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Debate and voting session on the Mercosur free-trade treaty at The National Assembly - Paris

Results of the National Assembly approving to reject the Mercosur free-trade treaty after a debate and voting session on the Mercosur free-trade treaty at The National Assembly in Paris on November 26, 2024. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Debate and voting session on the Mercosur free-trade treaty at The National Assembly - Paris

Results of the National Assembly approving to reject the Mercosur free-trade treaty after a debate and voting session on the Mercosur free-trade treaty at The National Assembly in Paris on November 26, 2024. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Debate and voting session on the Mercosur free-trade treaty at The National Assembly - Paris

Results of the National Assembly approving to reject the Mercosur free-trade treaty after a debate and voting session on the Mercosur free-trade treaty at The National Assembly in Paris on November 26, 2024. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Debate and voting session on the Mercosur free-trade treaty at The National Assembly - Paris

Results of the National Assembly approving to reject the Mercosur free-trade treaty after a debate and voting session on the Mercosur free-trade treaty at The National Assembly in Paris on November 26, 2024. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Debate and voting session on the Mercosur free-trade treaty at The National Assembly - Paris

Results of the National Assembly approving to reject the Mercosur free-trade treaty after a debate and voting session on the Mercosur free-trade treaty at The National Assembly in Paris on November 26, 2024. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals At Members Of Princess Of Asturias Foundation Meeting - Madrid

Queen Letizia on her arrival at the annual meeting with the members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation Board of Trustees, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on June 13, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The Princess of Asturias Foundation is made up of some twenty personalities, who are in charge of establishing the activities to be carried out, approving budgets, establishing criteria for action, etc. In addition, the institution has a consultative and honorary Board of Trustees, the Princess of Asturias Board of Trustees, which is made up of all those persons or institutions that collaborate in one way or another with the objectives of the organization. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals At Members Of Princess Of Asturias Foundation Meeting - Madrid

In the center, King Felipe VI and Letizia preside over the annual meeting with the members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation Board of Trustees, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on June 13, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The Princess of Asturias Foundation is made up of some twenty personalities, who are in charge of establishing the activities to be carried out, approving budgets, establishing criteria for action, etc. In addition, the institution has a consultative and honorary Board of Trustees, the Princess of Asturias Board of Trustees, which is made up of all those persons or institutions that collaborate in one way or another with the objectives of the organization. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals At Members Of Princess Of Asturias Foundation Meeting - Madrid

King Felipe VI (2l) and Letizia (2r) greet upon their arrival at the annual meeting with the members of the Board of Trustees of the Princess of Asturias Foundation, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on June 13, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The Princess of Asturias Foundation is made up of some twenty personalities, who are in charge of establishing the activities to be carried out, approving budgets, establishing criteria for action, etc. In addition, the institution has a consultative and honorary Board of Trustees, the Princess of Asturias Board of Trustees, which is made up of all those persons or institutions that collaborate in one way or another with the objectives of the organization. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals At Members Of Princess Of Asturias Foundation Meeting - Madrid

King Felipe VI (2l) and Letizia (2r) greet upon their arrival at the annual meeting with the members of the Board of Trustees of the Princess of Asturias Foundation, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on June 13, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The Princess of Asturias Foundation is made up of some twenty personalities, who are in charge of establishing the activities to be carried out, approving budgets, establishing criteria for action, etc. In addition, the institution has a consultative and honorary Board of Trustees, the Princess of Asturias Board of Trustees, which is made up of all those persons or institutions that collaborate in one way or another with the objectives of the organization. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals At Members Of Princess Of Asturias Foundation Meeting - Madrid

King Felipe VI (2r) and Letizia greet upon their arrival at the annual meeting with the members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation Board of Trustees, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on June 13, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The Princess of Asturias Foundation is made up of some twenty personalities, who are in charge of establishing the activities to be carried out, approving budgets, establishing criteria for action, etc. In addition, the institution has a consultative and honorary Board of Trustees, the Princess of Asturias Board of Trustees, which is made up of all those persons or institutions that collaborate in one way or another with the objectives of the organization. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals At Members Of Princess Of Asturias Foundation Meeting - Madrid

King Felipe VI (4r) and Letizia on their arrival at the annual meeting with the members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation Board of Trustees, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on June 13, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The Princess of Asturias Foundation is made up of some twenty personalities, who are in charge of establishing the activities to be carried out, approving budgets, establishing criteria for action, etc. In addition, the institution has a consultative and honorary Board of Trustees, the Princess of Asturias Board of Trustees, which is made up of all those persons or institutions that collaborate in one way or another with the objectives of the organization. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals At Members Of Princess Of Asturias Foundation Meeting - Madrid

Queen Letizia greets upon her arrival at the annual meeting with the members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation Board of Trustees, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on June 13, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The Princess of Asturias Foundation is made up of some twenty personalities, who are in charge of establishing the activities to be carried out, approving budgets, establishing criteria for action, etc. In addition, the institution has a consultative and honorary Board of Trustees, the Princess of Asturias Board of Trustees, which is made up of all those persons or institutions that collaborate in one way or another with the objectives of the organization. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals At Members Of Princess Of Asturias Foundation Meeting - Madrid

King Felipe VI (4l) and Letizia (4r) greet upon their arrival at the annual meeting with the members of the Board of Trustees of the Princess of Asturias Foundation, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on June 13, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The Princess of Asturias Foundation is made up of some twenty personalities, who are in charge of establishing the activities to be carried out, approving budgets, establishing criteria for action, etc. In addition, the institution has a consultative and honorary Board of Trustees, the Princess of Asturias Board of Trustees, which is made up of all those persons or institutions that collaborate in one way or another with the objectives of the organization. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals At Members Of Princess Of Asturias Foundation Meeting - Madrid

King Felipe VI (2r) and Letizia on their arrival at the annual meeting with the members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation Board of Trustees, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on June 13, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The Princess of Asturias Foundation is made up of some twenty personalities, who are in charge of establishing the activities to be carried out, approving budgets, establishing criteria for action, etc. In addition, the institution has a consultative and honorary Board of Trustees, the Princess of Asturias Board of Trustees, which is made up of all those persons or institutions that collaborate in one way or another with the objectives of the organization. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals At Members Of Princess Of Asturias Foundation Meeting - Madrid

King Felipe VI (2l) and Letizia greet upon their arrival at the annual meeting with the members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation Board of Trustees, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, on June 13, 2024, in Madrid (Spain). The Princess of Asturias Foundation is made up of some twenty personalities, who are in charge of establishing the activities to be carried out, approving budgets, establishing criteria for action, etc. In addition, the institution has a consultative and honorary Board of Trustees, the Princess of Asturias Board of Trustees, which is made up of all those persons or institutions that collaborate in one way or another with the objectives of the organization. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Velez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals At Princess Of Asturias Foundation Board Of Trustees Meeting - Madrid

King Felipe VI (4l) and Queen Letizia (5l) of Spain preside over the annual meeting with the members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation Board of Trustees together with the President of Asturias, Adrián Barbón (3r), at the Royal Palace, June 22, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). The members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation's Board of Trustees are made up of some twenty personalities, who are in charge of establishing the activities to be carried out, approving budgets, setting criteria for action, etc. In addition, the institution has a consultative and honorary Board of Trustees, made up of all those persons or institutions that collaborate in one way or another with the objectives of the institution. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Vélez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals At Princess Of Asturias Foundation Board Of Trustees Meeting - Madrid

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain preside over the annual meeting with the members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation Board of Trustees together with the President of Asturias, Adrián Barbón (2l), at the Royal Palace, on June 22, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). The members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation's Board of Trustees are made up of some twenty personalities, who are in charge of establishing the activities to be carried out, approving budgets, setting criteria for action, etc. In addition, the institution has a consultative and honorary Board of Trustees, made up of all those persons or institutions that collaborate in one way or another with the objectives of the institution. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Vélez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals At Princess Of Asturias Foundation Board Of Trustees Meeting - Madrid

King Felipe VI (4l) and Queen Letizia (5l) of Spain preside over the annual meeting with the members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation Board of Trustees together with the President of Asturias, Adrián Barbón (3r), at the Royal Palace, June 22, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). The members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation's Board of Trustees are made up of some twenty personalities, who are in charge of establishing the activities to be carried out, approving budgets, setting criteria for action, etc. In addition, the institution has a consultative and honorary Board of Trustees, made up of all those persons or institutions that collaborate in one way or another with the objectives of the institution. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Vélez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals At Princess Of Asturias Foundation Board Of Trustees Meeting - Madrid

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain preside over the annual meeting with the members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation's Board of Trustees, at the Royal Palace, on June 22, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). The members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation's Board of Trustees are made up of some twenty personalities, who are in charge of establishing the activities to be carried out, approving budgets, setting criteria for action, etc. In addition, the institution has a consultative and honorary Board of Trustees, made up of all those persons or institutions that collaborate in one way or another with the objectives of the institution. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Vélez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals At Princess Of Asturias Foundation Board Of Trustees Meeting - Madrid

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain preside over the annual meeting with the members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation's Board of Trustees, at the Royal Palace, on June 22, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). The members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation's Board of Trustees are made up of some twenty personalities, who are in charge of establishing the activities to be carried out, approving budgets, setting criteria for action, etc. In addition, the institution has a consultative and honorary Board of Trustees, made up of all those persons or institutions that collaborate in one way or another with the objectives of the institution. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Vélez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals At Princess Of Asturias Foundation Board Of Trustees Meeting - Madrid

Queen Letizia of Spain during the annual meeting with the members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation Board of Trustees, at the Royal Palace, on June 22, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). The members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation's Board of Trustees are made up of some twenty personalities, who are in charge of establishing the activities to be carried out, approving budgets, setting criteria for action, etc. In addition, the institution has a consultative and honorary Board of Trustees, made up of all those persons or institutions that collaborate in one way or another with the objectives of the institution. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Vélez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals At Princess Of Asturias Foundation Board Of Trustees Meeting - Madrid

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain preside over the annual meeting with the members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation's Board of Trustees, at the Royal Palace, on June 22, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). The members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation's Board of Trustees are made up of some twenty personalities, who are in charge of establishing the activities to be carried out, approving budgets, setting criteria for action, etc. In addition, the institution has a consultative and honorary Board of Trustees, made up of all those persons or institutions that collaborate in one way or another with the objectives of the institution. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Vélez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals At Princess Of Asturias Foundation Board Of Trustees Meeting - Madrid

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain preside over the annual meeting with the members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation Board of Trustees together with the President of Asturias, Adrián Barbón, at the Royal Palace, on June 22, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). The members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation's Board of Trustees are made up of some twenty personalities, who are in charge of establishing the activities to be carried out, approving budgets, setting criteria for action, etc. In addition, the institution has a consultative and honorary Board of Trustees, made up of all those persons or institutions that collaborate in one way or another with the objectives of the institution. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Vélez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals At Princess Of Asturias Foundation Board Of Trustees Meeting - Madrid

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain preside over the annual meeting with the members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation's Board of Trustees, at the Royal Palace, on June 22, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). The members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation's Board of Trustees are made up of some twenty personalities, who are in charge of establishing the activities to be carried out, approving budgets, setting criteria for action, etc. In addition, the institution has a consultative and honorary Board of Trustees, made up of all those persons or institutions that collaborate in one way or another with the objectives of the institution. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Vélez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals At Princess Of Asturias Foundation Board Of Trustees Meeting - Madrid

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain preside over the annual meeting with the members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation's Board of Trustees, at the Royal Palace, on June 22, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). The members of the Princess of Asturias Foundation's Board of Trustees are made up of some twenty personalities, who are in charge of establishing the activities to be carried out, approving budgets, setting criteria for action, etc. In addition, the institution has a consultative and honorary Board of Trustees, made up of all those persons or institutions that collaborate in one way or another with the objectives of the institution. Photo by Alejandro Martínez Vélez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel approves building 7,157 new housing units in West Bank settlements

STORY: Israel approves building 7,157 new housing units in West Bank settlements DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Jewish settlement STORYLINE: Israel has approved plans to build 7,157 new housing units in the settlements in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli settlement watchdog group said Thursday. The Higher Planning Council of the Civil Administration, an Israeli body responsible for approving construction in the West Bank, approved the building plans after two days of discussions that began on Wednesday, according to a statement released by Peace Now. Out of the planned new housing units, 5,257 units are being advanced with preliminary approval, while 1,900 are waiting for the final approval required for the construction to begin, it said. This represents one of the largest settlement expansion projects approved in recent years, compared to 4,427 housing units approved in 2022 and 3,645 units in 2021, it added. The m

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Netanyahu's new hardline Israeli gov't sworn in

STORY: Netanyahu's new hardline Israeli gov't sworn in DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:20 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Netanyahu 2. various of Israeli Parliament 2. various of street 2. various of Netanyahu 2. various of Israeli citizens voting STORYLINE: Benjamin Netanyahu, the longest-serving Israeli leader, returned to power on Thursday as the country's prime minister at the helm of an extreme-right coalition. In an official inauguration ceremony at the Israeli parliament, lawmakers voted 63-54 in favor of approving the new government. The new government is made up of an alliance of Netanyahu's conservative Likud party, the pro-settler Religious Zionism which calls for annexation of the occupied West Bank, the Jewish Power party whose leader was convicted of supporting "Jewish terrorism and inciting racism," and the Noam party, an extreme-right party that opposes LGBTQ rights, as well as Shas and United Torah Judaism, two ultra-Orthodox parties. It is the most r

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Resumption of Sendai plant approved

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows the extraordinary session of the prefectural assembly approving the resumption of operations of two reactors of the Sendai nuclear plant in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 7, 2014. Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito will approve their restart on the same day to complete the process of securing local approval.

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Niigata governor hits nuclear watchdog over plant restart

TOKYO, Japan - Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida says at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2014, that the Nuclear Regulation Authority is only examining the adequateness of its new regulatory standards for nuclear power plants when it should seek to ensure their safety before approving the planned restart of some of them.

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Hakodate city council OKs plan to file lawsuit against nuclear plant

HAKODATE, Japan - The municipal assembly of Hakodate City in Hokkaido casts a unanimous vote on March 26, 2014, approving the city government's plan to file a lawsuit against the state and Electric Power Development Co., also known as J-Power, to stop construction of a nuclear power plant in neighboring Aomori Prefecture. The city is concerned its core industries of fishery and tourism would suffer devastating damage in the event of an accident at the nuclear complex.

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Pro-Pyongyang group raps Tokyo court decision

TOKYO, Japan - Nam Sung U (L), vice chairman of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan known as Chongryon, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on March 25, 2014, condemning the Tokyo District Court's decision approving the sale of the pro-Pyongyang group's headquarters in the Japanese capital to a real estate agent.

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Okinawa seen closer to approving landfill for U.S. base relocation

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shizo Abe speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2013, after talks with Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima about a central government request for landfill work to relocate a key U.S. military base within the island prefecture. Nakaima appeared set to approve the request on Dec. 27.

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Okinawa seen closer to approving landfill for U.S. base relocation

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) bows to Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) during their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2013, about a central government request for landfill work to relocate a key U.S. military base within the island prefecture. Nakaima appeared set to approve the request on Dec. 27.

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Okinawa seen closer to approving landfill for U.S. base relocation

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) hold talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2013, about a central government request for landfill work to relocate a key U.S. military base within the island prefecture. Nakaima appeared set to approve the request on Dec. 27.

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Okinawa seen closer to approving landfill for U.S. base relocation

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2013, after talks with Prime Minister Shizo Abe about a central government request for landfill work to relocate a key U.S. military base within the island prefecture. Nakaima appeared set to approve the request on Dec. 27.

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U.S. Sens. Levin, McCain on defense bill

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (L), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and committee member Sen. John McCain, hold a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 24, 2012, to discuss the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2013. The U.S. Senate has effectively rejected for a second-straight year funding for the planned partial transfer of U.S. Marines stationed in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture to Guam, as the committee cut the entire $26 million requested for the transfer while approving next fiscal year's defense budget earlier in the day.

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PM Kan at House of Representatives Budget Committee

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks at a meeting of the House of Representatives Budget Committee in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2010. Kan called for the opposition bloc's cooperation in approving the fiscal 2010 supplementary budget during the current Diet session.

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METI OKs Kyushu Electric's pluthermal plan

TOKYO, Japan - Nuclear and Energy Safety Agency Chairman Kenkichi Hirose (L) hands a letter approving Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s plan to use pluthermal power generation at its reactor to Hiroshi Taniguchi, head of the power utility's Tokyo branch office, on Sept. 7.

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(1)METI approves Mitsubishi Motors rehabilitation under revitalization law

TOKYO, Japan - Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Shoichi Nakagawa (R) hands a certificate to Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman Yoichiro Okazak on July 16, approving a revised application by the struggling automaker for rehabilitation under the Industrial Revitalization Law. Under the rehabilitation plan, Mitsubishi will be accorded tax breaks and other preferential measures. The automaker will be required to report the progress of rehabilitation to METI on a monthly basis.

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(1)Nissan to move most HQ functions to Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn (R) receives a certificate from Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada approving relocation of most of the company's functions and personnel at its head office in Tokyo to a new headquarters in Yokohama by 2010. Nissan plans to build a 150-meter-high new head office building at Yokohama's Minato-Mirai waterfront area.

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Starbucks opens 25% higher than IPO on Nasdaq Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Goro Tatsumi (L), president of the Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE), hands the president of Starbucks Coffee Japan Ltd., Yuji Tsunoda, a document approving the listing of the company's shares on the Nasdaq Japan stock market at the OSE on Oct. 10. Starbucks Coffee Japan made a superb debut on the market for start-up firms on the OSE, up 16,000 yen or 25% from its initial public offering (IPO) price of 64,000 yen per share.

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Protest rally held over Japanese textbooks

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean students sit near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on June 12 to protest Japan's approving textbooks that they say justify its 1910-1945 colonial rule of Korea and wartime atrocities committed by Japanese troops.

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Upper house budget committee approves FY 2001 budget

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori bows to members of the House of Councillors Budget Committee in the Diet in Tokyo on March 26 in appreciation of the panel approving the 82.65 trillion yen fiscal 2001 state budget. The budget is expected to pass through the chamber's plenary session later in the day.

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Israel, Lebanon sign landmark deal to settle maritime border dispute

STORY: Israel, Lebanon sign landmark deal to settle maritime border dispute DATELINE: Oct. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Jerusalem/Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S. Energy Envoy Amos Hochstein arriving in Baabda Palace to meet Aoun 2. various of Hochstein handing the final agreement version with Israel to President Michel Aoun 3. SOUNDBITE (English): AMOS HOCHSTEIN, U.S. Senior Advisor for Energy Security 4. various of Israeli caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid signing a similar letter in Jerusalem 5. various of the convoy of Lebanese officials arriving in Naqoura to hand the deal that was signed by Aoun to Hochstein 6. various of Israel Lebanon border areas STORYLINE: Israel and Lebanon signed a landmark deal on Thursday, setting the maritime boundary for the first time and giving the green light to lucrative gas explorations in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. In the morning, Lebanese President Michel Aoun signed in his palace a letter approving the agreement, in the presenc

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-BORDER DEAL-LEBANON

(221027) -- JERUSALEM, Oct. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid signs a letter approving a maritime demarcation deal with Lebanon, in Jerusalem on Oct. 27, 2022. The Israeli government approved on Thursday a maritime demarcation deal with Lebanon, setting for the first time a border between the two countries, which have been in an official state of war since 1948. (Yoav Dudkevitch/JINI via Xinhua)

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Newly-appointed principal officials of incoming gov't pledge to lead Hong Kong from stability to prosperity

STORY: Newly-appointed principal officials of incoming gov't pledge to lead Hong Kong from stability to prosperity DATELINE: June 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of the press conferenceSOUNDBITE (Chinese): JOHN LEE, Incoming Chief Executive of HKSARaerial view of HK STORYLINE: Incoming Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) John Lee and the newly-appointed principal officials expressed their gratitude for the central government's appointment during a press conference held on Sunday. Lee and the governing team of the HKSAR's sixth-term government said that they will lead Hong Kong in ushering in a new chapter from stability to prosperity. Lee expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the central government for accepting and approving his nominations in accordance with the Basic Law of the HKSAR. The 26 appointed principal officials comprise 21 politically accountable and five non-politically accountable

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Israel approves construction of over 4,000 settlement homes in West Bank

STORY: Israel approves construction of over 4,000 settlement homes in West Bank DATELINE: May 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of construction in the West Bank 2. various of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in August 2021 (provided by Israeli Government Press Office) 3. various of Israeli security forces in the West Bank 4. various of a checkpoint STORYLINE: Israel on Thursday pushed forward new plans for building 4,320 settlement homes in the occupied West Bank. The High Planning Subcommittee of Israel's Civil Administration, the body in charge of approving construction in the West Bank, said that the plans for building 2,684 housing units received final approvals, while those for building 1,636 units got initial approvals. Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked, a member of Israel's pro-settler party Yamina, welcomed the move on Twitter, saying it is "a happy day for the settlements." However, Pea

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METI OKs Kyushu Electric's pluthermal plan

TOKYO, Japan - Nuclear and Energy Safety Agency Chairman Kenkichi Hirose (L) hands a letter approving Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s plan to use pluthermal power generation at its reactor to Hiroshi Taniguchi, head of the power utility's Tokyo branch office, on Sept. 7. (Kyodo)

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(1)METI approves Mitsubishi Motors rehabilitation under revitali

TOKYO, Japan - Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Shoichi Nakagawa (R) hands a certificate to Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman Yoichiro Okazak on July 16, approving a revised application by the struggling automaker for rehabilitation under the Industrial Revitalization Law. Under the rehabilitation plan, Mitsubishi will be accorded tax breaks and other preferential measures. The automaker will be required to report the progress of rehabilitation to METI on a monthly basis. (Kyodo)

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Photocall for the opening of the new SHAMELESS set in Wythen

Photocall for the opening of the new SHAMELESS set in Wythenshaw, Manchester. Picture shows David Threlfall as Frank Gallagher with writer Paul Abbott flanked by an approving fan. SHAMELESS Series#5 Creator and original writer PAUL ABBOTT with DAVID THREFALL as Frank Gallagher