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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) -- 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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Forum on Confucius culture opens in east China

STORY: Forum on Confucius culture opens in east China DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: JINAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of the Nishan Forum on World Civilizations 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHUNG CHAE GUN, President of Institute of Korean Confucian Culture 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ROGER T. AMES, Vice Chairman of International Confucian Association STORYLINE: A forum on Confucius culture kicked off Wednesday in the city of Qufu in east China's Shandong Province, the birthplace of the prominent Chinese philosopher. The Nishan Forum on World Civilizations, the ninth since its inception in 2010, has attracted 330 foreign guests, including politicians, representatives from international organizations, diplomats to China, experts and scholars. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHUNG CHAE GUN, President of Institute of Korean Confucian Culture "The philosophy of Confucianism is based on relationship between humans and relationship between human and environment.

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Athletes' aspirations at Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: Athletes' aspirations at Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 19th Asian Games venues 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WEE LEE DARIUS YAP, Singaporean athlete 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BALZHAN KOISHYBAYEVA, Kazakh rugby player 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): VLEIRY TARAZI, Palestinian swimmer STORYLINE: The 19th Asian Games is currently underway in China's Zhejiang. The Games marks China's third time hosting the Asiad, following Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010. Some athletes have expressed their expectations for the Games. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WEE LEE DARIUS YAP, Singaporean athlete "Our expectation for the Asian Games is to finish top of it. It (Hangzhou) is quite a beautiful city. So I think we wish our team all the best to finish the Asian Games strong." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BALZHAN KOISHYBAYEVA, Kazakh rugby player "This is my second Asian Games. It is a very nice place and very nice organization. I

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

(230914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Nov. 3, 2019 shows tourists taking boats to visit Xixi Wetland 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 May 3, 2023 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/Weng Xinyang)

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Non-profit music school in Cairo provides life-changing opportunities for underprivileged youths

STORY: Non-profit music school in Cairo provides life-changing opportunities for underprivileged youths DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of students learning instruments 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMED MAGDY, Drummer 3. various of the music school 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AMIRA ELSEBAAI, Executive manager of the DAR STORYLINE: In the Al-Darb Al-Ahmar district of Historic Cairo, the House of Art and Culture (DAR), adjacent to the perimeter wall of the Al-Azhar Park, is surrounded by dozens of small workshops. Aiming to help the young in this underprivileged area to have a better future, the DAR opened the Darab Ahmar Art School (DAAS) in 2010, a non-profit project that requires neither fees, education qualifications, nor social prerequisites for boys and girls aged 12 to 18 to empower them to have alternative job opportunities other than manual labor. "Our main goal is to help students study music and find suitable jobs with good salaries for

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JAL goes public again

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a signboard in Tokyo showing Japan Airlines Co. fetching 3,810 yen at the opening on Sept. 19, 2012, up 20 yen from the firm's offering price. The shares were relisted the same day on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as the firm marked a turnaround from its 2010 bankruptcy.

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Key chain containing radioactive material

CHIBA, Japan - Photo shows a key chain confiscated by the Chiba prefectural police which contains a glow-in-the-dark material that emits radiation around 12 times greater than the legal limit. Police said on Sept. 27, 2011, they sent papers to prosecutors in April concerning a 15-year-old boy suspected of violating laws meant to prevent radiation hazards. The boy allegedly sold the key chains via the Internet at prices ranging from 3,000 to 10,000 yen after purchasing 30 of them online for 1,000 yen each from July to October 2010.

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Matsui 1-for-4

ARLINGTON, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui singles to right in the second inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Sept. 30, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-4 in his team's 3-2 loss.

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Matsui 1-for-4

ARLINGTON, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui singles to right in the second inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Sept. 30, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-4 in his team's 3-2 loss.

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Honda plays against Sparta Prague

MOSCOW, Russia - CSKA Moscow midfielder Keisuke Honda (L) looks for a way past Sparta Prague defender Manuel Pamic during their Europa League match on Sept. 30, 2010, in Moscow. CSKA won 3-0.

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Honda plays against Sparta Prague

MOSCOW, Russia - CSKA Moscow midfielder Keisuke Honda (C) looks for support during a Europa League match against Sparta Prague on Sept. 30, 2010, in Moscow. CSKA won 3-0.

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Kuroda plays against Rockies

DENVER, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda dives for the ball in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Sept. 28, 2010. Kuroda allowed six hits and five runs in 6-1/3 innings in the team's 9-7 win.

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Date Krumm loses in 3rd round of Pan Pac Open

TOKYO, Japan - Kimiko Date Krumm returns the ball to French Open champion Francesca Schiavone of Italy in a women's singles third round match at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2010. Schiavone won 6-3, 6-3.

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Date Krumm loses in 3rd round of Pan Pac Open

TOKYO, Japan - Kimiko Date Krumm serves against French Open champion Francesca Schiavone of Italy in a women's singles third round match at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2010. Schiavone won 6-3, 6-3.

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Matsui goes 2-for-2

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels' Hideki Matsui (L) celebrates with Torii Hunter after the team beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Sept. 28, 2010, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. Matsui went 2-for-2 and drove in one run.

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Kuroda plays against Rockies

DENVER, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches in a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Sept. 28, 2010. Kuroda allowed six hits and five runs in 6-1/3 innings in the team's 9-7 win.

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Ichiro goes 2-for-4 against Rangers

ARLINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners leading hitter Ichiro Suzuki hits a single in the fifth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 28, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-4 in the team's 3-1 win.

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Kuroda plays against Rockies

DENVER, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda dives for the ball in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Sept. 28, 2010. Kuroda allowed six hits and five runs in 6-1/3 innings in the team's 9-7 win.

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Matsui goes 2-for-2

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels' Hideki Matsui runs to first after grounding with one out and runners on second and third in the sixth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics on Sept. 28, 2010, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. Matsui went 2-for-2 and drove in one run in the team's 3-2 win.

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Date Krumm beats Sharapova at Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Maria Sharapova of Russia, a two-time winner of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis, plays a forehand return during her first-round match against former world No. 4 Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan at this year's tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2010. Date Krumm beat Sharapova 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 to advance to the second round.

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Date Krumm beats Sharapova at Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Former world No. 4 Kimiko Date Krumm (L) of Japan celebrates after beating Maria Sharapova of Russia, a two-time winner of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of this year's tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2010.

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Date Krumm beats Sharapova at Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Former world No. 4 Kimiko Date Krumm plays a forehand return during her first-round match against Maria Sharapova of Russia, a two-time winner of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis, at this year's tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2010. Date Krumm beat Sharapova 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 to advance to the second round.

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Date Krumm beats Sharapova at Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Former world No. 4 Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan celebrates after beating Maria Sharapova of Russia, a two-time winner of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of this year's tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2010.

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Ichiro ups season hit total to 202

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki doubles in the seventh inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 24, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5, extending his major league-leading hit total this season to 202, but his team lost 5-3.

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Ichiro ups season hit total to 202

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to right in the first inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 24, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5, extending his major league-leading hit total this season to 202, but his team lost 5-3.

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Ichiro ups season hit total to 202

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki doubles in the seventh inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 24, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5, extending his major league-leading hit total this season to 202, but his team lost 5-3.

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Ichiro ups season hit total to 202

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki runs past first after doubling in the seventh inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 24, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5, extending his major league-leading hit total this season to 202, but his team lost 5-3.

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Ichiro ups season hit total to 202

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to right in the first inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 24, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5, extending his major league-leading hit total this season to 202, but his team lost 5-3.

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Date Krumm loses at Korea Open

SEOUL, South Korea - Defending Champion Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan returns the ball to Agnes Szavay of Hungary in the women's singles quarterfinal of the Korea Open in Seoul on Sept. 24, 2010. Date Krumm lost 2-6, 7-6, 3-6.

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Seattle's Ichiro 2 hits away from 200

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki follows through after hitting a single, his 198th of the season, against the Toronto Blue Jays during the eighth inning of a game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 22, 2010. Ichiro inched closer to an unprecedented 10th consecutive 200-hit season in his team's 6-3 victory.

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Seattle's Ichiro 2 hits away from 200

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki follows through after hitting a single, his 198th of the season, against the Toronto Blue Jays during the eighth inning of a game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 22, 2010. Ichiro inched closer to an unprecedented 10th consecutive 200-hit season in his team's 6-3 victory.

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Seattle's Ichiro 2 hits away from 200

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki and center fielder Michael Saunders celebrate after beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 22, 2010. Ichiro belted his 198th hit in the game to inch closer to an unprecedented 10th consecutive 200-hit season.

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MOX fuel power generation starts in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - This October 2008 file photo shows the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant of Tokyo Electric Power Co. in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture. Power generation using plutonium-uranium mixed oxide fuel started at the plant's No. 3 reactor (2nd from L) on Sept. 23, 2010.

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Seattle's Ichiro 2 hits away from 200

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki follows through after hitting a single, his 198th of the season, against the Toronto Blue Jays during the eighth inning of a game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 22, 2010. Ichiro inched closer to an unprecedented 10th consecutive 200-hit season in his team's 6-3 victory.

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Seattle's Ichiro 2 hits away from 200

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki follows through after hitting a single, his 198th of the season, against the Toronto Blue Jays during the eighth inning of a game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 22, 2010. Ichiro inched closer to an unprecedented 10th consecutive 200-hit season in his team's 6-3 victory.

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Seattle's Ichiro 2 hits away from 200

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a single, his 198th of the season, against the Toronto Blue Jays during the eighth inning of a game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 22, 2010. Ichiro inched closer to an unprecedented 10th consecutive 200-hit season in his team's 6-3 victory.

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Seattle's Ichiro 2 hits away from 200

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki smiles after scoring against the Toronto Blue Jays on a homer by Jose Lopez during the eighth inning of a game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 22, 2010. The Mariners won 6-3.

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Seattle's Ichiro 2 hits away from 200

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki jogs to right field to play defense during a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 22, 2010. Ichiro belted his 198th hit of the season to inch closer to an unprecedented 10th consecutive 200-hit season in his team's 6-3 victory.

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Angels' Matsui 1-for-3 vs. Rangers

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui (R) scores on a grounder by Hank Conger in the fourth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 21, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-3 in a 2-0 victory over the Rangers.

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Angels' Matsui 1-for-3 vs. Rangers

ANAHEIM, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels hits a double to right field in the fourth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 21, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-3 in a 2-0 victory over the Rangers.

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Angels' Matsui 1-for-3 vs. Rangers

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui runs to second after hitting a double in the fourth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 21, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-3 in a 2-0 victory over the Rangers.

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Ichiro 3 hits shy of 200 mark

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki runs to first base after hitting an infield single in the ninth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 21, 2010. Ichiro went 4-for-4 in a 3-5 loss to the Blue Jays, three hits shy of amassing 200 for the tenth straight season.

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Ichiro 3 hits shy of 200 mark

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single in the ninth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 21, 2010. Ichiro went 4-for-4 in a 3-5 loss to the Blue Jays, three hits shy of amassing 200 for the tenth straight season.

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Ichiro surpasses 3,500 career hits

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single in the eighth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers on Sept. 18, 2010, at Safeco Field in Seattle. Ichiro surpassed 3,500 hits for his career in the U.S. major leagues and in Japan combined, going 2-for-4 in the Mariners' 6-1 loss.

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Ichiro 3 hits shy of 200 mark

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to center field in the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 21, 2010. Ichiro went 4-for-4 in a 3-5 loss to the Blue Jays, three hits shy of amassing 200 for the tenth straight season.

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Ichiro 3 hits shy of 200 mark

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to center field in the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 21, 2010. Ichiro went 4-for-4 in a 3-5 loss to the Blue Jays, three hits shy of amassing 200 for the tenth straight season.