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Maritime security drill ahead of G-7 summit in Hiroshima

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a maritime security drill conducted by a regional section of the Japan Coast Guard in Hiroshima port to guard against a suspicious vessel ahead of a Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city of Hiroshima.

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Maritime security drill ahead of G-7 summit in Hiroshima

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a maritime security drill conducted by a regional section of the Japan Coast Guard in Hiroshima port on March 20, 2023, to guard against a suspicious vessel ahead of a Group of Seven summit in May in the western Japan city of Hiroshima.

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Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in central Japan

Photo taken March 19, 2023, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows snow removal work under way for the April 15 reopening of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, a snow-walled mountain sightseeing road connecting Toyama and Nagano prefectures in central Japan, after wintertime closure.

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Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in central Japan

Photo taken March 19, 2023, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows snow removal work under way for the April 15 reopening of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, a snow-walled mountain sightseeing road connecting Toyama and Nagano prefectures in central Japan, after wintertime closure.

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Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in central Japan

Photo taken March 19, 2023, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows snow removal work under way for the April 15 reopening of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, a snow-walled mountain sightseeing road connecting Toyama and Nagano prefectures in central Japan, after wintertime closure.

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Pit accident kills 3 miners in Spain

STORY: Pit accident kills 3 miners in Spain DATELINE: March 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: (courtesy of Fire Department of the Catalonia region) various of firefighters, ambulances, police, workers and relatives of the victims of the accident at the potash mine company in Suria, near Barcelona on Thursdayvarious of the potash mine company STORYLINE: Three people were killed in a potash mine accident close to Barcelona, northeast Spain, on Thursday morning. Confirming the deaths, the Catalan fire brigade informed that they received the report of the accident at 08:53 local time (0753 GMT) and arrived at the mine with nine rescue vehicles and a medical helicopter. The accident happened around 900 meters underground at the Suria potash mine. The causes are so far unknown. The three victims working for the company ICL Iberia were apparently in a gallery when the roof fell and buried them. Work is underway to recover the bodies, according to the authori

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Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 8, 2023, shows the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. It is the first time the vessel, in which a COVID-19 outbreak occurred in early 2020, has returned to Japan since the country recently reopened its ports to international cruise ships, after a nearly three-year-long hiatus.

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Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 8, 2023, shows the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. It is the first time the vessel, in which a COVID-19 outbreak occurred in early 2020, has returned to Japan since the country recently reopened its ports to international cruise ships, after a nearly three-year-long hiatus.

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MIDEAST-JENIN-CLASHES

(230308) -- JENIN, March 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli helicopter releases flares during an Israeli raid in the refugee camp of Jenin in the northern West Bank, on March 7, 2023. At least six Palestinians were killed in the West Bank on Tuesday in an Israeli raid aimed at arresting a suspect involved in the killing of two Israeli brothers in the previous week, Palestinian and Israeli officials said. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)

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Japan's H3 rocket launch

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 7, 2023, shows Japan's H3 rocket carrying a land observation satellite lifting off from Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The second attempted launch failed.

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Whirlpools in Japan

Photo taken on March 4, 2023, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a sightseeing boat approaching whirlpools at Naruto Strait off Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan. The sightseeing season for the famous whirlpools began the same day.

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Whirlpools in Japan

Photo taken on March 4, 2023, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a sightseeing boat approaching whirlpools at Naruto Strait off Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan. The sightseeing season for the famous whirlpools began the same day.

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Whirlpools in Japan

Photo taken on March 4, 2023, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a sightseeing boat approaching whirlpools at Naruto Strait off Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan. The sightseeing season for the famous whirlpools began the same day.

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Controlled grassland burning at Mt. Aso

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 4, 2023, shows controlled burning of grasslands on Mt. Aso in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Controlled grassland burning at Mt. Aso

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 4, 2023, shows controlled burning of grasslands on Mt. Aso in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Tourist season starts at Japan's largest lake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a gold-colored key cast out onto Lake Biwa from a sightseeing ship during a ceremony marking the start of the tourist season at Japan's largest lake in the Shiga Prefecture capital of Otsu, western Japan, on March 4, 2023.

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Tourist season starts at Japan's largest lake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows sightseeing ships and cruisers parading on Lake Biwa in the Shiga Prefecture capital of Otsu, western Japan, in a ceremony marking the start of the tourist season at Japan's largest lake on March 4, 2023.

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Tourist season starts at Japan's largest lake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows sightseeing ships and cruisers parading on Lake Biwa in the Shiga Prefecture capital of Otsu, western Japan, in a ceremony marking the start of the tourist season at Japan's largest lake on March 4, 2023.

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Tourist season starts at Japan's largest lake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows sightseeing ships and cruisers parading on Lake Biwa in the Shiga Prefecture capital of Otsu, western Japan, in a ceremony marking the start of the tourist season at Japan's largest lake on March 4, 2023.

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Early cherry blossoms in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 27, 2023, shows cherry blossoms trees in bloom along a river in Kawazu, Shizuoka Prefecture. The cherry blossoms in the central Japan town are known for their early flowering.

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Early Cherry blossoms in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 27, 2023, shows cherry blossoms trees in bloom along a river in Kawazu, Shizuoka Prefecture. The cherry blossoms in the central Japan town are known for their early flowering.

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At least 30 dead after migrant ship rips apart near Italy's shores

STORY: At least 30 dead after migrant ship rips apart near Italy's shores DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the coast (courtesy of Vigili del Fuoco) 2. various of investigation (courtesy of Vigili del Fuoco) STORYLINE: At least 30 migrants died early Sunday when their boat ripped apart off the coast of Italy, Italian media reports said. Italian state radio reports said the exact death count was still uncertain as of mid-morning local time Sunday as most of the dead bodies washed up on or near the shores of Steccato di Cutro, a seaside resort town in the southern Italian region of Calabria. At least three dead bodies were recovered at sea, authorities said. Italian news agency ANSA said 33 people have died in this accident, including many children and women. Vigili del Fuoco, Italy's national fire and rescue brigades, said searches were ongoing via boat, jet ski and helicopter. They also reported pulling around 40 survivors out of the s

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in southwestern Japan

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion transport helicopter takes part in a joint drill with Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force at an exercise ground in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Feb. 18, 2023. The drill, taking place from Feb. 16 to March 12, is designed to train for the defense of Japan's remote islands.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in southwestern Japan

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion transport helicopter takes part in a joint drill with Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force at an exercise ground in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Feb. 18, 2023. The drill, taking place from Feb. 16 to March 12, is designed to train for the defense of Japan's remote islands.

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Athletics: Osaka Marathon

Photo taken from a media helicopter shows runners setting off at the Osaka Marathon on Feb. 26, 2023, in the western Japan city. (Pool photo)

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Athletics: Osaka Marathon

Photo taken from a media helicopter shows runners setting off at the Osaka Marathon on Feb. 26, 2023, in the western Japan city. (Pool photo)

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Mt. Fuji

File photo taken Feb. 17, 2023, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Mt. Fuji, straddling Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures, central Japan.

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Unidentified metal sphere on Japan beach

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 21, 2023, shows a metal ball, measuring about 1.5 meters in diameter, that washed up on a local beach in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan.

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Unidentified metal sphere on Japan beach

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 21, 2023, shows a metal ball, measuring about 1.5 meters in diameter, that washed up on a local beach in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan.

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Wreckage of lost Cessna plane sighted on Philippine volcano

STORY: Wreckage of lost Cessna plane sighted on Philippine volcano DATELINE: Feb. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:29 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. aerial views of wreckage site 2. aerial photos of wreckage site STORYLINE: A military helicopter has sighted the wreckage of a small plane that went missing on Saturday morning in Albay province, southeast of Manila, a government spokesperson said Sunday. Tim Florece, the information officer of Camalig town, told a local radio interview that the military chopper saw the tail of the aircraft less than 2 km from the crater of Mt. Mayon, a 2,460-meter cone-shaped volcano located in Albay province approximately 300 km southeast of Manila on the island of Luzon. The Cessna 340A aircraft went down three minutes after take-off for Manila from the Bicol International Airport in Daraga town on Saturday. Four people were on board, including the pilot, a crew and two Australian passengers. In a statement, Camalig town Mayor Caloy Baldo confirmed the inf

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Nepali Army Day Celebration

Nepal Army helicopter hovers over army pavilion in Nepali capital while marking the 260th year of its establishment. Nepal Army on the day of Maha Shivaratri has been celebrating its foundation day which was formed some 260 years before.

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Nepali Army Day Celebration

Nepal Army personnel demonstrate defense activities involving a helicopter during a show at army pavilion in Nepali capital while marking the 260th year of its establishment. Nepal Army on the day of Maha Shivaratri has been celebrating its foundation day which was formed some 260 years before.

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Japan's H3 rocket launch fails

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 17, 2023, shows clouds of smoke billowing out of Japan's H3 rocket at Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 17, 2023. The launch was aborted due to an apparent ignition problem.

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Japan's H3 rocket launch fails

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 17, 2023, shows Japan's H3 rocket at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, which failed to lift off the same day.

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INDIA-BENGALURU-AERO INDIA 2023

(230216) -- BENGALURU, Feb. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Indian Air Force Sarang helicopter display team perform aerobatic maneuvers on the third day of the Aero India 2023 at Yelahanka air base, in Bengaluru, India, Feb.15, 2023. The event kicked off here on Monday. (Str/Xinhua)

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US: Military Helicopter Crashes On Highway In Harvest, Alabama 3

A UH-60 Black Hawk belonging to the Tennessee National Guard crashed on a highway in Harvest, Alabama on Wednesday afternoon, February 15, killing the 2 people onboard. The helicopter went down just after 3 p.m. in an area near Highway 53 and Burwell Rd. in Harvest. According to the National Guard Bureau, the helicopter belonged to the Tennessee National Guard and was on a routine training mission.

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Japan-U.S. joint anti-disaster drill in Okinawa

Japanese firefighters and U.S. Marine Corps personnel conduct a joint anti-disaster drill at the Marines' Camp Hansen in the Okinawa Prefecture town of Kin, southern Japan, on Feb. 9, 2023, under a scenario that a fire occurred outside the U.S. base following a Marines helicopter accident, leaving many local people injured.

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Japan-U.S. joint anti-disaster drill in Okinawa

Japanese firefighters and U.S. Marine Corps personnel conduct a joint anti-disaster drill at the Marines' Camp Hansen in the Okinawa Prefecture town of Kin, southern Japan, on Feb. 9, 2023, under a scenario that a fire occurred outside the U.S. base following a Marines helicopter accident, leaving many local people injured.

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Japan-U.S. joint anti-disaster drill in Okinawa

Japanese firefighters and U.S. Marine Corps personnel conduct a joint anti-disaster drill at the Marines' Camp Hansen in the Okinawa Prefecture town of Kin, southern Japan, on Feb. 9, 2023, under a scenario that a fire occurred outside the U.S. base following a Marines helicopter accident, leaving many local people injured.

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Helicopter flights linking China's Shenzhen, Hong Kong resume

STORY: Helicopter flights linking China's Shenzhen, Hong Kong resume DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:00 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of helicopter flight 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI JIANGHUA, Captain, Shenzhen Eastern General Aviation Company 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SU WEI, Shenzhen Bureau of Transportation STORYLINE: An Airbus H135 helicopter took off from Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport and landed at Hong Kong International Airport on Wednesday afternoon with an around 15-minute cross-border flight. This marked the official resumption of cross-border helicopter flights between Shenzhen of south China's Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI JIANGHUA, Captain, Shenzhen Eastern General Aviation Company "The duration of this flight is about 10 minutes. It's not only a short-distant cross-border transport flight route, but also a very good sightseeing flight route." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SU WEI, Shenzhen B

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US: Helicopter Makes Hard Landing At Gaston Airport In North Carolina

A helicopter made a hard landing at the Gastonia Municipal Airport in Gastonia, North Carolina on Friday, February 3. Sheriff’s Office said it was not a crash. No injuries were reported.

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High-rise condominiums in Tokyo area

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2023, shows high-rise condominiums in Kawasaki in the greater Tokyo area.

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High-rise condominiums in Tokyo area

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2023, shows high-rise condominiums in Kawasaki in the greater Tokyo area.

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High-rise condominiums in Tokyo area

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2023, shows high-rise condominiums in Kawasaki in the greater Tokyo area.

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Chinese Embassy in Tokyo

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2023, shows the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo.

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Chinese Embassy in Tokyo

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2023, shows the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo.

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Iconic Tokyo store closes

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyu Department Store's flagship store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Jan. 31, 2023, the day it closed down for good after operating as a landmark of the area for more than 50 years.

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Iconic Tokyo store closes

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyu Department Store's flagship store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Jan. 31, 2023, the day it closed down for good after operating as a landmark of the area for more than 50 years.

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Mirror, sword unearthed from ancient Japan tomb

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 20, 2023, shows the Tomio-Maruyama tomb mound in the western Japan city of Nara. The largest bronze mirror and largest "dako" iron sword ever found in Japan were excavated from the tumulus, the city's board of education and an archeological institute that supported the project said on Jan. 25.

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Israeli tank crosses "technical fence" along Israel-Lebanon border: report

STORY: Israeli tank crosses "technical fence" along Israel-Lebanon border: report DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: MILITARY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Israel-Lebanon border STORYLINE: An Israeli tank on Tuesday crossed the "technical fence" along the border with Lebanon, prompting high alertness from the Lebanese army, the National News Agency reported. This is the fourth similar incident on the Lebanon-Israel border within a week, the report said, adding that the Israeli tank did not violate the Blue Line, which is a demarcation line between Lebanon and Israel as well as Lebanon and the Golan Heights published by the United Nations in 2000. Israel built the "technical fence" with electrified wires along the 49-mile (79-km) border with Lebanon in 2001, about 50 meters south of the Blue Line. Also on Tuesday, a team from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) used a helicopter to conduct an inspection tour of the Blue Line after UNIFIL s