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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-GRANNY-WRITER (CN)

(240307) -- HARBIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Shumei signs her autographs for readers during her new book sharing activity in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 2, 2019. Jiang Shumei, 87, an illiterate granny who learned how to read at age 60, has painted more than 300 paintings and published 6 books, realizing a stunning transformation in her twilight years. Born in Juye County of China's Shandong Province in 1937, Jiang lives in Suihua City of China's Heilongjiang Province currently. In 1996, Jiang's husband died in a traffic accident. In order to relieve Jiang's grief, her daughter Zhang Ailing started teaching Jiang to read. Since 2012, Jiang has begun writing with Zhang's help and encouragement. "I never thought I could be a writer," Jiang said. The sufferings she had experienced in life became the inspiration for her stories. Jiang's compositions was posted on the Internet by her daughter who is also a writer, then she got the opportunity to publish a book. Since April

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Mental illnesses a common problem among Afghans as legacy of war

STORY: Mental illnesses a common problem among Afghans as legacy of war SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 5, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Afghanistan 2. various of Sehat-e-Rawani Hospital and patients suffering from mental illnesses doing rehabilitation activities 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN, Patient and former U.S. forces interpreter in Afghanistan 4. various of Sehat-e-Rawani Hospital and patients suffering from mental illnesses doing rehabilitation activities 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN, Patient and former U.S. forces interpreter in Afghanistan 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MOHAMMAD SHAFI AZIM, Chief of Psychiatric Department, Sehat-e-Rawani Hospital 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Dari): KHAWAJA QUDRATULLAH SEDIQI, Neurologist 8. various of Afghan refugees STORYLINE: Mohammad Hussain was an interpreter for the U.S. forces in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2012. He said that the outcome of his joining the war has been noth

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CHINA-BEIJING-CENTRAL AXIS-AUTUMN SCENERY (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 6, 2023 shows a woman walking on the Wanning Bridge, the oldest bridge on the Beijing Central Axis, in Beijing, capital of China. The bridge, having a history of over 700 years, is located on the crossing point of the Beijing Central Axis and the Yuhe River section of the Grand Canal. First created in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the Beijing Central Axis, or Zhongzhouxian, stretches 7.8 km between the Yongding Gate in the south of the city and the Drum Tower and Bell Tower in the north. Most of the major old-city buildings of Beijing sit along this axis. Chinese authorities have planned to recommend the Beijing Central Axis as China's 2024 world cultural heritage application project. It was included on the preliminary list of China's world cultural heritage sites in 2012. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-CENTRAL AXIS-AUTUMN SCENERY (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 6, 2023 shows a mythical creature sculpture on the Wanning Bridge, the oldest bridge on the Beijing Central Axis, in Beijing, capital of China. The bridge, having a history of over 700 years, is located on the crossing point of the Beijing Central Axis and the Yuhe River section of the Grand Canal. First created in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the Beijing Central Axis, or Zhongzhouxian, stretches 7.8 km between the Yongding Gate in the south of the city and the Drum Tower and Bell Tower in the north. Most of the major old-city buildings of Beijing sit along this axis. Chinese authorities have planned to recommend the Beijing Central Axis as China's 2024 world cultural heritage application project. It was included on the preliminary list of China's world cultural heritage sites in 2012. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-CENTRAL AXIS-AUTUMN SCENERY (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 6, 2023 shows the Yongding Gate on the southernmost part of the Beijing Central Axis in Beijing, capital of China. First created in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the Beijing Central Axis, or Zhongzhouxian, stretches 7.8 km between the Yongding Gate in the south of the city and the Drum Tower and Bell Tower in the north. Most of the major old-city buildings of Beijing sit along this axis. Chinese authorities have planned to recommend the Beijing Central Axis as China's 2024 world cultural heritage application project. It was included on the preliminary list of China's world cultural heritage sites in 2012. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-BEIJING-CENTRAL AXIS-AUTUMN SCENERY (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 6, 2023 shows an ancient road paved by stones, where the ancient emperors passed from the Forbidden City to the place of sacrifice, in the north of Yongding Gate on the southernmost part of the Beijing Central Axis in Beijing, capital of China. First created in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the Beijing Central Axis, or Zhongzhouxian, stretches 7.8 km between the Yongding Gate in the south of the city and the Drum Tower and Bell Tower in the north. Most of the major old-city buildings of Beijing sit along this axis. Chinese authorities have planned to recommend the Beijing Central Axis as China's 2024 world cultural heritage application project. It was included on the preliminary list of China's world cultural heritage sites in 2012. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-BEIJING-CENTRAL AXIS-AUTUMN SCENERY (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 6, 2023 shows a corner of the Forbidden City, which was first built in 1406 and was listed as one of the world heritage sites by UNESCO in 1987, seen from the Jingshan Mountain on the Beijing Central Axis in Beijing, capital of China. First created in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the Beijing Central Axis, or Zhongzhouxian, stretches 7.8 km between the Yongding Gate in the south of the city and the Drum Tower and Bell Tower in the north. Most of the major old-city buildings of Beijing sit along this axis. Chinese authorities have planned to recommend the Beijing Central Axis as China's 2024 world cultural heritage application project. It was included on the preliminary list of China's world cultural heritage sites in 2012. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-CENTRAL AXIS-AUTUMN SCENERY (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 6, 2023 shows the Zhengyang Gate, or Qianmen Gate, which was listed as one of the protection units of key national cultural relics in 1988, on the Beijing Central Axis in Beijing, capital of China. First created in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the Beijing Central Axis, or Zhongzhouxian, stretches 7.8 km between the Yongding Gate in the south of the city and the Drum Tower and Bell Tower in the north. Most of the major old-city buildings of Beijing sit along this axis. Chinese authorities have planned to recommend the Beijing Central Axis as China's 2024 world cultural heritage application project. It was included on the preliminary list of China's world cultural heritage sites in 2012. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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CHINA-BEIJING-CENTRAL AXIS-AUTUMN SCENERY (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 6, 2023 shows the Forbidden City, which was first built in 1406 and was listed as one of the world heritage sites by UNESCO in 1987, seen from the Jingshan Mountain on the Beijing Central Axis in Beijing, capital of China. First created in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the Beijing Central Axis, or Zhongzhouxian, stretches 7.8 km between the Yongding Gate in the south of the city and the Drum Tower and Bell Tower in the north. Most of the major old-city buildings of Beijing sit along this axis. Chinese authorities have planned to recommend the Beijing Central Axis as China's 2024 world cultural heritage application project. It was included on the preliminary list of China's world cultural heritage sites in 2012. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-CENTRAL AXIS-AUTUMN SCENERY (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 6, 2023 shows the Yongding Gate on the southernmost part of the Beijing Central Axis in Beijing, capital of China. First created in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the Beijing Central Axis, or Zhongzhouxian, stretches 7.8 km between the Yongding Gate in the south of the city and the Drum Tower and Bell Tower in the north. Most of the major old-city buildings of Beijing sit along this axis. Chinese authorities have planned to recommend the Beijing Central Axis as China's 2024 world cultural heritage application project. It was included on the preliminary list of China's world cultural heritage sites in 2012. (Xinhua/Li He)

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CHINA-BEIJING-CENTRAL AXIS-AUTUMN SCENERY (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 6, 2023 shows the Tian'anmen Rostrum on the Beijing Central Axis in Beijing, capital of China. First created in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the Beijing Central Axis, or Zhongzhouxian, stretches 7.8 km between the Yongding Gate in the south of the city and the Drum Tower and Bell Tower in the north. Most of the major old-city buildings of Beijing sit along this axis. Chinese authorities have planned to recommend the Beijing Central Axis as China's 2024 world cultural heritage application project. It was included on the preliminary list of China's world cultural heritage sites in 2012. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-CENTRAL AXIS-AUTUMN SCENERY (CN)

(231114) -- BEIJING, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 6, 2023 shows a visitor passing by the west gate of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, which was built in 1420 for emperors of Ming and Qing dynasties to offer sacrifices to ancestors, on the Beijing Central Axis in Beijing, capital of China. First created in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the Beijing Central Axis, or Zhongzhouxian, stretches 7.8 km between the Yongding Gate in the south of the city and the Drum Tower and Bell Tower in the north. Most of the major old-city buildings of Beijing sit along this axis. Chinese authorities have planned to recommend the Beijing Central Axis as China's 2024 world cultural heritage application project. It was included on the preliminary list of China's world cultural heritage sites in 2012. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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Iwakuma to play for Mariners

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Nov. 6, 2011, shows free agent right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma before leaving for the United States. The Seattle Mariners said Jan. 5, 2012, that they have signed a one-year contract with the 30-year-old Japanese pitcher.

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Sea Shepherd founder Watson in court

SEATTLE, United States - Paul Watson, founder of the anti-whaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, appears in a Seattle court on Nov. 6, 2013, in a case brought by Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research to prevent Sea Shepherd from obstructing its whaling activities in the Antarctic Ocean. Canadian Watson jumped bail in Germany, where he was arrested in May 2012 on suspicion of endangering the crew of a Costa Rican fishing vessel. (Pool photo)

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Indonesian priest in quake-damage area

OFUNATO, Japan - Indonesian priest Antonius Harnoko (L) chats with a local resident at a makeshift meeting place near his church in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 6, 2012.

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Foreign wives in tsunami-hit area find comfort in church support

OFUNATO, Japan - Gina Konishi gets on-the-job training to become a caretaker at a nursing home for visually impaired elderly Shofuen in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 6, 2012. (Photo by Yuichiro Izawa)

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2012 Chiba International Ekiden

CHIBA, Japan - Kenya anchorwoman Joyce Chepkurui crosses the finish line in the Chiba International Ekiden at Chiba Prefectural Sports Center in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 23, 2012. Kenya won in 2 hours, 5 minutes, 6 seconds.

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Killer whale pup

NAGOYA, Japan - A female killer whale pup (C) swims with its mother Stella (L) on Nov. 16, 2012, three days after its birth at the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium in Nagoya, central Japan. At right is the pup's 6-year-old sister Ran.

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Tourism in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Tourists visit Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, on Nov. 6, 2012.

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Total solar eclipse

CAIRNS, Australia - Photo using a fisheye lens shows the entire sky darkened upon a total solar eclipse observed at 6:40 a.m. on Nov. 14, 2012, in the suburbs of Cairns, Australia. The bright spot at bottom C is the sun.

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Total solar eclipse

CAIRNS, Australia - A total solar eclipse is observed at 6:40 a.m. on Nov. 14, 2012, in the suburbs of Cairns, Australia.

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Total solar eclipse

CAIRNS, Australia - A diamond ring effect is observed at 6:40 a.m. on Nov. 14, 2012, after a total solar eclipse in the suburbs of Cairns, Australia.

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Total solar eclipse

CAIRNS, Australia - A combination of 17 photos taken every four minutes from 6:07 a.m. on Nov. 14, 2012, shows a total solar eclipse observed in the suburbs of Cairns, Australia.

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Giants bring home 1st Asia Series championship

BUSAN, South Korea - Members of the Japanese pro baseball Yomiuri Giants celebrate after defeating the Taiwan champion Lamigo Monkeys 6-3 in the final of the Asia Series Championship in Busan, South Korea, on Nov. 11, 2012, bringing home the team's first victory in the championship.

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Giants bring home 1st Asia Series championship

BUSAN, South Korea - Tatsunori Hara, manager of the Japanese pro baseball Yomiuri Giants, holds the trophy after the team defeats the Taiwan champion Lamigo Monkeys 6-3 in the final of the Asia Series Championship in Busan, South Korea, on Nov. 11, 2012, bringing home the Giants' first victory in the championship.

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S. Korean presidential election contenders

SEOUL, South Korea - Moon Jae In (L) of the main opposition Democratic Party and Ahn Cheol Soo, a former university professor and software mogul, shake hands in Seoul on Nov. 6, 2012. The two men are among the candidates in the South Korean presidential election to be held Dec. 19.

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S. Korean presidential election contenders

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken Nov. 6, 2012, shows (from L to R, front row) Park Geun Hye of the ruling Saenuri Party, Moon Jae In of the main opposition Democratic Party and Ahn Cheol Soo, a former university professor and software mogul, attending an event held on the square in front of the Seoul city office. The three are running in the South Korean presidential election to be held Dec. 19.

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Happy photo of Obamas

WASHINGTON, United States - This photo taken from Twitter shows U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle hugging in August 2012. The photo was posted on the micro-blogging site on Nov. 6, 2012, by an official account run by Obama's campaign staff to celebrate his reelection with a note saying "Four more years." It was "retweeted," or shared by Twitter users, more than 670,000 times by the following morning.

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Prince Hisahito at Nara Park

NARA, Japan - Prince Hisahito strokes a deer at Nara Park in Nara City on Nov. 8, 2012. The 6-year-old prince visited the park with his parents Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Prince Hisahito at Nara Park

NARA, Japan - Prince Hisahito strokes a deer at Nara Park in Nara City on Nov. 8, 2012. The 6-year-old prince visited the park with his parents Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Prince Hisahito at Nara Park

NARA, Japan - Prince Hisahito, 6, gives a "shika-senbei" rice cracker to deer at Nara Park in Nara City on Nov. 8, 2012, watched by his father Prince Akishino (to the right). (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Prince Hisahito at Nara Park

NARA, Japan - Prince Hisahito, 6, feeds deer at Nara Park in Nara City on Nov. 8, 2012, watched by his parents Prince Akishino (2nd from R) and Princess Kiko (R). (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Venue for 2014 Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Photo taken on Nov. 6, 2012, shows an ice rink in Sochi, Russia, under construction for figure skating competitions at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

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Venue for 2014 Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Photo taken on Nov. 6, 2012, shows an ice rink in Sochi, Russia, under construction for speed skating competitions at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

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Venue for 2014 Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Photo taken on Nov. 6, 2012, shows a facility for the opening and closing ceremonies under construction for the 2014 Winter Olympics at Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia.

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Prince Hisahito visits imperial mausoleum

KASHIHARA, Japan - Prince Hisahito, 6, visits the site of the mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu, Japan's first emperor, in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, on Nov. 7, 2012.

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Prince Hisahito visits imperial mausoleum

KASHIHARA, Japan - Prince Hisahito, 6, receives a sacred tree branch during his visit to the mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu, Japan's first emperor, in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, on Nov. 7, 2012.

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Prince Hisahito visits imperial mausoleum

KASHIHARA, Japan - Prince Akishino (front), his wife Princess Kiko (behind Prince Akishino) and their son Prince Hisahito, 6, visit the site of the mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu, Japan's first emperor, in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, on Nov. 7, 2012.

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Prince Hisahito visits imperial mausoleum

KASHIHARA, Japan - Prince Akishino (2nd from L), his wife Princess Kiko (2nd from R) and their son Prince Hisahito, 6, visit the site of the mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu, Japan's first emperor, in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, on Nov. 7, 2012.

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Obama reelected U.S. president

CHICAGO, United States - Supporters of U.S. President Barack Obama rejoice at a rally in Chicago on Nov. 6, 2012, after a U.S. TV network reported that the incumbent Democrat president is projected to win. Obama went on to secure the electoral votes he needed to defeat Republican challenger Mitt Romney, who called the president to concede the race.

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Protest in Greece

ATHENS, Greece - Demonstrators protest in Athens on Nov. 6, 2012, against Greece's austerity measures. Seen in the background is a building gutted by a fire due to arson during a previous demonstration.

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Obama reelected U.S. president

CHICAGO, United States - Supporters of U.S. President Barack Obama rejoice after hearing the early results of the presidential election at a rally in Chicago on Nov. 6, 2012. The incumbent Democrat president secured the electoral votes he needed to defeat Republican challenger Mitt Romney, who called the president to concede the race.

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Obama reelected U.S. president

CHICAGO, United States - Supporters of U.S. President Barack Obama rejoice at a rally in Chicago on Nov. 6, 2012, after a U.S. TV network reported that the incumbent Democrat president is projected to win. Obama went on to secure the electoral votes he needed to defeat Republican challenger Mitt Romney, who called the president to concede the race.

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Obama reelected U.S. president

CHICAGO, United States - Supporters of U.S. President Barack Obama await results of the presidential election at a rally in Chicago on Nov. 6, 2012. The incumbent Democrat president secured the electoral votes he needed to defeat Republican challenger Mitt Romney, who called the president to concede the race.

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Obama reelected U.S. president

CHICAGO, United States - A couple receive their ballots at a polling station in Chicago in the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 6, 2012. Incumbent Democrat President Barack Obama secured the electoral votes he needed to defeat Republican challenger Mitt Romney, who called the president to concede the race.

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Obama reelected U.S. president

CHICAGO, United States - Campaigners for the reelection of U.S. President Barack Obama make phone calls to voters to urge them to vote for the incumbent Democrat president in Chicago on Nov. 6, 2012, election day. With results in from most states, Obama secured the electoral votes he needed to defeat Republican challenger Mitt Romney, who called the president to concede the race.

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Obama reelected U.S. president

CHICAGO, United States - The father of an infant girl casts his ballot at a polling station in Chicago in the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 6, 2012. Incumbent Democrat President Barack Obama secured the electoral votes he needed to defeat Republican challenger Mitt Romney, who called the president to concede the race.

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Uchida sidelined with hamstring strain

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany - Japan defender Atsuto Uchida of Schalke is withdrawn to the bench as he was replaced for a right hamstring injury during the first half of the European Champions League game against Arsenal in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on Nov. 6, 2012. Schalke drew 2-2 with Arsenal.

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Thai PM Yingluck in Vientiane

VIENTIANE, Laos - Photo taken Nov. 6, 2012, shows Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in Vientiane, where she was attending the summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting in the Laotian capital.

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Asia-Europe Meeting summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi attends the Asia-Europe Meeting summit in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 6, 2012, taking over from Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. (Pool photo)