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Illustration - Brittany

Illustration - Brittany

FRANCE. BRITTANY REGION. MORBIHAN (56) BELLE-ILE EN MER. THE MUSEUM OF LE PALAIS. COLLECTION OF POSTCARDS. THE ISLANDERS IN TRADITIONAL COSTUME Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Brittany

Illustration - Brittany

FRANCE. BRITTANY REGION. MORBIHAN (56) BELLE-ILE EN MER. LE PALAIS. THE MUSEUM POSSESSES A BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION OF ENGRAVINGS REPRESENTING THE ISLANDERS IN TRADITIONAL DRESS. HERE SARDINE FISHERMEN Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Partygoers dressed up as Indianos during the celebration of Los Indianos festival, March 3, 2025, in La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). Every year on Carnival Monday, the Indianos party is celebrated as the greatest tribute to their relationship with Cuba. This celebration parodies the arrival of the Canary Islanders who returned from Latin America loaded with gold, jewels and service people in the XVIII, XIX and XX centuries. Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Partygoers dressed up as Indianos during the celebration of Los Indianos festival, March 3, 2025, in La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). Every year on Carnival Monday, the Indianos party is celebrated as the greatest tribute to their relationship with Cuba. This celebration parodies the arrival of the Canary Islanders who returned from Latin America loaded with gold, jewels and service people in the XVIII, XIX and XX centuries. Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Partygoers dressed up as Indianos during the celebration of Los Indianos festival, March 3, 2025, in La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). Every year on Carnival Monday, the Indianos party is celebrated as the greatest tribute to their relationship with Cuba. This celebration parodies the arrival of the Canary Islanders who returned from Latin America loaded with gold, jewels and service people in the XVIII, XIX and XX centuries. Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Partygoers dressed up as Indianos during the celebration of Los Indianos festival, March 3, 2025, in La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). Every year on Carnival Monday, the Indianos party is celebrated as the greatest tribute to their relationship with Cuba. This celebration parodies the arrival of the Canary Islanders who returned from Latin America loaded with gold, jewels and service people in the XVIII, XIX and XX centuries. Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Partygoers dressed up as Indianos during the celebration of Los Indianos festival, March 3, 2025, in La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). Every year on Carnival Monday, the Indianos party is celebrated as the greatest tribute to their relationship with Cuba. This celebration parodies the arrival of the Canary Islanders who returned from Latin America loaded with gold, jewels and service people in the XVIII, XIX and XX centuries. Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Partygoers dressed up as Indianos during the celebration of Los Indianos festival, March 3, 2025, in La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). Every year on Carnival Monday, the Indianos party is celebrated as the greatest tribute to their relationship with Cuba. This celebration parodies the arrival of the Canary Islanders who returned from Latin America loaded with gold, jewels and service people in the XVIII, XIX and XX centuries. Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Partygoers dressed up as Indianos during the celebration of Los Indianos festival, March 3, 2025, in La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). Every year on Carnival Monday, the Indianos party is celebrated as the greatest tribute to their relationship with Cuba. This celebration parodies the arrival of the Canary Islanders who returned from Latin America loaded with gold, jewels and service people in the XVIII, XIX and XX centuries. Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Partygoers dressed up as Indianos during the celebration of Los Indianos festival, March 3, 2025, in La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). Every year on Carnival Monday, the Indianos party is celebrated as the greatest tribute to their relationship with Cuba. This celebration parodies the arrival of the Canary Islanders who returned from Latin America loaded with gold, jewels and service people in the XVIII, XIX and XX centuries. Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Partygoers dressed up as Indianos during the celebration of Los Indianos festival, March 3, 2025, in La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). Every year on Carnival Monday, the Indianos party is celebrated as the greatest tribute to their relationship with Cuba. This celebration parodies the arrival of the Canary Islanders who returned from Latin America loaded with gold, jewels and service people in the XVIII, XIX and XX centuries. Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Partygoers dressed up as Indianos during the celebration of Los Indianos festival, March 3, 2025, in La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). Every year on Carnival Monday, the Indianos party is celebrated as the greatest tribute to their relationship with Cuba. This celebration parodies the arrival of the Canary Islanders who returned from Latin America loaded with gold, jewels and service people in the XVIII, XIX and XX centuries. Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Partygoers dressed up as Indianos during the celebration of Los Indianos festival, March 3, 2025, in La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). Every year on Carnival Monday, the Indianos party is celebrated as the greatest tribute to their relationship with Cuba. This celebration parodies the arrival of the Canary Islanders who returned from Latin America loaded with gold, jewels and service people in the XVIII, XIX and XX centuries. Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Partygoers dressed up as Indianos during the celebration of Los Indianos festival, March 3, 2025, in La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). Every year on Carnival Monday, the Indianos party is celebrated as the greatest tribute to their relationship with Cuba. This celebration parodies the arrival of the Canary Islanders who returned from Latin America loaded with gold, jewels and service people in the XVIII, XIX and XX centuries. Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Partygoers dressed up as Indianos during the celebration of Los Indianos festival, March 3, 2025, in La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). Every year on Carnival Monday, the Indianos party is celebrated as the greatest tribute to their relationship with Cuba. This celebration parodies the arrival of the Canary Islanders who returned from Latin America loaded with gold, jewels and service people in the XVIII, XIX and XX centuries. Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Partygoers dressed up as Indianos during the celebration of Los Indianos festival, March 3, 2025, in La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). Every year on Carnival Monday, the Indianos party is celebrated as the greatest tribute to their relationship with Cuba. This celebration parodies the arrival of the Canary Islanders who returned from Latin America loaded with gold, jewels and service people in the XVIII, XIX and XX centuries. Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Celebration Of The Indianos Festivity - La Palma

Partygoers dressed up as Indianos during the celebration of Los Indianos festival, March 3, 2025, in La Palma, Canary Islands (Spain). Every year on Carnival Monday, the Indianos party is celebrated as the greatest tribute to their relationship with Cuba. This celebration parodies the arrival of the Canary Islanders who returned from Latin America loaded with gold, jewels and service people in the XVIII, XIX and XX centuries. Photo by Europa Press Canarias/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New York celebrates Asian, Pacific cultural heritage in yearly parade

STORY: New York celebrates Asian, Pacific cultural heritage in yearly parade SHOOTING TIME: May 20, 2024 DATELINE: May 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the parade STORYLINE: New Yorkers from various ethnic backgrounds Sunday celebrated Asian and Pacific culture in the 3rd Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Cultural and Heritage Parade in Midtown Manhattan. Under the theme of "Unity is the Foundation of Peace," hundreds of participants from over 70 organizations showcased their unique cultural attractions on Sixth Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Manhattan. Thousands of spectators from home and abroad had a glimpse of cultural elements from China, Indonesia, Vietnam and other countries. Better Chinatown USA, a volunteer-based organization dedicated to improving New York City's Chinatown, organized the parade. New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Chinese Consul General in New York Huang Ping, Consul General of Bangladesh in N

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U.S.-NEW YORK-AAPI-CULTURE-PARADE

U.S.-NEW YORK-AAPI-CULTURE-PARADE

(240520) --NEW YORK, May 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People participate in the 3rd Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Cultural and Heritage Parade in New York City, the United States, on May 19, 2024. New Yorkers from various ethnic backgrounds Sunday celebrated Asian and Pacific culture in the 3rd Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Cultural and Heritage Parade in Midtown Manhattan. Under the theme of "Unity is the Foundation of Peace," hundreds of participants from over 70 organizations showcased their unique cultural attractions on Sixth Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Manhattan. (Xinhua/Liu Yanan)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-AAPI-CULTURE-PARADE

U.S.-NEW YORK-AAPI-CULTURE-PARADE

(240520) --NEW YORK, May 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People participate in the 3rd Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Cultural and Heritage Parade in New York City, the United States, on May 19, 2024. New Yorkers from various ethnic backgrounds Sunday celebrated Asian and Pacific culture in the 3rd Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Cultural and Heritage Parade in Midtown Manhattan. Under the theme of "Unity is the Foundation of Peace," hundreds of participants from over 70 organizations showcased their unique cultural attractions on Sixth Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Manhattan. (Xinhua/Liu Yanan)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-AAPI-CULTURE-PARADE

U.S.-NEW YORK-AAPI-CULTURE-PARADE

(240520) --NEW YORK, May 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People participate in the 3rd Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Cultural and Heritage Parade in New York City, the United States, on May 19, 2024. New Yorkers from various ethnic backgrounds Sunday celebrated Asian and Pacific culture in the 3rd Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Cultural and Heritage Parade in Midtown Manhattan. Under the theme of "Unity is the Foundation of Peace," hundreds of participants from over 70 organizations showcased their unique cultural attractions on Sixth Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Manhattan. (Xinhua/Liu Yanan)

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How Nauru turns seawater into freshwater

STORY: How Nauru turns seawater into freshwater SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 21, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 22, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:57 LOCATION: Yaren CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of a truck carrying water 2. various of a Chinese restaurant 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GAO YANG, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN JIEQING, Staff of a Chinese restaurant 5. shot of tanks used to store water 6. various of a reverse osmosis plant 7. STANDUP (Chinese): GAO YANG, Xinhua correspondent 8. various of a reverse osmosis plant STORYLINE: Like many other Pacific island countries, Nauru depends on desalinated water for its inhabitants' consumption despite being surrounded by the blue sea. Traditionally, the islanders collected rainwater to meet their water needs. This practice continues today. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GAO YANG, Xinhua correspondent "Where does the water in your restaurant come from?" SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN JIEQING, Staff of a Chinese restaurant "The first is to order water from the water

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Ex-islanders call for early return of islands off Hokkaido

Ex-islanders call for early return of islands off Hokkaido

Japanese former residents of Russian-held islands off Hokkaido and local municipal government officials take to the streets after a rally in Tokyo's Hibiya Park on Dec. 1, 2023, seeking the early return of the islets, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia.

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Ex-islanders call for early return of islands off Hokkaido

Ex-islanders call for early return of islands off Hokkaido

Japanese former residents of four Russian-held, Japanese claimed islets off Hokkaido and local municipal government officials march the streets in Tokyo's Ginza area on Dec. 1, 2023 in a rally seeking the early return of the islets, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia.

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Ex-islanders call for early return of islands off Hokkaido

Ex-islanders call for early return of islands off Hokkaido

Japanese former residents of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido and local municipal government officials hold a rally in Tokyo's Hibiya Park on Dec. 1, 2023, seeking the early return of the islets, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia.

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Japan's ocean discharge is attack on global trust, solidarity: Solomon Islands PM

STORY: Japan's ocean discharge is attack on global trust, solidarity: Solomon Islands PM DATELINE: Sept. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of UN Headquarters 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MANASSEH SOGAVARE, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands 3. various of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MANASSEH SOGAVARE, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands STORYLINE: Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands Manasseh Sogavare on Friday blasted Japan's discharge of nuclear-contaminated water into the ocean, describing it as an attack on global trust and solidarity. Sogavare told the General Debate of the UN General Assembly that his country stands with like-minded Pacific islanders and is appalled by Japan's decision to discharge over 1 million tons of nuclear-contaminated water into the ocean. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MANASSEH SOGAVARE, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands "We note that IAEA's (International Atomic Energy Agency) a

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China-built projects hailed by Solomon Islanders

STORY: China-built projects hailed by Solomon Islanders DATELINE: July 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:38 LOCATION: Honiara CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Solomon Islands 2. various of the 2023 Pacific Games Stadium Project 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TERRRY ALE, Local engineer 4. various of the 2023 Pacific Games Stadium Project 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pijin & English): TONY TOLO, Local worker 6. various of the 2023 Pacific Games Stadium Project 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): TERRRY ALE, Local engineer 8. various of a university building under construction 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): BETTY TEMASI, CHEC's local employee 10. various of China-built infrastructure projects in the Solomon Islands 11. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MANASSEH SOGAVARE, Solomon Islands Prime Minister 12. various of the 2023 Pacific Games Stadium Project STORYLINE: Infrastructure development is picking up pace in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands. Many locals are expressing their gratitude, saying they have significantly benefited

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Hong Kong's Cheung Chau Bun Festival back after 3-year suspension

STORY: Hong Kong's Cheung Chau Bun Festival back after 3-year suspension DATELINE: May 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bun Festival in Cheung Chau 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Cantonese): YUNG CHI-MING, Chairman of Cheung Chau Bun Festival Committee 3. various of Bun Festival in Cheung Chau 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JANET KUNG, Competitor in Bun Scrambling Competition 5. various of street views in Cheung Chau STORYLINE: The Bun Festival, one of Hong Kong's most colorful cultural celebration events, came back to Cheung Chau, a small island south of Hong Kong, after three years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the five-day festival concluded on Saturday last week. A large number of visitors watched the "piu sik" parade, one of the festival's highlights. Other activities included lion dances, opera performances and a bun scrambling competition. It is said that the festival originated from the tradition of islanders dressing up as gods and

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State minister Yamaguchi surveys northern territories

State minister Yamaguchi surveys northern territories

NEMURO, Japan - Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Shunichi Yamaguchi (C) surveys Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido from Cape Nosappu in Nemuro, Hokkaido, on Oct. 18, 2014. He later held talks with former islanders.

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Memorial service held on disputed Kunashiri Island

Memorial service held on disputed Kunashiri Island

SAPPORO, Japan - A memorial service is held for ancestors at a cemetery on Kunashiri Island, one of the four Russian-controlled, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, on Aug. 2, 2014, attended by a group of former islanders visiting their family graves on the disputed islands. (Photo by accompanying press)

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Memorial service held for ancestors on Habomai group island

Memorial service held for ancestors on Habomai group island

SAPPORO, Japan - A memorial service is held for ancestors at a cemetery on Suishojima in the Habomai islet group, one of the four Russian-controlled, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, on Aug. 3, 2014, attended by a group of former islanders visiting their family graves on the disputed islands. (Photo by accompanying press)

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Young men play football on airport runway in Tuvalu

Young men play football on airport runway in Tuvalu

FUNAFUTI, Tuvalu - Young men play football on the international airport's runway in Funafuti, the capital of the island nation of Tuvalu, in February 2014. The airport, a rare flat and open space on the narrow island, also serves as a gathering place for the islanders.

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Bikini Island

Bikini Island

BIKINI ISLAND, Marshall Islands - Jendrik Leviticus, a former resident of Bikini Island in the Pacific, looks at the empty lot where his house formerly stood on the island during a temporary visit on Aug. 27, 2011. The 77-year-old doctor now living in Majuro branded U.S. nuclear tests in the 1940s and 1950s ''unforgivable,'' as they deprived Bikini islanders of their homes and health.

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Oshima islanders thank U.S. military for relief efforts

Oshima islanders thank U.S. military for relief efforts

KESENNUMA, Japan - A resident of the quake and tsunami-hit island of Oshima in Miyagi Prefecture presents a painting by a local artist to Rear Adm. Jeffrey Jones (L) in appreciation for the U.S. military's relief efforts on the island on April 6, 2011. U.S. Marines and sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit completed their relief mission on the island the same day.

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Oshima islanders thank U.S. military for relief efforts

Oshima islanders thank U.S. military for relief efforts

KESENNUMA, Japan - Residents of the quake and tsunami-hit island of Oshima in Miyagi Prefecture shake hands with members of the U.S. military on the island on April 6, 2011. U.S. Marines and sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit completed their relief mission on the island the same day.

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U.S. Marines complete relief mission on Oshima

U.S. Marines complete relief mission on Oshima

KESENNUMA, Japan - U.S. Marines clean up debris on the quake and tsunami-hit island of Oshima, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 6, 2011. Islanders gave them gifts of appreciation, including a local artist's painting, for their relief efforts as the Marines completed their mission on the island the same day.

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U.S. Marines complete relief mission on Oshima

U.S. Marines complete relief mission on Oshima

KESENNUMA, Japan - A woman and a U.S. Marine remove sediment at the gas station she operates on the quake and tsunami-hit island of Oshima, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 6, 2011. Islanders gave U.S. Marines gifts of appreciation, including a local artist's painting, for their relief efforts as the Marines completed their mission on the island the same day.

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Yeonpyeong islanders return home

Yeonpyeong islanders return home

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A man carrying a sack on his shoulder gets off a ferry from Incheon, west of Seoul, on Dec. 1, 2010, onto Yeonpyeong Island, a South Korean territory near the western sea border, which was shelled by North Korea. Some evacuated islanders have returned home despite continuing tension.

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Ex-soldiers on Yeonpyeong Island

Ex-soldiers on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A group of former South Korean soldiers arrives in Yeonpyeong Island on Nov. 30, 2010. They said they came to the island in the Yellow Sea, which was shelled by North Korea, to help remaining islanders evacuate and to prevent a possible landing by North Korean soldiers.

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Residents of Yeonpyeong Island

Residents of Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - Physician Pak Song Chol (C) examines a patient on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, on Nov. 29, 2010. The doctor expressed concern about the health of those remaining on the island as many other islanders have been evacuated after North Korea's artillery attack.

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Pets help on Yeonpyeong Island

Pets help on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - Jeon Kyung Oak, a nongovernmental animal protection group member, checks health conditions of dogs roaming around on a street of Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, on Nov. 28, 2010. The vast majority of islanders have fled since North Korea's artillery attack.

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Aftermath of attack on Yeonpyeong Island

Aftermath of attack on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - Materials are seen left in an air raid shelter on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, on Nov. 25, 2010, after islanders were evacuated in the wake of North Korea's artillery attack.

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Aftermath of attack on Yeonpyeong Island

Aftermath of attack on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - Police officers secure a ferry pier on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, on Nov. 25, 2010. Many islanders have been evacuated from the island in the Yellow Sea after North Korea launched an artillery barrage against it.

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Aftermath of attack on Yeonpyeong Island

Aftermath of attack on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - Soldiers stand guard at a ferry pier on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, on Nov. 25, 2010. Many islanders have been evacuated from the island in the Yellow Sea after North Korea launched an artillery barrage against it.

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Tokunoshima islanders step up U.S. base opposition

Tokunoshima islanders step up U.S. base opposition

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - (From 2nd L) Isen Mayor Akira Okubo, Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka from Tokunoshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, protest against Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's proposal that the island host some functions of a U.S. Marine base in nearby Okinawa during a rally May 8, 2010, in Kagoshima. Some 5,000 people took part in the protest a day after the mayors rejected the idea in a meeting with Hatoyama in Tokyo.

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Tokunoshima islanders step up U.S. base opposition

Tokunoshima islanders step up U.S. base opposition

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - (From L) Isen Mayor Akira Okubo, Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka from Tokunoshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, protest against Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's proposal that the island host some functions of a U.S. Marine base in nearby Okinawa during a rally May 8, 2010, in Kagoshima. Some 5,000 people took part in the protest a day after the mayors rejected the idea in a meeting with Hatoyama in Tokyo.

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Tokunoshima islanders step up U.S. base opposition

Tokunoshima islanders step up U.S. base opposition

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - People stage a rally in Kagoshima on May 8, 2010, against Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's proposal that Tokunoshima Island host some functions of a U.S. Marine base in nearby Okinawa. Among some 5,000 participants were the mayors of the three towns on the island in Kagoshima Prefecture who spurned the proposal in a meeting with Hatoyama the previous day in Tokyo.

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S. Korean land purchase in Tsushima stirs security concerns

S. Korean land purchase in Tsushima stirs security concerns

TSUSHIMA, Japan - A sign put up on a bridge in downtown Tsushima says local islanders welcome South Koreans who care about deepening bilateral friendship and that the Japanese territory is a historical island with many tourist attractions. The photo was taken on Feb. 16, 2010.

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Taiwanese islanders say no to casinos in key referendum

Taiwanese islanders say no to casinos in key referendum

PENGHU COUNTY, Taiwan - A man on Taiwan's outlying island of Penghu casts his vote in a key referendum to decide whether to build world-class casinos on the island. The island voted against, all but quashing a more than decade-long bid to revive the island with gaming and to join the wave of casino development across Asia.

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'Battleship' island opened to public for 1st time in 35 yrs

'Battleship' island opened to public for 1st time in 35 yrs

NAGASAKI, Japan - Former islanders and sightseers walk around the now uninhabited Hashima Island off the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki on April 22. The city of Nagasaki allowed people to make a one-day trip to the tiny island, nicknamed Gunkanjima (battleship island), the same day for the first time in 35 years.

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