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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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Inauguration of the Jim Morrison Footbridge - Paris AJ

Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo speechs during a ceremony to rename a bridge after the late Doors singer Jim Morrison in Paris, France, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration of the Jim Morrison Footbridge - Paris AJ

Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo Reveals new plaque in honor of Jim Morrison during a ceremony to rename a bridge after the late Doors singer Jim Morrison in Paris, France, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration of the Jim Morrison Footbridge - Paris AJ

Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo speechs during a ceremony to rename a bridge after the late Doors singer Jim Morrison in Paris, France, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration of the Jim Morrison Footbridge - Paris AJ

Mayor of Paris Centre, Ariel Weil speechs during a ceremony to rename a bridge after the late Doors singer Jim Morrison in Paris, France, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration of the Jim Morrison Footbridge - Paris AJ

Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo speechs during a ceremony to rename a bridge after the late Doors singer Jim Morrison in Paris, France, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration of the Jim Morrison Footbridge - Paris AJ

Mayor of the 12th arrondissement of Paris, Emmanuelle Pierre-Marie speechs flanked by Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris Centre, Ariel Weil during a ceremony to rename a bridge after the late Doors singer Jim Morrison in Paris, France, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration of the Jim Morrison Footbridge - Paris AJ

Mathias Malzieu speechs during a ceremony to rename a bridge after the late Doors singer Jim Morrison in Paris, France, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration of the Jim Morrison Footbridge - Paris AJ

Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo Reveals new plaque in honor of Jim Morrison during a ceremony to rename a bridge after the late Doors singer Jim Morrison in Paris, France, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration of the Jim Morrison Footbridge - Paris AJ

Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo Reveals new plaque in honor of Jim Morrison during a ceremony to rename a bridge after the late Doors singer Jim Morrison in Paris, France, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration of the Jim Morrison Footbridge - Paris AJ

Mathias Malzieu speechs during a ceremony to rename a bridge after the late Doors singer Jim Morrison in Paris, France, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration of the Jim Morrison Footbridge - Paris AJ

Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo during a ceremony to rename a bridge after the late Doors singer Jim Morrison in Paris, France, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration of the Jim Morrison Footbridge - Paris AJ

Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo speechs during a ceremony to rename a bridge after the late Doors singer Jim Morrison in Paris, France, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration of the Jim Morrison Footbridge - Paris AJ

Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo speechs during a ceremony to rename a bridge after the late Doors singer Jim Morrison in Paris, France, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration of the Jim Morrison Footbridge - Paris AJ

Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo speechs during a ceremony to rename a bridge after the late Doors singer Jim Morrison in Paris, France, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration of the Jim Morrison Footbridge - Paris AJ

Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo during a ceremony to rename a bridge after the late Doors singer Jim Morrison in Paris, France, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration of the Jim Morrison Footbridge - Paris AJ

Mayor of the 12th arrondissement of Paris, Emmanuelle Pierre-Marie speechs flanked by Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris Centre, Ariel Weil during a ceremony to rename a bridge after the late Doors singer Jim Morrison in Paris, France, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration of the Jim Morrison Footbridge - Paris AJ

Mayor of the 12th arrondissement of Paris, Emmanuelle Pierre-Marie speechs flanked by Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris Centre, Ariel Weil during a ceremony to rename a bridge after the late Doors singer Jim Morrison in Paris, France, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration of the Jim Morrison Footbridge - Paris AJ

Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo during a ceremony to rename a bridge after the late Doors singer Jim Morrison in Paris, France, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration of the Jim Morrison Footbridge - Paris AJ

Mayor of the 12th arrondissement of Paris, Emmanuelle Pierre-Marie speechs during a ceremony to rename a bridge after the late Doors singer Jim Morrison in Paris, France, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration of the Jim Morrison Footbridge - Paris AJ

Mayor of the 12th arrondissement of Paris, Emmanuelle Pierre-Marie speechs flanked by Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris Centre, Ariel Weil during a ceremony to rename a bridge after the late Doors singer Jim Morrison in Paris, France, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration of the Jim Morrison Footbridge - Paris AJ

Mayor of the 12th arrondissement of Paris, Emmanuelle Pierre-Marie speechs flanked by Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris Centre, Ariel Weil during a ceremony to rename a bridge after the late Doors singer Jim Morrison in Paris, France, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration of the Jim Morrison Footbridge - Paris AJ

General view during a ceremony to rename a bridge after the late Doors singer Jim Morrison in Paris, France, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration of the Jim Morrison Footbridge - Paris AJ

General view during a ceremony to rename a bridge after the late Doors singer Jim Morrison in Paris, France, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration of the Jim Morrison Footbridge - Paris AJ

Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo Reveals new plaque in honor of Jim Morrison during a ceremony to rename a bridge after the late Doors singer Jim Morrison in Paris, France, on April 11, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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South Korea: Constitutional Court Upholds President Yoon’s Impeachment, People Celebrate

On Friday, April 4, South Korea's Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, citing his short-lived declaration of martial law late last year, which had plunged the country into political chaos. The video shows people celebrating the announcement of the verdict outside Anguk Station in Seoul, shortly after 11 am local time.

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#CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HENGDAOHEZI-SCENERY (CN)

(240511) -- HAILIN, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This stacked photo taken on April 14, 2024 shows the railway station of Hengdaohezi under the starry sky in Hailin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Dubbed "a town pulled by trains," Hengdaohezi, located in the city of Hailin in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, was originally established in the late 19th century when Russians built train maintenance workshops and other facilities there following the construction of the Chinese Eastern Railway. Due to well-preserved historic buildings, the exotic town now has become a popular tourist destination. (Photo by Wang Baoxun/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HENGDAOHEZI-SCENERY (CN)

(240511) -- HAILIN, May 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This stacked photo taken on April 13, 2024 shows the Chinese Eastern Railway museum under the starry sky in Hengdaohezi Town of Hailin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Dubbed "a town pulled by trains," Hengdaohezi, located in the city of Hailin in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, was originally established in the late 19th century when Russians built train maintenance workshops and other facilities there following the construction of the Chinese Eastern Railway. Due to well-preserved historic buildings, the exotic town now has become a popular tourist destination. (Photo by Wang Baoxun/Xinhua)

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17 killed, 35 injured as truck crashes in SW Pakistan

STORY: 17 killed, 35 injured as truck crashes in SW Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: April 11, 2024 DATELINE: April 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the injured being taken to hospital 2. body being loaded on vehicle STORYLINE: At least 17 people were killed and around 35 others injured in a truck crash in Hub district of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, the local rescue service confirmed on Thursday morning. The accident took place late Wednesday night when a truck carrying religious pilgrims fell into a ditch in Ghulam Hussain Chatta area in the district, Abdul Hakeem, a local representative of Edhi rescue organization told Xinhua. The incident happened due to over-speeding as the driver lost control of the vehicle, he added. Upon receiving the information, rescue workers reached the site and shifted the victims to a local hospital, the rescue service reported, adding that they were later taken to the southern port city of Karachi for furthe

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Croatian sinologist hails University of Zagreb move to confer degrees in sinology

STORY: Croatian sinologist hails University of Zagreb move to confer degrees in sinology SHOOTING TIME: April 10, 2024 DATELINE: April 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: CULTURE/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Zagreb 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZVONIMIR STOPIC, Croatian sinologist 3. various of street views in Zagreb 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZVONIMIR STOPIC, Croatian sinologist STORYLINE: Zvonimir Stopic, a Croatian sinologist, has hailed the move by the University of Zagreb to elevate the minor in sinology to a major to become the first institution of higher education in Croatia to confer degrees in sinology. The university made the decision in late March. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZVONIMIR STOPIC, Croatian sinologist "The development of Croatia's sinology is at a crucial point. There is a good opportunity for a sinology department in Croatia to become one of the better in the regions, because we have enough people, we have enough knowledge, we have enough very specific k

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Markets, malls in Bangladesh bustling ahead of Eid festival

STORY: Markets, malls in Bangladesh bustling ahead of Eid festival SHOOTING TIME: March 29, 2024 DATELINE: April 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people buying goods ahead of the Eid festival in Dhaka new market, Bangladesh STORYLINE: Markets and shopping malls across Bangladesh have been buzzing with shoppers as the Muslim festival Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan, is drawing near. Stores are adorned with colorful lights, wooing shoppers to stay late in the markets. Many temporary stalls also pop up in numerous markets, selling bangles, henna, cosmetics and other decorative accessories. Readymade garment stores attract customers who are busy buying new clothes for the holiday. Eid al-Fitr, one of the largest religious festivals in Bangladesh, will be celebrated on or around April 11 based on the sighting of the new moon. Muslims follow a lunar calendar and a moonlighting methodology t

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61 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast

STORY: 61 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast DATELINE: April 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the sea 2. various of the migrants STORYLINE: The Libyan Coast Guard on Tuesday rescued 61 illegal migrants and recovered 11 bodies off the coast of Garrabulli, some 55 km east of the capital Tripoli. "We recovered 11 bodies, including a child. The total number of illegal migrants rescued today is 61 of different African, Asian and Arab nationalities," Esa al-Zarrug, a Coast Guard officer, told Xinhua. Because of the insecurity and chaos in the country since the fall of late leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime in 2011, many migrants, mostly Africans, choose to cross the Mediterranean Sea to European shores from Libya. A total of 4,335 illegal migrants have been rescued or intercepted by the Libyan authorities so far this year. Meanwhile, 310 illegal migrants have died and 227 others have gone missing on the central Mediterranean route off the Libyan coast,

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-EXPRESSWAY-BRIDGE(CN)

(230414) -- GUIYANG, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A welder works at the construction site of the Wujiang grand bridge on the expressway linking Dejiang and Yuqing in southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 11, 2023. Bridges are an unmistakable feature of the transportation infrastructure in Guizhou. With 92.5 percent of its area covered by mountains and hills, the province has built nearly 30,000 bridges since the late 1970s and is now home to nearly half of the 100 tallest bridges in the world. Thanks to the construction of bridges, the mountainous province is becoming deeply integrated with the nation's transportation network, bringing an improved quality of life for local residents. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-EXPRESSWAY-BRIDGE(CN)

(230414) -- GUIYANG, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 11, 2023 shows the Yangbaoshan bridge on the expressway linking Guiyang and Huangping in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Bridges are an unmistakable feature of the transportation infrastructure in Guizhou. With 92.5 percent of its area covered by mountains and hills, the province has built nearly 30,000 bridges since the late 1970s and is now home to nearly half of the 100 tallest bridges in the world. Thanks to the construction of bridges, the mountainous province is becoming deeply integrated with the nation's transportation network, bringing an improved quality of life for local residents. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-EXPRESSWAY-BRIDGE(CN)

(230414) -- GUIYANG, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at the construction site of the Wujiang grand bridge on the expressway linking Dejiang and Yuqing in southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 11, 2023. Bridges are an unmistakable feature of the transportation infrastructure in Guizhou. With 92.5 percent of its area covered by mountains and hills, the province has built nearly 30,000 bridges since the late 1970s and is now home to nearly half of the 100 tallest bridges in the world. Thanks to the construction of bridges, the mountainous province is becoming deeply integrated with the nation's transportation network, bringing an improved quality of life for local residents. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-EXPRESSWAY-BRIDGE(CN)

(230414) -- GUIYANG, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 11, 2023 shows the construction site of the Wujiang grand bridge on the expressway linking Dejiang and Yuqing in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Bridges are an unmistakable feature of the transportation infrastructure in Guizhou. With 92.5 percent of its area covered by mountains and hills, the province has built nearly 30,000 bridges since the late 1970s and is now home to nearly half of the 100 tallest bridges in the world. Thanks to the construction of bridges, the mountainous province is becoming deeply integrated with the nation's transportation network, bringing an improved quality of life for local residents. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-EXPRESSWAY-BRIDGE(CN)

(230414) -- GUIYANG, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 11, 2023 shows the construction site of the Wujiang grand bridge on the expressway linking Dejiang and Yuqing in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Bridges are an unmistakable feature of the transportation infrastructure in Guizhou. With 92.5 percent of its area covered by mountains and hills, the province has built nearly 30,000 bridges since the late 1970s and is now home to nearly half of the 100 tallest bridges in the world. Thanks to the construction of bridges, the mountainous province is becoming deeply integrated with the nation's transportation network, bringing an improved quality of life for local residents. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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China's spring diplomacy injects more positive energy into global peace, prosperity

STORY: China's spring diplomacy injects more positive energy into global peace, prosperity DATELINE: April 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHAKEEL AHMAD RAMAY, CEO, Islamabad-based Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research & Development 3. various of the views in Iran 4. various of the views in Saudi Arabia 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): KHALED HAMADE, Lebanese military and political analyst 6. various of the views in China STORYLINE: From late March to early April, leaders and officials from multiple countries traveled to Beijing to firm up their partnership with China. Observers believe that Beijing's intensive diplomatic drive this spring has sent to the wider world community an uplifting message of dialogue, peace and cooperation. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHAKEEL AHMAD RAMAY, CEO, Islamabad-based Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research & Development "I'm confident that China has become the epi

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Deportation of 19 suspects over phone scams from Cambodia

A van carrying 19 suspects, wanted in connection with phone scams in Japan, departs from a facility they have been detained in Phnom Penh on April 11, 2023. Cambodian authorities deported the men, all in their 20s to 50s, to their home country after local police raided a hotel and arrested them in late January.

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Deportation of 19 suspects over phone scams from Cambodia

A chartered plane carrying 19 suspects, wanted in connection with phone scams in Japan, prepares for departure to Japan at Phnom Penh International Airport on April 11, 2023. Cambodian authorities deported the men, all in their 20s to 50s, to their home country after local police raided a hotel and arrested them in late January.

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Deportation of 19 suspects over phone scams from Cambodia

A van carrying 19 suspects, wanted in connection with phone scams in Japan, departs from a facility they have been detained in Phnom Penh on April 11, 2023. Cambodian authorities deported the men, all in their 20s to 50s, to their home country after local police raided a hotel and arrested them in late January.

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'Elephant trunk' at Yokohama port

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo shows an object of abstract art at Elephant's Trunk Park along Yokohama port, near Tokyo, on May 11, 2012. The object, called ''Michi eno Hana'' (trunk toward the unknown), was installed in late April for a limited period. A red balloon is attached with a string to the tip of the roughly 10-meter trunk at the park.

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Bank to introduce biometric ATMs

NAGOYA, Japan - A senior executive (L) of Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank, a regional bank in Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture, tells a press conference in Nagoya on April 11, 2012, about the biometric automated teller machines the bank will be introducing that let customers withdraw cash without the need of their bank cards or account books. The company said the same day that it will introduce the biometric identification system, based on veins in the palm of the hand, from late September.

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Japanese journalist freed after detention by Iraqi police

BAGHDAD, Iran - Moriaki Endo, a Japanese freelance journalist missing since April 2, tells of his ordeal after arriving at a Baghdad hotel late April 11. Endo said Iraqi authorities had apprehended and detained him for alleged espionage.

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U.S. ambassador meets the press

BEIJING, China - U.S. Ambassador to China Joseph Prueher speaks to the media outside the U.S. Embassy in Beijing late April 11. In a letter delivered to Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan earlier in teh day, Prueher conveyed ''sincere regret'' from U.S. President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell for the lost Chinese pilot and aircraft.

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Japanese-developed lunar lander

Photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2022, shows a mockup of a lunar lander developed by Tokyo-based startup ispace Inc. The lunar lander was successfully detached from a SpaceX rocket after its launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station the same day. The technology startup would be the first private company in the world to reach the Moon if the lander arrives as scheduled around late April next year.

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Japanese-developed lunar lander

Photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2022, shows a mockup of a lunar lander developed by Tokyo-based startup ispace Inc. The lunar lander was successfully detached from a SpaceX rocket after its launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station the same day. The technology startup would be the first private company in the world to reach the Moon if the lander arrives as scheduled around late April next year.

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Japanese-developed lunar lander

People celebrate in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2022, as ispace Inc.'s self-developed lunar lander is successfully detached from a SpaceX rocket after its launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station earlier in the day. The Tokyo-based space technology startup would be the first private company in the world to reach the Moon if the lander arrives as scheduled on the Moon around late April next year.

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Japanese-developed lunar lander

People celebrate in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2022, as ispace Inc.'s self-developed lunar lander is successfully detached from a SpaceX rocket after its launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station earlier in the day. The Tokyo-based space technology startup would be the first private company in the world to reach the Moon if the lander arrives as scheduled on the Moon around late April next year.

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Japanese-developed lunar lander

People celebrate in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2022, as ispace Inc.'s self-developed lunar lander is successfully detached from a SpaceX rocket after its launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station earlier in the day. The Tokyo-based space technology startup would be the first private company in the world to reach the Moon if the lander arrives as scheduled on the Moon around late April next year.