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Fast Retailing to enter Indonesian market

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Naoki Otoma (R), group executive vice president of Fast Retailing Co., attaches a Uniqlo logo on a world map at a press conference in Jakarta on Feb. 13, 2013. Fast Retailing said it aims to set up its first Uniqlo casual clothing store in Indonesia in May or June and open nine more at an early date with a view to expanding operations in emerging Southeast Asian markets.

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Johnson Reef

TOKYO, Japan - Combined supplied photo shows Johnson Reef, a Philippines-claimed reef in the South China Sea. Photo in the top column was taken in February 2013 and the one in the bottom column was taken in February 2014. A Chinese military base is seen at the bottom left of the bottom photo. China has been shipping large quantities of soil to the reef, known in the Philippines as the Mabini Reef, since 2012 apparently in a move to enlarge the land area for security facilities, Philippine and U.S. military sources said May 13, 2014. (Photo courtesy of the Philippines government)

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Meisho Mambo wins Shuka-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Meisho Mambo (16), jockeyed by Koshiro Take, gallops to victory at the Shuka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Oct. 13, 2013. Third choice Meisho Mambo won the race to snatch two of the three jewels in the filly's triple crown, after becoming Japanese Oaks champion in May.

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Meisho Mambo wins Shuka-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Meisho Mambo (front), jockeyed by Koshiro Take, gallops to victory at the Shuka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Oct. 13, 2013. Third choice Meisho Mambo won the race to snatch two of the three jewels in the filly's triple crown, after becoming Japanese Oaks champion in May.

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Meisho Mambo wins Shuka-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Jockey Koshiro Take celebrates his victory on Meisho Mambo after winning the Shuka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Oct. 13, 2013. Third choice Meisho Mambo has snatched two of the three jewels in the filly's triple crown, after becoming Japanese Oaks champion in May. To the left is trainer Akihiro Iida.

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Silicon Savannah

NAIROBI, Kenya - Photo shows the construction site for "Silicon Savannah" in a field in Konza, Kenya, on May 13, 2013. Construction of the technology complex, which is hoped to become a Kenyan version of Silicon Valley, began in January 2013.

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Aquarium head becomes sea turtle expert

KOBE, Japan - Photo taken May 13, 2013 shows a sea turtle swimming in a large tank at the municipal Suma Aqualife Park aquarium in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture.

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Aquarium head becomes sea turtle expert

KOBE, Japan - Naoki Kamezaki, head of the municipal Suma Aqualife Park aquarium in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, stands in front of a research facility for turtles within the aquarium on May 13, 2013.

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Mozambique president in China

BEIJING, China - Mozambique President Armando Guebuza (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 13, 2013. (Pool photo)

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One month after Boston bombings

BOSTON, United States - Crosses stand on May 13, 2013 near the sites of fatal bombings in Boston, Massachusetts, nearly a month after the April 15 incident during the Boston Marathon.

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Man Utd's victory parade

MANCHESTER, Britain - Manchester United parade on an open-top bus in Manchester, Britain, on May 13, 2013, the day after winning the Premier League trophy.

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Man Utd's victory parade

MANCHESTER, Britain - Shinji Kagawa (R) and Tom Cleverley lift the Premier League trophy aboard an open-top bus as Manchester United parade on it in Manchester, Britain, on May 13, 2013, the day after winning the league.

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Osaka Mayor Hashimoto

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto speaks to reporters at Osaka City Hall in Osaka on May 13, 2013. Hashimoto, who co-heads the opposition Japan Restoration Party, said he believes the system to recruit women into sexual servitude was "necessary to maintain discipline" in the Japanese military during World War II.

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Ex-Pakistan premier Sharif

LAHORE, Pakistan - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif speaks during an interview with the foreign media in Lahore on May 13, 2013.

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Tokyo, Taipei towers tie-up

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Officials from Tokyo Skytree tower and Taipei 101 tower attend a ceremony in the Taiwan capital on May 13, 2013, marking the signing of a contract on measures to join forces to attract more tourists.

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Brunei's sultan in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from front in R) meet at Abe's office in Tokyo on May 13, 2013.

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Trade fair in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Women hold tablet computers at a booth as a four-day international trade fair opened in Pyongyang, North Korea, on May 13, 2013, bringing together products from 11 countries in Asia and Europe.

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Nuclear authority not to allow restart of Monju reactor

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2012 shows the prototype fast-breeder nuclear reactor Monju in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture. Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority is considering not allowing the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, the operator of the 280,000-kilowatt reactor, to resume operations before its sloppy safety management is improved, sources close to the matter said May 13, 2013.

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Trade fair in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A four-day international trade fair opens in Pyongyang, North Korea, on May 13, 2013, bringing together products from 11 countries in Asia and Europe.

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Brunei's sultan in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands before their talks at Abe's office in Tokyo on May 13, 2013.

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Dollar tops 102 yen line

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard at a Tokyo office of money broker Gaitame.com Co. shows the U.S. dollar trading above the 102 yen line in the early morning on May 13, 2013. The U.S. currency topped the 102 yen line in the Oceania exchange market that day for the first time since October 2008.

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Imelda Marcos seeks re-election

BATAC, Philippines - Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos waves during a campaign sortie in the northern Philippine province of Ilocos Norte on May 5, 2013. Marcos, 83, is seeking re-election as a congresswoman in the May 13, 2013, mid-term polls in the Philippines.

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Imelda Marcos seeks re-election

BATAC, Philippines - Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos sings a song with local residents during a campaign sortie in the northern Philippine province of Ilocos Norte on May 5, 2013. Marcos, 83, is seeking re-election as a congresswoman in the May 13, 2013, mid-term polls in the Philippines.

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Imelda Marcos seeks re-election

BATAC, Philippines - Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos shakes hands with a local woman during a campaign sortie in the northern Philippine province of Ilocos Norte on May 5, 2013. Marcos, 83, is seeking re-election as a congresswoman in the May 13, 2013, mid-term polls in the Philippines.

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Porsche's plug-in hybrid car

TOKYO, Japan - Image shows Porsche AG's 918 Spyder, its first plug-in hybrid car. The Japanese unit of the German automaker started accepting reservations for the model on May 13, 2011, which are expected to be delivered from November 2013.