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Buddhist priests reviewing funerals

Buddhist priests reviewing funerals

TOKYO, Japan - Wajo Ogurosawa (L), deputy master of Shoganji, attends a Buddhist memorial service at the temple of the Soto sect in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2013.

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MLB World Series

MLB World Series

ST. LOUIS, United States - Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara (R) celebrates with Boston first baseman Mike Napoli after making a pickoff to first base to finish the game during the ninth inning of Game 4 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2013. The Red Sox won 4-2 to tie the series 2-2.

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MLB World Series

MLB World Series

ST. LOUIS, United States - Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara makes a pickoff throw to first base to finish the game during the ninth inning of Game 4 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2013. The Red Sox won 4-2 to tie the series 2-2.

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MLB World Series

MLB World Series

ST. LOUIS, United States - The Boston Red Sox's Jonny Gomes watches the ball after hitting a three-run home run off St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Seth Maness during the sixth inning of Game 4 of the Major League Baseball World Series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2013. The Red Sox won 4-2 to tie the series 2-2.

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MLB World Series

MLB World Series

ST. LOUIS, United States - The Boston Red Sox's Jonny Gomes rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run during the sixth inning of Game 4 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2013. The Red Sox won 4-2 to tie the series 2-2.

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MLB World Series

MLB World Series

ST. LOUIS, United States - The Boston Red Sox's Jonny Gomes hits a three-run home run during the sixth inning of Game 4 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2013. The Red Sox won 4-2 to tie the series 2-2.

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MLB World Series

MLB World Series

ST. LOUIS, United States - Boston Red Sox reliever Junichi Tazawa is pictured as the St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Holliday grounds out to second during the seventh inning of Game 4 of the Major League Baseball World Series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2013. The Red Sox won 4-2 to tie the series 2-2.

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MLB World Series

MLB World Series

ST. LOUIS, United States - The Boston Red Sox's Jonny Gomes hits a three-run home run during the sixth inning of Game 4 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2013. The Red Sox won 4-2 to tie the series 2-2.

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MLB World Series

MLB World Series

ST. LOUIS, United States - The Boston Red Sox's Jonny Gomes watches the ball after hitting a three-run home run off St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Seth Maness during the sixth inning of Game 4 of the Major League Baseball World Series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2013. The Red Sox won 4-2 to tie the series 2-2.

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MLB World Series

MLB World Series

ST. LOUIS, United States - St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Carlos Beltran hits an RBI single during the third inning of Game 4 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Boston Red Sox at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2013. The Red Sox won 4-2 to tie the series 2-2.

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MLB World Series

MLB World Series

ST. LOUIS, United States - The Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz (L) slides home to score a game-tying run past St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina during the fifth inning of Game 4 of the Major League Baseball World Series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2013. The Red Sox won 4-2 to tie the series 2-2.

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MLB World Series

MLB World Series

ST. LOUIS, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz pitches during Game 4 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2013. The Red Sox won 4-2 to tie the series 2-2.

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MLB World Series

MLB World Series

ST. LOUIS, United States - St. Louis Cardinals starter Lance Lynn pitches during Game 4 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Boston Red Sox at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2013. The Red Sox won 4-2 to tie the series 2-2.

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Emperor, empress visit Minamata

Emperor, empress visit Minamata

MINAMATA, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko lay flowers at the monument to Minamata disease victims in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 27, 2013. The imperial couple visited the city for the first time, where toxic industrial emissions caused the Minamata mercury-poisoning disease. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress visit Minamata

Emperor, empress visit Minamata

MINAMATA, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko lay flowers at the monument to Minamata disease victims in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 27, 2013. The imperial couple visited the city for the first time, where toxic industrial emissions caused the Minamata mercury-poisoning disease. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress visit Minamata

Emperor, empress visit Minamata

MINAMATA, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko lay flowers at the monument to Minamata disease victims in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 27, 2013. The imperial couple visited the city for the first time, where toxic industrial emissions caused the Minamata mercury-poisoning disease. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress visit Minamata city

Emperor, empress visit Minamata city

MINAMATA, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko watch juvenile flatfish they have released in Minamata in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 27, 2013, during a public event on sea resources. The imperial couple visited the city for the first time, where toxic industrial emissions caused the Minamata mercury-poisoning disease.

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Abe in typhoon-hit island

Abe in typhoon-hit island

OSHIMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) views a search operation on Izu Oshima Island south of Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2013, which was devastated by a powerful typhoon earlier in the month. (Pool photo)

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Abe in typhoon-hit island

Abe in typhoon-hit island

OSHIMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) visits Izu Oshima Island south of Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2013, which was devastated by a powerful typhoon earlier in the month. (Pool photo)

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Just a Way wins Tenno-sho

Just a Way wins Tenno-sho

FUCHU, Japan - Just a Way (R), ridden by Yuichi Fukunaga, gallops to victory in the 148th Tenno-sho at Tokyo Racecourse on Oct. 27, 2013. The 4-year-old Just a Way, who went off as the fifth choice, beat Gentildonna (L) for the Emperor's Cup by four lengths.

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Just a Way wins Tenno-sho

Just a Way wins Tenno-sho

FUCHU, Japan - Jockey Yuichi Fukunaga poses for photos on Just a Way after winning the 148th Tenno-sho at Tokyo Racecourse on Oct. 27, 2013. Trainer Naosuke Sugai is front right.

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Just a Way wins Tenno-sho

Just a Way wins Tenno-sho

FUCHU, Japan - Just a Way, ridden by Yuichi Fukunaga, wins the 148th Tenno-sho, the Emperor's Cup, at Tokyo Racecourse on Oct. 27, 2013.

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Japan, China experts discuss bilateral relations

Japan, China experts discuss bilateral relations

BEIJING, China - Zhao Qizheng (5th from L), former minister of China's State Council Information Office, attends a press conference in Beijing on Oct. 27, 2013, after a forum attended by Japanese and Chinese experts, ended the same day with the release of a joint statement, titled "Beijing Consensus," which stressed the urgent need for bilateral dialogue to ease tensions over Japan-controlled islands claimed by China in the East China Sea.

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Japan, China experts discuss bilateral relations

Japan, China experts discuss bilateral relations

BEIJING, China - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (L) and Zhao Qizheng, former minister of China's State Council Information Office, join hands at a forum in Beijing on Oct. 27, 2013. The two-day forum, attended by Japanese and Chinese experts, ended the same day after the release of a joint statement, titled "Beijing Consensus," which stressed the urgent need for bilateral dialogue to ease tensions over Japan-controlled islands claimed by China in the East China Sea.

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Japan, China experts discuss bilateral relations

Japan, China experts discuss bilateral relations

BEIJING, China - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda speaks at a forum in Beijing on Oct. 27, 2013. The two-day forum, attended by Japanese and Chinese experts, ended the same day after the release of a joint statement, titled "Beijing Consensus," which stressed the urgent need for bilateral dialogue to ease tensions over Japan-controlled islands claimed by China in the East China Sea.

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Just a Way wins Tenno-sho

Just a Way wins Tenno-sho

FUCHU, Japan - Just a Way, ridden by Yuichi Fukunaga, wins the 148th Tenno-sho, the Emperor's Cup, at Tokyo Racecourse on Oct. 27, 2013.

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Yokomine wins Masters GC Ladies

Yokomine wins Masters GC Ladies

MIKI, Japan - Japan's Sakura Yokomine holds the victor's trophy after winning the Masters GC Ladies at Masters Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on Oct. 27, 2013. Yokomine holed out with a three-round total of 12-under-par 204 to win her 21st career victory, after play on Oct. 25 was abandoned and the tournament shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

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Maruyama wins Bridgestone Open

Maruyama wins Bridgestone Open

CHIBA, Japan - Japan's Daisuke Maruyama holds the victor's trophy after winning the Bridgestone Open at Sodegaura Country Club in Chiba Prefecture on Oct. 27, 2013. Maruyama finished with a total of 10-under-par 203 to win his third career title, after play the previous day was rained out and the tournament shortened to 54 holes.

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Chinese newspaper apologizes for publishing fake news

Chinese newspaper apologizes for publishing fake news

GUANGZHOU, China - Photo shows a front-page apology (lower left) on the Oct. 27, 2013, edition of the Xinkuaibao (New Express) newspaper based in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. The newspaper apologized after having openly called for the release of one of its reporters, who police later said "confessed" to releasing fabricated news reports about a major Chinese company.

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GSDF troops inspection ceremony

GSDF troops inspection ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at an inspection ceremony at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Asaka in Saitama Prefecture on Oct. 27, 2013.

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GSDF troops inspection ceremony

GSDF troops inspection ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 27, 2013, shows a U.S. amphibious assault vehicle on display at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Asaka in Saitama Prefecture. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended an inspection ceremony at the camp the same day.

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GSDF troops inspection ceremony

GSDF troops inspection ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends an inspection ceremony at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Asaka in Saitama Prefecture on Oct. 27, 2013.

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Peach Aviation

Peach Aviation

OSAKA, Japan - Mariko Shinoda (C), a member of the pop idol group AKB48, poses in front of a Peach Aviation airplane featuring her face during a ceremony at Kansai International Airport near Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 27, 2013. The ceremony marked the launch of the low-cost carrier's Kansai-Narita service.

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Peach Aviation

Peach Aviation

OSAKA, Japan - Mariko Shinoda (C), a member of the pop idol group AKB48, poses in front of a Peach Aviation airplane featuring her face during a ceremony at Kansai International Airport near Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 27, 2013. The ceremony marked the launch of the low-cost carrier's Kansai-Narita service.

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Search on typhoon-hit island

Search on typhoon-hit island

OSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the search for the missing, which resumed Oct. 21, 2013, on the island of Izu Oshima, south of Tokyo. Typhoon Wipha on Oct. 16 brought torrential rain to the island, causing mudslides that destroyed houses and buried residents alive. According to police and local authorities, 27 people have been confirmed dead.

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Search on typhoon-hit island

Search on typhoon-hit island

OSHIMA, Japan - Self-Defense Force personnel resume searching for the missing on Oct. 21, 2013, on the island of Izu Oshima, south of Tokyo. Typhoon Wipha on Oct. 16 brought torrential rain to the island, causing mudslides that destroyed houses and buried residents alive. According to police and local authorities, 27 people have been confirmed dead.

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Search on typhoon-hit island

Search on typhoon-hit island

OSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the search for the missing, which resumed Oct. 21, 2013, on the island of Izu Oshima, south of Tokyo. Typhoon Wipha on Oct. 16 brought torrential rain to the island, causing mudslides that destroyed houses and buried residents alive. According to police and local authorities, 27 people have been confirmed dead.

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Search on typhoon-hit island

Search on typhoon-hit island

OSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the search for the missing, which resumed Oct. 21, 2013, on the island of Izu Oshima, south of Tokyo. Typhoon Wipha on Oct. 16 brought torrential rain to the island, causing mudslides that destroyed houses and buried residents alive. According to police and local authorities, 27 people have been confirmed dead.

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Search on typhoon-hit island

Search on typhoon-hit island

OSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the search for the missing, which resumed Oct. 21, 2013, on the island of Izu Oshima, south of Tokyo. Typhoon Wipha on Oct. 16 brought torrential rain to the island, causing mudslides that destroyed houses and buried residents alive. According to police and local authorities, 27 people have been confirmed dead.

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Search on typhoon-hit island

Search on typhoon-hit island

OSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the search for the missing, which resumed Oct. 21, 2013, on the island of Izu Oshima, south of Tokyo. Typhoon Wipha on Oct. 16 brought torrential rain to the island, causing mudslides that destroyed houses and buried residents alive. According to police and local authorities, 27 people have been confirmed dead.

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Search on typhoon-hit island

Search on typhoon-hit island

OSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the search for the missing, which resumed Oct. 21, 2013, on the island of Izu Oshima, south of Tokyo. Typhoon Wipha on Oct. 16 brought torrential rain to the island, causing mudslides that destroyed houses and buried residents alive. According to police and local authorities, 27 people have been confirmed dead.

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Tokyo couple tie knot on train

Tokyo couple tie knot on train

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuhiko Suzuki (L) and Sayaka Tsuchiya pose for photos on a platform at JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2013, ahead of getting aboard a Yamanote Line train entirely reserved for their wedding ceremony while making a circuit on the loop line. Suzuki, 27, and Tsuchiya, 28, were chosen from among couples who applied for a train wedding offered by East Japan Railway Co. About 150 guests took part in the ceremony on the running train.

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Tokyo couple tie knot on train

Tokyo couple tie knot on train

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuhiko Suzuki (L) and Sayaka Tsuchiya pose for photos after their wedding ceremony on a running Yamanote Line train in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2013. Suzuki, 27, and Tsuchiya, 28, were chosen from among couples who applied for a train wedding offered by East Japan Railway Co. About 150 guests took part in the ceremony conducted while the train, entirely reserved for the event, made a circuit on the loop line. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo couple tie knot on train

Tokyo couple tie knot on train

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuhiko Suzuki (L) and Sayaka Tsuchiya are pictured after their wedding ceremony on a running Yamanote Line train in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2013. Suzuki, 27, and Tsuchiya, 28, were chosen from among couples who applied for a train wedding offered by East Japan Railway Co. About 150 guests took part in the ceremony conducted while the train, entirely reserved for the event, made a circuit on the loop line. (Pool photo)

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Peach to start flying between Kansai, Narita airports

Peach to start flying between Kansai, Narita airports

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Peach Aviation Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Shinichi Inoue (C) and company staff at a press conference in Tokyo on June 11, 2013. The low-cost carrier said that day it will start two round-trip flights daily between Kansai airport and Narita airport on Oct. 27. The new service will be the first flights serving the Tokyo metropolitan area by Peach Aviation, which has been using Kansai International Airport in western Japan as its hub.

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YELLOW RIVER DELTA WETLAND-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-SHANDONG-YELLOW RIVER DELTA WETLAND-SCENERY (CN)

(221027) -- DONGYING, Oct. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 18, 2022 shows white-naped cranes at the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve in east China's Shandong Province. The Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve, a wetland nature reserve mainly aiming at protecting the ecosystem and rare and endangered birds at the river's estuary, was listed in 2013 on the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance. (Photo by Yang Bin/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YELLOW RIVER DELTA WETLAND-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-SHANDONG-YELLOW RIVER DELTA WETLAND-SCENERY (CN)

(221027) -- DONGYING, Oct. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on March 2, 2022 shows oriental white storks at the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve in east China's Shandong Province. The Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve, a wetland nature reserve mainly aiming at protecting the ecosystem and rare and endangered birds at the river's estuary, was listed in 2013 on the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance. (Photo by Yang Bin/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YELLOW RIVER DELTA WETLAND-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-SHANDONG-YELLOW RIVER DELTA WETLAND-SCENERY (CN)

(221027) -- DONGYING, Oct. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 18, 2022 shows scenery at the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve in east China's Shandong Province. The Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve, a wetland nature reserve mainly aiming at protecting the ecosystem and rare and endangered birds at the river's estuary, was listed in 2013 on the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YELLOW RIVER DELTA WETLAND-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-SHANDONG-YELLOW RIVER DELTA WETLAND-SCENERY (CN)

(221027) -- DONGYING, Oct. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 18, 2022 shows scenery at the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve in east China's Shandong Province. The Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve, a wetland nature reserve mainly aiming at protecting the ecosystem and rare and endangered birds at the river's estuary, was listed in 2013 on the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YELLOW RIVER DELTA WETLAND-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-SHANDONG-YELLOW RIVER DELTA WETLAND-SCENERY (CN)

(221027) -- DONGYING, Oct. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 13, 2021 shows oriental white storks at the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve in east China's Shandong Province. The Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve, a wetland nature reserve mainly aiming at protecting the ecosystem and rare and endangered birds at the river's estuary, was listed in 2013 on the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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