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Fire drill at Okinawa's Shuri Castle

A fire drill is held at Shuri Castle under reconstruction in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa in the early morning of Oct. 31, 2025, exactly six years after the 2019 predawn fire that destroyed its main buildings located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Photo shows the main hall of Shuri Castle under reconstruction in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 31, 2025, six years after the 2019 predawn fire that destroyed its main buildings located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Photo shows the main hall of Shuri Castle under reconstruction in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 31, 2025, six years after the 2019 predawn fire that destroyed its main buildings located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Photo shows the main hall of Shuri Castle under reconstruction in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 31, 2025, six years after the 2019 predawn fire that destroyed its main buildings located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Photo taken from a drone on Oct. 25, 2025, shows the main hall (C) of Shuri Castle under reconstruction in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa, six years after predawn fire on Oct. 31, 2019, that destroyed its main buildings located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Fire drill at Okinawa's Shuri Castle

A fire drill is held at Shuri Castle under reconstruction in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa in the early morning of Oct. 31, 2025, exactly six years after the 2019 predawn fire that destroyed its main buildings located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Fire drill at Okinawa's Shuri Castle

A fire drill is held at Shuri Castle under reconstruction in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa in the early morning of Oct. 31, 2025, exactly six years after the 2019 predawn fire that destroyed its main buildings located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Fire drill at Okinawa's Shuri Castle

A fire drill is held at Shuri Castle, a symbol of the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa now under reconstruction, in Naha in the early morning of Oct. 31, 2024, exactly five years after the 2019 predawn fire that destroyed its main buildings located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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[Breaking News]Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan, May 28 Kyodo - Carpenters in traditional attire perform a ritual during a ceremony to mark the completion of the framework and roof of the main hall of Shuri Castle, which is being rebuilt in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on May 27, 2024. A predawn fire on Oct. 30, 2019, engulfed the castle located on a UNESCO World Heritage site. (Kyodo)

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Carpenters in traditional attire perform a ritual during a ceremony to mark the completion of the framework and roof of the main hall of Shuri Castle, which is being rebuilt in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on May 25, 2024. A predawn fire on Oct. 30, 2019, engulfed the castle located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Carpenters in traditional attire perform a ritual during a ceremony to mark the completion of the framework and roof of the main hall of Shuri Castle, which is being rebuilt in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on May 25, 2024. A predawn fire on Oct. 30, 2019, engulfed the castle located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

Carpenters in traditional attire perform a ritual during a ceremony to mark the completion of the framework and roof of the main hall of Shuri Castle, which is being rebuilt in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on May 25, 2024. A predawn fire on Oct. 30, 2019, engulfed the castle located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

A roof of Shuri Castle's main hall, which is being rebuilt in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture in southern Japan, is on public display on May 25, 2024. A predawn fire on Oct. 30, 2019, engulfed the castle located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

A roof of Shuri Castle's main hall, which is being rebuilt in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture in southern Japan, is on public display on May 25, 2024. A predawn fire on Oct. 30, 2019, engulfed the castle located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

A roof of Shuri Castle's main hall, which is being rebuilt in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture in southern Japan, is on public display on May 25, 2024. A predawn fire on Oct. 30, 2019, engulfed the castle located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

A carpenter in traditional attire performs a ritual during a ceremony to mark the completion of the framework and roof of the main hall of Shuri Castle, which is being rebuilt in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on May 25, 2024. A predawn fire on Oct. 30, 2019, engulfed the castle located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Reconstruction of Shuri Castle in Okinawa

A roof of Shuri Castle's main hall, which is being rebuilt in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture in southern Japan, is on public display on May 25, 2024. A predawn fire on Oct. 30, 2019, engulfed the castle located on a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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(FOCUS)MIDEAST-PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT-TANKS & INFANTRY-ATTACK

(231026) -- JERUSALEM, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This screenshot taken from a video released by the the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shows Israeli forces conducting a raid in the northern Gaza Strip on Oct. 26, 2023. Israeli tanks and infantry raided the northern Gaza Strip in a predawn attack Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. The military said that forces conducted "a targeted raid" using tanks in the northern Gaza Strip. According to the statement, the raid was "part of preparations for the next stages of combat," in which Israel plans a ground offensive in Gaza. TO GO WITH "Israeli tanks raid northern Gaza Strip: Army" (Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)MIDEAST-PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT-TANKS & INFANTRY-ATTACK

(231026) -- JERUSALEM, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This screenshot taken from a video released by the the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shows Israeli forces conducting a raid in the northern Gaza Strip on Oct. 26, 2023. Israeli tanks and infantry raided the northern Gaza Strip in a predawn attack Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. The military said that forces conducted "a targeted raid" using tanks in the northern Gaza Strip. According to the statement, the raid was "part of preparations for the next stages of combat," in which Israel plans a ground offensive in Gaza. TO GO WITH "Israeli tanks raid northern Gaza Strip: Army" (Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)MIDEAST-PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT-TANKS & INFANTRY-ATTACK

(231026) -- JERUSALEM, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This screenshot taken from a video released by the the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shows Israeli forces conducting a raid in the northern Gaza Strip on Oct. 26, 2023. Israeli tanks and infantry raided the northern Gaza Strip in a predawn attack Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. The military said that forces conducted "a targeted raid" using tanks in the northern Gaza Strip. According to the statement, the raid was "part of preparations for the next stages of combat," in which Israel plans a ground offensive in Gaza. TO GO WITH "Israeli tanks raid northern Gaza Strip: Army" (Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)MIDEAST-PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT-TANKS & INFANTRY-ATTACK

(231026) -- JERUSALEM, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This screenshot taken from a video released by the the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shows Israeli forces conducting a raid in the northern Gaza Strip on Oct. 26, 2023. Israeli tanks and infantry raided the northern Gaza Strip in a predawn attack Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. The military said that forces conducted "a targeted raid" using tanks in the northern Gaza Strip. According to the statement, the raid was "part of preparations for the next stages of combat," in which Israel plans a ground offensive in Gaza. TO GO WITH "Israeli tanks raid northern Gaza Strip: Army" (Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)MIDEAST-PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT-TANKS & INFANTRY-ATTACK

(231026) -- JERUSALEM, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This screenshot taken from a video released by the the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shows Israeli forces conducting a raid in the northern Gaza Strip on Oct. 26, 2023. Israeli tanks and infantry raided the northern Gaza Strip in a predawn attack Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. The military said that forces conducted "a targeted raid" using tanks in the northern Gaza Strip. According to the statement, the raid was "part of preparations for the next stages of combat," in which Israel plans a ground offensive in Gaza. TO GO WITH "Israeli tanks raid northern Gaza Strip: Army" (Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)MIDEAST-PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT-TANKS & INFANTRY-ATTACK

(231026) -- JERUSALEM, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This screenshot taken from a video released by the the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shows Israeli forces conducting a raid in the northern Gaza Strip on Oct. 26, 2023. Israeli tanks and infantry raided the northern Gaza Strip in a predawn attack Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. The military said that forces conducted "a targeted raid" using tanks in the northern Gaza Strip. According to the statement, the raid was "part of preparations for the next stages of combat," in which Israel plans a ground offensive in Gaza. TO GO WITH "Israeli tanks raid northern Gaza Strip: Army" (Xinhua)

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Israeli army demolishes family home of Palestinian prisoner in West Bank: sources

STORY: Israeli army demolishes family home of Palestinian prisoner in West Bank: sources DATELINE: June 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: RAMALLAH, Palestine CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Palestinian house in the West Bank city of Nablus destroyed by Israeli army STORYLINE: The Israeli army on Thursday predawn blew up in the northern West Bank city of Nablus the family home of a Palestinian prisoner who was involved in killing an Israeli eight months ago, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. Israeli army forces, backed by armored vehicles and bulldozers, stormed the city to demolish the home of Kamal Jouri, a Palestinian from the city, who was arrested after his involvement in the shooting attack, the sources said. The 130-square-meter apartment was located on the second floor of a residential building and housed a family of five. Jouri, a member of the armed group called the Lions' Den, was arrested on Feb. 13. Eyewitnesses said they heard a huge explosion, adding that before destroying

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MIDEAST-NABLUS-HOME-DEMOLITION

(230622) -- NABLUS, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A boy inspects the home of Kamal Jouri after Israeli forces demolished it in the West Bank city of Nablus, June 22, 2023. The Israeli army on Thursday predawn blew up in the northern West Bank city of Nablus the family home of a Palestinian prisoner who was involved in killing an Israeli eight months ago, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-NABLUS-HOME-DEMOLITION

(230622) -- NABLUS, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People inspect the home of Kamal Jouri after Israeli forces demolished it in the West Bank city of Nablus, June 22, 2023. The Israeli army on Thursday predawn blew up in the northern West Bank city of Nablus the family home of a Palestinian prisoner who was involved in killing an Israeli eight months ago, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-NABLUS-HOME-DEMOLITION

(230622) -- NABLUS, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A boy inspects the home of Kamal Jouri after Israeli forces demolished it in the West Bank city of Nablus, June 22, 2023. The Israeli army on Thursday predawn blew up in the northern West Bank city of Nablus the family home of a Palestinian prisoner who was involved in killing an Israeli eight months ago, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-NABLUS-HOME-DEMOLITION

(230622) -- NABLUS, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman inspects the home of Kamal Jouri after Israeli forces demolished it in the West Bank city of Nablus, June 22, 2023. The Israeli army on Thursday predawn blew up in the northern West Bank city of Nablus the family home of a Palestinian prisoner who was involved in killing an Israeli eight months ago, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)

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Predawn M5.2 quake rattles eastern Japan, including Tokyo

Shattered roof tiles lie scattered around a house in Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, after a predawn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 jolted eastern Japan on May 11, 2023.

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Predawn M5.2 quake rattles eastern Japan, including Tokyo

Photo taken on May 11, 2023, shows a partially dislodged ceiling light at JR Kisarazu Station in Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, after a predawn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 jolted eastern Japan the same day.

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ISRAEL-ASHKELON-IRON DOME-GAZA-ROCKETS-INTERCEPTION

(230510) -- ASHKELON (ISRAEL), May 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Iron Dome missile intercepts a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip over Ashkelon, southern Israel, on May 10, 2023. The Gaza-based joint chamber of military operations of Palestinian factions claimed firing a barrage of rockets to southern and central Israel on Wednesday, in response to the surprising Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday predawn, which killed three senior members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement's armed wing in the Gaza Strip and their wives and children. (Ilan Assayag/JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-ASHKELON-IRON DOME-GAZA-ROCKETS-INTERCEPTION

(230510) -- ASHKELON (ISRAEL), May 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Smoke traces are seen after Iron Dome missiles intercepted rockets fired from the Gaza Strip over Ashkelon, southern Israel, on May 10, 2023. The Gaza-based joint chamber of military operations of Palestinian factions claimed firing a barrage of rockets to southern and central Israel on Wednesday, in response to the surprising Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday predawn, which killed three senior members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement's armed wing in the Gaza Strip and their wives and children. (Ilan Assayag/JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-ASHKELON-IRON DOME-GAZA-ROCKETS-INTERCEPTION

(230510) -- ASHKELON (ISRAEL), May 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Smoke traces are seen after Iron Dome missiles intercepted rockets fired from the Gaza Strip over Ashkelon, southern Israel, on May 10, 2023. The Gaza-based joint chamber of military operations of Palestinian factions claimed firing a barrage of rockets to southern and central Israel on Wednesday, in response to the surprising Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday predawn, which killed three senior members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement's armed wing in the Gaza Strip and their wives and children. (Ilan Assayag/JINI via Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ROCKETS

(230510) -- GAZA, May 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A barrage of rockets fired from Gaza into Israel are seen in the sky over Gaza City, on May 10, 2023. The Gaza-based joint chamber of military operations of Palestinian factions claimed firing a barrage of rockets to southern and central Israel on Wednesday, in response to the surprising Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday predawn, which killed three senior members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement's armed wing in the Gaza Strip and their wives and children. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ROCKETS

(230510) -- GAZA, May 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A barrage of rockets fired from Gaza into Israel are seen in the sky over Gaza City, on May 10, 2023. The Gaza-based joint chamber of military operations of Palestinian factions claimed firing a barrage of rockets to southern and central Israel on Wednesday, in response to the surprising Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday predawn, which killed three senior members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement's armed wing in the Gaza Strip and their wives and children. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ROCKETS

(230510) -- GAZA, May 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A barrage of rockets fired from Gaza into Israel are seen in the sky over Gaza City, on May 10, 2023. The Gaza-based joint chamber of military operations of Palestinian factions claimed firing a barrage of rockets to southern and central Israel on Wednesday, in response to the surprising Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday predawn, which killed three senior members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement's armed wing in the Gaza Strip and their wives and children. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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Palestinian death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Gaza rises to 15: statement

STORY: Palestinian death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Gaza rises to 15: statement DATELINE: May 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the funeral in Gaza 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (ARABIC): MAHMOUD AL-ZAQQ, Senior official in Gaza 3. various of the funeral in Gaza STORYLINE: The Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday have killed 15 Palestinians and wounded 22 others, said the Gaza-based Ministry of Health run by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas). The ministry said in a press statement that among those killed included four children and five women, while seven of the 22 injured were in serious condition. During predawn hours of Tuesday, Israeli unmanned drones and fighter jets carried out simultaneous raids on several buildings in Gaza, killing three senior members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement's armed wing. The joint chamber of military operations of Palestinian factions said in a press statement that it "mourns a constella

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5 killed as fire guts house in northeastern Japan

Photo taken on April 13, 2023, shows a house gutted by predawn fire in Rokunohe in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Aomori, where five bodies were discovered.

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5 killed as fire guts house in northeastern Japan

Photo taken on April 13, 2023, shows a house gutted by predawn fire in Rokunohe in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Aomori, where five bodies were discovered.

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5 killed as fire guts house in northeastern Japan

Photo taken on April 13, 2023, shows a house gutted by predawn fire in Rokunohe in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Aomori, where five bodies were discovered.

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At least 10 dead, 25 injured in Peru bus crash

STORY: At least 10 dead, 25 injured in Peru bus crash DATELINE: April 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Lima CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident site 2. various of rescue workers saving people STORYLINE: At least 10 people were killed and another 25 injured in the predawn hours of Monday after a passenger bus skidded off the road and plunged into a river in Peru's department of Lima. The accident occurred around 2:30 a.m. at kilometer 109 of the Central Highway, the head of the Highway Protection Division of the Peruvian National Police, Col. Victor Meza, said, according to state news agency Andina. The bus had set out from the central department of Huanuco at 8:00 p.m. Sunday and was on its way to Lima when it ran off a cliff and plunged some seven meters before landing upside down in the Rimac River. According to the Peruvian radio station Radio Programas del Peru, the bus was carrying some 60 passengers, including six minors, three of whom were injured, with one having been admitt

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Report on U.S. base relocation

NAHA, Japan - An employee of the Okinawa prefectural government checks the content of the environmental impact assessment report on the relocation of a U.S. Marine base within the prefecture at the government office in Naha on Jan. 5, 2012. Delivering the report to the prefectural government drew public attention late 2011 after protesters blocked the report's submission and the Defense Ministry managed to get it through by delivering it in the predawn hours of Dec. 28 when protesters were scarce.

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Violence erupts in H.K. protests

HONG KONG, HONG KONG - A pro-democracy protester holds up a sign in the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong in the predawn hours of Oct. 19, 2014. Protesters and police clashed for a second consecutive night in the area.

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Violence erupts in H.K. protests

HONG KONG, HONG KONG - Pro-democracy protesters wear helmets and masks to protect themselves as they face police officers in the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong in the predawn hours of Oct. 19, 2014. Protesters and police clashed for a second consecutive night in the area.

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Violence erupts in H.K. protests

HONG KONG, HONG KONG - Police officers stand by a pile of umbrellas seized from pro-democracy protesters in the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong in the predawn hours of Oct. 19, 2014. Protesters and police clashed for a second consecutive night in the area.

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Violence erupts in H.K. protests

HONG KONG, HONG KONG - Pro-democracy protesters confront police officers in the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong in the predawn hours of Oct. 19, 2014. Protesters and police clashed for a second consecutive night in the area.

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Violence erupts in H.K. protests

HONG KONG, HONG KONG - Pro-democracy protesters confront police officers in the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong in the predawn hours of Oct. 19, 2014. Protesters and police clashed for a second consecutive night in the area.

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H.K. pro-democracy protesters

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, China, again gather in the shopping district of Mongkok on Oct. 17, 2014, although police removed their barricades in the predawn hours. Calling for a more democratic way to elect the territory's leader in 2017, student-led political activists started their "Occupy Central" campaign Sept. 28.

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69th anniversary of Tokyo air raids

TOKYO, Japan - A memorial service is held at Tokyo Memorial Hall in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on March 10, 2014, the 69th anniversary of the 1945 U.S. air raids on the Japanese capital. One estimate puts the death toll from the predawn air raids, involving more than 300 U.S. B-29 bombers, at around 100,000.

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69th anniversary of Tokyo air raids

TOKYO, Japan - A memorial service is held at Tokyo Memorial Hall in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on March 10, 2014, the 69th anniversary of the 1945 U.S. air raids on the Japanese capital. One estimate puts the death toll from the predawn air raids, involving more than 300 U.S. B-29 bombers, at around 100,000.