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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Carlos Tavares Managing Director, Stellantis during a speech at the Paris Automotive Summit 2024 on October 15, 2024. Every year, this not-to-be-missed trade show brings together leaders and companies from the global automotive sector. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Carlos Tavares Managing Director, Stellantis during a speech at the Paris Automotive Summit 2024 on October 15, 2024. Every year, this not-to-be-missed trade show brings together leaders and companies from the global automotive sector. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Carlos Tavares Managing Director, Stellantis during a speech at the Paris Automotive Summit 2024 on October 15, 2024. Every year, this not-to-be-missed trade show brings together leaders and companies from the global automotive sector. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Carlos Tavares Managing Director, Stellantis during a speech at the Paris Automotive Summit 2024 on October 15, 2024. Every year, this not-to-be-missed trade show brings together leaders and companies from the global automotive sector. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Carlos Tavares Managing Director, Stellantis during a speech at the Paris Automotive Summit 2024 on October 15, 2024. Every year, this not-to-be-missed trade show brings together leaders and companies from the global automotive sector. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Carlos Tavares Managing Director, Stellantis during a speech at the Paris Automotive Summit 2024 on October 15, 2024. Every year, this not-to-be-missed trade show brings together leaders and companies from the global automotive sector. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Carlos Tavares Managing Director, Stellantis during a speech at the Paris Automotive Summit 2024 on October 15, 2024. Every year, this not-to-be-missed trade show brings together leaders and companies from the global automotive sector. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Carlos Tavares Managing Director, Stellantis during a speech at the Paris Automotive Summit 2024 on October 15, 2024. Every year, this not-to-be-missed trade show brings together leaders and companies from the global automotive sector. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Ola Kallenius, CEO of Mercedes-Benz, Patrick Pouyanne, CEO of TotalEnergies, John Elkann, Stellantis Chairman, and Carlos Tavares, CEO of Stellantis, attend the inauguration of the gigafactory of Automotive Cells Company (ACC), a joint venture of Stellantis, TotalEnergies and Mercedes, in Billy-Berclau-Douvrin, northern France, May 30, 2023. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Stellantis General Manager Carlos Tavares poses next to the DS Techeetah Formula E model in Velizy, France on April 15, 2021. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Khanh Renaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares attends a presidential visit at the Paris Motor Show at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles in Paris on October 14, 2024. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Eliot Blondet / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Yann Vincent, CEO of ACC, Ola Kallenius, CEO of Mercedes-Benz, Patrick Pouyanne, CEO of TotalEnergies, John Elkann, Stellantis Chairman, and Carlos Tavares, CEO of Stellantis, attend the inauguration of the gigafactory of Automotive Cells Company (ACC), a joint venture of Stellantis, TotalEnergies and Mercedes, in Billy-Berclau-Douvrin, northern France, May 30, 2023. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares attends a presidential visit at the Paris Motor Show at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles in Paris on October 14, 2024. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Eliot Blondet / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Carlos Tavares Managing Director, Stellantis during a speech at the Paris Automotive Summit 2024 on October 15, 2024. Every year, this not-to-be-missed trade show brings together leaders and companies from the global automotive sector. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - John Elkann, Stellantis Chairman and Carlos Tavares, CEO of Stellantis arrive at the inauguration of the gigafactory of Automotive Cells Company (ACC), a joint venture of Stellantis, TotalEnergies and Mercedes, in Billy-Berclau, northern France, May 30, 2023. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Carlos Tavares, General Manager of Stellantis at the Inauguration of Symbio factory gigafactory in Saint Fons near Lyon, France on December 5, 2023. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Julien Reynaud/APS-Medias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Carlos Tavares, Chief Executive Officer of Stellantis gestures during a media day at the 2024 Paris Auto Show in Paris, France, October 14, 2024.Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Eliot Blondet / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Carlos Tavares, Chief Executive Officer of Stellantis, poses in front of a Citroen C5 Aircross concept car on media day at the 2024 Paris Auto Show in Paris, France, October 14, 2024. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Eliot Blondet / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Chairman of the managing board of French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen, Carlos Tavares poses for pictures in Paris, France, on November 8, 2019. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Carlos Tavares, Chief Executive Officer of Stellantis during a media day at the 2024 Paris Auto Show in Paris, France, October 14, 2024.Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Eliot Blondet / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Carlos Tavares, Chief Executive Officer of Stellantis gestures during a media day at the 2024 Paris Auto Show in Paris, France, October 14, 2024.Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Eliot Blondet / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Carlos Tavares arrives to attend an official state dinner as part of the Chinese president's two-day state visit to France, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on May 6, 2024. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-CHINA-EURASIA EXPO-EQUIPMENT (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-CHINA-EURASIA EXPO-EQUIPMENT (CN)

(240629) -- URUMQI, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A model of the Taihang machine, the world's first railway bridge replacement machine, is exhibited at the CRCC booth at the 8th China-Eurasia Expo in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 27, 2024. The 8th China-Eurasia Expo, held at the Xinjiang International Convention and Exhibition Center at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, have showcased China-developed heavy machinery, intelligent construction and production technologies. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ding Lei)

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Charging and Changing Infrastructure in China

Charging and Changing Infrastructure in China

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 30, 2024 - A new energy taxi changes its battery at a power station in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 30, 2024. According to the latest data released by the China Electricity Council, with the rapid development of electric vehicles, the electricity consumption of China's charging and replacement service industry increased by 70.1% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024.

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Charging and Changing Infrastructure in China

Charging and Changing Infrastructure in China

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 30, 2024 - A new energy taxi changes its battery at a power station in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 30, 2024. According to the latest data released by the China Electricity Council, with the rapid development of electric vehicles, the electricity consumption of China's charging and replacement service industry increased by 70.1% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024.

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Charging and Changing Infrastructure in China

Charging and Changing Infrastructure in China

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 30, 2024 - Electric vehicles are charged at a charging station in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 30, 2024. According to the latest data released by the China Electricity Council, with the rapid development of electric vehicles, the electricity consumption of China's charging and replacement service industry increased by 70.1% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024.

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Charging and Changing Infrastructure in China

Charging and Changing Infrastructure in China

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 30, 2024 - Electric vehicles are charged at a charging station in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 30, 2024. According to the latest data released by the China Electricity Council, with the rapid development of electric vehicles, the electricity consumption of China's charging and replacement service industry increased by 70.1% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024.

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Charging and Changing Infrastructure in China

Charging and Changing Infrastructure in China

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 30, 2024 - A new energy taxi changes its battery at a power station in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 30, 2024. According to the latest data released by the China Electricity Council, with the rapid development of electric vehicles, the electricity consumption of China's charging and replacement service industry increased by 70.1% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024.

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Charging and Changing Infrastructure in China

Charging and Changing Infrastructure in China

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 30, 2024 - Electric vehicles are charged at a charging station in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 30, 2024. According to the latest data released by the China Electricity Council, with the rapid development of electric vehicles, the electricity consumption of China's charging and replacement service industry increased by 70.1% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024.

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Charging and Changing Infrastructure in China

Charging and Changing Infrastructure in China

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 30, 2024 - A new energy taxi changes its battery at a power station in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 30, 2024. According to the latest data released by the China Electricity Council, with the rapid development of electric vehicles, the electricity consumption of China's charging and replacement service industry increased by 70.1% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024.

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Charging and Changing Infrastructure in China

Charging and Changing Infrastructure in China

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 30, 2024 - A new energy taxi changes its battery at a power station in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 30, 2024. According to the latest data released by the China Electricity Council, with the rapid development of electric vehicles, the electricity consumption of China's charging and replacement service industry increased by 70.1% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024.

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New lantern

New lantern

TOKYO, Japan - A new 3.9-meter-tall, 700-kilogram lantern is installed at the Kaminarimon gate of Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Nov. 18, 2013, in the first replacement in 10 years.

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Mitsubishi Heavy wins order from French utility

Mitsubishi Heavy wins order from French utility

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Aug. 24 it has won an order from Electricite de France SA for six replacement steam generators (a similar one shown in file photo) used in nuclear power generation. This is the first time for a Japanese company to win an order to supply core equipment for nuclear power reactors from the French utility.

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(1)1st batch of 3rd replacement ground troops leaves for Iraq

(1)1st batch of 3rd replacement ground troops leaves for Iraq

AOMORI, Japan - The first batch of a third replacement contingent of Ground Self-Defense Force troops leaves Aomori airport Aug. 8 for Iraq via Kuwait to continue carrying out Japan's humanitarian aid operations in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah. (Pool photo)

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(2)1st batch of 3rd replacement ground troops leaves for Iraq

(2)1st batch of 3rd replacement ground troops leaves for Iraq

AOMORI, Japan - A member of the first batch of a third replacement contingent of Ground Self-Defense Force troops waves to his family as he leaves Aomori airport with other members Aug. 8 for Iraq via Kuwait to continue carrying out Japan's humanitarian aid operations in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah. (Pool photo)

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(2)140 GSDF replacement troops depart for Iraq

(2)140 GSDF replacement troops depart for Iraq

SAPPORO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (top) addresses members of a 140-member Ground Self-Defense Force contingent in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on May 8 before they leave for Iraq as the first batch of troops to replace GSDF members deployed in southern Iraq on an aid mission.

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(1)140 GSDF replacement troops depart for Iraq

(1)140 GSDF replacement troops depart for Iraq

SAPPORO, Japan - Members of a 140-member Ground Self-Defense Force contingent (C) are seen off by their families in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on May 8 as they leave for Iraq as the first batch of troops to replace GSDF members deployed in southern Iraq on an aid mission.

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Shinjo comes on as defensive replacement

Shinjo comes on as defensive replacement

SAN FRANSISCO, United States - San Francisco Giants outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo (2nd from R), who has managed to produce just one hit in 16 at-bats in the first week of the season, celebrates with teammates after coming on as a defensive replacement in the ninth inning as the Giants defeated the Padres 4-1 at Pacific Bell Park on April 6. (MLB)

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Knee replacement surgery assisted by robot completed in China's Chengdu

STORY: Knee replacement surgery assisted by robot completed in China's Chengdu DATELINE: Dec. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:38 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: HEALTH/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the hospital and experts 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHOU ZONGKE, Chief physician, the West China Hospital of Sichuan University STORYLINE: A knee replacement surgery assisted by a robot for a 73-year-old patient was successfully completed on Sunday at the Fourth People's Hospital of Sichuan in China's Chengdu. It is the country's first successful robot-assisted surgery after the homegrown knee replacement robot came into the market. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHOU ZONGKE, Chief physician, the West China Hospital of Sichuan University "The robot can rehearse the surgery by using AI technology according to the patient's CT result. So, we can know about the difficulties of the surgery and have a better plan before the surgery." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chengdu, China. (XHTV)

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Japan puts successor to aging GPS-improving satellite into orbit

Japan successfully launched into orbit on Tuesday a replacement for its aging first-ever quasi-zenith satellite, which has been working to provide accurate global positioning data for services such as autonomous driving cars and drones. The new satellite produced by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. will replace the Michibiki No. 1 satellite, which was launched in 2010 and has reached the end of its design life. The new satellite will work with three previously launched Michibiki satellites and complement the existing U.S. satellite network. An H-2A rocket carrying the satellite lifted off at 11:19 a.m. from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The satellite entered into the planned orbit about 30 minutes after the launch.

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Candles In The Côte D'or Vineyards To Combat Frost

Candles In The Côte D'or Vineyards To Combat Frost

Candles for replacement after two nights of frost fighting - Tuesday night was going to be cold and the winegrowers of the Côte d'Or did not sleep much. Around 4am, they went out into the vineyards to turn on heaters to prevent the first buds from freezing. Such operations were reported in Puligny-Montrachet, Meursault and Chassagne-Montrachet. Cote d'Or, France on 7 April 2021. Photo by Baptiste Paquot/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Paquot Baptiste/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Shinjo comes on as defensive replacement

Shinjo comes on as defensive replacement

SAN FRANSISCO, United States - San Francisco Giants outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo (2nd from R), who has managed to produce just one hit in 16 at-bats in the first week of the season, celebrates with teammates after coming on as a defensive replacement in the ninth inning as the Giants defeated the Padres 4-1 at Pacific Bell Park on April 6. (MLB)

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Mitsubishi Heavy wins order from French utility

Mitsubishi Heavy wins order from French utility

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Aug. 24 it has won an order from Electricite de France SA for six replacement steam generators (a similar one shown in file photo) used in nuclear power generation. This is the first time for a Japanese company to win an order to supply core equipment for nuclear power reactors from the French utility. (Kyodo)

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P-1 patrol plane's interior unveiled to media for 1st time

P-1 patrol plane's interior unveiled to media for 1st time

Japan's first domestically developed P-1 maritime patrol aircraft is seen at Maritime Self-Defense Force's air base in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 25, 2015, as the inside of the plane is unveiled to the media for the first time. Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. developed the plane as a replacement for the P-3C produced by Lockheed Martin Corp. of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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P-1 patrol plane's interior unveiled to media for 1st time

P-1 patrol plane's interior unveiled to media for 1st time

An officer of Japan's Maritime-Defense Force sits in the cockpit of Japan's first domestically developed P-1 maritime patrol aircraft as the inside of the plane is unveiled to the media for the first time at the force's base in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 25, 2015. Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. developed the plane as a replacement for the P-3C produced by Lockheed Martin Corp. of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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P-1 patrol plane's interior unveiled to media for 1st time

P-1 patrol plane's interior unveiled to media for 1st time

The cockpit of Japan's first domestically developed P-1 maritime patrol aircraft is unveiled to the media for the first time at Maritime Self-Defense Force's base in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 25, 2015. Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. developed the plane as a replacement for the P-3C produced by Lockheed Martin Corp. of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Oldrich Cech, 50th anniversary of first total hip replacement surgery

Oldrich Cech, 50th anniversary of first total hip replacement surgery

Czech orthopedist Oldrich Czech speaks during a press briefing to mark 50th anniversary of first total hip replacement surgery performed in then Czechoslovakia by him in Prague's First Orthopedic Clinic, on February 27, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Oldrich Cech, 50th anniversary of first total hip replacement surgery

Oldrich Cech, 50th anniversary of first total hip replacement surgery

Czech orthopedist Oldrich Czech speaks during a press briefing to mark 50th anniversary of first total hip replacement surgery performed in then Czechoslovakia by him in Prague's First Orthopedic Clinic, on February 27, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Oldrich Cech, 50th anniversary of first total hip replacement surgery

Oldrich Cech, 50th anniversary of first total hip replacement surgery

Czech orthopedist Oldrich Czech speaks during a press briefing to mark 50th anniversary of first total hip replacement surgery performed in then Czechoslovakia by him in Prague's First Orthopedic Clinic, on February 27, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Oldrich Cech, 50th anniversary of first total hip replacement surgery

Oldrich Cech, 50th anniversary of first total hip replacement surgery

Czech orthopedist Oldrich Czech speaks during a press briefing to mark 50th anniversary of first total hip replacement surgery performed in then Czechoslovakia by him in Prague's First Orthopedic Clinic, on February 27, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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