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(231107) -- ALATAW PASS, Nov. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 29, 2023 shows a foreign truck entering the customs of the Alataw Pass in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located in the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bortala in Xinjiang, the Alataw Pass borders Kazakhstan. Since 2011 when the first China-Europe freight train passed through it, the pass has handled more than 30,000 trains to Central Asia or Europe. (Xinhua/Liu Hongxia)

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F-15s resume flights

KANAZAWA, Japan - Photo shows F-15 fighters at the Air Self-Defense Force base in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 16, 2011. The air force resumed drills using the F-15s the same day, following their suspension after an external fuel tank fell off a fighter on Oct. 7.

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Sumo elder Naruto, ex-yokozuna Takanosato, dies

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo shows sumo elder Naruto (R) attending a press conference along with Kisenosato, a wrestler who belongs to the Naruto stable, in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 31, 2011. Naruto, the former yokozuna Takanosato, died of respiratory failure at a Fukuoka hospital on Nov. 7, 2011, aged 59.

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7 billionth baby in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Tomoko Watanabe, 20, holds her son, who was born on Oct. 31, 2011, as one of the ''7 billionth babies,'' at a hospital in the city of Fukushima. The U.N. Population Fund estimates that the world's population exceeded 7 billion that day. Watanabe said she will raise her son in Fukushima despite relatively high radiation levels due to the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Mega solar power plant in Aichi

NAGOYA, Japan - A photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows ''Mega Solar Taketoyo,'' a 7,500-kilowatt solar power plant of Chubu Electric Power Co. in the town of Taketoyo, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, as the facility began commercial operation on Oct. 31, 2011.

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World population tops 7 billion

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoko Ikegami, head of the U.N. Population Fund's Tokyo office, holds a certificate for a baby who was born on Oct. 31, 2011, as ''one of the 7 billionth babies'' during a press conference held the same day in Tokyo. The New York-based UNFPA estimates that the world's population exceeded 7 billion on Oct. 31, 2011.

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Cardinals win World Series

ST. LOUIS, United States - St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa (L) and first baseman Albert Pujols (R) speak in an interview after their team won MLB's World Series baseball championship by beating the Texas Rangers in Game 7 of the series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 28, 2011.

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Cardinals win World Series

ST. LOUIS, United States - St. Louis Cardinals players pour champagne on each other in celebration after their team won MLB's World Series baseball championship by beating the Texas Rangers in Game 7 of the series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 28, 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Cardinals win World Series

ST. LOUIS, United States - St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols (C) pours beer on teammates in celebration after their team won MLB's World Series baseball championship by beating the Texas Rangers in Game 7 of the series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 28, 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Cardinals win World Series

ST. LOUIS, United States - St. Louis Cardinals players pour champagne on each other in celebration after their team won MLB's World Series baseball championship by beating the Texas Rangers in Game 7 of the series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 28, 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Cardinals win World Series

ST. LOUIS, United States - St. Louis Cardinals third baseman David Freese is named MVP of MLB's World Series baseball championship after his team won the series by beating the Texas Rangers in Game 7 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 28, 2011.

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Cardinals win World Series

ST. LOUIS, United States - Texas Rangers' Japanese relievers Koji Uehara (R) and Yoshinori Tateyama (L) watch from the dugout during the eighth inning in Game 7 of MLB's World Series baseball championship against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 28, 2011. The Cardinals beat the Rangers 6-2 to win the series. Both Uehara and Tateyama were left off the Rangers roster for the series.

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Freese's walk-off homer sends World Series to Game 7

ST. LOUIS, United States - David Freese of the St. Louis Cardinals rounds first base after blasting a walk-off home run in the 11th inning of Game 6 in the World Series against the Texas Rangers at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2011. The third baseman tied the game in the ninth with a two-run triple and hit the walk-off homer for the Cardinals to win the thriller 10-9, sending the series to Game 7 on Oct. 28 in St. Louis.

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U.N. asks Japan to promote importance of disaster preparedness

TOKYO, Japan - Jordan Ryan, head of the U.N. Development Program's Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2011. He said the U.N. agency hopes Japan will help promote the importance of antidisaster preparedness among other countries based on its harsh experience of a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami last March.

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Taxi clipped by train after falling from overpass

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the site of an accident in which a taxi fell onto a railway track from an overpass and was clipped by an oncoming train in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward at 9:05 p.m. on Oct. 24, 2011. None of the some 1,500 train passengers were injured in the accident, which occurred at around 7:50 p.m., but the taxi's driver and passenger were seriously injured with bone fractures.

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Cardinals' Pujols

ARLINGTON, United States - St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols hits a home run during the ninth inning of Game 3 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 22, 2011. It was his third home run of the game, won by the Cardinals 16-7.

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Cardinals' Pujols

ARLINGTON, United States - St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols reacts after hitting a home run during the ninth inning of Game 3 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 22, 2011. It was his third home run of the game, won by the Cardinals 16-7.

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iPhone 4S launched in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Customers await the opening of the Apple Store Shinsaibashi in Osaka, western Japan, at 7:44 a.m. on Oct. 14, 2011, to buy the new iPhone 4S smartphone model. More than 300 people had lined up before the store opened at 8 a.m.

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Rangers 1 win away from World Series return

DETROIT, United States - Texas Rangers right fielder Nelson Cruz (R) celebrates with Mike Napoli (L) and Adrian Beltre (C) after hitting a three-run homer in the 11th inning of Game 4 of the American League Championship Series at Comerica Park in Detroit on Oct. 12, 2011. Texas leads the Detroit Tigers in the best-of-seven series 3-1 after a 7-3 victory.

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Rangers 1 win away from World Series return

DETROIT, United States - Japanese pitchers Koji Uehara (R) and Yoshinori Tateyama of the Texas Rangers appear joyous after the Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series at Comerica Park in Detroit on Oct. 12, 2011. Texas leads Detroit in the best-of-seven series 3-1 after a 7-3 victory.

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ASDF official apologizes to Ishikawa gov. over accident

KANAZAWA, Japan - Japanese Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Shunji Izutsu (L), commander of Komatsu Air Base, offers an apology to Ishikawa Gov. Masanori Tanimoto in the prefectural government office on Oct. 11, 2011, over an accident Oct. 7 involving an F-15 fighter. In the accident, which caused no injuries, an empty fuel tank fell to the ground from an F-15 fighter stationed at the Komatsu base.

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Cruz's walk-off grand slam lifts Rangers over Tigers

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers right fielder Nelson Cruz hits the first walk-off grand slam in postseason history in the 11th inning in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series against the Detroit Tigers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 10, 2011. Cruz went deep twice in a 7-3 victory and Texas took a 2-0 lead over Detroit in the best-of-seven league championship series.

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Cruz's walk-off grand slam lifts Rangers over Tigers

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers right fielder Nelson Cruz (17) celebrates with his teammates after blasting the first walk-off grand slam in postseason history in the 11th inning in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series against the Detroit Tigers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 10, 2011. Cruz went deep twice in a 7-3 victory and Texas took a 2-0 lead over Detroit in the best-of-seven league championship series.

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Nadal advances to final at Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Defending champion Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball against Mardy Fish of the United States in a singles semifinal match of the Japan Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2011. Nadal advanced to the final by beating Fish 7-5, 6-1.

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Japan's SDF in S. Sudan would make 'enormous' difference: Mulet

NEW YORK, United States - Edmond Mulet, U.N. assistant secretary general for peacekeeping operations, gives an interview to Kyodo News at his office in New York on Oct. 7, 2011

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Panama conference on climate change

TOKYO, Japan - A special working committee of the Framework Convention on Climate Change concludes a one-week session in Panama City on Oct. 7, 2011.

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ASEAN-plus-3 nations sign emergency rice reserve pact

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese farm minister Michihiko Kano (C) signs the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve accord in Jakarta on Oct. 7, 2011. The 10 agriculture ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and their counterparts from China, Japan and South Korea signed the agreement to stockpile rice with the aim of aiding the signatories in the event of disasters or other contingencies.

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Campbell in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Kurt Campbell (L), U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, holds talks with South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung Hwan in Seoul on Oct. 7, 2011.

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Japan's Lee scores against Vietnam

KOBE, Japan - Japan striker Tadanari Lee (C back) scores in the first half of a friendly soccer match against Vietnam at Home's Stadium in Kobe, western Japan, on Oct. 7, 2011.

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Japan's Lee scores against Vietnam

KOBE, Japan - Japan striker Tadanari Lee (L) scores in the first half of a friendly soccer match against Vietnam at Home's Stadium in Kobe, western Japan, on Oct. 7, 2011.

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Gemba meets Czech Republic's Schwarzenberg

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (L) and Karel Schwarzenberg, first deputy prime minister and foreign minister of the Czech Republic, shake hands prior to talks at the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2011.

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KDDI, Softbank face off over iPhone 4S sales

TOKYO, Japan - People form a line outside KDDI Corp.'s outlet in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on Oct. 7, 2011, to make reservations for Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S smartphone. KDDI and Softbank Mobile Corp. unveiled retail handset prices and subscription plans the same day for the iPhone 4S a week before it goes on sale, both offering plans that require no payment at the time the device is purchased.

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Nissan launches fuel efficient sedan in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Toru Hasegawa (R), president of Nissan Motor (Thailand) Co., and Nissan Motor Co. Chief Operating Officer Toshiyuki Shiga introduce the new Almera sedan during the vehicle's unveiling event in Bangkok on Oct. 7, 2011. The car features fuel economy of 20 kilometers per liter and low carbon dioxide emissions, meeting requirements necessary to receive the Thai government's eco-car designation, according to the automaker.

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Ferrer advances to semifinals at Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - David Ferrer of Spain returns a shot against Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic in a singles quarterfinal match of the Japan Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2011. Third-seeded Ferrer advanced to the semifinals by defeating Stepanek 6-2, 7-6(3).

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BOJ Governor Shirakawa

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks during a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2011, at the end of the central bank's two-day policy meeting. During the meeting, the BOJ decided to leave its policy rate unchanged, effectively at zero percent.

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Fish advances to semifinals at Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - American Mardy Fish plays a shot against Bernard Tomic of Australia in a singles quarterfinal match of the Japan Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2011. Fourth-seeded Fish advanced to the semifinals by defeating Tomic 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-1.

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Nadal advances to semifinals at Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Defending champion Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball against Colombia's Santiago Giraldo in a singles quarterfinal match of the Japan Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2011. Nadal advanced to the semifinals by beating Giraldo 7-6(6), 6-3.

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KDDI, Softbank face off over iPhone 4S sales

TOKYO, Japan - People form a line outside Softbank Mobile Corp.'s outlet in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Oct. 7, 2011, to make reservations for Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S smartphone. Softbank and KDDI Corp. unveiled retail handset prices and subscription plans the same day for the iPhone 4S a week before it goes on sale, both offering plans that require no payment at the time the device is purchased.

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Ishikawa takes lead at Canon Open

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa launches a shot during the Canon Open at Totsuka Country Club in Kanagawa Prefecture on Oct. 7, 2011. Ishikawa took a one-shot lead at the halfway point of the tournament.

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Japan-Czech Republic foreign ministerial talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba, Karel Schwarzenberg, first deputy prime minister and foreign minister of the Czech Republic, and other representatives of the two governments hold talks at the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2011.

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Japanese line up to sign up for iPhone 4S

TOKYO, Japan - People line up at an electric appliance shop in Tokyo's Akihabara area on Oct. 7, 2011, hours before KDDI Corp. and Softbank Mobile Corp. began taking preorders for Apple Inc.'s new handset iPhone 4S.

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School bus falls over cliff

SETO, Japan - A bus carrying elementary school children on a field trip falls some 4 meters over a cliff in Seto, Aichi Prefecture, on Oct. 7, 2011. The accident killed the driver and injured 39 others with one teacher in serious condition, local police said.

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Ozawa hospitalized, diagnosed with ureteral stone

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Nippon Medical School Hospital in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2011. Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa was taken to the hospital the previous night with a pain in his lower back. The hospital said Ozawa will be hospitalized for about a week for ureteral stone.

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Japanese carriers unveil iPhone 4S prices

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Mobile Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son announces the retail prices and subscription plans for Apple Inc.'s new handset iPhone 4S during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2011. KDDI Corp. also announced prices and fees for iPhone 4S the same day.

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F-15 fighter's empty fuel tank falls to ground

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows an F-15 fighter of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force. An empty fuel tank fell to the ground from an F-15 fighter near the ASDF Komatsu base in Ishikawa Prefecture on Oct. 7, 2011, shortly before the plane landed at the base after a training flight.

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World gymnastics c'ships begin in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kohei Uchimura (front), who won the last two consecutive world all-around titles, reads out the athletes' oath at the opening ceremony of the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2011. The competition will be held through Oct. 16.

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F-15 fighter's empty fuel tank falls to ground

KANAZAWA, Japan - Police and Self-Defense Forces officers examine part of a fuel tank that fell from an F-15 fighter of the ASDF in Nomi, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Oct. 7, 2011. An empty fuel tank from an F-15 fighter fell to the ground near the ASDF Komatsu base in Ishikawa Prefecture that day, shortly before the plane landed at the base after a training flight.

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Ozawa transported to hospital due to lower back pain

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 7, 2011, shows a hospital in Tokyo where Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa was brought in by an ambulance late at night the previous day due to lower back pain after attending the first hearing of his trial and giving a press conference. Ozawa faces trial over the alleged false reporting of funds handled by his political fund management body Rikuzankai in connection with a 2004 land deal. He pleaded not guilty to a charge of violating the political funds control law at the hearing.

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Nadal cruises into q'finals at Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Defending champion Rafael Nadal of Spain hits a shot in a Japan Open second-round match against Milos Raonic of Canada at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2011. Top seed Nadal won 7-5, 6-3 and advanced to the quarterfinals.

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Japan coach Zaccheroni in press conference

KOBE, Japan - Alberto Zaccheroni, coach of the Japan national soccer team, gives a press conference in Kobe on Oct. 6, 2011. Japan are scheduled to play Vietnam on Oct. 7 in Kobe in a warm-up for a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Tajikistan the following week.