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(SP)U.S.-LOS ANGELES-BASKETBALL-NBA

(231206) -- LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James (C) is defended by Phoenix Suns' Kevin Durant (L) and Nassir Little during an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, the United States, Dec. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhao Hanrong)

U.N. General Assembly President Al-Nasser

U.N. General Assembly President Al-Nasser

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Baghdad int'l trade fair reopens after three-year hiatus

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(220702) -- JAKARTA, July 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nassir Abo Jalas (L) of Saudi Arabia is blocked while going for a lay-up during a Group C match between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 1, 2022. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain)

U.N. General Assembly President Al-Nasser

U.N. General Assembly President Al-Nasser

NEW YORK, United States - Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, president of the 66th session of the U.N. General Assembly, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 10, 2011. Al-Nasser, former Qatari permanent representative to the United Nations, is scheduled to visit Japan on Nov. 12-16 to hold talks with Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba and other senior officials. (Kyodo)