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Greece: Severe Storms Batter Cyclades, Triggering Flooding 4

Severe weather with heavy rainfall hit the Cyclades, the island group southeast of mainland Greece on Monday, March 31, triggering widespread flooding. Authorities imposed a traffic ban on the islands of Paros and Mykonos due to the severe flooding.

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Football UEFA Nations League Finland vs England

Interim manager Lee Carsley (L) of England gives a hug to coach Teemu Tainio of Finland ahead of the UEFA Nations League, League B - Group 2, football match between Finland and England at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland, on October 13, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Football UEFA Nations League Finland vs England

Interim manager Lee Carsley of England is seen ahead of the UEFA Nations League, League B - Group 2, football match between Finland and England at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland, on October 13, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Football UEFA Nations League Finland vs England

Interim manager Lee Carsley of England is seen ahead of the UEFA Nations League, League B - Group 2, football match between Finland and England at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland, on October 13, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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US: Deadly Hurricane Milton Leaves Destruction And Massive Power Outages

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday, October 9, bringing high winds, heavy rain, and storm surges. At least 17 people have died due to Milton and its aftermath, and more than 2 million people remained without power as of Friday.

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US: Hurricane Milton Tears Roof Off Tropicana Field In Devastating Strike 2

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, on Wednesday, October 9, as a Category 3 storm. Milton brought high winds, ripping off the roof of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.

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Football: Japan ahead of Olympic qualifier

Futoshi Ikeda, manager of the Japan women's national football team, meets the press in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Feb. 20, 2024, four days ahead of the first leg of their two final Paris Olympic qualifiers against North Korea.

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Football: Japan ahead of Olympic qualifier

Futoshi Ikeda, manager of the Japan women's national football team, meets the press in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Feb. 20, 2024, four days ahead of the first leg of their two final Paris Olympic qualifiers against North Korea.

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-PRESS CONFERENCE (CN)

(231003) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wan Aimin, media deputy general manager of Operations Team of Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Tennis Center, speaks at a press conference on volunteers of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

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Israeli athletes to aim high at Chengdu Universiade

STORY: Israeli athletes to aim high at Chengdu Universiade DATELINE: July 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of fencers training 2. various of venues of the Chengdu Universiade 3. various of the photos showing Lydia Hatuel-Czuckermann bearing Israel's flag at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HATUEL-CZUCKERMANN, Former Israeli fencer 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NIRAN CZUCKERMANN, Israeli fencer 6. various of Niran training 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MAOR HATUEL, Manager of the Olympic Fencing Center in Akko 8. various of venues of the Chengdu Universiade STORYLINE: Here in the Olympic Fencing Center in the northern Israeli city of Akko, Israeli fencers are preparing for the Chengdu Universiade. The 31st Summer World University Games will be held from July 28 to August 8 after being postponed twice due to COVID-19. The Israeli delegation comprises a long jumper and his coach, as well as a five-member fencing team. SOU

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Japan, French players call for return of baseball at Olympics

PARIS, France - Japanese and French players call for bringing baseball back at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games at the international baseball tournament "Yoshida Challenge," an event named after Yoshio Yoshida (C), a former manager of Japanese professional baseball club Hanshin Tigers and the French national team, in the outskirts of Paris on Sept. 4, 2014.

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U.S. wins bronze as Japan shut out of baseball medals

BEIJING, China - Japanese manager Senichi Hoshio (L) and team members acknowledge spectators after being defeated by the United States in the Beijing Olympic baseball tournament on Aug. 23. The United States beat Japan 8-4 to win the bronze medal.

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Send-off party held for Japan Olympic team

TOKYO, Japan - Senichi Hoshino (C), manager of Japan's baseball team at the Beijing Olympics, speaks during a send-off party for Japan's Olympic team at a Tokyo hotel on July 28.

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Japan beats Taiwan, secures spot in Beijing Olympics

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Japanese national team manager Senichi Hoshino (R) and his players acknowledge fans on Dec. 3 after Japan secured a spot in the baseball tournament of next year's Beijing Olympic Games with a 10-2 win over Taiwan in the Asian Championship.

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Japan beats Taiwan, secures spot in Beijing Olympics

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Japanese national team manager Senichi Hoshino is tossed into the air on Dec. 3 after Japan secured a spot in the baseball tournament of next year's Beijing Olympic Games with a 10-2 win over Taiwan in the Asian Championship.

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Japan edges S. Korea to move closer to Olympic berth

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Japanese national team manager Senichi Hoshino acknowledges fans after Japan edged archrival South Korea 4-3 on Dec. 2 to take a major step toward winning a place in the baseball tournament at next year's Beijing Olympic Games.

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Japan baseball team leaves for Taiwan for Olympic qualifiers

FUKUOKA, Japan - Senichi Hoshino (2nd from L), manager of the Japanese national baseball team, and Shinya Miyamoto (3rd from L), a team member, are encouraged at Fukuoka airport on Nov. 24 before leaving for Taiwan for its campaign in the final round of the Asian-zone Olympic qualifiers getting under way Dec. 1. Only the winner will earn a ticket to Beijing.

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Japan baseball team arrives in Taiwan for Olympic qualifiers

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan - Senichi Hoshino (2nd from R in front), manager of the Japanese national baseball team, and his players arrive at Kaohsiung airport in Taiwan on Nov. 24 for their campaign in the final round of the Asian-zone Olympic qualifiers getting under way Dec. 1. Only the winner will earn a ticket to Beijing.

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Nagashima named adviser for Hoshino Japan Olympic team

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima (R) shakes hands on March 26 with Senichi Hoshino, manager of Japan's national team bidding for a spot in the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. ''I accepted manager Hoshino's request in the hopes that I could help him lead the team more confidently,'' Nagashima said. (Pool photo)

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Japan beats Cuba to win World Baseball Classic

SAN DIEGO, United States - Team Japan players toss their manager Sadaharu Oh into the air after becoming the champion of the inaugural World Baseball Classic with a 10-6 victory over three-time Olympic champion Cuba in the final at PETCO Park in San Diego, California, on March 20.

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Japan beats Cuba to win World Baseball Classic

SAN DIEGO, United States - Team Japan players toss their manager Sadaharu Oh into the air after becoming the champion of the inaugural World Baseball Classic with a 10-6 victory over three-time Olympic champion Cuba in the final at PETCO Park in San Diego, California, on March 20.

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(3)Runners relay Olympic torch in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Former professional baseball player Kazushige Nagashima starts running as the first torchbearer in the Olympic torch relay in Tokyo on June 6. His father Shigeo Nagashima, the manager of the national baseball team which is set to compete in Athens, was originally selected to run in the relay but is now undergoing rehabilitation from a stroke he suffered in April.

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Matsuzaka, Uehara recommended for Olympic baseball team

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeo Nagashima, manager of the Japanese national baseball team for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, speaks at a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on July 17 about candidate players for the Olympic qualifying tournament in Sapporo this fall.

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Nagashima named national baseball team manager

TOKYO, Japan - Former Yomiuri Giants skipper Shigeo Nagashima speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 2 after being named manager of the Japanese national baseball team in the run-up to the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

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Nagashima takes up post as Olympic team developer

SAPPORO, Japan - Baseball Federation of Japan (BFJ) president Eiichiro Yamamoto said April 15 his organization has named former Yomiuri Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima (file photo) as head of player development for the Japanese national team. The BFJ will announce the appointment April 22, when the 66-year-old will attend a meeting of amateur and professional officials on the formation of the national team in the lead-up to the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

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Beijing Winter Olympics venues to open to public for sustainable use

STORY: Beijing Winter Olympics venues to open to public for sustainable use DATELINE: March 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the venues 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU XIAONAN, Operation team director of the National Speed Skating Oval 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG LI, Architect-in-chief of the Zhangjiakou competition zone and Big Air Shougang 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHEN GUOHUI, Venue and infrastructure manager of the National Biathlon Center STORYLINE: Athletes and spectators worldwide have been amazed by the competition venues of the Beijing Winter Olympics, with their distinctive designs and features. Now the venues are about to open to the public for sustainable use. The National Speed Skating Oval, known as the "Ice Ribbon," has seen around a dozen of Olympic and world records broken during the Beijing 2022. Now the venue has become a famous Olympic site. In the near future, it will become a large-scale ice-sports center, open to the public

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GLOBALink | Behind-the-scenes story of Beijing 2022 firework "magic"

STORY: Behind-the-scenes story of Beijing 2022 firework "magic" DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: pics of the firework showSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU YONGZHANG, Vice manager of Dancing Fireworks Groupvarious of the workers workingSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GONG LUOPING, Student, Hunan Vocational Institute of Safety Technology STORYLINE: The firework shows marking the opening and closing of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games have impressed the whole world with the patterns of "ONE FAMILY," "Guest-greeting Pine" and more. Behind the stunning fireworks shows were the efforts made by a technical team from central China's city of Liuyang, known as the "hometown of fireworks." SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU YONGZHANG, Vice manager of Dancing Fireworks Group "It took three to four months, from designing to producing the fireworks. The early stage was the testing of the products, such as the 'Guest-greeting Pine.' The fireworks' locations, explosion areas a

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SNOWBOARD-MEN'S PARALLEL GIANT SLALOM-FINAL (CN)

(220208) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Manager of Team Austria looks on with tears during the flower ceremony of snowboard men's parallel giant slalom final at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-2022 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES-VENUES-VOLUNTEERS(CN)

(211230) -- BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Volunteer manager Chen Dapeng (front) speaks during the training program at Wukesong Sports Center in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 30, 2021. The first batch of volunteers entered Wukesong Sports Center to participate a training program ahead of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. The training program aims to help volunteers get familiar with all kinds of regularities of the venue operation team and the flows and positions of different areas in the venue. All 660 volunteers of Wukesong Sports Center deviding in 6 batches will complete the training program before Jan. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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Baseball: Japan's Olympic team manager Inaba

SAPPORO, Japan, Oct. 19 Kyodo - Japan's Olympic baseball team manager Atsunori Inaba gives an online interview from Sapporo on July 17, 2020. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Japan's Olympic team manager Inaba

Japan's Olympic baseball team manager Atsunori Inaba shows an autographed new year message board reading "a bunch" in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2020, ahead of the postponed Tokyo Olympics in the summer of 2021. Inaba said the character he wrote means a bunch of flowers for medical workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic while bidding to bring together strength for the gold medal.

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Baseball: Japan's Olympic team manager Inaba

Japan's Olympic baseball team manager Atsunori Inaba gives an online interview from Sapporo on July 17, 2020.

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Tokyo Olympics: Baseball

Japan team manager Atsunori Inaba (L) is pictured ahead of the Tokyo Olympic baseball semifinal against South Korea on Aug. 4, 2021, at Yokohama baseball stadium near Tokyo.

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Nagashima takes up post as Olympic team developer

SAPPORO, Japan - Baseball Federation of Japan (BFJ) president Eiichiro Yamamoto said April 15 his organization has named former Yomiuri Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima (file photo) as head of player development for the Japanese national team. The BFJ will announce the appointment April 22, when the 66-year-old will attend a meeting of amateur and professional officials on the formation of the national team in the lead-up to the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

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Japan beats Cuba to win World Baseball Classic

SAN DIEGO, United States - Team Japan players toss their manager Sadaharu Oh into the air after becoming the champion of the inaugural World Baseball Classic with a 10-6 victory over three-time Olympic champion Cuba in the final at PETCO Park in San Diego, California, on March 20. (Kyodo)

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Japan beats Cuba to win World Baseball Classic

SAN DIEGO, United States - Team Japan players toss their manager Sadaharu Oh into the air after becoming the champion of the inaugural World Baseball Classic with a 10-6 victory over three-time Olympic champion Cuba in the final at PETCO Park in San Diego, California, on March 20. (Kyodo)

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Nagashima named adviser for Hoshino Japan Olympic team

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima (R) shakes hands on March 26 with Senichi Hoshino, manager of Japan's national team bidding for a spot in the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. ''I accepted manager Hoshino's request in the hopes that I could help him lead the team more confidently,'' Nagashima said. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Japan baseball team arrives in Taiwan for Olympic qualifiers

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan - Senichi Hoshino (2nd from R in front), manager of the Japanese national baseball team, and his players arrive at Kaohsiung airport in Taiwan on Nov. 24 for their campaign in the final round of the Asian-zone Olympic qualifiers getting under way Dec. 1. Only the winner will earn a ticket to Beijing. (Kyodo)

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Japan baseball team leaves for Taiwan for Olympic qualifiers

FUKUOKA, Japan - Senichi Hoshino (2nd from L), manager of the Japanese national baseball team, and Shinya Miyamoto (3rd from L), a team member, are encouraged at Fukuoka airport on Nov. 24 before leaving for Taiwan for its campaign in the final round of the Asian-zone Olympic qualifiers getting under way Dec. 1. Only the winner will earn a ticket to Beijing. (Kyodo)

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Japan edges S. Korea to move closer to Olympic berth

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Japanese national team manager Senichi Hoshino acknowledges fans after Japan edged archrival South Korea 4-3 on Dec. 2 to take a major step toward winning a place in the baseball tournament at next year's Beijing Olympic Games. (Kyodo)

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Japan beats Taiwan, secures spot in Beijing Olympics

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Japanese national team manager Senichi Hoshino is tossed into the air on Dec. 3 after Japan secured a spot in the baseball tournament of next year's Beijing Olympic Games with a 10-2 win over Taiwan in the Asian Championship. (Kyodo)

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Japan beats Taiwan, secures spot in Beijing Olympics

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Japanese national team manager Senichi Hoshino (R) and his players acknowledge fans on Dec. 3 after Japan secured a spot in the baseball tournament of next year's Beijing Olympic Games with a 10-2 win over Taiwan in the Asian Championship. (Kyodo)

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Send-off party held for Japan Olympic team

TOKYO, Japan - Senichi Hoshino (C), manager of Japan's baseball team at the Beijing Olympics, speaks during a send-off party for Japan's Olympic team at a Tokyo hotel on July 28. (Kyodo)

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U.S. wins bronze as Japan shut out of baseball medals

BEIJING, China - Japanese manager Senichi Hoshio (L) and team members acknowledge spectators after being defeated by the United States in the Beijing Olympic baseball tournament on Aug. 23. The United States beat Japan 8-4 to win the bronze medal. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Inaba accepts golden Olympic challenge

Atsunori Inaba, the new manager of Japan's national baseball team, attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 31, 2017, assuming responsibility for winning Japan's first Olympic gold medal in the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Inaba accepts golden Olympic challenge

Atsunori Inaba, the new manager of Japan's national baseball team, attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 31, 2017, assuming responsibility for winning Japan's first Olympic gold medal in the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Inaba accepts golden Olympic challenge

Atsunori Inaba, the new manager of Japan's national baseball team, attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 31, 2017, assuming responsibility for winning Japan's first Olympic gold medal in the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan holds event in New York to boost tourism

(From L) Japanese musician Yoshiki, Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Olympic table tennis bronze medalist Kasumi Ishikawa and former major league and Japanese baseball team manager Bobby Valentine pose for photos in New York on Sept. 19, 2016, during an event held by the Japan National Tourism Organization to attract visitors ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan holds event in New York to boost tourism

(From L) Japanese musician Yoshiki, Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Olympic table tennis bronze medalist Kasumi Ishikawa and former major league and Japanese baseball team manager Bobby Valentine pose for photos in New York on Sept. 19, 2016, during an event held by the Japan National Tourism Organization to attract visitors ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(3)Runners relay Olympic torch in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Former professional baseball player Kazushige Nagashima starts running as the first torchbearer in the Olympic torch relay in Tokyo on June 6. His father Shigeo Nagashima, the manager of the national baseball team which is set to compete in Athens, was originally selected to run in the relay but is now undergoing rehabilitation from a stroke he suffered in April. (Kyodo)