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3,000 turn out to support Beijing Olympic bid

BEIJING, China - Some 3,000 people unite in Beijing on Sept. 1 in a display of support for the city's bid to host the 2008 Summer Olympics. Beijing is one of five finalists bidding for the event, along with Osaka, Paris, Toronto and Istanbul.

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Osaka among final 5 cities bidding for 2008 Olympics

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Takafumi Isomura speaks at a news conference Aug. 28 after confirming reports that his city was selected as one of the five finalists bidding for the 2008 summer Olympics at an Executive Board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) held in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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IOC Executive Board meets to trim 2008 candidates

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) prepares to meet at IOC headquarters in Lausannne, Switzerland on Aug. 28 to trim the 10 cities bidding to host the 2008 summer Olympics to five finalists. IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch (C) looks at his notes prior to the meeting.

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Osaka among final 5 cities bidding for 2008 Olympics

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Takafumi Isomura speaks at a news conference Aug. 28 after confirming reports that his city was selected as one of the five finalists bidding for the 2008 summer Olympics at an Executive Board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) held in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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5 world beauty queens pay courtesy call on Mie Gov. Suzuki

The top five finalists in the 2014 Miss International beauty pageant, including winner Valerie Hernandez Matias of Puerto Rico (Center R), pay a courtesy call on Mie Gov. Eikei Suzuki in Tsu on June 3, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lunar probe rover SORATO

A member of Japanese team HAKUTO, one of five finalist teams competing in an international lunar probe contest, monitors a test run by the SORATO probe rover at Tottori Sand Dunes in Japan on March 26, 2018. The competition ended with its $30 million grand prize unclaimed after none of the five finalists managed to make a launch attempt to reach the moon by the March 31 deadline. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SORATO lunar rover

The SORATO probe rover, developed by Japanese team HAKUTO competing in an international lunar probe contest, makes a trial run at Tottori Sand Dunes in Japan on March 26, 2018. The competition ended with its $30 million grand prize unclaimed after none of the five finalists managed to make a launch attempt to reach the moon by the March 31 deadline. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3,000 turn out to support Beijing Olympic bid

BEIJING, China - Some 3,000 people unite in Beijing on Sept. 1 in a display of support for the city's bid to host the 2008 Summer Olympics. Beijing is one of five finalists bidding for the event, along with Osaka, Paris, Toronto and Istanbul.