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Farmers Mobilize Against Macron In Toulouse - France

A placard amid tractors, Imports Death of French agriculture Dependence Famines Wars Inevitable . Farmers from the Occitanie region had been gathering in Montaudran, south of Toulouse, since early in the day. Regional mobilization of farmers for Macron s visit to Toulouse. Mercosur, Pac, Fertilizer taxes. The young farmers gave an appointment to all farmers, to defend the agricultural world. France, Toulouse on November 12, 2026. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farmers Mobilize Against Macron In Toulouse - France

A placard amid tractors, Imports Death of French agriculture Dependence Famines Wars Inevitable . Farmers from the Occitanie region had been gathering in Montaudran, south of Toulouse, since early in the day. Regional mobilization of farmers for Macron s visit to Toulouse. Mercosur, Pac, Fertilizer taxes. The young farmers gave an appointment to all farmers, to defend the agricultural world. France, Toulouse on November 12, 2026. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza On The Brink Of Famine

People gather to get food relief in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 17, 2024. The United Nations is warning that famine in Gaza is “almost inevitable.” Palestinians living in Gaza are struggling with extreme shortages of food, clean water, and medicine. Several countries, including Jordan, France, Egypt, the U.S., the United Arab Emirates, and now Germany, are coordinating airdrops of humanitarian aid to help alleviate the crisis, and the U.S. military is working to a build a temporary port on Gaza’s coastline to bring in additional aid. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza On The Brink Of Famine

People gather to get food relief in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 17, 2024. The United Nations is warning that famine in Gaza is “almost inevitable.” Palestinians living in Gaza are struggling with extreme shortages of food, clean water, and medicine. Several countries, including Jordan, France, Egypt, the U.S., the United Arab Emirates, and now Germany, are coordinating airdrops of humanitarian aid to help alleviate the crisis, and the U.S. military is working to a build a temporary port on Gaza’s coastline to bring in additional aid. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza On The Brink Of Famine

People gather to get food relief in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 17, 2024. The United Nations is warning that famine in Gaza is “almost inevitable.” Palestinians living in Gaza are struggling with extreme shortages of food, clean water, and medicine. Several countries, including Jordan, France, Egypt, the U.S., the United Arab Emirates, and now Germany, are coordinating airdrops of humanitarian aid to help alleviate the crisis, and the U.S. military is working to a build a temporary port on Gaza’s coastline to bring in additional aid. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza On The Brink Of Famine

People gather to get food relief in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 17, 2024. The United Nations is warning that famine in Gaza is “almost inevitable.” Palestinians living in Gaza are struggling with extreme shortages of food, clean water, and medicine. Several countries, including Jordan, France, Egypt, the U.S., the United Arab Emirates, and now Germany, are coordinating airdrops of humanitarian aid to help alleviate the crisis, and the U.S. military is working to a build a temporary port on Gaza’s coastline to bring in additional aid. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza On The Brink Of Famine

People gather to get food relief in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 17, 2024. The United Nations is warning that famine in Gaza is “almost inevitable.” Palestinians living in Gaza are struggling with extreme shortages of food, clean water, and medicine. Several countries, including Jordan, France, Egypt, the U.S., the United Arab Emirates, and now Germany, are coordinating airdrops of humanitarian aid to help alleviate the crisis, and the U.S. military is working to a build a temporary port on Gaza’s coastline to bring in additional aid. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza On The Brink Of Famine

People gather to get food relief in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 17, 2024. The United Nations is warning that famine in Gaza is “almost inevitable.” Palestinians living in Gaza are struggling with extreme shortages of food, clean water, and medicine. Several countries, including Jordan, France, Egypt, the U.S., the United Arab Emirates, and now Germany, are coordinating airdrops of humanitarian aid to help alleviate the crisis, and the U.S. military is working to a build a temporary port on Gaza’s coastline to bring in additional aid. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza On The Brink Of Famine

People gather to get food relief in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 17, 2024. The United Nations is warning that famine in Gaza is “almost inevitable.” Palestinians living in Gaza are struggling with extreme shortages of food, clean water, and medicine. Several countries, including Jordan, France, Egypt, the U.S., the United Arab Emirates, and now Germany, are coordinating airdrops of humanitarian aid to help alleviate the crisis, and the U.S. military is working to a build a temporary port on Gaza’s coastline to bring in additional aid. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza On The Brink Of Famine

People gather to get food relief in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 17, 2024. The United Nations is warning that famine in Gaza is “almost inevitable.” Palestinians living in Gaza are struggling with extreme shortages of food, clean water, and medicine. Several countries, including Jordan, France, Egypt, the U.S., the United Arab Emirates, and now Germany, are coordinating airdrops of humanitarian aid to help alleviate the crisis, and the U.S. military is working to a build a temporary port on Gaza’s coastline to bring in additional aid. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza On The Brink Of Famine

People gather to get food relief in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 17, 2024. The United Nations is warning that famine in Gaza is “almost inevitable.” Palestinians living in Gaza are struggling with extreme shortages of food, clean water, and medicine. Several countries, including Jordan, France, Egypt, the U.S., the United Arab Emirates, and now Germany, are coordinating airdrops of humanitarian aid to help alleviate the crisis, and the U.S. military is working to a build a temporary port on Gaza’s coastline to bring in additional aid. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza On The Brink Of Famine

People gather to get food relief in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 17, 2024. The United Nations is warning that famine in Gaza is “almost inevitable.” Palestinians living in Gaza are struggling with extreme shortages of food, clean water, and medicine. Several countries, including Jordan, France, Egypt, the U.S., the United Arab Emirates, and now Germany, are coordinating airdrops of humanitarian aid to help alleviate the crisis, and the U.S. military is working to a build a temporary port on Gaza’s coastline to bring in additional aid. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza On The Brink Of Famine

People gather to get food relief in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 17, 2024. The United Nations is warning that famine in Gaza is “almost inevitable.” Palestinians living in Gaza are struggling with extreme shortages of food, clean water, and medicine. Several countries, including Jordan, France, Egypt, the U.S., the United Arab Emirates, and now Germany, are coordinating airdrops of humanitarian aid to help alleviate the crisis, and the U.S. military is working to a build a temporary port on Gaza’s coastline to bring in additional aid. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza On The Brink Of Famine

People gather to get food relief in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 17, 2024. The United Nations is warning that famine in Gaza is “almost inevitable.” Palestinians living in Gaza are struggling with extreme shortages of food, clean water, and medicine. Several countries, including Jordan, France, Egypt, the U.S., the United Arab Emirates, and now Germany, are coordinating airdrops of humanitarian aid to help alleviate the crisis, and the U.S. military is working to a build a temporary port on Gaza’s coastline to bring in additional aid. Photo by Ramez Habboub/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Australia's economic growth slows to 0.2 pct in Q3

STORY: Australia's economic growth slows to 0.2 pct in Q3 SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 6, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:41 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Australia 2. various of market, park, bank and train station in Australia STORYLINE: Australia's economic growth slowed to 0.2 percent in the third quarter of 2023. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday, Australia's gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.2 percent in the third quarter. It marked the eighth straight quarter of economic growth but a fall from 0.4 percent growth in the three months to the end of June. The Australian Associated Press reported that economists had projected economic growth of 0.5 percent in the September quarter. In the 12 months to the end of September, Australia's GDP grew 2.1 percent, the data showed. Responding to the data, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said in a statement that the economic slowdown was an inevitable consequence of higher inter

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Shenzhou-17 astronauts to do extravehicular experimental maintenance for first time

STORY: Shenzhou-17 astronauts to do extravehicular experimental maintenance for first time DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:12 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIN XIQIANG, Deputy director of the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) STORYLINE: The Shenzhou-17 astronauts will do extravehicular experimental maintenance for the first time, which is a very challenging task, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced at a press conference on Wednesday. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIN XIQIANG, Deputy director of the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) "This flight mission will conduct the first extravehicular experimental maintenance of space station. Currently, space debris is increasing. Impacts of small space objects on long-duration operational spacecraft are inevitable. Pre-inspection revealed that the space station solar panel had also been hit several times by tiny objects in space, causing minor damage. Indicators of the space station meet the requirements. But f

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-STOPGAP BILL-FAIL

(230930) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to members of the media in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., the United States, Sept. 29, 2023. The Republican-led House of Representatives failed to approve a one-month stopgap funding bill on Friday, as a U.S. federal government shutdown after Saturday midnight appears increasingly inevitable. All Democrats and 21 Republicans voted against the measure, in a vote of 232-198, marking a high-profile defeat for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who has been struggling to garner enough support for a funding plan in the slim Republican majority. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-STOPGAP BILL-FAIL

(230930) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to members of the media in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., the United States, Sept. 29, 2023. The Republican-led House of Representatives failed to approve a one-month stopgap funding bill on Friday, as a U.S. federal government shutdown after Saturday midnight appears increasingly inevitable. All Democrats and 21 Republicans voted against the measure, in a vote of 232-198, marking a high-profile defeat for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who has been struggling to garner enough support for a funding plan in the slim Republican majority. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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Zelensky Warns That 'War Is Returning To Russia’

Handout - Video grab shows Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky makes a video address on July 30, 2023 in Ukraine. Zelensky said that war is “gradually returning” to Russia hours after the Kremlin accused Kyiv of targeting Moscow with drones, the latest in a series of attacks. Videos showed debris as well as emergency services at the scene. “Ukraine is getting stronger, and the war is gradually returning to Russia’s territory, to its symbolic centers and military bases,” Zelensky said in his daily address. “This is an inevitable, natural, and absolutely fair.” Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Warns That 'War Is Returning To Russia’

Handout - Video grab shows Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky makes a video address on July 30, 2023 in Ukraine. Zelensky said that war is “gradually returning” to Russia hours after the Kremlin accused Kyiv of targeting Moscow with drones, the latest in a series of attacks. Videos showed debris as well as emergency services at the scene. “Ukraine is getting stronger, and the war is gradually returning to Russia’s territory, to its symbolic centers and military bases,” Zelensky said in his daily address. “This is an inevitable, natural, and absolutely fair.” Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Putin orders neutralization of Wagner rebellion organizers

STORY: Putin orders neutralization of Wagner rebellion organizers DATELINE: June 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Russian President Vladimir Putin giving a speech (Courtesy of Kremlin) STORYLINE: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday ordered the Russian Armed Forces to neutralize those who organized the armed rebellion of the Wagner private military group. "Any internal turmoil is a deadly threat to our statehood, to us as a nation. This is a blow to Russia, to our people. And our actions to protect the motherland from such a threat will be tough," Putin said in a televised address to the nation. "All those who deliberately embarked on the path of betrayal, who prepared an armed rebellion, who embarked on the path of blackmail and terrorist methods, will suffer inevitable punishment and answer both before the law and before our people," he said. "I urge those who are being dragged into this crime not to make a fatal and tragic mistake, b

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Competition between states should not rule out cooperation: UN chief

STORY: Competition between states should not rule out cooperation: UN chief DATELINE: April 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of Security Council Chamber 2. various of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaking 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 4. various of delegates 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 6. various of Security Council Chamber STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that competition between states should not rule out cooperation. The world faces unprecedented and interlocking crises. Yet the multilateral system is under greater strain than at any time since the creation of the United Nations. Tensions between major powers are at a historic high, so are the risks of conflict, Guterres told a UN Security Council open debate on multilateralism. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "Competition between states is inevitable.

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Saga Gov. Furukawa

SAGA, Japan - Saga Gov. Yasushi Furukawa speaks to reporters at the prefectural government building in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 17, 2011. Furukawa admitted he had suggested that his resignation would be inevitable if his remarks that led to a scandal involving the misrepresentation of local opinion regarding nuclear power were made public.

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Extension of Diet session inevitable: Aso

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 18. Aso said an extension of the current Diet session beyond its scheduled end on Nov. 30 is inevitable to pass an antiterrorism refueling bill and a bill to bolster the banking sector.

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Asashoryu, Hakuho moving toward inevitable battle

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L) forces ozeki Kaio out of the ring in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 25, day 13 of the 15-day tournament. Hakuho, along with fellow yokozuna Asashoryu, shares the lead in the tournament with 12 wins and one loss.

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Asashoryu, Hakuho moving toward inevitable battle

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu throws down ozeki Kotomitsuki on the 13th day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 25. Asashoryu shares the lead in the 15-day tournament with fellow yokozuna Hakuho with 12 wins and one loss.

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Yokosuka mayor says to accommodate U.S. nuke aircraft carrier

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Yokosuka Mayor Ryoichi Kabaya tells an assembly of municipal legislators on June 14 that he believes it is inevitable the port city will accommodate a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be deployed as a replacement for the diesel-powered Kitty Hawk at a major naval base in the Kanagawa prefecture city.

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TSE has no intention to spin off regulatory division

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Stock Exchange President Takuo Tsurushima tells a press conference on May 17 that TSE has no intention to spin off the division that sets rules for listing applications and equities transactions when the bourse becomes a listed company later in 2005. ''To ensure the credibility of the market, it is inevitable that a market operator exercises self-regulatory functions on its own,'' Tsurushima said.

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Rise in unemployment rate inevitable, Koizumi says

HAKONE, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, on holiday in the hot spring resort town of Hakone, speaks to reporters Aug. 23. He said Japan's unemployment rate will inevitably rise as a result of his plans for economic structural reform, but reaffirmed that he intends to implement employment measures to soften the blow.

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Osaka Gov. Yokoyama ordered to pay 11 mil. yen damages

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Knock Yokoyama speaks to reporters at his office Dec. 13 shortly after he was ordered by the Osaka District Court to pay 11 million yen in compensation to a 21-year-old university student for sexually harassing her during his reelection campaign in April and later slandering her by filing a counter lawsuit. In the press conference, Yokoyama, 67, said, ''I have no plans to resign. Since I stuck to my decision to place priority on official duties, such a ruling was inevitable.''

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Miyazawa says future rise in consumption tax inevitable

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa, who retained his post in this week's Cabinet reshuffle, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on Oct. 6. He said he saw a future hike in the consumption tax as inevitable.

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LDP secretary general speaks on electorial system

TOKYO, Japan - The secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) suggests it may merge with the Liberal Party (LP) if Japan retains its small-constituency electoral system. ''A shift to a system of two main political parties is inevitable as long as the small electoral district system is maintained,'' Yoshiro Mori told a training session for LDP members from across Japan on July 17 at a Tokyo hotel.

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Jerry's take on China

STORY: Jerry's take on China DATELINE: Oct. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:19 LOCATION: ZHONGSHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): JERRY GREY, Zhongshan-based freelancer STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JERRY GREY, Zhongshan-based freelancer "Hi, my name is Jerry Grey. I'm a social media commentator in China based in Zhongshan, which is in China's Great Bay Area. I've been living here for the last 18 years and one of the things that I've noticed is that almost everything I read about China doesn't match what I see living in China, working in China, and even studying in China. Much of what you see about China on Twitter is wrong. They're looking at China through Western lens and so I would just correct them. I get a lot of criticism from people in the West, and that's inevitable. I've always been opinionated. I'm quite an opinionated person when I'm right. I'm not gonna change what I do. Now I'm building up quite nicely. And more and more people are finding me and saying, ' Thank God. I fo

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Egypt's Suez Canal to raise transit fees in 2023

STORY: Egypt's Suez Canal to raise transit fees in 2023 DATELINE: Sept. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Chairperson Ossama Rabiee speaking 2. various of vessels crossing the Suez Canal STORYLINE: The Suez Canal's transit tolls will increase by 15 percent for all types of vessels and 10 percent for dry bulk and cruise ships starting next year, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announced in a statement on Saturday. The authority said rising energy prices, freight rates, and daily charter rates for ships, predicted to continue next year, are the main reason for raising transit tolls along the vital canal connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. "The (tolls) increase is inevitable and is a necessity in light of the current global inflation, which translates into increased operational costs and the costs of the navigational services provided in the canal," SCA Chairman Ossama Rabiee said in the statement. He said the SCA adjusted the to

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Bangladesh hikes fuel prices to highest in history

STORY: Bangladesh hikes fuel prices to highest in history DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:25 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of gas stations in Bangladesh STORYLINE: Bangladesh's retail fuel prices have been hiked to levels not seen since the country's independence in 1971. The Bangladeshi government Friday night hiked the fuel prices by up to 51.7 percent with effect from Saturday. According to a price notification from the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, a liter of octane now costs 135 taka (1.43 U.S. dollars), which is 51.7 percent higher than the previous rate of 89 taka (0.94 dollars). The prices of diesel and kerosene have been increased by 42.5 percent to 114 taka (1.20 dollars) per liter. Also, each liter of petrol now costs 130 taka (1.37 dollars), a rise of 44 taka or 51.1 percent, said the press release. Officials said the latest price hikes at the retail level were inevitable to reduce the subsidy burden on state-run distribution companies. Als

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TSE has no intention to spin off regulatory division

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Stock Exchange President Takuo Tsurushima tells a press conference on May 17 that TSS has no intention to spin off the division that sets rules for listing applications and equities transactions when the bourse becomes a listed company later in 2005. ''To ensure the credibility of the market, it is inevitable that a market operator exercises self-regulatory functions on its own,'' Tsurushima said. (Kyodo)

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Yokosuka mayor says to accommodate U.S. nuke aircraft carrier

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Yokosuka Mayor Ryoichi Kabaya tells an assembly of municipal legislators on June 14 that he believes it is inevitable the port city will accommodate a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be deployed as a replacement for the diesel-powered Kitty Hawk at a major naval base in the Kanagawa prefecture city. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu, Hakuho moving toward inevitable battle

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L) forces ozeki Kaio out of the ring in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 25, day 13 of the 15-day tournament. Hakuho, along with fellow yokozuna Asashoryu, shares the lead in the tournament with 12 wins and one loss. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu, Hakuho moving toward inevitable battle

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu throws down ozeki Kotomitsuki on the 13th day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 25. Asashoryu shares the lead in the 15-day tournament with fellow yokozuna Hakuho with 12 wins and one loss. (Kyodo)

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Extension of Diet session inevitable: Aso

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 18. Aso said an extension of the current Diet session beyond its scheduled end on Nov. 30 is inevitable to pass an antiterrorism refueling bill and a bill to bolster the banking sector. (Kyodo)

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LDP secretary general speaks on electorial system

TOKYO, Japan - The secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) suggests it may merge with the Liberal Party (LP) if Japan retains its small-constituency electoral system. ''A shift to a system of two main political parties is inevitable as long as the small electoral district system is maintained,'' Yoshiro Mori told a training session for LDP members from across Japan on July 17 at a Tokyo hotel.

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INEVITABLE GRACE (US1994) TIPPI HEDREN, JAID BARRYMORE

INEVITABLE GRACE TIPPI HEDREN, JAID BARRYMORE Date: 1994

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Saga Gov. Furukawa

SAGA, Japan - Saga Gov. Yasushi Furukawa speaks to reporters at the prefectural government building in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 17, 2011. Furukawa admitted he had suggested that his resignation would be inevitable if his remarks that led to a scandal involving the misrepresentation of local opinion regarding nuclear power were made public. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea installs 4 additional U.S. anti-missile system launchers

South Korean Defense Minister Song Young Moo (C) speaks at a press conference in Seoul on Sept. 7, 2017, seeking public understanding over the deployment of four additional Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptor launchers. Song said that the deployment was "an inevitable measure" needed to protect the nation from the North Korean military threat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's grim population outlook makes immigration talk inevitable

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga refers to the latest government estimate on the country's population during a press conference in Tokyo on April 10, 2017. An expected population drop to 88.08 million by 2065, down roughly 30 percent from its 2015 level, is likely to bring forward the debate on immigration, despite the government's refusal to use the word "immigration" to describe its policies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rise in unemployment rate inevitable, Koizumi says

HAKONE, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, on holiday in the hot spring resort town of Hakone, speaks to reporters Aug. 23. He said Japan's unemployment rate will inevitably rise as a result of his plans for economic structural reform, but reaffirmed that he intends to implement employment measures to soften the blow.

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Osaka Gov. Yokoyama ordered to pay 11 mil. yen damages

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Knock Yokoyama speaks to reporters at his office Dec. 13 shortly after he was ordered by the Osaka District Court to pay 11 million yen in compensation to a 21-year-old university student for sexually harassing her during his reelection campaign in April and later slandering her by filing a counter lawsuit. In the press conference, Yokoyama, 67, said, ''I have no plans to resign. Since I stuck to my decision to place priority on official duties, such a ruling was inevitable.''

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Miyazawa says future rise in consumption tax inevitable

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa, who retained his post in this week's Cabinet reshuffle, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on Oct. 6. He said he saw a future hike in the consumption tax as inevitable.