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(231223) -- BEIJING, Dec. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Psychotherapist Hu Jinya sings with children at a temporary relocation site in Dahejia Township, Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 22, 2023. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Gansu Province late Monday, volunteers and psychotherapists started to provide quake-affected children at the temporary relocation site with voluntary classes, including activities such as drawing, games, tutoring, etc. (Xinhua/Fang Xin)

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CHINA-GANSU-EARTHQUAKE-ARMED FORCES (CN)

(231222) -- LINXIA, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Soldiers transport disaster relief materials for quake-affected residents in Shiyuan Township of Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 22, 2023. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police Force (PAPF) have deployed multiple rescue forces to quake-hit areas in response to a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted northwest China's Gansu Province late Monday. (Xinhua/Zhang Yongjin)

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(231222) -- LINXIA, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Military medics conduct psychological counseling to a quake-affected resident in Majia Village of Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 22, 2023. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police Force (PAPF) have deployed multiple rescue forces to quake-hit areas in response to a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted northwest China's Gansu Province late Monday. (Photo by Wang Shengwen/Xinhua)

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(231222) -- LINXIA, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A soldier distributes school supplies to students at a temporary "tent school" in Gaoli Village of Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 22, 2023. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police Force (PAPF) have deployed multiple rescue forces to quake-hit areas in response to a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted northwest China's Gansu Province late Monday. (Photo by Hou Chonghui/Xinhua)

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(231222) -- LINXIA, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students take exercise with a soldier at a temporary "tent school" at a relocation site in Xiaohongping Village of Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 22, 2023. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police Force (PAPF) have deployed multiple rescue forces to quake-hit areas in response to a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted northwest China's Gansu Province late Monday. (Xinhua/Liu Fang)

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(231222) -- LINXIA, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A military medic treats a patient in Xiaojia Village of Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 22, 2023. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police Force (PAPF) have deployed multiple rescue forces to quake-hit areas in response to a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted northwest China's Gansu Province late Monday. (Photo by Hou Chonghui/Xinhua)

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(231222) -- LINXIA, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Soldiers unload disaster relief materials in Xiaojia Village of Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 22, 2023. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police Force (PAPF) have deployed multiple rescue forces to quake-hit areas in response to a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted northwest China's Gansu Province late Monday. (Photo by Hou Chonghui/Xinhua)

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(231222) -- LINXIA, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A girl holds a bowl of dumplings distributed by soldiers in Xiaojia Village of Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 22, 2023. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police Force (PAPF) have deployed multiple rescue forces to quake-hit areas in response to a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted northwest China's Gansu Province late Monday. (Photo by Hou Chonghui/Xinhua)

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CHINA-QINGHAI-EARTHQUAKE-ARMED FORCES (CN)

(231222) -- MINHE, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A soldier makes dumplings with quake-affected residents at a temporary relocation site in Zhongchuan Township of Minhe County in northwest China's Qinghai Province, Dec. 22, 2023. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police Force (PAPF) have deployed multiple rescue forces to quake-hit areas in response to a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted northwest China's Gansu Province late Monday. In Qinghai Province, the earthquake had killed 31 people as of Thursday. (Photo by Han Zhen/Xinhua)

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-EDUCATION (CN)

(231222) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Psychotherapist Hu Jinya (back) plays games with children at a temporary relocation site in Dahejia Township, Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 22, 2023. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Gansu Province late Monday, volunteers and psychotherapists started to provide quake-affected children at the temporary relocation site with voluntary classes, including activities such as drawing, games, tutoring, etc. (Xinhua/Fang Xin)

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(231222) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children works on their drawings at a temporary relocation site in Dahejia Township, Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 22, 2023. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Gansu Province late Monday, volunteers and psychotherapists started to provide quake-affected children at the temporary relocation site with voluntary classes, including activities such as drawing, games, tutoring, etc. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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(231222) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child draws at a temporary relocation site in Dahejia Township, Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 22, 2023. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Gansu Province late Monday, volunteers and psychotherapists started to provide quake-affected children at the temporary relocation site with voluntary classes, including activities such as drawing, games, tutoring, etc. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-EDUCATION (CN)

(231222) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Psychotherapist Hu Jinya collects drawings of children at a temporary relocation site in Dahejia Township, Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 22, 2023. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Gansu Province late Monday, volunteers and psychotherapists started to provide quake-affected children at the temporary relocation site with voluntary classes, including activities such as drawing, games, tutoring, etc. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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(231222) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer draws with a child at a temporary relocation site in Dahejia Township, Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 22, 2023. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Gansu Province late Monday, volunteers and psychotherapists started to provide quake-affected children at the temporary relocation site with voluntary classes, including activities such as drawing, games, tutoring, etc. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-EDUCATION (CN)

(231222) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Volunteer Ma Xianghua (3rd L) reads books with a child at a temporary relocation site in Dahejia Township, Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 22, 2023. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Gansu Province late Monday, volunteers and psychotherapists started to provide quake-affected children at the temporary relocation site with voluntary classes, including activities such as drawing, games, tutoring, etc. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-EDUCATION (CN)

(231222) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Psychotherapist Hu Jinya sings with children at a temporary relocation site in Dahejia Township, Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 22, 2023. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Gansu Province late Monday, volunteers and psychotherapists started to provide quake-affected children at the temporary relocation site with voluntary classes, including activities such as drawing, games, tutoring, etc. (Xinhua/Fang Xin)

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-EDUCATION (CN)

(231222) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child shows her drawing at a temporary relocation site in Dahejia Township, Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 22, 2023. After a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Gansu Province late Monday, volunteers and psychotherapists started to provide quake-affected children at the temporary relocation site with voluntary classes, including activities such as drawing, games, tutoring, etc. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-SCHOOL (CN)

(231222) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A high school student takes online lectures at a temporary relocation site in Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 22, 2023. Classes have been resumed for high school students via online teaching in Jishishan County after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake late Monday. (Xinhua/Zhang Rui)

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-SCHOOL (CN)

(231222) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A high school student takes online lectures at a temporary relocation site in Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 22, 2023. Classes have been resumed for high school students via online teaching in Jishishan County after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake late Monday. (Xinhua/Zhang Rui)

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-SCHOOL (CN)

(231222) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Teachers and staff members prepare for online lectures to students in Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 22, 2023. Classes have been resumed for high school students via online teaching in Jishishan County after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake late Monday. (Xinhua/Zhang Zhimin)

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-SCHOOL (CN)

(231222) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- High school students take online lectures at a temporary relocation site in Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 22, 2023. Classes have been resumed for high school students via online teaching in Jishishan County after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake late Monday. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GANSU-JISHISHAN-EARTHQUAKE-SCHOOL (CN)

(231222) -- JISHISHAN, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dong Honghai, headmaster of Jishi Middle School, gives an online lecture to students in Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 22, 2023. Classes have been resumed for high school students via online teaching in Jishishan County after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake late Monday. (Xinhua/Zhang Zhimin)

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Works of literary giant Ogai Mori's son to be exhibited

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsutaro Mori (R), a son of the late essayist Rui Mori, hands a list of some 6,000 works Rui wrote on the life of his father Ogai Mori, a literary great in the late 19th to early 20th centuries, to Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward Mayor Hironobu Narisawa on Dec. 22, 2014, ahead of their exhibition in March 2015 in the ward.

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Japan launches Hayabusa2 space probe

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Photo shows an H-2A rocket carrying the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer launching off from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan at 1:22 p.m. on Dec. 3, 2014. The probe will travel to an asteroid 300 million kilometers from Earth to collect rock samples before returning in late 2020.

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N. Koreans mourn Kim Jong Il

NAMPO, North Korea - A condolence area is set up at a machinery plant in Nampo, North Korea, on Dec. 22, 2011, for late leader Kim Jong Il.

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N. Koreans mourn Kim Jong Il

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans gather in front of a new portrait of late leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Dec. 22, 2011.

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Uehara highest-paid pitcher in Japan, to await MLB switch

TOKYO, Japan - Koji Uehara bites his lips at a press conference late Dec. 22 after re-signing with the Yomiuri Giants for an estimated 340 million yen. Despite a 20-million-yen pay cut from this year, Koji Uehara became the highest-paid pitcher in Japan. The 30-year-old Uehara said, ''I promised Yomiuri club representative Hidetoshi Kiyotake that I won't try to pursue a career in the major leagues via the posting system.''

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Hasuike to begin working at Kashiwazaki city hall

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Kaoru Hasuike, who was abducted to North Korea in the late 1970s and now back to his homeland, speaks to reporters following his meeting with Kashiwazaki Mayor Masazumi Saikawa on Dec. 22. The mayor said Hasuike may start working at the Kashiwazaki city hall as early as February.

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JCO's president Kitani answers reporters

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroharu Kitani, president of JCO Co., answers reporters' questions at the University of Tokyo Hospital on Dec. 22 after JCO worker Hisashi Ouchi died the previous day after suffering massive radiation exposure in Japan's worst nuclear accident in late September. Ouchi's death came 83 days after the accident at the JCO uranium processing plant in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture.

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Ouchi's body brought out of hospital

TOKYO, Japan - The body of Hisashi Ouchi, the JCO Co. worker who died Dec. 21, 83 days after an accident at a uranium processing plant in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, is brought out of the University of Tokyo Hospital on Dec. 22. Ouchi was exposed to a massive dose of radiation in the late September accident, Japan's worst nuclear disaster.

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Egypt to launch 3rd-class air-conditioned trains for 1st time

STORY: Egypt to launch 3rd-class air-conditioned trains for 1st time DATELINE: March 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: various of the stationvarious of the train STORYLINE: The Egyptian Railways Authority (ERA) announced on Saturday that a batch of third class air-conditioned trains will officially be in service by Tuesday. In a statement, the authority added the service, which will be offered for the first time, will cover capitals of governorates only, in addition to Edfu and Kom Ombo stations. It said the new and fast service will start on the Cairo-Aswan line on Tuesday, explaining that other lines will also be included in the newly introduced service soon. In late Dec. 2021, Egypt announced the retirement of the old railway carriages running on its 10,000-kilometer railway tracks, which currently transport up to 1.1 million passengers on a daily basis. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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Uehara highest-paid pitcher in Japan, to await MLB switch

TOKYO, Japan - Koji Uehara bites his lips at a press conference late Dec. 22 after re-signing with the Yomiuri Giants for an estimated 340 million yen. Despite a 20-million-yen pay cut from this year, Koji Uehara became the highest-paid pitcher in Japan. The 30-year-old Uehara said, ''I promised Yomiuri club representative Hidetoshi Kiyotake that I won't try to pursue a career in the major leagues via the posting system.'' (Kyodo)

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2,500 bid farewell to late JSA chairman Kitanoumi

Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku addresses a funeral service for late JSA Chairman Kitanoumi in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2015. On Dec. 10, Hakkaku succeeded Kitanoumi who died suddenly at the age of 62 on Nov. 20. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2,500 bid farewell to late JSA chairman Kitanoumi

Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (R) and Kakuryu, both from Mongolia, attend a funeral service for late Japan Sumo Association Chairman Kitanoumi in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2015. A crowd of 2,500 paid their last respects to Kitanoumi, who died suddenly at the age of 62 on Nov. 20. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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LDP launches history research panel

Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Sadakazu Tanigaki (R) and Policy Research Council Chairwoman Tomomi Inada attend the first meeting of the ruling party's panel to study history since the Sino-Japanese War in the late 19th century on Dec. 22, 2015, in Tokyo. The LDP aims to reflect its findings in history education. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Kitanoumi's memorial set for Dec. 22 at Ryogoku Kokugikan

The Japanese flag (C) and other flags are flown at half-mast on Nov. 21, 2015 at Fukuoka Kokusai Center, the venue of the ongoing Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in the southwestern Japanese city of Fukuoka, following the death of Japan Sumo Association Chairman Kitanoumi the previous day. The association will hold a memorial service on Dec. 22 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan for its late chairman. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire engulfs 140 buildings in Niigata Prefecture

Fire fighters tackle burning houses and stores near JR Itoigawa Station in the city of Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on Dec. 22, 2016. A fire broke out at a Chinese restaurant at 10:30 a.m. and destroyed around 140 houses and stores due to strong winds by late afternoon, prompting the municipal government to issue an evacuation advisory for residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan launches Hayabusa2 space probe

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Photo shows an H-2A rocket carrying the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer launching off from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan at 1:22 p.m. on Dec. 3, 2014. The probe will travel to an asteroid 300 million kilometers from Earth to collect rock samples before returning in late 2020. (Kyodo)

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N. Koreans mourn Kim Jong Il

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans gather in front of a new portrait of late leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Dec. 22, 2011. (Kyodo)

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N. Koreans mourn Kim Jong Il

NAMPO, North Korea - A condolence area is set up at a machinery plant in Nampo, North Korea, on Dec. 22, 2011, for late leader Kim Jong Il. (Kyodo)

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Fire engulfs 140 buildings in Niigata Prefecture

A huge cloud of smoke is seen near JR Itoigawa Station (R) in the city of Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on Dec. 22, 2016, after a fire broke out at a Chinese restraint at 10:30 a.m. The fire had engulfed around 140 houses and stores in strong winds by late afternoon, prompting the municipal government to issue an evacuation advisory for residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire engulfs 140 buildings in Niigata Prefecture

A huge cloud of smoke is seen near JR Itoigawa Station (back in R) in the city of Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on Dec. 22, 2016, after a fire broke out at a Chinese restraint at 10:30 a.m. The fire had engulfed around 140 houses and stores in strong winds by late afternoon, prompting the municipal government to issue an evacuation advisory for residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former Soviet Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is pictured in his office in Moscow on Dec. 22, 2017, with a portrait of his late wife Raisa in the background. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former Soviet Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is pictured in his office in Moscow on Dec. 22, 2017, with a portrait of his late wife Raisa in the background. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Antarctic

The sun never sets in the Antarctic between late November and late January as the area has the midnight sun phenomenon in summer months. Photo conflates 14 shots of the sun taken every 10 minutes from 10:48 p.m. on Dec. 22, 2016, from the deck of Japan's icebreaker Shirase. The sun moved from the right to the left as if it was rolling. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire engulfs 140 buildings in Niigata Prefecture

A huge cloud of smoke continues to rise from a fire engulfing houses and stores in the city of Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on Dec. 22, 2016. A fire broke out at a Chinese restaurant at 10:30 a.m. and had destroyed around 140 houses and stores amid strong winds by late afternoon, prompting the municipal government to issue an evacuation advisory for residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire engulfs 140 buildings in Niigata Prefecture

A huge cloud of smoke continues to rise from a fire engulfing houses and stores in the city of Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on Dec. 22, 2016. A fire broke out at a Chinese restaurant at 10:30 a.m. and had destroyed around 140 houses and stores amid strong winds by late afternoon, prompting the municipal government to issue an evacuation advisory for residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire engulfs 140 buildings in Niigata Prefecture

A fire engulfs houses and stores near JR Itoigawa Station in the city of Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on Dec. 22, 2016, after it broke out at a Chinese restaurant at 10:30 a.m. The fire had burnt around 140 houses and stores in strong winds by late afternoon, prompting the municipal government to issue an evacuation advisory for residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire engulfs 140 buildings in Niigata Prefecture

A fire engulfs houses and stores near JR Itoigawa Station in the city of Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on Dec. 22, 2016, after it broke out at a Chinese restaurant at 10:30 a.m. The fire had burnt around 140 houses and stores in strong winds by late afternoon, prompting the municipal government to issue an evacuation advisory for residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire engulfs 140 buildings in Niigata Prefecture

Jets of water shoot up onto burning houses and stores near JR Itoigawa Station in the city of Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on Dec. 22, 2016. A fire broke out at a Chinese restaurant at 10:30 a.m. and destroyed around 140 houses and stores due to strong winds by late afternoon, prompting the municipal government to issue an evacuation advisory for residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo