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CHINA-QINGHAI-HOH XIL-TIBETAN ANTELOPES-GUARDIANS(CN)

(230815) -- XINING, Aug. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staffer with the Drolkar Lake protection station of the Hoh Xil management office checks the condition of trapped vehicles in Hoh Xil, northwest China's Qinghai Province, June 16, 2023. Located in Sanjiangyuan National Park, Hoh Xil is an important habitat for Tibetan antelopes which enjoy first-class state protection in China. Around May each year, tens of thousands of pregnant Tibetan antelopes start their migration to Hoh Xil to give birth, leaving with their offspring in late July. The Drolkar Lake area in Hoh Xil is a crucial birthplace of the species. Renowned as one of the world's most breathtaking migrations of hoofed animals, this majestic journey of Tibetan antelopes has to confront with extreme weather and invasion of wild animals. Patrollers of Hoh Xil have been guarding Tibetan antelopes for decades. Hoh Xil stands as China's largest world natural heritage site, maintaining a high-altitude ecosystem and iconic species of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

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CHINA-QINGHAI-HOH XIL-TIBETAN ANTELOPES-GUARDIANS(CN)

(230815) -- XINING, Aug. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staffer with the Drolkar Lake protection station of the Hoh Xil management office encounters with heavy snowfall on the way to the Drolkar Lake protection station in Hoh Xil, northwest China's Qinghai Province, June 16, 2023. Located in Sanjiangyuan National Park, Hoh Xil is an important habitat for Tibetan antelopes which enjoy first-class state protection in China. Around May each year, tens of thousands of pregnant Tibetan antelopes start their migration to Hoh Xil to give birth, leaving with their offspring in late July. The Drolkar Lake area in Hoh Xil is a crucial birthplace of the species. Renowned as one of the world's most breathtaking migrations of hoofed animals, this majestic journey of Tibetan antelopes has to confront with extreme weather and invasion of wild animals. Patrollers of Hoh Xil have been guarding Tibetan antelopes for decades. Hoh Xil stands as China's largest world natural heritage site, maintaining a high-altitude ecosystem and ico

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Death toll from Algeria's wildfires rises to 34

STORY: Death toll from Algeria's wildfires rises to 34 DATELINE: July 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Algeria CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the wildfires 2. various of the hillsides burnt by wildfires STORYLINE: The death toll from wildfires in northern Algeria has risen to 34, including 10 soldiers, the Interior Ministry said in an update on Monday. The ministry said some 8,000 people were battling the blazes across 11 provinces, supported by 529 trucks and several firefighting helicopters. The fires started overnight on Sunday mainly in the provinces of Bejaia, Jijel, and Bouira, but quickly spread due to strong winds, causing significant damage. By late Monday, a total of 97 fires have been reported in the forests of 16 provinces, bringing fatalities from 15 earlier in the day to 34. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Algeria. (XHTV)

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Jane Birkin Funeral - Paris

Members of the public stand outside the church during the funeral ceremony for late British-French singer and actress Jane Birkin at the Saint-Roch church in Paris, France on July 24, 2023. British-French singer and actress Jane Birkin died at 76, it was announced on July 16. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jane Birkin Funeral - Paris

Members of the public stand outside the church during the funeral ceremony for late British-French singer and actress Jane Birkin at the Saint-Roch church in Paris, France on July 24, 2023. British-French singer and actress Jane Birkin died at 76, it was announced on July 16. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jane Birkin Funeral - Paris

Members of the public stand outside the church during the funeral ceremony for late British-French singer and actress Jane Birkin at the Saint-Roch church in Paris, France on July 24, 2023. British-French singer and actress Jane Birkin died at 76, it was announced on July 16. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jane Birkin Funeral - Paris

Members of the public stand outside the church during the funeral ceremony for late British-French singer and actress Jane Birkin at the Saint-Roch church in Paris, France on July 24, 2023. British-French singer and actress Jane Birkin died at 76, it was announced on July 16. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jane Birkin Funeral - Paris

Members of the public stand outside the church during the funeral ceremony for late British-French singer and actress Jane Birkin at the Saint-Roch church in Paris, France on July 24, 2023. British-French singer and actress Jane Birkin died at 76, it was announced on July 16. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jane Birkin’s Funeral - Paris

The coffin is carried into the church during the funeral ceremony for late British-French singer and actress Jane Birkin at the Saint-Roch church in Paris, France on July 24, 2023. British-French singer and actress Jane Birkin died at 76, it was announced on July 16. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jane Birkin’s Funeral - Paris

Members of the public stand outside the church during the funeral ceremony for late British-French singer and actress Jane Birkin at the Saint-Roch church in Paris, France on July 24, 2023. British-French singer and actress Jane Birkin died at 76, it was announced on July 16. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jane Birkin’s Funeral - Paris

Members of the public stand outside the church during the funeral ceremony for late British-French singer and actress Jane Birkin at the Saint-Roch church in Paris, France on July 24, 2023. British-French singer and actress Jane Birkin died at 76, it was announced on July 16. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jane Birkin’s Funeral - Paris

Members of the public stand outside the church during the funeral ceremony for late British-French singer and actress Jane Birkin at the Saint-Roch church in Paris, France on July 24, 2023. British-French singer and actress Jane Birkin died at 76, it was announced on July 16. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jane Birkin’s Funeral - Paris

Members of the public stand outside the church during the funeral ceremony for late British-French singer and actress Jane Birkin at the Saint-Roch church in Paris, France on July 24, 2023. British-French singer and actress Jane Birkin died at 76, it was announced on July 16. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CPC works hard, wins global recognition: Pakistani expert

STORY: CPC works hard, wins global recognition: Pakistani expert DATELINE: July 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of old pictures of Zamir Ahmed Awan 2. various of Zamir Ahmed Awan, founding chair of Global Silk Route Research Alliance, an Islamabad-based think tank 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZAMIR AHMED AWAN, Founding chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZAMIR AHMED AWAN, Founding chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance STORYLINE: Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founding chair of Global Silk Route Research Alliance, an Islamabad-based think tank. Over the past four decades, he spent nearly 16 years studying, working and living in China. He studied in Shanghai University in the late 1970s. He was stationed in China as a Pakistani diplomat for six years. Witnessing China's huge achievements, he highlighted the Communist Party of China (CPC)'s contributions to the country and the world. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZAMIR AHMED AWA

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Famed Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto

Photo taken on July 16, 2012, shows world-renowned musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto speaking at an anti-nuclear power rally at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo. Sakamoto, also the keyboardist of the legendary electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra, known as YMO, died in late March 2023 at 71 after battling cancer.

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Rakugo artist Sanshi succeeds late master's name

OSAKA, Japan - The sixth Katsura Bunshi gives a "Rakugo" comic storytelling performance at an Osaka theater on July 16, 2012. Formerly known as Katsura Sanshi, he succeeded the same day his late master's name to become the sixth-generation holder of the name Katsura Bunshi.

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N. Korean military chief relieved of all posts

BEIJING, China - Photo shows North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un (R) talking to Ri Yong Ho, chief of the Korean People's Army General Staff, as they view a military parade in Pyongyang in February 2012, during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of Kim Jong Il, the country's late leader and father of Kim Jong Un. North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency reported on July 16, 2012, that Ri, known as one of the closest aides of Kim Jong Un, has been removed from all his posts because of illness.

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Empress dowager's funeral procession goes to Hachioji

TOKYO, Japan - A hearse carrying the coffin of Empress Dowager Nagako heads to the Musashino Imperial Mausoleum in Hachioji in the western suburbs of Tokyo on July 25, as crowds line the streets to watch the procession. A funeral ceremony was to take place at a site where a mausoleum for the empress dowager is being built. The empress dowager, widow of late Emperor Hirohito, died of old age June 16 at age 97.

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Empress dowager's coffin placed in hearse

TOKYO, Japan - The coffin of Empress Dowager Nagako is placed in a hearse at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on July 25 for a funeral at the Toshimagaoka imperial cemetery in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. The empress dowager, wife of the late Emperor Hirohito, died of old age June 16 at 97. Her posthumous name is Empress Kojun.

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Car carrying coffin of empress dowager leaves for funeral

TOKYO, Japan - A car carrying the coffin of Empress Dowager Nagako leaves the Imperial Palace for the Toshimagaoka imperial cemetery July 25. The first half of a Shinto-style funeral was to be performed at the cemetery in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward, with Emperor Akihito serving as chief mourner. The empress dowager, wife of the late Emperor Hirohito, died of old age on June 16 at age 97. Her posthumous name is Empress Kojun.

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Moon on the wane

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo, taken at 9 p.m. on July 16 in Naka Ward, Nagoya, shows the moon being on the wane because of the 20th century's longest lunar eclipse from late July 16 to early July 17.

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People pay respects to late empress dowager

TOKYO, Japan - People pay their respects to the late Empress Dowager Nagako at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on July 2. The empress dowager died June 16 at age 97, and was the widow of Emperor Hirohito, who died in 1989.

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Red Cross sends back corpses killed in flood to N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - The South Korean Red Cross Society sends home the bodies on Aug. 16 of three dead North Koreans who apparently were killed in torrential rains in late July. The three bodies, which were carried across the border into South Korea by flood waters, were sent to the North through the border village of Panmunjom.

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Death toll from Tripoli clashes rises to 16

STORY: Death toll from Tripoli clashes rises to 16 DATELINE: July 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the damaged area 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MUSTAFA RAMADAN AL-MAZOUGHI, Homeowner in the affected area STORYLINE: The death toll from clashes between two rival armed groups in the Libyan capital Tripoli has increased to 16, and the injuries to 52, the Libyan Ministry of Health said on Saturday. "All the wounded are receiving medical care inside public and private hospitals in Tripoli," the ministry said on its Facebook page. Clashes erupted between two rival armed groups in different parts of Tripoli late Thursday and lasted until early Friday. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MUSTAFA RAMADAN AL-MAZOUGHI, Homeowner in the affected area "People were calm during the day on Thursday, and with God's blessing, there were no problems. But suddenly the clashes began on Thursday night. At dawn, the clashes intensified. A family lived in the house, and this is an example before

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Yemenis escape from heat wave by going to water park in Sanaa

STORY: Yemenis escape from heat wave by going to water park in Sanaa DATELINE: July 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people swimming at a water park in Sanaa, Yemen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HAIDER AL-JAADI, Local resident 3. various of people at the water park 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABDUL RAHMAN AL-SHURAIHI, Local resident 5. various of people at the water park STORYLINE: Hundreds of people in Yemen's capital Sanaa have a good time inside the swimming pool at one of the largest water parks in the city due to recent heat wave. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HAIDER AL-JAADI, Local resident "The heat wave is gripping the city, so we come to this place to swim and find some cooling time. This is the only place we can go, because the civil war has stopped us from visiting coastal cities." Many residents complained that they haven't visited a beach for years after the country was thrown into a civil war in late 2014. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABDUL RAHMAN AL-SHU

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Altar for ex-Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui

People line up to pay tribute to Taiwan's late former President Lee Teng-hui at the Taipei Guest House on Aug. 15, 2020. More than 43,000 mourners visited the venue between Aug. 1 and Aug. 16 when an altar was set up there for Lee, who died July 30 at age 97.

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Sumo: Hakuho on track to become all-time leader for wins

A shadow of grand champion Hakuho is on the wall as he is surrounded by a group of reporters after a bout at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya on July 16, 2017. A day later, Hakuho improved to a 9-0 record for the tournament to tie the late yokozuna Chiyonofuji for second place on the all-time list for matches won at 1,045, two shy of former ozeki Kaio. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world

Presentation of statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world, was held on July 16, 2018, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world

Presentation of statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world, was held on July 16, 2018, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic. On the photo are seen creators of the statue L-R stonemason Jan Broz and artistic blacksmith Pavel Vagner. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world

Presentation of statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world, was held on July 16, 2018, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic. On the photo are seen creators of the statue L-R stonemason Jan Broz, artistic blacksmith Pavel Vagner and mayor Jan Jarolim. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world

Presentation of statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world, was held on July 16, 2018, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world

Presentation of statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world, was held on July 16, 2018, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world

Presentation of statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world, was held on July 16, 2018, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world

Presentation of statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world, was held on July 16, 2018, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world

Presentation of statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world, was held on July 16, 2018, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world

Presentation of statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world, was held on July 16, 2018, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world

Presentation of statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world, was held on July 16, 2018, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world

Presentation of statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world, was held on July 16, 2018, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world

Presentation of statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world, was held on July 16, 2018, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world

Presentation of statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world, was held on July 16, 2018, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world

Presentation of statue of rhino in centre of road circle, representing Sudan, the late last northern white rhinoceros male in the world, was held on July 16, 2018, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Josef Vostarek)

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China-North Korea border

Photo taken from Dandong, China's border city with North Korea, shows residents getting off a bus in North Korea on July 16, 2020. North Korea closed its borders in late January as the novel coronavirus spread in China.

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China-North Korea border

Photo taken from Dandong, China's border city with North Korea, shows a North Korean soldier wearing a face mask on July 16, 2020. North Korea closed its borders in late January as the novel coronavirus spread in China.

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China-North Korea border

Photo taken July 16, 2020, shows a North Korean woman in a dormitory of an industrial complex in Dandong, China's border city with North Korea. North Korea closed its borders in late January as the novel coronavirus spread in China.

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China-North Korea border

Photo taken from Dandong, China's border city with North Korea, shows masked North Korean soldiers standing guard on July 16, 2020. North Korea closed its borders in late January as the novel coronavirus spread in China.

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China-North Korea border

North Korean women gather for work at an industrial complex in Dandong, China's border city with North Korea, on July 16, 2020. North Korea closed its borders in late January as the novel coronavirus spread in China.

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China-North Korea border

North Korean women gather for work at an industrial complex in Dandong, China's border city with North Korea, on July 16, 2020. North Korea closed its borders in late January as the novel coronavirus spread in China.

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Son of late Kim Dae Jung

Kim Hong Gul, a son of late South Korean President Kim Dae Jung who heads the Korean Council for Reconciliation and Cooperation, meets the press at Beijing International Airport prior to a visit to North Korea on July 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Car carrying coffin of empress dowager leaves for funeral

TOKYO, Japan - A car carrying the coffin of Empress Dowager Nagako leaves the Imperial Palace for the Toshimagaoka imperial cemetery July 25. The first half of a Shinto-style funeral was to be performed at the cemetery in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward, with Emperor Akihito serving as chief mourner. The empress dowager, wife of the late Emperor Hirohito, died of old age on June 16 at age 97. Her posthumous name is Empress Kojun.

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Moon on the wane

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo, taken at 9 p.m. on July 16 in Naka Ward, Nagoya, shows the moon being on the wane because of the 20th century's longest lunar eclipse from late July 16 to early July 17.