fourth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 29, 2012. Matsui finished 1-for-4 in his team's 7-2 loss.

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Matsui homers in Tampa Bay debut

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui of the Tampa Bay Rays wearing No. 35 takes to the field for a game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 29, 2012. Matsui socked a two-run homer in his second major league at-bat this season during the fourth inning of the game. He finished 1-for-4 in his team's 7-2 loss.

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Rays manager Madden

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Madden is surrounded by reporters before a game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 29, 2012. The Rays lost 7-2.

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Matsui homers in Tampa Bay debut

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui (L) of the Tampa Bay Rays exchanges high-fives with a teammate in the dugout after blasting a two-run homer in his second major league at-bat this season during the fourth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 29, 2012. Matsui finished 1-for-4 in his team's 7-2 loss.

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Matsui homers in Tampa Bay debut

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui (R) of the Tampa Bay Rays is congratulated by the third-base coach while heading to home plate after smashing a two-run homer in his second major league at-bat this season during the fourth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 29, 2012. Matsui finished 1-for-4 in his team's 7-2 loss.

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Matsui homers in Tampa Bay debut

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui of the Tampa Bay Rays hits a two-run homer in his second major league at-bat this season during the fourth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 29, 2012. Matsui finished 1-for-4 in his team's 7-2 loss.

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Panasonic mulls cutting half of 7,000 HQ personnel

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in January 2009 shows the headquarters of Panasonic Corp. in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture. Panasonic is considering cutting 3,000 to 4,000 of the 7,000 personnel who work at its headquarters within the current financial year through internal transfers and early retirement, in an effort to reduce costs and streamline the organization, sources familiar with the matter said May 29, 2012.

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Solar eclipse

TOKYO, Japan - A composite photo shows a solar eclipse taken through a dark filter from 6:27 a.m. to 7:56 a.m. on May 21, 2012, and Tokyo Skytree in the capital's Sumida Ward taken before the eclipse. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan including Tokyo.

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Solar eclipse

MINAMISOMA, Japan - An annular solar eclipse is observed at a junior high school in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, in a photo taken through a dark filter at 7:39 a.m. on May 21, 2012. Part of the ring looks like beads due to unevenness of the moon surface in the Baily's beads phenomenon.

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Solar eclipse

TOKYO, Japan - An annular solar eclipse is observed in Tokyo's Sumida Ward in a photo taken through a dark filter at 7:34 a.m. on May 21, 2012.

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Solar eclipse

TOKYO, Japan - Commuters look up a solar eclipse in front of Tokyo's Ikebukuro Station at 7:30 a.m. on May 21, 2012. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan including the capital.

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Solar eclipse

OSAKA, Japan - Commuters look up at an annular solar eclipse seen between clouds in front of JR Osaka Station in western Japan at 7:30 a.m. on May 21, 2012. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan including Tokyo.

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Kyokutenho wins summer basho

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian-born No. 7 maegashira Kyokutenho (L) receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association chairman Kitanoumi for winning the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 20, 2012.

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Kyokutenho wins summer basho

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian-born No. 7 maegashira Kyokutenho (L) receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association chairman Kitanoumi for winning the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 20, 2012.

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Kyokutenho wins summer basho

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian-born Kyokutenho (back) sends Tochiozan sprawling with a smackdown in a playoff at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 20, 2012, the final day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. The No. 7 maegashira became the oldest wrestler in the modern era to win his career first title at 37 years, 8 months.

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Kyokutenho wins summer basho

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian-born Kyokutenho (L) sends Tochiozan sprawling with a smackdown in a playoff at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 20, 2012, the final day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. The No. 7 maegashira became the oldest wrestler in the modern era to win his career first title at 37 years, 8 months.

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London Olympics countdown

LONDON, Britain - A javelin thrower competes during a meet at the Olympic Stadium in London on May 7, 2012, in front of an electronic signboard still under construction prior to the London Olympic Games in July and August 2012.

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London Olympics countdown

LONDON, Britain - Reporters wear vinyl sheets in the rain as they work during a meet at the Olympic Stadium in London on May 7, 2012, prior to the London Olympic Games in July and August 2012.

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Korean pop culture in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Kim Yung Duk, head of the Japan Office of the Korea Creative Content Agency, speaks about Korean pop culture in Japan during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on May 7, 2012.

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Japanese astronomy professor found murdered in Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile - Photo taken on May 9, 2012, shows an apartment building where Koichiro Morita, a Japanese professor at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, lived in Santiago, Chile. Morita was found collapsed on May 7 outside the building and later confirmed dead at a hospital, the NAOJ said on May 8.

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Japanese astronomy professor found murdered in Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile - Photo taken on May 9, 2012, shows the outside of an apartment building where Koichiro Morita, Japanese professor at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, lived in Santiago, Chile. Morita was found collapsed on May 7 outside the building and later confirmed dead at a hospital, the NAOJ said on May 8.

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Japanese astronomy professor found murdered in Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile - Photo taken on May 9, 2012, shows the outside of an apartment building where Koichiro Morita, Japanese professor at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, lived in Santiago, Chile. Morita was found collapsed on May 7 outside the building and later confirmed dead at a hospital, the NAOJ said on May 8.

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Toyota's RAV4 EV

LOS ANGELES, United States - Toyota Motor Corp. unveils the RAV4 EV, an electric vehicle version of its popular RAV4 sport utility vehicle, in Los Angeles on May 7, 2012.

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'Joan of Arc' performed in Noh in France

PARIS, France - A Japanese troupe performs a Noh adaptation of ''Joan of Arc'' at Jardin d'Acclimatation Theater in Paris on May 7, 2012.

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'Joan of Arc' performed in Noh in France

PARIS, France - A Japanese troupe performs a Noh adaptation of ''Joan of Arc'' at Jardin d'Acclimatation Theater in Paris on May 7, 2012.

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African wrestler marks 1st win as jonokuchi

TOKYO, Japan - Egyptian Osunaarashi (R), sumo's first-ever wrestler of African descent, defeats Kotoomura in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 7, 2012. Osunaarashi (Great Sandstorm), 20, whose real name is Abdelrahman Ahmed Shaalan, marked his debut as a jonokuchi wrestler with a victory.

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Beijing hospital where dissident receiving treatment

BEIJING, China - A police car on May 7, 2012, leaves Beijing's Chaoyang Hospital where prominent Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng is receiving treatment.

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New TEPCO President Hirose

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Naomi Hirose, managing director of Tokyo Electric Power Co. TEPCO and a state-backed bailout fund plan to promote Hirose as the next president of the company, government sources said May 7, 2012.

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Recipient of Saruhashi award Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Scientist Ayako Abe smiles in Tokyo on May 7, 2012, after being named the 2012 winner of the Saruhashi Award, a prize given to female researchers who have made remarkable achievements in the natural sciences. Abe, a University of Tokyo associate professor specializing in climate change models, was commended by the Association for the Bright Future of Women Scientists for reproducing on computer changes in glacier ice distributions.

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Measuring skin tone with smartphone

TOKYO, Japan - A woman measures her skin tone using a smartphone camera in Tokyo on May 7, 2012. Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. developed technology to accurately measure people's skin tones using a smartphone camera, giving cosmetics makers a new tool to boost online sales.

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Petitioner at Beijing hospital

BEIJING, China - Police officers evict a man (C), who was telling passers-by and foreign journalists of alleged wrongdoing by Chinese authorities, in front of Beijing's Chaoyang Hospital on May 7, 2012. The place has been drawing people who want to raise objections to the authorities as the hospital, where prominent Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng is receiving treatment, has been a focus of international media attention.

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Syrian parliamentary election

DAMASCUS, Syria - A Syrian female voter (R) speaks with election officials at a polling station in Damascus on May 7, 2012, when a parliamentary election was held in the country. A portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hangs on the wall.

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Syrian parliamentary election

DAMASCUS, Syria - A Syrian man casts his vote at a polling station in Damascus on May 7, 2012, when a parliamentary election was held in the country. A portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hangs on the wall.