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IOC President Coventry

IOC President Coventry

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry (L) attends a press conference in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 1, 2026, ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, opening on Feb. 6.

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IOC President Coventry

IOC President Coventry

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry attends a press conference in Milan on Feb. 1, 2026, ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, opening on Feb. 6.

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IOC President Coventry

IOC President Coventry

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry attends a press conference in Milan on Feb. 1, 2026, ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, opening on Feb. 6.

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IOC President Coventry

IOC President Coventry

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry (3rd from L) attends a press conference in Milan on Feb. 1, 2026, after an IOC Executive Board meeting held ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics, opening on Feb. 6.

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IOC President Coventry

IOC President Coventry

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry attends a press conference in Milan on Feb. 1, 2026, after an IOC Executive Board meeting held ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics, opening on Feb. 6.

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IOC President Coventry

IOC President Coventry

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry (2nd from R) attends a press conference in Milan on Feb. 1, 2026, after an IOC Executive Board meeting held ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics, opening on Feb. 6.

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IOC President Coventry

IOC President Coventry

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry (2nd from R) attends a press conference in Milan on Feb. 1, 2026, after an IOC Executive Board meeting held ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics, opening on Feb. 6.

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IOC President Coventry

IOC President Coventry

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry attends a press conference in Milan on Feb. 1, 2026, after an IOC Executive Board meeting held ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics, opening on Feb. 6.

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IOC President Coventry

IOC President Coventry

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry attends a press conference in Milan on Feb. 1, 2026, after an IOC Executive Board meeting held ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics, opening on Feb. 6.

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IOC President Coventry

IOC President Coventry

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry attends a press conference in Milan on Feb. 1, 2026, after an IOC Executive Board meeting held ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics, opening on Feb. 6.

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Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

American figure skater Ilia Malinin meets the press after arriving at Milan Malpensa Airport near Milan on Feb. 1, 2026, ahead of the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

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Baseball: Padres GM Preller

Baseball: Padres GM Preller

San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller meets the press during a fan event at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on Jan. 31, 2026.

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

Baseball: Shohei Ohtani

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani meets the press during a fan event at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Jan. 31, 2026.

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Baseball: Roki Sasaki

Baseball: Roki Sasaki

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki meets the press during a fan event at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Jan. 31, 2026.

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Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi makes a joint press appearance with her British counterpart Keir Starmer following their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2026.

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Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and her British counterpart Keir Starmer make a joint press appearance following their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2026.

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Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with her British counterpart Keir Starmer at the end of a joint press appearance following their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2026.

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Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with her British counterpart Keir Starmer at the end of a joint press appearance following their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2026.

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Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hand with her British counterpart Keir Starmer following a joint press appearance at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2026.

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Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes a joint press appearance with his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi following their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2026.

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Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and her British counterpart Keir Starmer make a joint press appearance following their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2026.

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Japanese athletes for Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Japanese athletes for Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara meet the press after arriving at Milan Malpensa Airport near Milan on Jan. 30, 2026, ahead of the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

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Japan-S. Korea defense talks

Japan-S. Korea defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press after holding talks with his South Korean counterpart Ahn Gyu Back at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's base in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 30, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Judo: Paris Olympic champ Tsunoda retires

Judo: Paris Olympic champ Tsunoda retires

Paris Olympic women's 48-kilogram judo champion Natsumi Tsunoda receives a bouquet as she announces her retirement from competition at a press conference in Urayasu in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 30, 2026.

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Judo: Paris Olympic champ Tsunoda retires

Judo: Paris Olympic champ Tsunoda retires

Paris Olympic women's 48-kilogram judo champion Natsumi Tsunoda receives a bouquet as she announces her retirement from competition at a press conference in Urayasu in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 30, 2026.

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Judo: Paris Olympic champ Tsunoda retires

Judo: Paris Olympic champ Tsunoda retires

Paris Olympic women's 48-kilogram judo champion Natsumi Tsunoda announces her retirement from competition at a press conference in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Jan. 30, 2026.

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Judo: Paris Olympic champ Tsunoda retires

Judo: Paris Olympic champ Tsunoda retires

Paris Olympic women's 48-kilogram judo champion Natsumi Tsunoda announces her retirement from competition at a press conference in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Jan. 30, 2026.

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U.N. chief Guterres

U.N. chief Guterres

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks at a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Jan. 29, 2026.

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Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Police officers patrol near the main press center of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, on Jan. 29, 2026, ahead of the event's opening on Feb. 6.

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Canon Inc. Vice President Ogawa to become president

Canon Inc. Vice President Ogawa to become president

Canon Inc. Executive Vice President Kazuto Ogawa attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2026, following an announcement that he will be promoted to president on March 27.

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Canon Inc. Vice President Ogawa to become president

Canon Inc. Vice President Ogawa to become president

Canon Inc. Executive Vice President Kazuto Ogawa (L) attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2026, alongside Fujio Mitarai, president and chairman, following an announcement that Ogawa will be promoted to president on March 27.

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Canon Inc. Vice President Ogawa to become president

Canon Inc. Vice President Ogawa to become president

Canon Inc. Executive Vice President Kazuto Ogawa (L) shakes hands with Fujio Mitarai, president and chairman, after a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2026, following an announcement that Ogawa will be promoted to president on March 27.

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Venezuelan opposition leader Machado in Washington

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado in Washington

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado meets the press following meetings at the U.S. Department of State in Washington on Jan. 28, 2026.

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Venezuelan opposition leader Machado in Washington

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado in Washington

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado meets the press following meetings at the U.S. Department of State in Washington on Jan. 28, 2026.

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Seattle Mariners radio broadcaster Rizzs

Seattle Mariners radio broadcaster Rizzs

Rick Rizzs, 72-year-old longtime Seattle Mariners radio broadcaster, speaks during a press conference at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on Jan. 28, 2026, after announcing the previous day that the 2026 season will be his last in the broadcast booth.

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Seattle Mariners radio broadcaster Rizzs

Seattle Mariners radio broadcaster Rizzs

Rick Rizzs, 72-year-old longtime Seattle Mariners radio broadcaster, speaks during a press conference at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on Jan. 28, 2026, after announcing the previous day that the 2026 season will be his last in the broadcast booth.

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U.S. Fed keeps key rate steady

U.S. Fed keeps key rate steady

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference in Washington on Jan. 28, 2026, following the Federal Open Market Committee's decision to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 3.50-3.75 percent.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on Jan. 27, 2026.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun speaks at a press conference in Beijing on Jan. 27, 2026.

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[Breaking News]Prudential Life Insurance apologizes over defrauding of clients

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 23 Kyodo - Prudential Life Insurance Co. President Kan Mabara bows in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after around 100 of its employees and former employees were found to have improperly borrowed or defrauded clients out of some 3.1 billion yen ($19.5 million). (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]BOJ policy-setting meeting

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 23 Kyodo - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, following a two-day policy setting meeting. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Japan PM dissolves lower house for snap general election

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 23 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after dissolving the House of Representatives earlier in the day for a snap general election on Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]New political party in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 25 Kyodo - Former House of Representatives lawmakers Kazuhiro Haraguchi and Takashi Kawamura pose for a photo during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2026. They plan to launch a new political party ahead of a general election on Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Inauguration of Japan's new centrist opposition party

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 22 Kyodo - Yoshihiko Noda and Tetsuo Saito, co-leaders of Japan's new centrist opposition party, called the Centrist Reform Alliance, hold a press conference following the party's inaugural convention in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2026. Over 160 lawmakers joined the party formed following a deal between the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Komeito party ahead of a general election set for Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

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Annual spring wage talks in Japan

Annual spring wage talks in Japan

Japan Business Federation Chairman Yoshinobu Tsutsui speaks to the press after a meeting in Tokyo with the Japanese Trade Union Confederation on Jan. 27, 2026, as the year's spring wage negotiations effectively begin.

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Annual spring wage talks in Japan

Annual spring wage talks in Japan

Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Tomoko Yoshino meets the press after a meeting with the Japan Business Federation in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, as the year's spring wage negotiations effectively begin.

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Debate by leaders of Japanese political parties

Debate by leaders of Japanese political parties

Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party head Sanae Takaichi speaks at a debate session with the leaders of six other political parties at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2026, a day before official campaigning for the Feb. 8 general election starts.

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Debate by leaders of Japanese political parties

Debate by leaders of Japanese political parties

Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party head Sanae Takaichi speaks at a debate session with the leaders of six other political parties at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2026, a day before official campaigning for the Feb. 8 general election starts.

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Debate by leaders of Japanese political parties

Debate by leaders of Japanese political parties

Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party head Sanae Takaichi speaks at a debate session with the leaders of six other political parties at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2026, a day before official campaigning for the Feb. 8 general election starts.

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Debate by leaders of Japanese political parties

Debate by leaders of Japanese political parties

Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda (L) and Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party head Sanae Takaichi attend a debate session with the leaders of five other political parties at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2026, a day before official campaigning for the Feb. 8 general election starts.

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