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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A local driver is pictured beside a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, March 2, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 2, 2024 shows a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line pulling in the Marina Station in Lagos, Nigeria. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students display the travel cards for the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Teachers and students take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member introduces the route schematic map of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line to students in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A passenger takes selfies while taking a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese driver Wang Aofei (rear) and a local driver co-drive a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, March 2, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Teachers and students take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 4, 2024 shows trains running on the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 29, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese driver Wang Aofei (rear) guides trainee driver Awhangansi at the cab on a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, March 3, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People exit from the Marina Station after getting off a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 28, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on March 4, 2024 shows a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line pulling in the Marina Station in Lagos, Nigeria. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese driver Wang Aofei (L) guides trainee driver Awhangansi to make inspections on a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line before departure in Lagos, Nigeria, March 3, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese driver Wang Aofei (L) and trainee driver Awhangansi record data at the dispatch room in Marina Station of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, March 3, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese driver Wang Aofei (L) guides trainee driver Awhangansi to make inspections on a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line before departure in Lagos, Nigeria, March 3, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line prepares for departure at Mile 2 Station in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 29, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AERIAL VIEWS (CN)

(230914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 13, 2019 shows a view of the West Lake scenic area in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The 19th Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou between September 23 and October 8, featuring a total of 40 sports. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. The highly anticipated Asian Games can help boost the popularity of Hangzhou where history and modernity co-exist and further promote its culture. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AERIAL VIEWS (CN)

(230914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on March 13, 2023 shows farmers picking tea leaves at a tea garden in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The 19th Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou between September 23 and October 8, featuring a total of 40 sports. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. The highly anticipated Asian Games can help boost the popularity of Hangzhou where history and modernity co-exist and further promote its culture. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-BORDER PATROLMAN-LEGACY (CN)

(230913) -- TAXKORGAN, Sept. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 25, 2010 shows Laqini Bayika patrolling with his yak at snow-covered border areas in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, located in China's far west Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, usually sees a surge in tourism in September. For many tourists from across the country, the house where the "role model of the times" Laqini Bayika lived is a place they must pay a visit. Bayika Kalidibek, Laqini's 71-year-old father, always tell them about the life of his son. Born in a small village in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, Laqini grew up tough on the Pamir Plateau in a harsh environment. With an average elevation of over 4,000 meters, his hometown borders Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Patrolling the border has been a tradition for many locals. Laqini's father and grandfather were both border patrolmen, and he started to carry on the mission i

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-BORDER PATROLMAN-LEGACY (CN)

(230913) -- TAXKORGAN, Sept. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 24, 2010 shows Laqini Bayika having lunch during patrol at the border areas in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, located in China's far west Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, usually sees a surge in tourism in September. For many tourists from across the country, the house where the "role model of the times" Laqini Bayika lived is a place they must pay a visit. Bayika Kalidibek, Laqini's 71-year-old father, always tell them about the life of his son. Born in a small village in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, Laqini grew up tough on the Pamir Plateau in a harsh environment. With an average elevation of over 4,000 meters, his hometown borders Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Patrolling the border has been a tradition for many locals. Laqini's father and grandfather were both border patrolmen, and he started to carry on the mission in 2004

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JAL's new seats for international flights

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Co. demonstrates its first fully reclining seats for business class for long-haul international flights during an event in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2012. The airline unveiled all new seating for Boeing 777-300ER international flights as part of its midterm business plan following rehabilitation from its January 2010 bankruptcy.

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Hiroshima Peace Watch reset

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Peace Watch in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, which has been counting the days from the most recent nuclear test, is reset to 28 days on Oct. 13, 2010. The United States declared that it conducted a subcritical nuclear test on Sept. 15 in a Nevada underground test site.

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Yokota calls for gov't actions on N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Sakie Yokota, mother of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North Korean agent in 1977 at age 13, speaks to reporters at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 28, 2010. Yokota called on the Japanese government to tackle the abduction issue with determination to improve the situation.

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Hakuho extends winning streak to 60

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (R) defeats Estonian ozeki Baruto with an overarm throw in the day's final bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 24, 2010. Hakuho recorded his 60th consecutive victory and improved to 13-0 at the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Hakuho extends winning streak to 60

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho smiles after winning his 60th consecutive bout by defeating Estonian ozeki Baruto in the day's final bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 24, 2010. Hakuho improved to 13-0 at the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Hakuho extends winning streak to 60

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho leaves the ring with his winner's prize money after defeating Estonian ozeki Baruto in the day's final bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 24, 2010. Hakuho recorded his 60th consecutive victory and improved to 13-0 at the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Hakuho extends winning streak to 60

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) wrestles with Estonian ozeki Baruto in the day's final bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 24, 2010. Hakuho recorded his 60th consecutive victory and improved to 13-0 at the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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World's oldest black rhinos at zoo

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows the female Hana (L) and male Kuro at Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park on Sept. 13, 2010. Zoo officials said the two black rhinoceros are the oldest among the species kept at zoos in the world.

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Nadal wins U.S. Open, earns career Grand Slam

NEW YORK, United States - Rafael Nadal of Spain bites the U.S. Open men's singles trophy on Sept. 13, 2010, in New York. Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic of Serbia, winning his first title in the championship and earning a career Grand Slam.

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Nadal wins U.S. Open, earns career Grand Slam

NEW YORK, United States - Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball against Novak Djokovic of Serbia during the U.S. Open men's singles final on Sept. 13, 2010, in New York. Nadal won his first title in the championship, becoming the seventh man to earn a career Grand Slam.

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Nadal wins U.S. Open, earns career Grand Slam

NEW YORK, United States - Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts after beating Novak Djokovic of Serbia to win the U.S. Open tennis championship Sept. 13, 2010, in New York. Nadal won his first title in the event, becoming the seventh man to earn a career Grand Slam.

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka turns 30

SEATTLE, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka blows out candles on a cake as he celebrates his 30th birthday at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington, on Sept. 13, 2010.

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Nadal wins U.S. Open, earns career Grand Slam

NEW YORK, United States - Rafael Nadal of Spain raises the trophy of the U.S. Open men's singles on Sept. 13, 2010, in New York. Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic of Serbia winning his first title in the championship and earning a career Grand Slam.

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Nadal wins U.S. Open, earns career Grand Slam

NEW YORK, United States - Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball against Novak Djokovic of Serbia during the U.S. Open men's singles final on Sept. 13, 2010, in New York. Nadal won his first title in the championship, becoming the seventh man to earn a career Grand Slam.

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Nadal wins U.S. Open, earns career Grand Slam

NEW YORK, United States - Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts after beating Novak Djokovic of Serbia to win the U.S. Open tennis championship Sept. 13, 2010, in New York. Nadal won his first title in the event, becoming the seventh man to earn a career Grand Slam.

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Nadal wins U.S. Open, earns career Grand Slam

NEW YORK, United States - Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts after beating Novak Djokovic of Serbia to win the U.S. Open tennis championship Sept. 13, 2010, in New York. Nadal won his first title in the event, becoming the seventh man to earn a career Grand Slam.

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Kamikawa wins men's open class at judo c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Teddy Riner of France receives silver, Japan's Daiki Kamikawa wins gold, and Japan's Keiji Suzuki and Hiroki Tachiyama take bronze in the men's open class at the World Judo Championships at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2010.

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Sugimoto wins women's open class at judo c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Mika Sugimoto (R) defeats China's Qin Qian during the women's open class final at the World Judo Championships at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2010.

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California Gov. Schwarzenegger meets Kan

TOKYO, Japan - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (L) holds talks with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2010.

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Sugimoto wins women's open class at judo c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Mika Sugimoto (R) defeats China's Qin Qian during the women's open class final at the World Judo Championships at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2010.

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California Gov. Schwarzenegger meets Kan

TOKYO, Japan - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2010.

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Kamikawa wins men's open class at judo c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Daiki Kamikawa (top) defeats Teddy Riner of France during the men's open class final at the World Judo Championships at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2010.

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Wireless cellphone recharging

TOKYO, Japan - Fujitsu Ltd. demonstrates its newly developed technology enabling mobile phones to be recharged without being connected with power cables in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2010.

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Kan, Ozawa make last-ditch efforts over DPJ election

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan makes a final bid to sway votes from Democratic Party of Japan parliamentarians for the party's presidential election in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2010, a day ahead of the election.

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Kan, Ozawa make last-ditch efforts over DPJ election

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, one of the candidates in the Democratic Party of Japan's presidential election with Prime Minister Naoto Kan, makes last-ditch efforts to woo votes from DPJ parliamentarians in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2010, a day ahead of the election.

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Hakuho stretches win streak at autumn meet

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho (R) slaps down the top-ranked maegashira Tokitenku at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 13, 2010, remaining on track for a record-breaking winning run by extending his streak to 49 bouts.