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S. Africa ahead of World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South African youths play soccer wearing FIFA World Cup shirts on May 8, 2010, in Johannesburg ahead of the international event.

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S. Africa ahead of World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South African students display flags of countries their schools will root for in the World Cup finals during a soccer meet in Johannesburg on May 8, 2010.

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Britons call for electoral reform

LONDON, England - Demonstrators call for the adoption in Britain of a system of proportional representation at a rally in London on May 8, 2010, following the country's general election on May 6.

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Matsui's 1,500th RBI

SEATTLE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits an RBI single to left off the Seattle Mariners' David Aardsma in the 10th inning of the Angels 4-3 win at Safeco Field in Seattle on May 8, 2010. Matsui's single marked the 1,500th RBI of his career in the major and Japanese leagues.

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Matsui's 1,500th RBI

SEATTLE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits an RBI single to left off the Seattle Mariners' David Aardsma in the 10th inning of the Angels 4-3 win at Safeco Field in Seattle on May 8, 2010. Matsui's single marked the 1,500th RBI of his career in the major and Japanese leagues.

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Matsui's 1,500th RBI

SEATTLE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits an RBI single to left off the Seattle Mariners' David Aardsma in the 10th inning of the Angels 4-3 win at Safeco Field in Seattle on May 8, 2010. Matsui's single marked the 1,500th RBI of his career in the major and Japanese leagues.

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Ichiro plays against Angels

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leading hitter Ichiro Suzuki runs to second on a two-run triple during the fifth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field in Seattle on May 8, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in the Mariners' 3-4 loss.

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Matsui's 1,500th RBI

SEATTLE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui (R) watches his RBI single to left off the Seattle Mariners' David Aardsma in the 10th inning of a game at Safeco Field in Seattle on May 8, 2010. Matsui's single, which marked the 1,500th RBI of his career in the major and Japanese leagues, led the team to a 4-3 win.

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Ichiro plays against Angels

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leading hitter Ichiro Suzuki hits a two-run triple down the left field during the fifth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field in Seattle on May 8, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in the Mariners' 3-4 loss.

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Ichiro plays against Angels

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki throws to home after fielding a double off the Los Angeles Angels' Erick Aybar during the third inning of a game at Safeco Field in Seattle on May 8, 2010. The Angels won 4-3.

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People treated to pink floral shower

ASHIKAGA, Japan - People enjoy viewing a lit up wisteria in full bloom at the Ashikaga Flower Park in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on May 8, 2010. The huge tree is some 140 years old.

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N. Korea team leaves for World Cup

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean Vice Premier Kwak Pom Gi (L) sees off officials and players of the national soccer team as they depart Pyongyang airport for a training camp in Switzerland on May 8, 2010, ahead of June's World Cup finals in South Africa. North Korea will make its first World Cup appearance since the 1966 finals in England.

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WBA champ Nashiro loses to Cazares

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's WBA super flyweight champion Nobuo Nashiro (R) punches Mexican challenger Hugo Cazares during the eighth round of their match at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on May 8, 2010. Nashiro lost a unanimous decision to Cazares in his third title defense.

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Pressel leads World Ladies C'ship

TSUKUBAMIRAI, Japan - Morgan Pressel of the United States hits a shot during the third round of the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup at Ibaraki Golf Club in Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 8, 2010. Pressel shot a 2-under 70 to take a two-stroke lead into the final round.

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WBA champ Nashiro loses to Cazares

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's WBA super flyweight champion Nobuo Nashiro (L) lands a left against Mexican challenger Hugo Cazares during the fifth round of their match at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on May 8, 2010. Nashiro lost a unanimous decision to Cazares in his third title defense.

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Shanghai World Expo

SHANGHAI, China - Women in traditional Japanese attire perform the ''Owara Kaze no Bon'' (Dance of the Wind) during an event organized by the Toyama prefectural government of Japan at the country's pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo site on May 8, 2010.

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WBA champ Nashiro loses to Cazares

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's WBA super flyweight champion Nobuo Nashiro (L) fights Mexican challenger Hugo Cazares during the second round of their match at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on May 8, 2010. Nashiro lost a unanimous decision to Cazares in his third title defense.

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Election wins of Imelda, kids, show Marcos name still carries clout

LAOAG CITY, Philippines - Imelda Marcos responds to an interview in front of a portrait of her late husband former Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos in Laoag City on May 8, 2010. She won a seat in the lower house of Congress in a general election.

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N. Korea team leaves for World Cup

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Members of the North Korean national soccer team are sent off by citizens as they depart Pyongyang airport for a training camp in Switzerland on May 8, 2010, ahead of June's World Cup finals in South Africa. North Korea will make its first World Cup appearance since the 1966 finals in England.

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Miyazato at World Ladies C'ship

TSUKUBAMIRAI, Japan - Ai Miyazato of Japan acknowledges the gallery during the third round of the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup at Ibaraki Golf Club in Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 8, 2010. Miyazato climbed into a tie for ninth.

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Tokunoshima islanders step up U.S. base opposition

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - (From 2nd L) Isen Mayor Akira Okubo, Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka from Tokunoshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, protest against Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's proposal that the island host some functions of a U.S. Marine base in nearby Okinawa during a rally May 8, 2010, in Kagoshima. Some 5,000 people took part in the protest a day after the mayors rejected the idea in a meeting with Hatoyama in Tokyo.

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Tokunoshima islanders step up U.S. base opposition

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - (From L) Isen Mayor Akira Okubo, Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka from Tokunoshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, protest against Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's proposal that the island host some functions of a U.S. Marine base in nearby Okinawa during a rally May 8, 2010, in Kagoshima. Some 5,000 people took part in the protest a day after the mayors rejected the idea in a meeting with Hatoyama in Tokyo.

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Tokunoshima islanders step up U.S. base opposition

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - People stage a rally in Kagoshima on May 8, 2010, against Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's proposal that Tokunoshima Island host some functions of a U.S. Marine base in nearby Okinawa. Among some 5,000 participants were the mayors of the three towns on the island in Kagoshima Prefecture who spurned the proposal in a meeting with Hatoyama the previous day in Tokyo.