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(240730) -- HANGZHOU, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members hold billboards for the new high-speed railway linking Hangzhou and Wenzhou at Tongludong Railway Station in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 30, 2024. A new high-speed railway went into trial operation on Tuesday linking two economic heavyweights of Hangzhou and Wenzhou cities in east China's Yangtze River Delta region. Extending 260 km, the railway with a designed speed of 350 km per hour has nine stations, offering a rapid transit solution along the route threading the economic hubs of Hangzhou, Yiwu and Wenzhou in the delta area known as one of the country's most economically vibrant regions. (Photo by Su Qiaojiang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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#CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-WENZHOU-NEW HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-TRIAL OPERATION (CN)

(240730) -- HANGZHOU, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 30, 2024 shows an electrical multiple unit (EMU) train running on the new high-speed railway linking Hangzhou and Wenzhou in Taizhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. A new high-speed railway went into trial operation on Tuesday linking two economic heavyweights of Hangzhou and Wenzhou cities in east China's Yangtze River Delta region. Extending 260 km, the railway with a designed speed of 350 km per hour has nine stations, offering a rapid transit solution along the route threading the economic hubs of Hangzhou, Yiwu and Wenzhou in the delta area known as one of the country's most economically vibrant regions. (Photo by Wang Huabin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-WENZHOU-NEW HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-TRIAL OPERATION (CN)

(240730) -- WENZHOU, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The first trial bullet train G55701 arrives at Wenzhoubei Railway Station on the new high-speed railway linking Hangzhou and Wenzhou in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 30, 2024. A new high-speed railway went into trial operation on Tuesday linking two economic heavyweights of Hangzhou and Wenzhou cities in east China's Yangtze River Delta region. Extending 260 km, the railway with a designed speed of 350 km per hour has nine stations, offering a rapid transit solution along the route threading the economic hubs of Hangzhou, Yiwu and Wenzhou in the delta area known as one of the country's most economically vibrant regions. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Han)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-WENZHOU-NEW HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-TRIAL OPERATION (CN)

(240730) -- WENZHOU, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Journalists report the trial operation of the new high-speed railway linking Hangzhou and Wenzhou at Tongludong Railway Station in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 30, 2024. A new high-speed railway went into trial operation on Tuesday linking two economic heavyweights of Hangzhou and Wenzhou cities in east China's Yangtze River Delta region. Extending 260 km, the railway with a designed speed of 350 km per hour has nine stations, offering a rapid transit solution along the route threading the economic hubs of Hangzhou, Yiwu and Wenzhou in the delta area known as one of the country's most economically vibrant regions. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Han)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-WENZHOU-NEW HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-TRIAL OPERATION (CN)

(240730) -- WENZHOU, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A passenger takes photos on a trial bullet train on the new high-speed railway linking Hangzhou and Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, July 30, 2024. A new high-speed railway went into trial operation on Tuesday linking two economic heavyweights of Hangzhou and Wenzhou cities in east China's Yangtze River Delta region. Extending 260 km, the railway with a designed speed of 350 km per hour has nine stations, offering a rapid transit solution along the route threading the economic hubs of Hangzhou, Yiwu and Wenzhou in the delta area known as one of the country's most economically vibrant regions. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Han)

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#CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-WENZHOU-NEW HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-TRIAL OPERATION (CN)

(240730) -- HANGZHOU, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A conductor shows the train route on the first trial bullet train G55701 on the new high-speed railway linking Hangzhou and Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, July 30, 2024. A new high-speed railway went into trial operation on Tuesday linking two economic heavyweights of Hangzhou and Wenzhou cities in east China's Yangtze River Delta region. Extending 260 km, the railway with a designed speed of 350 km per hour has nine stations, offering a rapid transit solution along the route threading the economic hubs of Hangzhou, Yiwu and Wenzhou in the delta area known as one of the country's most economically vibrant regions. (Photo by Su Qiaojiang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-WENZHOU-NEW HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-TRIAL OPERATION (CN)

(240730) -- WENZHOU, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A passenger takes photos on a trial bullet train on the new high-speed railway linking Hangzhou and Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, July 30, 2024. A new high-speed railway went into trial operation on Tuesday linking two economic heavyweights of Hangzhou and Wenzhou cities in east China's Yangtze River Delta region. Extending 260 km, the railway with a designed speed of 350 km per hour has nine stations, offering a rapid transit solution along the route threading the economic hubs of Hangzhou, Yiwu and Wenzhou in the delta area known as one of the country's most economically vibrant regions. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Han)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-WENZHOU-NEW HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-TRIAL OPERATION (CN)

(240730) -- WENZHOU, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A bullet train driver works on the trial bullet train G55701 on the new high-speed railway linking Hangzhou and Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, July 30, 2024. A new high-speed railway went into trial operation on Tuesday linking two economic heavyweights of Hangzhou and Wenzhou cities in east China's Yangtze River Delta region. Extending 260 km, the railway with a designed speed of 350 km per hour has nine stations, offering a rapid transit solution along the route threading the economic hubs of Hangzhou, Yiwu and Wenzhou in the delta area known as one of the country's most economically vibrant regions. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Han)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-WENZHOU-NEW HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-TRIAL OPERATION (CN)

(240730) -- WENZHOU, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The first trial bullet train G55701 is pictured at Tongludong Railway Station on the new high-speed railway linking Hangzhou and Wenzhou in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 30, 2024. A new high-speed railway went into trial operation on Tuesday linking two economic heavyweights of Hangzhou and Wenzhou cities in east China's Yangtze River Delta region. Extending 260 km, the railway with a designed speed of 350 km per hour has nine stations, offering a rapid transit solution along the route threading the economic hubs of Hangzhou, Yiwu and Wenzhou in the delta area known as one of the country's most economically vibrant regions. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Han)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-WENZHOU-NEW HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-TRIAL OPERATION (CN)

(240730) -- WENZHOU, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The first trial bullet train G55701 arrives at Wenzhoubei Railway Station on the new high-speed railway linking Hangzhou and Wenzhou in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 30, 2024. A new high-speed railway went into trial operation on Tuesday linking two economic heavyweights of Hangzhou and Wenzhou cities in east China's Yangtze River Delta region. Extending 260 km, the railway with a designed speed of 350 km per hour has nine stations, offering a rapid transit solution along the route threading the economic hubs of Hangzhou, Yiwu and Wenzhou in the delta area known as one of the country's most economically vibrant regions. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Han)

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LDP punishes 39 members over funds scandal

TOKYO, Japan, April 4 Kyodo - Toshimitsu Motegi (C), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, meets the press at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on April 4, 2024, after the party's disciplinary committee announced punishments for 39 members over a political funds scandal, including urging two heavyweights to leave the party. (Kyodo)

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LDP punishes 39 members over funds scandal

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 4, 2024, after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's disciplinary committee announced punishments for 39 party members over a political funds scandal, including urging two heavyweights to leave the party.

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LDP punishes 39 members over funds scandal

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 4, 2024, after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's disciplinary committee announced punishments for 39 party members over a political funds scandal, including urging two heavyweights to leave the party.

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LDP punishes 39 members over funds scandal

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 4, 2024, after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's disciplinary committee announced punishments for 39 party members over a political funds scandal, including urging two heavyweights to leave the party.

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LDP punishes 39 members over funds scandal

Toshimitsu Motegi (L), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, meets the press at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on April 4, 2024, after the party's disciplinary committee announced punishments for 39 members over a political funds scandal, including urging two heavyweights to leave the party.

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LDP punishes 39 members over funds scandal

Toshimitsu Motegi (C), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, meets the press at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on April 4, 2024, after the party's disciplinary committee announced punishments for 39 members over a political funds scandal, including urging two heavyweights to leave the party.

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LDP punishes 39 members over funds scandal

Toshimitsu Motegi, secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, meets the press at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on April 4, 2024, after the party's disciplinary committee announced punishments for 39 members over a political funds scandal, including urging two heavyweights to leave the party.

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LDP punishes 39 members over funds scandal

Toshimitsu Motegi, secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, meets the press at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on April 4, 2024, after the party's disciplinary committee announced punishments for 39 members over a political funds scandal, including urging two heavyweights to leave the party.

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Liberians vote in presidential runoff

STORY: Liberians vote in presidential runoff SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 14, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:22 LOCATION: Monrovia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the street view in Monrovia 2. various of the voting process STORYLINE: Liberians started voting in the second round of presidential elections Tuesday morning across the West African country. The presidential runoff is a contest between two political heavyweights, incumbent President George Weah of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change and former Vice President Joseph Boakai of the Unity Party. "The process has been smooth and peaceful so far. We expect that voting during this runoff process will be faster compared to the initial polls because it involves only one ballot paper per voter," said Lawrence Fahnbulleh, a voter in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. Observers from various local and international organizations, including the Economic Community of West African States and the West African Elders Forum, are on the

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Star-studded financial summit lineup casts vote of confidence in Hong Kong, mainland

STORY: Star-studded financial summit lineup casts vote of confidence in Hong Kong, mainland SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 7, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:39 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Global Financial Leaders' Investment Summit in Hong Kong 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHN LEE, Chief executive of the HKSAR 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZHANG QINGSONG, Deputy governor of the People's Bank of China STORYLINE: Global financial heavyweights joined regulators Tuesday at the main session of the Global Financial Leaders' Investment Summit in Hong Kong, casting a vote of confidence in the economic prospects of the financial center and the Chinese mainland. The event brought together around 300 international and regional leaders from 160 global financial institutions, with more than 90 institutions represented by their group chairmen or CEOs. Under the theme of "Living with Complexity," the main summit discussed the trends and changes that are reshaping the global financi

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Nagatomo plays against AC Milan

CESENA, Italy - World Cup defender Yuto Nagatomo of Cesena (C) chases the ball in the first half of the team's first home game of the season against Serie A heavyweights AC Milan on Sept. 11, 2010. Cesena won 2-0.

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Offspring of ex-LDP heavyweights move into spotlight in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (bottom) is among lawmaker sons of former political heavyweights from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

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LDP heavyweights Nonaka, Koga abstain from vote on Iraq bill

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromu Nonaka (2nd from L) and Makoto Koga (R), heavyweights in Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), abstain from voting on a contentious bill to dispatch the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to help rebuild Iraq during a House of Representatives plenary session on July 4. The lower house approved the bill by a majority vote.

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(1)3 DPJ heavyweights to run in leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Yukio Hatoyama, leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), DPJ Secretary General Naoto Kan and Takahiro Yokomichi, former DPJ deputy head, separately expressed their intentions on Aug. 6 to run in the main opposition party's leadership election on Sept. 23.

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(3)3 DPJ heavyweights to run in leadership election

SAPPORO, Japan - Takahiro Yokomichi, former deputy head of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), expresses his intention to run in the party's Sept. 23 leadership election at a news conference in Sapporo on Aug. 6.

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LDP heavyweights in Diet session

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R, background) Koichi Kato, former secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Junichiro Koizumi, head of an LDP faction led by Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, and Kanezo Muraoka, acting leader of the biggest LDP power bloc led by former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, are seated in their House of Representatives seats during a plenary session Nov. 16.

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LDP heavyweights Kato, Yamasaki meet

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) heavyweights Koichi Kato (R) and Taku Yamasaki meet at a hotel in Fukuoka on Nov. 10. Kato, a former secretary general, and Yamasaki, a former policy chief, have voiced criticism of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's administration.

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Canada edge battle of heavyweights

Canada and Sweden get to know each other better in a Valentine's Day match-up of ice hockey heavyweights Feb. 14 at the Nagano Olympic Winter Games. Canada fought back from a goal down to edge reigning Olympic champions Sweden 3-2.

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Forum highlights Hong Kong's advantages as int'l financial hub

STORY: Forum highlights Hong Kong's advantages as int'l financial hub DATELINE: Nov. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of attendees speaking at the forum 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JOHN LEE, HKSAR Chief Executive 3. various of the forum STORYLINE: A forum attended by high-ranking Hong Kong officials, mainland regulators, and international financial heavyweights highlighted Hong Kong's advantages as an international financial center on Wednesday. John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said at the Global Financial Leaders' Investment Summit that Hong Kong's seamless connection with the mainland affords Hong Kong advantages available to no other economy. Lee said in his speech at the forum that the unique convergence makes Hong Kong an important connection between the mainland and the rest of the world. Hong Kong has the talent, infrastructure, and know-how to help mainland enterprises and capital go abroad whi

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Malta Fashion Week held in Valletta

STORY: Malta Fashion Week held in Valletta DATELINE: July 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Valletta CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of fashion event held in Valletta STORYLINE: The Malta Fashion Week, showcasing the island's fashion talents, was held between Wednesday and Friday on the rooftop of the Mediterranean Conference Center in Valletta. The fashion week is back after a forced hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The three-day event is the island's most stylish week featuring local newcomers and Maltese heavyweights, as well as international fashion icons who together colored this year's runway with diverse designs and striking styles. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Valletta. (XHTV)

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Turkey seeks to mend ties with regional heavyweights amid economic woes

STORY: Turkey seeks to mend ties with regional heavyweights amid economic woes DATELINE: June 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:35 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Turkey 2. various of the meeting of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu with his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid in the capital Ankara 3. various of people shopping in Turkey 4. various of Turkish Lira 5. various of people shopping in Turkey 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SERKAN DEMIRTAS, Foreign policy analyst, Ankara bureau chief of Hurriyet Daily News 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): SERKAN DEMIRTAS, Foreign policy analyst, Ankara bureau chief of Hurriyet Daily News 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish) : TULIN DALOGLU, Ankara-based Middle Eastern foreign policy analyst 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish) : TULIN DALOGLU, Ankara-based Middle Eastern foreign policy analyst STORYLINE: Liquidity challenges and "worst economic woes in two decade

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China's top political advisory body starts annual session

STORY: China's top political advisory body starts annual session DATELINE: March 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of Beijing STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent "China has kicked off its annual key political season. The country's top political advisory body, the CPPCC National Committee, started its annual session Friday in Beijing. The session, together with the annual session of the top legislature, are heavyweights in China's political calendar as the national agenda will be set for the year." At the "two sessions" each year, the annual economic development goals of the world's second-largest economy are among the most-watched topics. The development goals for 2022 will be unveiled on Saturday in the government work report, which usually includes the country's targets on gross domestic product (GDP) growth, inflation, the ratio of deficit to GDP, employment, consumption and

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GLOBALink | China's top political advisory body starts annual session

China's top political advisory body started its annual session Friday in Beijing. The session, together with the annual session of the top legislature, are heavyweights in China's political calendar. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

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Hassan Rouhani visiting President elect Ebrahim Raisi

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (R) visiting President-elect Ebrahim Raisi (L) to congratulate him on winning the presidential election. Ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi was declared the winner of Iran's presidential election, a widely anticipated result after many political heavyweights were barred from running. Tehran, Iran, on June 19, 2021. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hassan Rouhani visiting President elect Ebrahim Raisi

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (L) visiting President-elect Ebrahim Raisi (R) to congratulate him on winning the presidential election. Ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi was declared the winner of Iran's presidential election, a widely anticipated result after many political heavyweights were barred from running. Tehran, Iran, on June 19, 2021. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hassan Rouhani visiting President elect Ebrahim Raisi

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (L) visiting President-elect Ebrahim Raisi (R) to congratulate him on winning the presidential election. Ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi was declared the winner of Iran's presidential election, a widely anticipated result after many political heavyweights were barred from running. Tehran, Iran, on June 19, 2021. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hassan Rouhani visiting President elect Ebrahim Raisi

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (R) visiting President-elect Ebrahim Raisi (L) to congratulate him on winning the presidential election. Ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi was declared the winner of Iran's presidential election, a widely anticipated result after many political heavyweights were barred from running. Tehran, Iran, on June 19, 2021. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hassan Rouhani visiting President elect Ebrahim Raisi

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (L) visiting President-elect Ebrahim Raisi (R) to congratulate him on winning the presidential election. Ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi was declared the winner of Iran's presidential election, a widely anticipated result after many political heavyweights were barred from running. Tehran, Iran, on June 19, 2021. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hassan Rouhani visiting President elect Ebrahim Raisi

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (L) visiting President-elect Ebrahim Raisi (R) to congratulate him on winning the presidential election. Ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi was declared the winner of Iran's presidential election, a widely anticipated result after many political heavyweights were barred from running. Tehran, Iran, on June 19, 2021. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavyweights (1995)

Ben Stiller Characters: Tony Perkis Film: Heavyweights (1995) Director: Steven Brill 17 February 1995 Date: 17 February 1995

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Heavyweights (1995)

Aaron Schwartz, Tom Hodges, Kenan Thompson Characters: Gerald 'Gerry' Garner,Lars,Roy Film: Heavyweights (1995) Director: Steven Brill 17 February 1995 Date: 17 February 1995

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Heavyweights (1995)

David Goldman, Cody Burger, Max Goldblatt, Shaun Weiss, Robert Zalkind, Aaron Schwartz, Kenan Thompson Characters: Nicholas,Cody,Phillip Grubenov,Josh Burnbalm,Simms,Gerald 'Gerry' Garner,Roy Film: Heavyweights (1995) Director: Steven Brill 17 February 1995 Date: 17 February 1995

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4 retired political bigwigs oppose security bills

Four retired political heavyweights speak at Tokyo's Japan National Press Club on June 12, 2015, joining a chorus of opposition to a government-proposed package of national security bills. They are (from L) Masayoshi Takemura, former chief Cabinet secretary; Hirohisa Fujii, former finance minister; Shizuka Kamei, former financial services minister; and Taku Yamasaki, former vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Offspring of ex-LDP heavyweights move into spotlight in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (bottom) is among lawmaker sons of former political heavyweights from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party. (Kyodo)

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Nagatomo plays against AC Milan

CESENA, Italy - World Cup defender Yuto Nagatomo of Cesena (C) chases the ball in the first half of the team's first home game of the season against Serie A heavyweights AC Milan on Sept. 11, 2010. Cesena won 2-0. (Kyodo)

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(2)3 DPJ heavyweights to run in leadership election

TOMAKOMAI, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leader Yukio Hatoyama, addressing his supporters in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, expresses his intention to run in the party's leadership election on Sept. 23. (Kyodo)

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(1)3 DPJ heavyweights to run in leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Yukio Hatoyama, leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), DPJ Secretary General Naoto Kan and Takahiro Yokomichi, former DPJ deputy head, separately expressed their intentions on Aug. 6 to run in the main opposition party's leadership election on Sept. 23. (Kyodo)

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Probe over SDF peacekeeping logs to focus on heavyweights: source

Defense Minister Tomomi Inada holds a press conference in Tokyo after a Cabinet meeting on March 17, 2017. Inada has been under scrutiny over the ministry's suspected withholding of records about conditions faced by Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force peacekeepers stationed in South Sudan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Probe over SDF peacekeeping logs to focus on heavyweights: source

Defense Minister Tomomi Inada holds a press conference in Tokyo after a Cabinet meeting on March 17, 2017. Inada has been under scrutiny over the ministry's suspected withholding of records about conditions faced by Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force peacekeepers stationed in South Sudan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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LDP heavyweights Nonaka, Koga abstain from vote on Iraq bill

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromu Nonaka (2nd from L) and Makoto Koga (R), heavyweights in Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), abstain from voting on a contentious bill to dispatch the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to help rebuild Iraq during a House of Representatives plenary session on July 4. The lower house approved the bill by a majority vote. (Kyodo)