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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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American Love Story Set - NYC

Actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are filming on the set of new TV series "American Love Story" in Tribeca, New York, NY on September 29, 2025. The first season of American Love Story will follow John and Carolyn’s romance from their meet-cute in 1992 through to their wedding in 1996 to their tragic end in 1999. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 Turin Car Show - Italy

Turin, Italy. 26 September 2025. Front view of the Bugatti EB 18/3 Chiron concept car designed by Fabrizio Giugiaro in 1999 for Italdesign at the Turin Car Show 2025 (Salone Auto Torino). during the Turin Motor Show 2025 on September 26, 2025 in Turin, Italy. Photo by Marco Destefanis/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani Dead at 91

MILAN - MILAN - SPECIAL FEE FASHION, EMPORIO ARMANI FASHION SHOW, GIORGIO ARMANI (MILAN - 1999, September 27, MAULE/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CALCIO - Coppa Italia - Pisa vs Cesena

<rdf:Alt xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#">Oliver Abildgaard Nielsen (Pisa) during Pisa vs Cesena, Italian football Coppa Italia match in Pisa, Italy, September 25 2024

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CALCIO - Coppa Italia - Pisa vs Cesena

<rdf:Alt xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#">Oliver Abildgaard Nielsen (Pisa) during Pisa vs Cesena, Italian football Coppa Italia match in Pisa, Italy, September 25 2024

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CALCIO - Coppa Italia - Pisa vs Cesena

<rdf:Alt xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#">Malthe Hojholt (Pisa) during Pisa vs Cesena, Italian football Coppa Italia match in Pisa, Italy, September 25 2024

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the booth of Starbucks at the China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 28, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 24, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Customers chat at a Starbucks store featuring local intangible cultural heritage elements in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 27, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Customers look at a production line for packing coffee beans at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 24, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 24, 2023 shows the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in east China's Shanghai. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members perform cup testing on raw coffee beans at a Starbucks Farmer Support Center in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 28, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member shows samples of raw and roasted coffee beans at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 24, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor learns about coffee products at the booth of Starbucks in the China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 28, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member arranges coffee bean products on shelves at the Starbucks China Coffee Innovation Park in Kunshan, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 18, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Liu Wenhui)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A barista brews coffee at the Starbucks China Coffee Innovation Park in Kunshan, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 19, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A barista brews coffee at the Starbucks Beijing Xitieying Wanda signing store in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 23, 2023. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Liu Mengqi)

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CHINA-STARBUCKS-COFFEE INDUSTRIAL CHAIN (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows the Starbucks China Coffee Innovation Park in Kunshan, east China's Jiangsu Province. At the ongoing China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), U.S. coffee giant Starbucks has attracted great attention through its coffee industrial chain and products. Starbucks entered the Chinese mainland in 1999 and now operates more than 6,800 stores in over 250 cities in China. In 2012, a Starbucks Farmer Support Center was set up in Pu'er of Yunnan Province, the first of its kind in Asia, to further bolster the local coffee farming community. In 2017, Starbucks opened a Roastery location in Shanghai, its second after the one in Seattle in Washington state on the U.S. west Pacific. This September, Starbucks opened a new coffee innovation park in Kunshan of Jiangsu Province, the company's largest manufacturing and distribution investment outside the United States. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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Benin names TV personality Zomahoun as new ambassador to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in September 1999 shows Zomahoun Rufin, a TV personality in Japan. The Japanese Embassy in Benin said on Dec. 18, 2011, that the West African country has named him as its new ambassador to Japan.

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Mubarak not to seek reelection

TOKYO, Japan - In this April 1999 file photo, Japanese Emperor Akihito (R), and his wife, Empress Michiko (2nd from L), welcome Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (C) and his wife Suzanne (L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Mubarak said Feb. 1, 2011, he will not seek reelection in the next presidential race, currently slated for September, but rejected calls for an immediate resignation.

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Japanese rock singer Imawano dies at 58

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese rock singer Kiyoshiro Imawano (file photo taken in September, 1999) died of a lymphatic disease at a Tokyo hospital on May 2. He was 58. Imawano was diagnosed with throat cancer in July 2006, and was in and out of hospital for treatment.

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Illumination comes back to metropolitan office building

TOKYO, Japan - The upper sections of the Tokyo metropolitan government office building are lit up on Oct. 1 after a hiatus of five years and seven months. Financial plights forced the illumination initiated in September 1991 to be suspended in March 1999.

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American reaches Okinawa ending walking trip through Japan

NAHA, Japan - Gregory Michel, a 28-year-old American environmentalist, holds a bouquet at the Peace Memorial Park in the southern Okinawa city of Itoman on Dec. 14 after completing a two-year trip walking through Japan. Michel, a staff member of a private educational organization on the environment, began the trip sponsored by his organization, the World School Network in Tokyo, in September 1999 and spent about 300 days walking more than 4,000 kilometers through Japan, while living in a tent.