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Yellowjackets Season 3 Premiere - LA

Vanessa Prasad arrives at the Global Premiere Of Paramount+ With Showtime Original Series' 'Yellowjackets' Season 3 held at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Theater Complex on February 13, 2025 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yellowjackets Season 3 Premiere - LA

Vanessa Prasad arrives at the Global Premiere Of Paramount+ With Showtime Original Series' 'Yellowjackets' Season 3 held at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Theater Complex on February 13, 2025 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yellowjackets Season 3 Premiere - LA

Vanessa Prasad arrives at the Global Premiere Of Paramount+ With Showtime Original Series' 'Yellowjackets' Season 3 held at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Theater Complex on February 13, 2025 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yellowjackets Season 3 Premiere - LA

Vanessa Prasad arrives at the Global Premiere Of Paramount+ With Showtime Original Series' 'Yellowjackets' Season 3 held at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Theater Complex on February 13, 2025 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yellowjackets Season 3 Premiere - LA

Vanessa Prasad arrives at the Global Premiere Of Paramount+ With Showtime Original Series' 'Yellowjackets' Season 3 held at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Theater Complex on February 13, 2025 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yellowjackets Season 3 Premiere - LA

Vanessa Prasad arrives at the Global Premiere Of Paramount+ With Showtime Original Series' 'Yellowjackets' Season 3 held at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Theater Complex on February 13, 2025 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Miss Universe Catrinas Gala - Mexico

(L-R) Miss Fiji Manshika Prasad, Miss Jamaica Rachel Silvera, Miss Pakistan Noor Xarmina, Miss Greece Christianna Katsieri attend the red carpet for Miss Universe Catrinas Gala at Antiguo Colegio de las Vizcainas in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 1, 2024. Photo by Yamak Perea/ Eyepix Group/ABAPRESS.COM

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Miss Universe Catrinas Gala - Mexico

(L-R) Miss Fiji Manshika Prasad, Miss Jamaica Rachel Silvera, Miss Pakistan Noor Xarmina, Miss Greece Christianna Katsieri attend the red carpet for Miss Universe Catrinas Gala at Antiguo Colegio de las Vizcainas in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 1, 2024. Photo by Yamak Perea/ Eyepix Group/ABAPRESS.COM

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-COLOMBES-OLY-HOCKEY

(240806) -- COLOMBES, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Vivek Sagar Prasad (L) of India vies for the ball during the men's hockey semi-final match between Germany and India in Colombes, France, Aug. 6, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ren Pengfei)

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(SP)MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-BADMINTON-MALAYSIA MASTERS

(240523) -- KUALA LUMPUR, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- He Jiting (R)/Ren Xiangyu of China react during the men's doubles round of 16 match against Krishna Prasad Garaga/Sai Pratheek. K of India at Malaysia Masters 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

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(SP)MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-BADMINTON-MALAYSIA MASTERS

(240523) -- KUALA LUMPUR, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- He Jiting (L)/Ren Xiangyu of China compete during the men's doubles round of 16 match against Krishna Prasad Garaga/Sai Pratheek. K of India at Malaysia Masters 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

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(SP)MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-BADMINTON-MALAYSIA MASTERS

(240523) -- KUALA LUMPUR, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Krishna Prasad Garaga (L)/Sai Pratheek. K of India compete during the men's doubles round of 16 match against He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu of China at Malaysia Masters 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

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(SP)NEPAL-KATHMANDU-FOOTBALL-CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR-FRIENDLY MATCH

(240211) -- KATHMANDU, Feb. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chairman of the National Assembly of Nepal Ganesh Prasad Timilsina (4th L, top row) and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song (5th L, top row) pose with Nepali team members during the awarding ceremony after a friendly football match between Nepal and China in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 10, 2024. A "Chinese New Year Cup" football match was held in Kathmandu on Saturday. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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Nepal ships 1st batch of exports under transit deals with China

STORY: Nepal ships 1st batch of exports under transit deals with China SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 25, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the implementation ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NARAYAN PRASAD SHARMA DUWADEE, Secretary of Nepal's Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies STORYLINE: Nepal started the first batch of exports on Thursday under transit deals with China, five months after the South Asian country shipped its first batch of imported goods via the northern neighbor. Instant noodles were set to be shipped to Japan via the Tianjin port in northern China. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NARAYAN PRASAD SHARMA DUWADEE, Secretary of Nepal's Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies "The continuity of exports through China to third countries opens new horizons for cooperation, fostering innovation and economic resilience." "This event marks the beginning of a new chapter in our economic partnership," he said at a commencement cer

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Silk Road Chinese music concert held in Nepal's Kathmandu

STORY: Silk Road Chinese music concert held in Nepal's Kathmandu DATELINE: Sept. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of musicians performing at the concert and the audience STORYLINE: A Silk Road Chinese music concert was held in the Nepali capital Kathmandu Thursday evening, resonating with hundreds of audiences. The concert program covered a number of traditional Chinese musical masterpieces including "Flowers Blooming Under the Full Moon," "The Silk Road," "Tunes of Qin Mulberry," "Ambush from All Sides," the Kunqu opera "The Peony Pavilion," among others. Resham Firiri, a Nepali piece, and Csardas, rearranged from a violin piece composed by Vittorio Monti, were also performed on the occasion by players from the China "Golden Bell Stars" Ensemble. The performances drew a frequent burst of applause from the packed hall, where Nepal's Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav was present. The concert was sponsored by the Chinese Embassy in Nepal a

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CHINA-YUNNAN-WANG YI-NEPAL-YADAV-MEETING (CN)

(230816) -- KUNMING, Aug. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs and a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Nepalese Vice President Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Aug. 16, 2023. Yadav is attending the seventh China-South Asia Expo in Kunming. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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Chinese economy sees hard-won recovery in H1 amid global downturn

STORY: Chinese economy sees hard-won recovery in H1 amid global downturn DATELINE: July 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FOO SUAN YONG, Senior economist of ASEAN +3 Macroeconomic Research Office 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ESWAR PRASAD, Professor of trade policy at Cornell University 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Japanese): KATSUYUKI HASEGAWA, Professor of international economics and finance at Tokyo Woman's Christian University 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): AMER ZAFAR DURRANI, President of Reenergia, Social impact advisory group in Pakistan 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): THANAWAT TIENSIN, Director of Animal Production and Health Division, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): MICHEL TAUBE, Founder of Opinion-Internationale and its column Les routes de la Chine STORYLINE: International experts have spoken highly of China's economic performance in the first half (H1) of this year. Despite var

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"Decoupling" from China to harm world economy: Cornell University professor

STORY: "Decoupling" from China to harm world economy: Cornell University professor DATELINE: June 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ESWAR PRASAD, Professor of trade policy at Cornell University 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ESWAR PRASAD, Professor of trade policy at Cornell University 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ESWAR PRASAD, Professor of trade policy at Cornell University STORYLINE: Washington's "decoupling" and "de-risking" strategy to isolate China will not only bring negative repercussions to the U.S. and China, but also harm the world economy. 　　 Eswar Prasad, a senior professor of trade policy at Cornell University told Xinhua that now is a very fragile time for the world economy which is faced with a lot of uncertainties. And geopolitical conflicts will be detrimental to global growth. 　　 SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ESWAR PRASAD, Professor of trade policy at Cornell University "Decoupling from China is going to have a lot of costs for China

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(SUMMER DAVOS)CHINA-TIANJIN-SUMMER DAVOS-SESSION (CN)

(230629) -- TIANJIN, June 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Eswar Prasad (C), a professor at Cornell University, speaks at a session themed "Entrepreneurship in a Fast-Changing Economy" during the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos, in north China's Tianjin Municipality, June 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Weitong)

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WeChat Pay of China launched in Nepal

STORY: WeChat Pay of China launched in Nepal DATELINE: June 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: POKHARA, Nepal CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch ceremony STORYLINE: WeChat Pay, a mobile payment service run by China's tech giant Tencent, was launched on Thursday in Pokhara, a popular tourist destination in Nepal. Tencent is joining hands with Nepal's NMB Bank Limited to bring WeChat Pay service to the South Asian country. "I firmly believe that this collaboration will set new avenues for safe, secure and convenient cross-border merchant payments for Chinese tourists in Nepal," Guru Prasad Poudel, an executive director from Nepal Rastra Bank, the country's central bank, said at the launch ceremony. Addressing the ceremony, Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song said that it is the right time and "full of great significance" to launch and promote WeChat Pay in Nepal. He spoke of an increasing number of Chinese tourists going overseas year by year and "the favorable prospects of the Chine

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1st int'l flight lands at Pokhara airport in Nepal

STORY: 1st int'l flight lands at Pokhara airport in Nepal DATELINE: June 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:13 LOCATION: POKHARA, Nepal CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1) various of the arrival 2) various of the ceremony STORYLINE: A Sichuan Airlines charter flight touched down at Nepal's Pokhara International Airport on Wednesday, making it the first international flight to land at the third international airport of Nepal. Chairman of Nepal's National Assembly Ganesh Prasad Timilsina and his delegates were aboard the charter flight, which took off from Chengdu, the capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. The plane was greeted with a water salute after landing. Sudan Kirati, Nepal's Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song welcomed the delegates and other passengers at the airport. The Pokhara International Airport, constructed by a Chinese company, went into operation on Jan. 1. Addressing the arrival ceremony, Timilsina said that the charter flight showed the i

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NEPAL-POKHARA-SICHUAN AIRLINES-FIRST INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT

(230622) -- POKHARA, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chairman of Nepal's National Assembly Ganesh Prasad Timilsina delivers a speech at the arrival ceremony at the Pokhara International Airport in Pokhara, Nepal, June 21, 2023. A Sichuan Airlines charter flight arrived at the Pokhara International Airport on Wednesday morning, being the first international flight to land at the third international airport of nepal since its inauguration in January. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG HUNING-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF NEPAL-MEETING (CN)

(230613) -- BEIJING, June 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Huning, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, meets with Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, chairman of the National Assembly of Nepal, in Beijing, capital of China, June 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG HUNING-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF NEPAL-MEETING (CN)

(230613) -- BEIJING, June 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Huning, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, meets with Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, chairman of the National Assembly of Nepal, in Beijing, capital of China, June 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-NEPAL-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-TALKS (CN)

(230612) -- BEIJING, June 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, holds talks with Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, Chairman of the National Assembly of Nepal, in Beijing, capital of China, June 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Tao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-NEPAL-NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-TALKS (CN)

(230612) -- BEIJING, June 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, holds talks with Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, Chairman of the National Assembly of Nepal, in Beijing, capital of China, June 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Tao)

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Nepal, China are reliable partners: upper house leader

STORY: Nepal, China are reliable partners: upper house leader DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:50 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1 various of the Chinese New Year reception hosted by the Chinese embassy in Nepal 2 SOUNDBITE (Nepali): GANESH PRASAD TIMILSINA, Chairman of Nepal's National Assembly STORYLINE: Chairman of Nepal's National Assembly Ganesh Prasad Timilsina said on Thursday that China has been an important development partner of Nepal and the two countries have remained "reliable partners." Addressing the welcoming reception in honor of new Chinese Ambassador Chen Song and the Chinese New Year reception hosted by the Chinese embassy, the chairman spoke of Nepal and China as "good neighbors." SOUNDBITE (Nepali): GANESH PRASAD TIMILSINA, Chairman of Nepal's National Assembly "Nepal and China have been good neighbours and have remained reliable partners. Both countries have been giving high priority to cooperation and partnership. The state visits by the heads of state to eac

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-CHINESE NEW YEAR RECEPTION

(230120) -- KATHMANDU, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chairman of Nepal's National Assembly Ganesh Prasad Timilsina (1st R) and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song (2nd R) write Chinese calligraphy at a Chinese New Year reception hosted by the Chinese embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 19, 2023. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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1 more body, black boxes found at plane crash site in Nepal

STORY: 1 more body, black boxes found at plane crash site in Nepal DATELINE: Jan. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:47 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1 various of the rescue efforts STORYLINE: The rescue operation was halted on Monday evening as one more body and the black boxes were recovered earlier in the day at the crash site of a passenger plane in central Nepal, officials said. "We have wrapped up the rescue operation for today," said Brig. Gen. Krishna Prasad Bhandari, spokesperson of the Nepal Army. "The recovery of one additional body, the flight data recorder and the flight voice recorder is our achievement today," Bhandari told Xinhua. The plane, operated by Nepal's Yeti Airlines, crashed on Sunday into the Seti River gorge near the city of Pokhara when it was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with 68 passengers and four crew members aboard. A total of 69 bodies had been recovered by Monday evening and 41 victims had been identified, said a statement issued by the Civil Aviati

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Wrongly imprisoned Nepali

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali (L) holds his newly published autobiography in Kathmandu on May 22, 2013. The Nepali man was wrongly detained and imprisoned in Japan for 15 years. He was arrested on a charge of murdering a Japanese woman in 1997 and had his life imprisonment sentence finalized in 2003 before being cleared of the murder charge in a retrial in November 2012.

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Wrongly jailed Nepali

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali speaks during an interview at his home in Kathmandu on April 29, 2013. The Nepali man who was imprisoned in Japan for 15 years for a murder he did not commit said he is considering filing a suit for damages against the Japanese government for wrongful imprisonment and mistreatment.

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Nepalese acquitted over 1997 murder

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali gives a news conference in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu on Nov. 7, 2012, after the Tokyo High Court acquitted him the same day of the 1997 murder of a woman, a crime for which he spent 15 years in prison.

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Nepalese acquitted over 1997 murder

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali (front) gives a news conference in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu on Nov. 7, 2012, after the Tokyo High Court acquitted him the same day of the 1997 murder of a woman, a crime for which he spent 15 years in prison.

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Nepalese acquitted over 1997 murder

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali gives a news conference in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu on Nov. 7, 2012, after the Tokyo High Court acquitted him the same day of the 1997 murder of a woman, a crime for which he spent 15 years in prison.

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Nepalese acquitted over 1997 murder

TOKYO, Japan - Govinda Prasad Mainali (2nd from R) makes a victory sign on the balcony of his Kathmandu residence on Nov. 7, 2012, shortly after being informed by his supporters in Japan that the Tokyo High Court had acquitted him of the 1997 murder of a woman, a crime for which he had been sentenced to life in prison.

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Nepalese acquitted over 1997 murder

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Kamiyama (C), who heads the defense counsel for Govinda Prasad Mainali, and other members of the counsel smile during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2012, after the Tokyo High Court exonerated the Nepalese man of a 1997 murder. The court acquitted Mainali, who had been sentenced to life in prison for the killing of a Japanese woman.

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Nepalese acquitted over 1997 murder

TOKYO, Japan - A supporter (R front) for Govinda Prasad Mainali holds a sheet of paper bearing the message "Acquitted in retrial," in front of the Tokyo High Court on Nov. 7, 2012, shortly after the Nepalese man was exonerated of the 1997 murder of a Japanese woman. The court acquitted Mainali, who had been sentenced to life in prison for the killing.

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Nepalese acquitted over 1997 murder

TOKYO, Japan - Prosecutors enter the Tokyo High Court on Nov. 7, 2012, to hear a ruling in a retrial of a Nepalese man over a high-profile 1997 murder case. The court acquitted Govinda Prasad Mainali, who had been sentenced to life in prison for the killing of a Japanese woman.

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Nepalese acquitted over 1997 murder

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali smiles on the balcony of his Kathmandu residence on Nov. 7, 2012, shortly after being informed by his supporters in Japan that the Tokyo High Court had acquitted him of the 1997 murder of a woman, a crime for which he had been sentenced to life in prison.

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Nepalese acquitted over 1997 murder

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali smiles on the balcony of his Kathmandu residence on Nov. 7, 2012, shortly after being informed by his supporters in Japan that the Tokyo High Court had acquitted him of the 1997 murder of a woman, a crime for which he had been sentenced to life in prison.

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Nepalese acquitted over 1997 murder

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the defense counsel for Govinda Prasad Mainali enter the Tokyo High Court on Nov. 7, 2012, to hear a ruling in a retrial of the Nepalese man over a high-profile 1997 murder case. The court acquitted Mainali, who had been sentenced to life in prison for the killing of a Japanese woman.

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Nepalese acquitted over 1997 murder

TOKYO, Japan - A supporter (C front) for Govinda Prasad Mainali holds a sheet of paper bearing the message "Acquitted in retrial," in front of the Tokyo High Court on Nov. 7, 2012, shortly after the Nepalese man was exonerated of the 1997 murder of a Japanese woman. The court acquitted Mainali, who had been sentenced to life in prison for the killing.

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Nepalese acquitted over 1997 murder

TOKYO, Japan - Supporters for Govinda Prasad Mainali distribute handbills in front of the Tokyo High Court on Nov. 7, 2012, ahead of a ruling in a retrial of the Nepalese man over a high-profile 1997 murder case. The court acquitted Mainali, who had been sentenced to life in prison for the killing of a Japanese woman.

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Prosecutors say convicted Nepalese not guilty

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyers defending Govinda Prasad Mainali smile during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2012, after prosecutors said in a retrial at the Tokyo High Court earlier the same day that the 46-year-old Nepalese man convicted of killing a Japanese woman in 1997 is not guilty, making his acquittal certain.

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Convicted Nepalese to be acquitted

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali and his wife Radha wave at their home in Kathmandu on Oct. 29, 2012, as his retrial in a high-profile murder case began the same day at the Tokyo High Court. Japanese prosecutors said at the court in the retrial that the Nepalese man convicted of killing a Japanese woman in 1997 is not guilty, making his acquittal certain.

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Convicted Nepalese to be acquitted

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali waves at his home in Kathmandu on Oct. 29, 2012, as his retrial in a high-profile murder case began the same day at the Tokyo High Court. Japanese prosecutors said at the court in the retrial that the Nepalese man convicted of killing a Japanese woman in 1997 is not guilty, making his acquittal certain.

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Brother of falsely-convicted Napali

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Photo taken in June 2012 in Kathmandu, Nepal, shows Indra Prasad Mainali, brother of Govinda Prasad Mainali, who had been falsely convicted in Japan on a murder charge.

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Freed Nepalese man at his Kathmandu home

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali (L), the Nepalese man convicted in a 1997 Tokyo murder case, waves, with his wife Radha (C) and their second daughter Alisha standing next to him, from the balcony of their home in Kathmandu on June 17, 2012. Mainali returned home the previous day for the first time in 18 years after a Japanese court granted him a retrial.

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Nepalese man returns home for 1st time in 18 yrs

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali (C), the Nepalese man convicted in a 1997 Tokyo murder case, waves after a press conference in Kathmandu on June 16, 2012. Mainali returned to Nepal earlier in the day for the first time in 18 years after a Japanese court granted him a retrial. He is flanked by his 79-year-old mother Chandrakala (L) and his wife Radha.

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Nepalese man returns home for 1st time in 18 yrs

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali (C), the Nepalese man convicted in a 1997 Tokyo murder case, gives a press conference in Kathmandu on June 16, 2012. Mainali returned to Nepal earlier in the day for the first time in 18 years after a Japanese court granted him a retrial. He is flanked by his 79-year-old mother Chandrakala (L) and elder brother Indra.