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Hezbollah Rocket Attacks Kill Seven - Northern Israel

Hezbollah Rocket Attacks Kill Seven - Northern Israel

Agriculture workers are seen near the town of Metula, northern Israel, on October 31, 2024. Five agriculture workers were killed and another seriously injured on Thursday in a rocket attack from Lebanon on northern Israel, according to Israel's MDA rescue service. Two separate Hezbollah rocket attacks have killed seven people in northern Israel, authorities say, in the deadliest day of such strikes in months. An Israeli farmer and four Thai agricultural workers were killed when rockets landed near Metula, a town on the border with Lebanon, Israeli and Thai officials said. Later, an Israeli woman and her adult son were killed in an olive grove near Kibbutz Afek, on the outskirts of the coastal city of Haifa. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hezbollah Rocket Attacks Kill Seven - Northern Israel

Hezbollah Rocket Attacks Kill Seven - Northern Israel

Members of Israeli security forces work at the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon, near the kibbutz of Afek, northern Israel, on October 31, 2024. A 60-year-old woman and her 30-year-old son were killed on Thursday by a rocket fired from Lebanon that struck an olive grove near the kibbutz of Afek in northern Israel, Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported. Two separate Hezbollah rocket attacks have killed seven people in northern Israel, authorities say, in the deadliest day of such strikes in months. An Israeli farmer and four Thai agricultural workers were killed when rockets landed near Metula, a town on the border with Lebanon, Israeli and Thai officials said. Later, an Israeli woman and her adult son were killed in an olive grove near Kibbutz Afek, on the outskirts of the coastal city of Haifa. Photo by Roni Ofer/Jini via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hezbollah Rocket Attacks Kill Seven - Northern Israel

Hezbollah Rocket Attacks Kill Seven - Northern Israel

Members of Israeli security forces work at the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon, near the kibbutz of Afek, northern Israel, on October 31, 2024. A 60-year-old woman and her 30-year-old son were killed on Thursday by a rocket fired from Lebanon that struck an olive grove near the kibbutz of Afek in northern Israel, Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported. Two separate Hezbollah rocket attacks have killed seven people in northern Israel, authorities say, in the deadliest day of such strikes in months. An Israeli farmer and four Thai agricultural workers were killed when rockets landed near Metula, a town on the border with Lebanon, Israeli and Thai officials said. Later, an Israeli woman and her adult son were killed in an olive grove near Kibbutz Afek, on the outskirts of the coastal city of Haifa. Photo by Roni Ofer/Jini via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hezbollah Rocket Attacks Kill Seven - Northern Israel

Hezbollah Rocket Attacks Kill Seven - Northern Israel

Agriculture workers are seen near the town of Metula, northern Israel, on October 31, 2024. Five agriculture workers were killed and another seriously injured on Thursday in a rocket attack from Lebanon on northern Israel, according to Israel's MDA rescue service. Two separate Hezbollah rocket attacks have killed seven people in northern Israel, authorities say, in the deadliest day of such strikes in months. An Israeli farmer and four Thai agricultural workers were killed when rockets landed near Metula, a town on the border with Lebanon, Israeli and Thai officials said. Later, an Israeli woman and her adult son were killed in an olive grove near Kibbutz Afek, on the outskirts of the coastal city of Haifa. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hezbollah Rocket Attacks Kill Seven - Northern Israel

Hezbollah Rocket Attacks Kill Seven - Northern Israel

A member of Israeli security forces works at the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon, near the kibbutz of Afek, northern Israel, on October 31, 2024. A 60-year-old woman and her 30-year-old son were killed on Thursday by a rocket fired from Lebanon that struck an olive grove near the kibbutz of Afek in northern Israel, Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported. Two separate Hezbollah rocket attacks have killed seven people in northern Israel, authorities say, in the deadliest day of such strikes in months. An Israeli farmer and four Thai agricultural workers were killed when rockets landed near Metula, a town on the border with Lebanon, Israeli and Thai officials said. Later, an Israeli woman and her adult son were killed in an olive grove near Kibbutz Afek, on the outskirts of the coastal city of Haifa. Photo by Roni Ofer/Jini via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hezbollah Rocket Attacks Kill Seven - Northern Israel

Hezbollah Rocket Attacks Kill Seven - Northern Israel

Members of Israeli security forces work at the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon, near the kibbutz of Afek, northern Israel, on October 31, 2024. A 60-year-old woman and her 30-year-old son were killed on Thursday by a rocket fired from Lebanon that struck an olive grove near the kibbutz of Afek in northern Israel, Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported. Two separate Hezbollah rocket attacks have killed seven people in northern Israel, authorities say, in the deadliest day of such strikes in months. An Israeli farmer and four Thai agricultural workers were killed when rockets landed near Metula, a town on the border with Lebanon, Israeli and Thai officials said. Later, an Israeli woman and her adult son were killed in an olive grove near Kibbutz Afek, on the outskirts of the coastal city of Haifa. Photo by Roni Ofer/Jini via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

People on sides of the issue gather outside the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse prior to the arrival of former US President Donald J. Trump for his arraignment in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, August 3, 2023. Trump has pleaded not guilty in a Washington DC court to conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat. He later told reporters the case was "persecution of a political opponent". It marks the former president's third appearance in four months as a criminal defendant. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

People on sides of the issue gather outside the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse prior to the arrival of former US President Donald J. Trump for his arraignment in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, August 3, 2023. Trump has pleaded not guilty in a Washington DC court to conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat. He later told reporters the case was "persecution of a political opponent". It marks the former president's third appearance in four months as a criminal defendant. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

Supporters of former President Donald J. Trump gather outside the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse prior to the arrival of former US President Donald J. Trump for his arraignment in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, August 3, 2023. Trump has pleaded not guilty in a Washington DC court to conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat. He later told reporters the case was "persecution of a political opponent". It marks the former president's third appearance in four months as a criminal defendant. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

People on sides of the issue gather outside the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse prior to the arrival of former US President Donald J. Trump for his arraignment in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, August 3, 2023. Trump has pleaded not guilty in a Washington DC court to conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat. He later told reporters the case was "persecution of a political opponent". It marks the former president's third appearance in four months as a criminal defendant. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

People on sides of the issue gather outside the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse prior to the arrival of former US President Donald J. Trump for his arraignment in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, August 3, 2023. Trump has pleaded not guilty in a Washington DC court to conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat. He later told reporters the case was "persecution of a political opponent". It marks the former president's third appearance in four months as a criminal defendant. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

People on sides of the issue gather outside the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse prior to the arrival of former US President Donald J. Trump for his arraignment in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, August 3, 2023. Trump has pleaded not guilty in a Washington DC court to conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat. He later told reporters the case was "persecution of a political opponent". It marks the former president's third appearance in four months as a criminal defendant. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

People on sides of the issue gather outside the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse prior to the arrival of former US President Donald J. Trump for his arraignment in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, August 3, 2023. Trump has pleaded not guilty in a Washington DC court to conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat. He later told reporters the case was "persecution of a political opponent". It marks the former president's third appearance in four months as a criminal defendant. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

People on sides of the issue gather outside the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse prior to the arrival of former US President Donald J. Trump for his arraignment in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, August 3, 2023. Trump has pleaded not guilty in a Washington DC court to conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat. He later told reporters the case was "persecution of a political opponent". It marks the former president's third appearance in four months as a criminal defendant. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

Trump supporters outside the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse prior to the arrival of former US President Donald J. Trump for his arraignment in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, August 3, 2023. Trump has pleaded not guilty in a Washington DC court to conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat. He later told reporters the case was "persecution of a political opponent". It marks the former president's third appearance in four months as a criminal defendant. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

People protest against former President Donald J. Trump outside the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse prior to the arrival of former US President Donald J. Trump for his arraignment in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, August 3, 2023. Trump has pleaded not guilty in a Washington DC court to conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat. He later told reporters the case was "persecution of a political opponent". It marks the former president's third appearance in four months as a criminal defendant. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

Trump supporters outside the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse prior to the arrival of former US President Donald J. Trump for his arraignment in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, August 3, 2023. Trump has pleaded not guilty in a Washington DC court to conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat. He later told reporters the case was "persecution of a political opponent". It marks the former president's third appearance in four months as a criminal defendant. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

People protest against former President Donald J. Trump outside the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse prior to the arrival of former US President Donald J. Trump for his arraignment in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, August 3, 2023. Trump has pleaded not guilty in a Washington DC court to conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat. He later told reporters the case was "persecution of a political opponent". It marks the former president's third appearance in four months as a criminal defendant. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

The motorcade of former US President Donald J. Trump departs the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse following his arraignment in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, August 3, 2023. Trump has pleaded not guilty in a Washington DC court to conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat. He later told reporters the case was "persecution of a political opponent". It marks the former president's third appearance in four months as a criminal defendant. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

People protest against former President Donald J. Trump outside the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse prior to the arrival of former US President Donald J. Trump for his arraignment in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, August 3, 2023. Trump has pleaded not guilty in a Washington DC court to conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat. He later told reporters the case was "persecution of a political opponent". It marks the former president's third appearance in four months as a criminal defendant. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

People protest against former President Donald J. Trump outside the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse prior to the arrival of former US President Donald J. Trump for his arraignment in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, August 3, 2023. Trump has pleaded not guilty in a Washington DC court to conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat. He later told reporters the case was "persecution of a political opponent". It marks the former president's third appearance in four months as a criminal defendant. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

People protest against former President Donald J. Trump outside the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse prior to the arrival of former US President Donald J. Trump for his arraignment in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, August 3, 2023. Trump has pleaded not guilty in a Washington DC court to conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat. He later told reporters the case was "persecution of a political opponent". It marks the former president's third appearance in four months as a criminal defendant. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

The motorcade of former US President Donald J. Trump departs the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse following his arraignment in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, August 3, 2023. Trump has pleaded not guilty in a Washington DC court to conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat. He later told reporters the case was "persecution of a political opponent". It marks the former president's third appearance in four months as a criminal defendant. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

The motorcade of former US President Donald J. Trump departs the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse following his arraignment in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, August 3, 2023. Trump has pleaded not guilty in a Washington DC court to conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat. He later told reporters the case was "persecution of a political opponent". It marks the former president's third appearance in four months as a criminal defendant. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 2020 Election Charges - Washington

The motorcade of former US President Donald J. Trump departs the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse following his arraignment in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, August 3, 2023. Trump has pleaded not guilty in a Washington DC court to conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat. He later told reporters the case was "persecution of a political opponent". It marks the former president's third appearance in four months as a criminal defendant. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanon approves wage increase for public sector employees

STORY: Lebanon approves wage increase for public sector employees DATELINE: April 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ministers in cabinet meeting 2. various of Information Minister ZIAD AL-MAKARI speaking to reporters 3. SOUNDBITE (French): Information Minister ZIAD AL-MAKARI, Beirut 4. various of demonstrators in Beirut Downtown 5. various of riot police 6. various of a soldier STORYLINE: The Lebanese government on Tuesday approved four additional monthly salaries for public sector employees, in addition to the two previous rises approved in Sept. 2022, the National News Agency reported. Public sector employees will start receiving seven salaries per month two months later. They are requested to complete a minimum of 14 working days per month to be eligible for the wage increase. They are only requested to attend 14 working days as the government cannot afford to pay the high cost of their daily transport to work. Meanwhile, the transportation allowanc

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Report on U.S. involvement in Nord Stream blasts credible: experts

STORY: Report on U.S. involvement in Nord Stream blasts credible: experts DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: Nairobi/Stockholm CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of leaks of Nord Stream pipelines (file) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JAN OBERG, Director of Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research (TFF) 4. various of NATO's headquarter 5. various of gas leaks around Nord Stream pipelines STORYLINE: Experts say the recent report by American investigative journalist Seymour Hersh on U.S. involvement in the Nord Stream explosions is credible and not a conspiracy theory. According to Hersh, a Pulitzer Prize winner, last June, the U.S. Navy divers, operating under the cover of a mid-summer NATO exercise, planted the remotely triggered explosives that destroyed three of the four Nord Stream pipelines three months later. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEPHEN NDEG

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Asashoryu suspended from autumn, Kyushu sumo tourneys

Asashoryu suspended from autumn, Kyushu sumo tourneys

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Toshimitsu Kitanoumi walks into a room to attend an emergency meeting of the board of directors at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Aug. 1. The meeting decided later to suspend Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu from the next two grand sumo tournaments in September and November for playing in a charity soccer event in his home country after opting to sit out the summer regional training tour citing injuries. The JSA also decided to slap a 30 percent cut in the 26-year-old grand champion's pay for four months.

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2 Koreas begin talks on joint industrial zone

2 Koreas begin talks on joint industrial zone

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken in Seoul on Aug. 14, 2013, shows South Korea's Kim Ki Woong (C) heading for a seventh round of talks with North Korean officials in a joint industrial zone in the North's border city of Kaesong. North and South Korea began working-level talks later in the day on normalizing operations at the industrial zone that have remained suspended for nearly four months.

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65-yr-old photographer to walk length of Japan this summer

65-yr-old photographer to walk length of Japan this summer

SUWA, Japan - Bunyo Ishikawa, a 65-year-old Japanese photographer known for his coverage of the Vietnam War, speaks at his home in Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, about his plan to walk the length of Japan this summer. Ishikawa said he will start around July 10 from Cape Soya on the northern tip of Hokkaido, to reach his hometown Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, four months later.

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4 opposition chiefs renew resolve to challenge Koizumi

4 opposition chiefs renew resolve to challenge Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - The leaders of four major opposition parties sit for a meeting at a Tokyo hotel Feb. 6 for the first time in about seven months. (From L to R) Social Democratic Party leader Takako Doi, Liberal Party leader Ichiro Ozawa, Yukio Hatoyama, leader of the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan, and Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii. They said later they resolved to challenge the embattled administration of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

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Afghan refugee gets special 1-yr resident status in Japan

Afghan refugee gets special 1-yr resident status in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Yunos Taheri (photo), a man belonging to an Afghan ethnic minority group, has been granted special resident status in Japan for one year, Osaka immigration authorities said Nov. 2. Taheri, a member of the Harakat-i-Islami (Islamic Movement) with the opposition Northern Alliance, was arrested by the Taliban in 1996 in Kabul and subsequently detained for four months. He later escaped and came to Japan in 1999 after traveling to Iran and South Korea.

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New Party Sakigake dissolved

New Party Sakigake dissolved

New Party Sakigake leader Masayoshi Takemura (standing) says a few words at an Oct. 20 ceremony to officially dissolve the opposition party he founded five years and four months ago. The former finance minister said he and House of Councillors member Tenzo Okumura will form a new party called Sakigake later in the day.

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RCEP boosts trade along land-sea trade corridor through western China

STORY: RCEP boosts trade along land-sea trade corridor through western China DATELINE: May 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the freight train 2. various of the land-sea trade corridor 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG XINGYAN, General manager of Chongqing Xiaokang Group Import and Export Corporation 4. various of the land-sea trade corridor 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LAN JINGZONG, Manager of freight market analysis department of China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd STORYLINE: After the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) went into effect four months ago, the deal has boosted freight train services along a land-sea trade corridor through western China. The RCEP is a mega trade pact between 10 ASEAN member states and its FTA partners, including China. On Wednesday, a freight train fully loaded with paper pulp, ceramic tiles, and other products, headed northward from the southern port city of Qinzhou. Two days later, it arrived in weste

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Asashoryu suspended from autumn, Kyushu sumo tourneys

Asashoryu suspended from autumn, Kyushu sumo tourneys

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Toshimitsu Kitanoumi walks into a room to attend an emergency meeting of the board of directors at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Aug. 1. The meeting decided later to suspend Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu from the next two grand sumo tournaments in September and November for playing in a charity soccer event in his home country after opting to sit out the summer regional training tour citing injuries. The JSA also decided to slap a 30 percent cut in the 26-year-old grand champion's pay for four months. (Kyodo)

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HEROES

HEROES

HEROES Episode 201 Four Months Later Milo Ventimiglia as Peter Petrelli HEROES Date: 2006

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HEROES

HEROES

HEROES Episode 201 Four Months Later Milo Ventimiglia as Peter Petrelli HEROES Date: 2006

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Japan-born Nepalese 4-yr-old boy survives two major quakes

Japan-born Nepalese 4-yr-old boy survives two major quakes

Four-year-old Samrat Khatri, a Japan-born Nepalese boy whose parents work in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, plays on the swings at a park in the northeastern Japan city on June 11, 2015. Khatri has shuttled between Japan and Nepal -- first to Nepal at six months old to temporarily flee the 2011 quake-triggered Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, and later again at 2 years old to attend an English school in Nepal, but is now back in Japan after surviving the major earthquake in Nepal in April. His parents plan to send him back to Nepal again when his grandparents' home is repaired. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-born Nepalese 4-yr-old boy survives two major quakes

Japan-born Nepalese 4-yr-old boy survives two major quakes

Four-year-old Samrat Khatri (R), a Japan-born Nepalese boy, is staying with his parents Him Bahadur Khatri (L) and Hem Kumari Khatri in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, where they work, as seen on June 11, 2015. Samrat has shuttled between Japan and Nepal -- first to Nepal at six months old to temporarily flee the 2011 quake-triggered Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, and later again at 2 years old to attend an English school in Nepal, but is now back in Japan after surviving the major earthquake in Nepal in April. His parents plant to send him back to Nepal again when his grandparents' home is repaired. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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4 opposition chiefs renew resolve to challenge Koizumi

4 opposition chiefs renew resolve to challenge Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - The leaders of four major opposition parties sit for a meeting at a Tokyo hotel Feb. 6 for the first time in about seven months. (From L to R) Social Democratic Party leader Takako Doi, Liberal Party leader Ichiro Ozawa, Yukio Hatoyama, leader of the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan, and Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii. They said later they resolved to challenge the embattled administration of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

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Osaka children's library by architect Tadao Ando

Osaka children's library by architect Tadao Ando

A library called Nakanoshima Children's Book Forest, designed and donated by renowned architect Tadao Ando, opens in Osaka on July 5, 2020, about four months later than initially scheduled amid the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Osaka children's library by architect Tadao Ando

Osaka children's library by architect Tadao Ando

A library called Nakanoshima Children's Book Forest, designed and donated by renowned architect Tadao Ando, opens in Osaka on July 5, 2020, about four months later than initially scheduled amid the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Osaka children's library by architect Tadao Ando

Osaka children's library by architect Tadao Ando

A library called Nakanoshima Children's Book Forest, designed and donated by renowned architect Tadao Ando, opens in Osaka on July 5, 2020, about four months later than initially scheduled amid the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Osaka children's library by architect Tadao Ando

Osaka children's library by architect Tadao Ando

A library called Nakanoshima Children's Book Forest, designed and donated by renowned architect Tadao Ando, opens in Osaka on July 5, 2020, about four months later than initially scheduled amid the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Osaka children's library by architect Tadao Ando

Osaka children's library by architect Tadao Ando

A library called Nakanoshima Children's Book Forest, designed and donated by renowned architect Tadao Ando, opens in Osaka on July 5, 2020, about four months later than initially scheduled amid the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Osaka children's library by architect Tadao Ando

Osaka children's library by architect Tadao Ando

A library called Nakanoshima Children's Book Forest, designed and donated by renowned architect Tadao Ando, opens in Osaka on July 5, 2020, about four months later than initially scheduled amid the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Osaka children's library by architect Tadao Ando

Osaka children's library by architect Tadao Ando

Renowned architect Tadao Ando (R) makes a speech in Osaka at the opening ceremony of a library called Nakanoshima Children's Book Forest that he designed and donated to his hometown on July 5, 2020, about four months later than initially scheduled amid the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Osaka children's library by architect Tadao Ando

Osaka children's library by architect Tadao Ando

Renowned architect Tadao Ando makes a speech in Osaka at the opening ceremony of a library called Nakanoshima Children's Book Forest that he designed and donated to his hometown on July 5, 2020, about four months later than initially scheduled amid the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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65-yr-old photographer to walk length of Japan this summer

65-yr-old photographer to walk length of Japan this summer

SUWA, Japan - Bunyo Ishikawa, a 65-year-old Japanese photographer known for his coverage of the Vietnam War, speaks at his home in Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, about his plan to walk the length of Japan this summer. Ishikawa said he will start around July 10 from Cape Soya on the northern tip of Hokkaido, to reach his hometown Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, four months later. (Kyodo)

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Afghan refugee gets special 1-yr resident status in Japan

Afghan refugee gets special 1-yr resident status in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Yunos Taheri (photo), a man belonging to an Afghan ethnic minority group, has been granted special resident status in Japan for one year, Osaka immigration authorities said Nov. 2. Taheri, a member of the Harakat-i-Islami (Islamic Movement) with the opposition Northern Alliance, was arrested by the Taliban in 1996 in Kabul and subsequently detained for four months. He later escaped and came to Japan in 1999 after traveling to Iran and South Korea.

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