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Holiday season in China

Holiday season in China

The Great Wall of China in Beijing is crowded with tourists on Oct. 2, 2024, a day after the country's National Day marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

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Aftermath of Hurricane Helene

Aftermath of Hurricane Helene

Photo shows the interior of a mud-covered house in Swannanoa, North Carolina, Oct. 2, 2024, about a week after Hurricane Helene hit the southeastern United States.

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Aftermath of Hurricane Helene

Aftermath of Hurricane Helene

Photo shows an overturned vehicle in Swannanoa, North Carolina, on Oct. 2, 2024, about a week after Hurricane Helene hit the southeastern United States.

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Aftermath of Hurricane Helene

Aftermath of Hurricane Helene

Photo shows a wrecked building in Swannanoa, North Carolina, on Oct. 2, 2024, about a week after Hurricane Helene hit the southeastern United States.

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Aftermath of Hurricane Helene

Aftermath of Hurricane Helene

Photo shows the interior of a mud-covered house in Swannanoa, North Carolina, Oct. 2, 2024, about a week after Hurricane Helene hit the southeastern United States.

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Tea cups featuring Japan's new PM Ishida

Tea cups featuring Japan's new PM Ishida

Photo taken Oct. 2, 2024, shows tea cups featuring Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his predecessors at a pottery workshop in Toki in the central Japan prefecture of Gifu.

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Tea cup featuring Japan's new PM Ishida

Tea cup featuring Japan's new PM Ishida

Photo taken Oct. 2, 2024, shows a tea cup featuring Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (top, far L) and his predecessors at a pottery workshop in Toki in the central Japan prefecture of Gifu.

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Football: Champions League

Football: Champions League

Ayase Ueda of Feyenoord (L) in action in the first half of a Champions League football match against Girona in Girona, Catalonia, on Oct. 2, 2024.

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Football: Champions League

Football: Champions League

Ayase Ueda (R) of Feyenoord celebrates with teammates after winning a Champions League football match against Girona in Girona, Catalonia, on Oct. 2, 2024.

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Football: Champions League

Football: Champions League

Ayase Ueda of Feyenoord misses a penalty in the first half of a Champions League football match against Girona in Girona, Catalonia, on Oct. 2, 2024.

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Football: Champions League

Football: Champions League

Ayase Ueda of Feyenoord (R) in action in the second half of a Champions League football match against Girona in Girona, Catalonia, on Oct. 2, 2024.

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Football: Champions League

Football: Champions League

Takumi Minamino of Monaco (R) dribbles the ball in a Champions League football match against Dinamo Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia, on Oct. 2, 2024.

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Football: Champions League

Football: Champions League

Takumi Minamino of Monaco plays in a Champions League football match against Dinamo Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia, on Oct. 2, 2024.

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Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker in Japan

Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker in Japan

The Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Sir Wilfrid Laurier is shown to the media in Yokohama on Oct. 2, 2024, as it makes a port call in the eastern Japan city, its first in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker in Japan

Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker in Japan

Canada's ambassador to Japan, Ian McKay, meets the press on Oct. 2, 2024, in front of the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Sir Wilfrid Laurier as it makes a port call in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, its first in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Former Major League Baseball outfielder Norichika Aoki of the Yakult Swallows plays center field during the seventh inning of the final game of his career against the Hiroshima Carp on Oct. 2, 2024, at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium.

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Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Former Major League Baseball outfielder Norichika Aoki of the Yakult Swallows hits a double during the sixth inning of the final game of his career against the Hiroshima Carp on Oct. 2, 2024, at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium.

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Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Former Major League Baseball outfielder Norichika Aoki of the Yakult Swallows rounds first base after hitting a double during the sixth inning of the final game of his career against the Hiroshima Carp on Oct. 2, 2024, at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium.

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Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Former Major League Baseball outfielder Norichika Aoki of the Yakult Swallows acknowledges the crowd during the final game of his career against the Hiroshima Carp on Oct. 2, 2024, at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium.

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Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Former Major League Baseball outfielder Norichika Aoki (23) of the Yakult Swallows watches a video message from former Seattle Mariner Ichiro Suzuki during his retirement ceremony following the final game of his career against the Hiroshima Carp on Oct. 2, 2024, at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium.

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Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Former Major League Baseball outfielder Norichika Aoki of the Yakult Swallows bursts into tears during his retirement ceremony following the final game of his career against the Hiroshima Carp on Oct. 2, 2024, at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium.

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Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Former Major League Baseball outfielder Norichika Aoki (facing camera) of the Yakult Swallows gives flowers to his family during his retirement ceremony following the final game of his career against the Hiroshima Carp on Oct. 2, 2024, at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium.

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Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Former Major League Baseball outfielder Norichika Aoki (C) of the Yakult Swallows poses for a photo during his retirement ceremony following the final game of his career against the Hiroshima Carp on Oct. 2, 2024, at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium, alongside pitcher Masanori Ishikawa and team mascot Tsubakuro.

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Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Former Major League Baseball outfielder Norichika Aoki (R) of the Yakult Swallows acknowledges the crowd during his retirement ceremony following the final game of his career against the Hiroshima Carp on Oct. 2, 2024, at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium.

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Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Former Major League Baseball outfielder Norichika Aoki (R) of the Yakult Swallows acknowledges the crowd after his retirement ceremony following the final game of his career against the Hiroshima Carp on Oct. 2, 2024, at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium.

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Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Former Major League Baseball outfielder Norichika Aoki (L) of the Yakult Swallows hugs his son, who threw the ceremonial first pitch, prior to the final game of his career against the Hiroshima Carp on Oct. 2, 2024, at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium.

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Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Former Major League Baseball outfielder Norichika Aoki (R) of the Yakult Swallows hugs infielder Munetaka Murakami after winning the final game of his career against the Hiroshima Carp on Oct. 2, 2024, at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium.

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Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Former Major League Baseball outfielder Norichika Aoki of the Yakult Swallows is tossed into the air by teammates during his retirement ceremony following the final game of his career against the Hiroshima Carp on Oct. 2, 2024, at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium.

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Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Baseball: Ex-MLB outfielder Aoki retires

Former Major League Baseball outfielder Norichika Aoki of the Yakult Swallows is tossed into the air by teammates during his retirement ceremony following the final game of his career against the Hiroshima Carp on Oct. 2, 2024, at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium.

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Baseball: MLB Wild Card Series

Baseball: MLB Wild Card Series

Detroit Tigers pitcher Kenta Maeda (L) celebrates with champagne in the locker room after the club earned a berth in MLB's American League Division Series with a 5-2 victory in Game 2 of the wild card playoff series against the Houston Astros on Oct. 2, 2024, at Minute Maid Park in Houston.

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Baseball: MLB Wild Card Series

Baseball: MLB Wild Card Series

Detroit Tigers pitcher Kenta Maeda (R) hugs a teammate after the club earned a berth in MLB's American League Division Series with a 5-2 victory in Game 2 of the wild card playoff series against the Houston Astros on Oct. 2, 2024, at Minute Maid Park in Houston.

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Baseball: MLB Wild Card Series

Baseball: MLB Wild Card Series

Detroit Tigers players cheer in the dugout after Andy Ibanez's pinch-hit bases-clearing double in the eighth inning of Game 2 of MLB's American League wild card playoff series against the Houston Astros on Oct. 2, 2024, at Minute Maid Park in Houston. The Tigers advanced to the Division Series with a 5-2 victory over the Astros.

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Aftermath of Hurricane Helene

Aftermath of Hurricane Helene

Recovery work continues in Swannanoa, North Carolina, on Oct. 2, 2024, about a week after Hurricane Helene hit the southeastern United States.

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Baseball: MLB Wild Card Series

Baseball: MLB Wild Card Series

Detroit Tigers pitcher Kenta Maeda (R) celebrates with champagne in the locker room after the club earned a berth in MLB's American League Division Series with a 5-2 victory in Game 2 of the wild card playoff series against the Houston Astros on Oct. 2, 2024, at Minute Maid Park in Houston.

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Aftermath of Hurricane Helene

Aftermath of Hurricane Helene

Photo taken Oct. 2, 2024, shows a building in Asheville, North Carolina, wrecked by Hurricane Helene nearly a week before.

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UNSC meeting on Middle East conflict

UNSC meeting on Middle East conflict

An emergency meeting of the Security Council is held at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Oct. 2, 2024, on the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

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U.N. Security Council meeting on Middle East conflict

U.N. Security Council meeting on Middle East conflict

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres (C) speaks at an emergency meeting of the Security Council at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Oct. 2, 2024, on the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

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New Japan Foreign Minister Nakatani

New Japan Foreign Minister Nakatani

Japan's new Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya holds a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2024, following phone talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

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Japan's new PM talks with other G7 leaders

Japan's new PM talks with other G7 leaders

Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C) speaks to the press on Oct. 2, 2024, at the premier's official residence after joining a call with his counterparts from the Group of Seven for the first time.

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Japan's new PM talks with other G7 leaders

Japan's new PM talks with other G7 leaders

Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to the press on Oct. 2, 2024, at the premier's official residence after joining a call with his counterparts from the Group of Seven for the first time.

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Japan's new PM talks with other G7 leaders

Japan's new PM talks with other G7 leaders

Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to the press on Oct. 2, 2024, at the premier's official residence after joining a call with his counterparts from the Group of Seven for the first time.

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Keidanren chairman Tokura

Keidanren chairman Tokura

Masakazu Tokura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, also known as Keidanren, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2024.

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New Japan PM Ishiba

New Japan PM Ishiba

Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to the media on Oct. 2, 2024, at his office in Tokyo, after meeting with Bank of Japan chief Kazuo Ueda.

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New Japan PM Ishiba

New Japan PM Ishiba

Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to the media on Oct. 2, 2024, at his office in Tokyo, after meeting with Bank of Japan chief Kazuo Ueda.

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World Athletics President Sebastian Coe in Tokyo

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe in Tokyo

(from L) Japan Association of Athletics Federations President Mitsugi Ogata, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and World Athletics President Sebastian Coe pose for a photo in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2024.

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Japan's new finance minister Kato

Japan's new finance minister Kato

Katsunobu Kato, Japan's new finance minister, speaks at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2024.

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Japan's new public safety chief Sakai

Japan's new public safety chief Sakai

Manabu Sakai, Japan's new National Public Safety Commission chief, speaks at a press conference at the National Police Agency in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2024.

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Japan's new foreign minister Iwaya

Japan's new foreign minister Iwaya

Takeshi Iwaya, Japan's new foreign minister, speaks at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2024.

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Miss World contestant for Japan

Miss World contestant for Japan

Kiana Tomita (C), Kyoto University graduate school student and TV personality, is pictured after being chosen in Tokyo on Oct.2, 2024, to represent Japan in the 2024 Miss World beauty pageant.

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Miss World contestant for Japan

Miss World contestant for Japan

Kiana Tomita (C), Kyoto University graduate school student and TV personality, is pictured after being chosen in Tokyo on Oct.2, 2024, to represent Japan in the 2024 Miss World beauty pageant.

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