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Couche-Tard drops $47 bil. bid to buy Seven-Eleven parent company

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2024, shows the headquarters of Canadian retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. near Montreal. The retailer said on July 16, 2025, that it has withdrawn its $47 billion buyout proposal for Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of the Seven-Eleven convenience store chain, following a year of talks.

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Couche-Tard drops $47 bil. bid to buy Seven-Eleven parent company

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2024, shows a convenience store operated by Canadian retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. in Montreal. The retailer said on July 16, 2025, that it has withdrawn its $47 billion buyout proposal for Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of the Seven-Eleven convenience store chain, following a year of talks.

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China Completes 750-kV Power Transmission Loop

- A drone photo taken on Nov. 21, 2024 shows a view of the 750-kilovolt (kV) loop under construction in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. China has finished construction of a 4,197-km extra-high voltage power transmission loop around the Tarim Basin, home to the country's largest desert, marking a major infrastructure milestone in southern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China. The final section of the 750-kilovolt (kV) loop, now the country's largest of its kind, was connected on Sunday, capping a 15-year project involving nine substations and nearly 10,000 steel towers, according to a subsidiary of State Grid Xinjiang Electric Power Co., Ltd., which constructed the project. Photo by Ma Yuan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2026 Winter Olympics

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2024, shows an Olympic rings monument set up in Milan, Italy, ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

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2026 Winter Olympics

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2024, shows an Olympic rings monument set up in Milan, Italy, ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

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2026 Winter Olympics

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2024, shows an Olympic rings monument set up in Milan, Italy, ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

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Evan Kail, Pawnbroker and Memory Keeper Trip in China

Tourists pose for photos with Evan Kail at Tiantan (Temple of Heaven) Park in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 21, 2024. Evan Kail, American pawnbroker and content creator, distinguished himself by donating a rare album documenting World War II atrocities to China, becoming a symbol of remembrance and a fervent advocate of peace. "Across China: American donor of Japanese war crime photo album embraces China trip" Photo by Ju Huanzong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Evan Kail, Pawnbroker and Memory Keeper Trip in China

Evan Kail views a copy of his donated photo album at Tiantan (Temple of Heaven) Park in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 21, 2024. Evan Kail, American pawnbroker and content creator, distinguished himself by donating a rare album documenting World War II atrocities to China, becoming a symbol of remembrance and a fervent advocate of peace. "Across China: American donor of Japanese war crime photo album embraces China trip" Photo by Ju Huanzong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Evan Kail, Pawnbroker and Memory Keeper Trip in China

Evan Kail visits Tiantan (Temple of Heaven) Park in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 21, 2024. Evan Kail, American pawnbroker and content creator, distinguished himself by donating a rare album documenting World War II atrocities to China, becoming a symbol of remembrance and a fervent advocate of peace. "Across China: American donor of Japanese war crime photo album embraces China trip" Photo by Ju Huanzong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Evan Kail, Pawnbroker and Memory Keeper Trip in China

Evan Kail holds a copy of his donated photo album as he visits Tiantan (Temple of Heaven) Park in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 21, 2024. Evan Kail, American pawnbroker and content creator, distinguished himself by donating a rare album documenting World War II atrocities to China, becoming a symbol of remembrance and a fervent advocate of peace. "Across China: American donor of Japanese war crime photo album embraces China trip" Photo by Ju Huanzong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Evan Kail, Pawnbroker and Memory Keeper Trip in China

Evan Kail visits Tiantan (Temple of Heaven) Park in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 21, 2024. Evan Kail, American pawnbroker and content creator, distinguished himself by donating a rare album documenting World War II atrocities to China, becoming a symbol of remembrance and a fervent advocate of peace. "Across China: American donor of Japanese war crime photo album embraces China trip" Photo by Ju Huanzong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Evan Kail, Pawnbroker and Memory Keeper Trip in China

Evan Kail poses for a group photo with students at Tiantan (Temple of Heaven) Park in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 21, 2024. Evan Kail, American pawnbroker and content creator, distinguished himself by donating a rare album documenting World War II atrocities to China, becoming a symbol of remembrance and a fervent advocate of peace. "Across China: American donor of Japanese war crime photo album embraces China trip" Photo by Ju Huanzong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alimentation Couche-Tard outlet

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2024, shows an outlet of Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. in Montreal. The operator of the Circle K convenience stores has made a takeover bid for Japan's Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of the Seven-Eleven convenience store chain.

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Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun (R) and his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani shake hands before talks in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 21, 2024.

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[Breaking News]Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

OSAKA, Japan, Nov. 21 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 21, 2024, shows the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition, lit up in a test run on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. (Kyodo)

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Atsugi air base

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 21 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 18, 2024, shows the Atsugi air base, jointly operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Navy, straddling Ayase and Yamato in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Ex-shogi Meijin holder Kato receives Guinness certificate

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 21 Kyodo - Former shogi Meijin title holder Hifumi Kato, 84, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2024, after receiving a certificate from The Guinness World Records, which recognized him as having the longest career as a board game puzzle writer for the same magazine. Kato began creating shogi puzzles aimed at checkmating the opponent's king for the Ie no Hikari monthly magazine in 1959, and the publication has continued for over 65 years. (Kyodo)

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Alimentation Couche-Tard outlet

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2024, shows an outlet of Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. in Montreal. The operator of Circle K convenience stores has made a takeover bid for Japan's Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of the Seven-Eleven convenience store chain.

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Honda's new vehicle

Honda Motor Co. displays the new ADX sport utility vehicle under its Acura brand at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Nov. 21, 2024. The automaker plans to take the vehicle to market in 2025.

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Honda's new vehicle

Honda Motor Co. displays the new ADX sport utility vehicle under its Acura brand at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Nov. 21, 2024. The automaker plans to take the vehicle to market in 2025.

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Fulong Xijiang Super Major Bridge - China

This photo taken on Nov. 21 2024 shows a view of the Fulong Xijiang super major bridge in Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province. Lying in Foshan City, the 1770.6-meter-long bridge connects Gaoming District in the west and Sanshui District in the east. The bridge, scheduled to open to traffic on Friday, will further improve the transportation system of the western area of Guangzhou and Foshan in south China's Guangdong. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Dawei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fulong Xijiang Super Major Bridge - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 21 2024 shows a view of the Fulong Xijiang super major bridge in Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province. Lying in Foshan City, the 1770.6-meter-long bridge connects Gaoming District in the west and Sanshui District in the east. The bridge, scheduled to open to traffic on Friday, will further improve the transportation system of the western area of Guangzhou and Foshan in south China's Guangdong. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Dawei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fulong Xijiang Super Major Bridge - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 21 2024 shows a view of the Fulong Xijiang super major bridge in Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province. Lying in Foshan City, the 1770.6-meter-long bridge connects Gaoming District in the west and Sanshui District in the east. The bridge, scheduled to open to traffic on Friday, will further improve the transportation system of the western area of Guangzhou and Foshan in south China's Guangdong. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Dawei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fulong Xijiang Super Major Bridge - China

This photo taken on Nov. 21 2024 shows a view of the Fulong Xijiang super major bridge in Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province. Lying in Foshan City, the 1770.6-meter-long bridge connects Gaoming District in the west and Sanshui District in the east. The bridge, scheduled to open to traffic on Friday, will further improve the transportation system of the western area of Guangzhou and Foshan in south China's Guangdong. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Dawei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fulong Xijiang Super Major Bridge - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 21 2024 shows a view of the Fulong Xijiang super major bridge in Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province. Lying in Foshan City, the 1770.6-meter-long bridge connects Gaoming District in the west and Sanshui District in the east. The bridge, scheduled to open to traffic on Friday, will further improve the transportation system of the western area of Guangzhou and Foshan in south China's Guangdong. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Dawei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fulong Xijiang Super Major Bridge - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 21 2024 shows a view of the Fulong Xijiang super major bridge in Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province. Lying in Foshan City, the 1770.6-meter-long bridge connects Gaoming District in the west and Sanshui District in the east. The bridge, scheduled to open to traffic on Friday, will further improve the transportation system of the western area of Guangzhou and Foshan in south China's Guangdong. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Dawei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fulong Xijiang Super Major Bridge - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 21 2024 shows a view of the Fulong Xijiang super major bridge in Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province. Lying in Foshan City, the 1770.6-meter-long bridge connects Gaoming District in the west and Sanshui District in the east. The bridge, scheduled to open to traffic on Friday, will further improve the transportation system of the western area of Guangzhou and Foshan in south China's Guangdong. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Dawei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Urban Village Transformation in China

Aerial photo shows an urban village in Qingjiangpu district of Huai 'an City, East China's Jiangsu province, Nov 21, 2024.

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Urban Village Transformation in China

Aerial photo shows an urban village in Qingjiangpu district of Huai 'an City, East China's Jiangsu province, Nov 21, 2024.

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Urban Village Transformation in China

Aerial photo shows an urban village in Qingjiangpu district of Huai 'an City, East China's Jiangsu province, Nov 21, 2024.

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Urban Village Transformation in China

Aerial photo shows an urban village in Qingjiangpu district of Huai 'an City, East China's Jiangsu province, Nov 21, 2024.

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A Media Tea in Taipei

TAIPEI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 21, 2024 - Actress Chia-Hsuan Yu attends a media tea in Taipei, Taiwan province, China, Nov 21, 2024.

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Urban Village Transformation in China

Aerial photo shows an urban village in Qingjiangpu district of Huai 'an City, East China's Jiangsu province, Nov 21, 2024.

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Urban Village Transformation in China

Aerial photo shows an urban village in Qingjiangpu district of Huai 'an City, East China's Jiangsu province, Nov 21, 2024.

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Urban Village Transformation in China

Aerial photo shows an urban village in Qingjiangpu district of Huai 'an City, East China's Jiangsu province, Nov 21, 2024.

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A Media Tea in Taipei

TAIPEI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 21, 2024 - Actress Chia-Hsuan Yu and Chen Xuezhen and Cheng Zhiwei and Danny Liang and Joseph attend a media tea in Taipei, Taiwan province, China, Nov 21, 2024.

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Urban Village Transformation in China

Aerial photo shows an urban village in Qingjiangpu district of Huai 'an City, East China's Jiangsu province, Nov 21, 2024.

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Urban Village Transformation in China

Aerial photo shows an urban village in Qingjiangpu district of Huai 'an City, East China's Jiangsu province, Nov 21, 2024.

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Urban Village Transformation in China

Aerial photo shows an urban village in Qingjiangpu district of Huai 'an City, East China's Jiangsu province, Nov 21, 2024.

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A Media Tea in Taipei

TAIPEI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 21, 2024 - Actress Chia-Hsuan Yu and Chen Xuezhen and Cheng Zhiwei and Danny Liang and Joseph attend a media tea in Taipei, Taiwan province, China, Nov 21, 2024.

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A Media Tea in Taipei

TAIPEI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 21, 2024 - Actress Chia-Hsuan Yu and Chen Xuezhen and Cheng Zhiwei and Danny Liang and Joseph attend a media tea in Taipei, Taiwan province, China, Nov 21, 2024.

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A Media Tea in Taipei

TAIPEI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 21, 2024 - Actress Chia-Hsuan Yu attends a media tea in Taipei, Taiwan province, China, Nov 21, 2024.

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Baseball: Premier12

Japan players celebrate after beating the United States in a Super Round game at the Premier12 baseball tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Baseball: Premier12

Japan players celebrate after beating the United States in a Super Round game at the Premier12 baseball tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Kaito Kozono hits a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a Super Round game against the United States at the Premier12 baseball tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Kaito Kozono hits a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a Super Round game against the United States at the Premier12 baseball tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Kaito Kozono rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run in the seventh inning of a Super Round game against the United States at the Premier12 baseball tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Kaito Kozono is greeted by teammates in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run in the seventh inning of a Super Round game against the United States at the Premier12 baseball tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Kaito Kozono hits a three-run home run in the seventh inning of a Super Round game against the United States at the Premier12 baseball tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Remains of St. Francis Xavier

A casket carrying the remains of the 16th century Spanish missionary St. Francis Xavier is seen on its way to Se Cathedral in Old Goa, India, on Nov. 21, 2024, after leaving the nearby Basilica of Bom Jesus (back) earlier in the day. The remains are put on public display at the cathedral every 10 years.