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Flea market in Rome

ROME, Italy - People visit a stall selling clothes at the Porta Portese flea market in Rome, Italy, on Nov. 13, 2011.

Japan PM Noda at APEC summit

HONOLULU, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is seen during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 13, 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan PM Noda at press conference after APEC summit

HONOLULU, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks at a press conference after the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit closed in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 13, 2011. The Japanese leader announced during the two-day meeting his nation's policy of joining multilateral talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade framework currently involving nine APEC countries.

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Japan PM Noda, U.S. President Obama at APEC summit

HONOLULU, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama (R front) attend a summit meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 13, 2011. Noda declared Japan's policy of joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations at the meeting on the same day, according to a Japanese official. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Brazil overpowers Rio slum

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Photo shows a major slum in the Rocinha area of Rio de Janeiro before dawn on Nov. 13, 2011. Authorities took control of the slum ruled by drug gangs to increase security before the city hosts the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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APEC leaders meet in Honolulu

HONOLULU, United States - (From L) U.S. President Barack Obama, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are seen at the venue of a summit meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 13, 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Brazil overpowers Rio slum

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazilian police officers aboard a vehicle are on standby for a raid of a major slum in the Rocinha area of Rio de Janeiro before dawn on Nov. 13, 2011. Through the operation authorities took control of the slum ruled by drug gangs to increase security before the city hosts the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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Brazil overpowers Rio slum

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazilian police officers examine the belongings of a resident in a major slum in the Rocinha area of Rio de Janeiro on Nov. 13, 2011. Authorities took control of the slum ruled by drug gangs to increase security before the city hosts the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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Takahashi wins NHK Trophy

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese figure skaters Daisuke Takahashi (C) and Takahiko Kozuka (L) as well as American Ross Miner (R) show their medals in Sapporo on Nov. 13, 2011, after finishing first, second and third, respectively, at the NHK Trophy, the fourth stop on the six-event Grand Prix series.

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Japan upsets Brazil in women's volleyball World Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Members of the Japanese women's national volleyball team celebrate their straight-sets victory over world No. 1 Brazil in a World Cup match at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo on Nov. 13, 2011, keeping alive their hopes of finishing in the top three and securing an Olympic berth. Japan improved to a 5-3 record, staying in fifth place.

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Antinuclear plant rally in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Antinuclear power protestors gather in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 13, 2011, calling for dismantlement of nuclear power plants in Japan.

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Rally against FTA in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - People hold signs against South Korea's plan to ratify a S. Korea-U.S. free trade agreement and other policies during a rally in Seoul on Nov. 13, 2011. Organizers said roughly 30,000 people took part.

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Ex-WBC flyweight champion Naito retires

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese former WBC flyweight champion Daisuke Naito who announced his retirement on Nov. 13, 2011.

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Japan's Takahashi wins NHK Trophy

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese skaters Daisuke Takahashi (L) and Takahiko Kozuka respond to the crowd in Sapporo on Nov. 13, 2011, after finishing first and second, respectively, at the NHK Trophy, the fourth stop on the six-event Grand Prix circuit.

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Environment minister Hosono joins decontamination work

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Environment Minister Goshi Hosono (R front) scrapes off the topsoil of a residential garden in Date, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 13, 2011, to decontaminate radioactive materials from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the prefecture with around 60 volunteer workers.

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S. Koreans in Japan start voter registration

TOKYO, Japan - South Koreans living in Japan apply for voter registration for elections in their country at the South Korean Embassy's consular division in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Nov. 13, 2011, as a legal revision in 2009 has enabled expatriates 19 years old or older to cast ballots. The registration process began the same day at 10 diplomatic missions in Japan ahead of the general election scheduled in April 2012.

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Osaka mayoral race begins

OSAKA, Japan - Combined photos show the two leading candidates in the Osaka mayoral election -- incumbent Kunio Hiramatsu (L) and former Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto -- speaking on the streets in Osaka on Nov. 13, 2011, as official campaigning in the race started the same day.