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Protest in Iran - Hamedan

A person uses a lighter to set fire to a banner during demonstrations in Hamedan, Iran, on January 1, 2026. The demonstrations erupted after shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar shut their businesses to protest the sharp fall of Iran’s currency and worsening economic conditions, with clashes reported in several provinces and Iranian media and rights groups saying multiple people were killed in the violence, marking the largest protests to hit the Islamic Republic in three years. Photo by Mobina /Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eurovision Song Contest 2025 - A Dress Rehearsal of the Grand Final

Norwegian singer Kyle Alessandro representing Norway with the song Lighter performs at the dress rehearsal of the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland, on May 16, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Eurovision Song Contest 2025 - A Dress Rehearsal of the Grand Final

Norwegian singer Kyle Alessandro representing Norway with the song Lighter performs at the dress rehearsal of the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland, on May 16, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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CHINA-BEIJING-TINY SOLAR-POWERED DRONES (CN)

(240719) -- BEIJING, July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This undated photo shows a palm-size solar-powered drone designed by researchers at Beihang University in Beijing, capital of China. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Lighter but longer: Researchers develop tiny solar-powered drones for extended flight" (Beihang University/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240627) -- BEIJING, June 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A CETROVO 1.0 subway car is on display in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 26, 2024. The CETROVO 1.0 subway car was launched in Qingdao on Wednesday. With a carbon fiber composite body and frame, it is lighter and more energy-efficient than the traditional subway train. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ziheng)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240627) -- BEIJING, June 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A CETROVO 1.0 subway car is on display in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 26, 2024. The CETROVO 1.0 subway car was launched in Qingdao on Wednesday. With a carbon fiber composite body and frame, it is lighter and more energy-efficient than the traditional subway train. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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(ShandongHorizon) CHINA-QINGDAO-SUBWAY-CARBON FIBER (CN)

(240626) -- QINGDAO, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A CETROVO 1.0 subway car is on display in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 26, 2024. The CETROVO 1.0 subway car was launched in Qingdao on Wednesday. With a carbon fiber composite body and frame, it is lighter and more energy-efficient than the traditional subway train. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ziheng)

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(ShandongHorizon) CHINA-QINGDAO-SUBWAY-CARBON FIBER (CN)

(240626) -- QINGDAO, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Visitors look around in a CETROVO 1.0 subway car in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 26, 2024. The CETROVO 1.0 subway car was launched in Qingdao on Wednesday. With a carbon fiber composite body and frame, it is lighter and more energy-efficient than the traditional subway train. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ziheng)

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(ShandongHorizon) CHINA-QINGDAO-SUBWAY-CARBON FIBER (CN)

(240626) -- QINGDAO, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A visitor takes a look inside the cockpit of a CETROVO 1.0 subway car in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 26, 2024. The CETROVO 1.0 subway car was launched in Qingdao on Wednesday. With a carbon fiber composite body and frame, it is lighter and more energy-efficient than the traditional subway train. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ziheng)

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(ShandongHorizon) CHINA-QINGDAO-SUBWAY-CARBON FIBER (CN)

(240626) -- QINGDAO, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A visitor takes photos of a CETROVO 1.0 subway car in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 26, 2024. The CETROVO 1.0 subway car was launched in Qingdao on Wednesday. With a carbon fiber composite body and frame, it is lighter and more energy-efficient than the traditional subway train. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ziheng)

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(ShandongHorizon) CHINA-QINGDAO-SUBWAY-CARBON FIBER (CN)

(240626) -- QINGDAO, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A CETROVO 1.0 subway car is on display in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 26, 2024. The CETROVO 1.0 subway car was launched in Qingdao on Wednesday. With a carbon fiber composite body and frame, it is lighter and more energy-efficient than the traditional subway train. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ziheng)

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(ShandongHorizon) CHINA-QINGDAO-SUBWAY-CARBON FIBER (CN)

(240626) -- QINGDAO, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Visitors board a CETROVO 1.0 subway car in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 26, 2024. The CETROVO 1.0 subway car was launched in Qingdao on Wednesday. With a carbon fiber composite body and frame, it is lighter and more energy-efficient than the traditional subway train. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ziheng)

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(ShandongHorizon) CHINA-QINGDAO-SUBWAY-CARBON FIBER (CN)

(240626) -- QINGDAO, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A CETROVO 1.0 subway car is on display in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 26, 2024. The CETROVO 1.0 subway car was launched in Qingdao on Wednesday. With a carbon fiber composite body and frame, it is lighter and more energy-efficient than the traditional subway train. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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(ShandongHorizon) CHINA-QINGDAO-SUBWAY-CARBON FIBER (CN)

(240626) -- QINGDAO, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Visitors look around in a CETROVO 1.0 subway car in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 26, 2024. The CETROVO 1.0 subway car was launched in Qingdao on Wednesday. With a carbon fiber composite body and frame, it is lighter and more energy-efficient than the traditional subway train. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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(ShandongHorizon) CHINA-QINGDAO-SUBWAY-CARBON FIBER (CN)

(240626) -- QINGDAO, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Visitors board a CETROVO 1.0 subway car in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 26, 2024. The CETROVO 1.0 subway car was launched in Qingdao on Wednesday. With a carbon fiber composite body and frame, it is lighter and more energy-efficient than the traditional subway train. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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(ShandongHorizon) CHINA-QINGDAO-SUBWAY-CARBON FIBER (CN)

(240626) -- QINGDAO, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes photos of a CETROVO 1.0 subway car in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 26, 2024. The CETROVO 1.0 subway car was launched in Qingdao on Wednesday. With a carbon fiber composite body and frame, it is lighter and more energy-efficient than the traditional subway train. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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(ShandongHorizon) CHINA-QINGDAO-SUBWAY-CARBON FIBER (CN)

(240626) -- QINGDAO, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A CETROVO 1.0 subway car is on display in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 26, 2024. The CETROVO 1.0 subway car was launched in Qingdao on Wednesday. With a carbon fiber composite body and frame, it is lighter and more energy-efficient than the traditional subway train. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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(ShandongHorizon) CHINA-QINGDAO-SUBWAY-CARBON FIBER (CN)

(240626) -- QINGDAO, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes a look inside the cockpit of a CETROVO 1.0 subway car in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 26, 2024. The CETROVO 1.0 subway car was launched in Qingdao on Wednesday. With a carbon fiber composite body and frame, it is lighter and more energy-efficient than the traditional subway train. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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China: Child Playing With Lighter Sets Sofa On Fire In Wenshan, Yunnan

This video shows a mischievous child playing with a lighter igniting a sofa at home in Wenshan, Yunnan on March 4, 2024. Thankfully, a family member noticed the fire soon enough to extinguish it, preventing a possible disaster. His father Mr. Lu said he didn't know why his son suddenly set the couch on fire. The child probably just picked one of the lighters left around by Lu who smokes. The boy was later given safety education by the father.

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Play about fate of woman during war in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 26, 2024 - Merited Artist of Ukraine Tetiana Provorova who stars in the lead role of Ukrainian servicewoman Natasha, known by the call sign of Horobchyk, holds a lighter during the Call Sign Horobchyk play of the Mykola Kulish Kherson Regional Academic Music and Drama Theatre based on the Bad Roads play by Natalka Vorozhbyt about the difficult fate of a female military officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the Lesya Ukrainka National Academic Drama Theatre, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Xinqiao Airport in Hefei

HEFEI, CHINA - DECEMBER 18, 2023 - A passenger uses an electronic cigarette lighter in a smoking room at the departure hall of Xinqiao Airport in Hefei, East China's Anhui province, Dec 18, 2023.

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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 25, 2023 - A man and woman light a vigil lantern in remembrance of the victims of the 20th-century famines in Ukraine during a national moment of silence and an ecumenical memorial service in the square at the Taras Shevchenko monument on Holodomor Remembrance Day marked annually on the fourth Saturday of November, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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The Rock Urges Skin Tone Change To Wax Figure - Paris

File photo dated December 09, 2019 shows Dwayne Johnson attends the premiere of Sony Pictures' "Jumanji: The Next Level" at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Dwayne Johnson has said he will contact a gallery in Paris after a wax model of him appeared to present the actor with a lighter skin tone. Fans pointed out the figure's skin tone was incorrect, after it was unveiled at the Grevin Museum last week. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Rock Urges Skin Tone Change To Wax Figure - Paris

File photo dated April 4, 2018 shows Dwayne Johnson attends the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures Rampage at Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, CA USA. Dwayne Johnson has said he will contact a gallery in Paris after a wax model of him appeared to present the actor with a lighter skin tone. Fans pointed out the figure's skin tone was incorrect, after it was unveiled at the Grevin Museum last week. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Rock Urges Skin Tone Change To Wax Figure - Paris

File photo dated April 1, 2015 shows Dwayne Johnson attends Universal Pictures Furious 7 premiere at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Dwayne Johnson has said he will contact a gallery in Paris after a wax model of him appeared to present the actor with a lighter skin tone. Fans pointed out the figure's skin tone was incorrect, after it was unveiled at the Grevin Museum last week. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Rock Urges Skin Tone Change To Wax Figure - Paris

File photo dated June 6, 2010 shows Dwayne Johnson attends the 2010 MTV Movie Awards held at the Gibson Amphitheatre Universal Studios on in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Dwayne Johnson has said he will contact a gallery in Paris after a wax model of him appeared to present the actor with a lighter skin tone. Fans pointed out the figure's skin tone was incorrect, after it was unveiled at the Grevin Museum last week. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Rock Urges Skin Tone Change To Wax Figure - Paris

File photo dated October 16, 2023 shows plastic artist Sebastien Barret (R) poses next to the newly unveiled sculpture of American actor and film producer Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) (C) at The Grevin Museum in Paris, France. Dwayne Johnson has said he will contact a gallery in Paris after a wax model of him appeared to present the actor with a lighter skin tone. Fans pointed out the figure's skin tone was incorrect, after it was unveiled at the Grevin Museum last week. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Rock Urges Skin Tone Change To Wax Figure - Paris

File photo dated October 16, 2023 shows the Grevin Museum unveils the sculpture of American actor and film producer Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) in Paris, France. Dwayne Johnson has said he will contact a gallery in Paris after a wax model of him appeared to present the actor with a lighter skin tone. Fans pointed out the figure's skin tone was incorrect, after it was unveiled at the Grevin Museum last week. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Rock Urges Skin Tone Change To Wax Figure - Paris

File photo dated October 16, 2023 shows the Grevin Museum unveils the sculpture of American actor and film producer Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) in Paris, France. Dwayne Johnson has said he will contact a gallery in Paris after a wax model of him appeared to present the actor with a lighter skin tone. Fans pointed out the figure's skin tone was incorrect, after it was unveiled at the Grevin Museum last week. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Rock Urges Skin Tone Change To Wax Figure - Paris

File photo dated October 16, 2023 shows the Grevin Museum unveils the sculpture of American actor and film producer Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) in Paris, France. Dwayne Johnson has said he will contact a gallery in Paris after a wax model of him appeared to present the actor with a lighter skin tone. Fans pointed out the figure's skin tone was incorrect, after it was unveiled at the Grevin Museum last week. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Rock Urges Skin Tone Change To Wax Figure - Paris

File photo dated October 16, 2023 shows the Grevin Museum unveils the sculpture of American actor and film producer Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) in Paris, France. Dwayne Johnson has said he will contact a gallery in Paris after a wax model of him appeared to present the actor with a lighter skin tone. Fans pointed out the figure's skin tone was incorrect, after it was unveiled at the Grevin Museum last week. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Rock Urges Skin Tone Change To Wax Figure - Paris

File photo dated October 16, 2023 shows the Grevin Museum unveils the sculpture of American actor and film producer Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) in Paris, France. Dwayne Johnson has said he will contact a gallery in Paris after a wax model of him appeared to present the actor with a lighter skin tone. Fans pointed out the figure's skin tone was incorrect, after it was unveiled at the Grevin Museum last week. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese company tests jetpack that can fly 4 kilometers

STORY: Chinese company tests jetpack that can fly 4 kilometers DATELINE: July 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:34 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of flying trials of a jetpack product of Guangdong XPeng Aeroht STORYLINE: A Chinese company has tested a jetpack that can fly up to 200 meters high and 4 kilometers far in Guangzhou, the capital city of south China's Guangdong Province, on Thursday. The jetpack, developed by Guangdong XPeng Aeroht, is the brainchild of Liu Dongsheng, an expert working for the company. Liu said the jetpack could perform various maneuvers such as moving in any direction, turning and braking, with a full tank of fuel. However, the flight time was only 3 to 5 minutes. He demonstrated the jetpack by flying no higher than three meters during the test, citing safety concerns. Claiming that the engine ignition time had been reduced to 18 seconds, the inventor said he had been improving the jetpack in the past few years, aiming to make it safer, lighter and

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China delivers first lightweight trailer using magnesium alloy

STORY: China delivers first lightweight trailer using magnesium alloy DATELINE: April 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of lightweight trailer STORYLINE: China's first home-grown lightweight trailer made largely of magnesium alloy was delivered Sunday in the northwestern Chinese city of Xi'an. The trailer uses magnesium alloy parts that weigh more than 800 kg, and the single largest such part is 13 meters long. Nearly 1 tonne lighter than a similar trailer using mainly steel, it can significantly improve the economic efficiency of highway freight transport. The trailer was jointly developed by Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi Automobile Group, and many other partners. China is a major producer and exporter of raw magnesium. With advantages such as low specific gravity, high strength, good shock absorption, and anti-electromagnetic radiation, magnesium and its alloys can be widely used in aerospace, automobile, rail transit, and m

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(SP)QATAR-LUSAIL-2022 WORLD CUP-FINAL-ARG VS FRA

(221218) -- LUSAIER, Dec. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- General view as the net from the goal is lit on fire by a lighter after the Final between Argentina and France at the 2022 FIFA World Cup at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Dec. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ming)

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Top court rejects hospital's demotion of pregnant worker

TOKYO, Japan - Nami Shimonaka, a lawyer who represents a physical therapist filing a damages suit against a hospital for her demotion due to pregnancy, speaks at a news conference in Hiroshima on Oct. 23, 2014, after the Supreme Court's decision in favor of the therapist. The top court rejected a high court ruling that the hospital was within its rights to demote the therapist who sought a lighter workload due to her pregnancy.

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Traces of big quake found in location of Heijo-kyo

NARA, Japan - Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties discloses on Aug. 22, 2014, traces of sand and water (in lighter color), believed to have gushed out as a result of liquefaction caused by major earthquakes, in an area where Heijo-kyo, Japan's capital city in the 8th century, was located in the city of Nara.

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Department store staffers model summer attire

NAGOYA, Japan - Staffers of Takashimaya Co. pose in "Super Cool Biz" clothing, a style even lighter than the "Cool Biz" casual business attire designed to beat the summer heat, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 4, 2014.

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Apple unveils lighter iPad

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., unveils a new thinner and lighter version of its tablet computer called the "iPad Air" at an event in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2013.

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Apple unveils lighter tablet

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., unveils a new thinner and lighter version of its tablet computer called "iPad Air" at a San Francisco event on Oct. 22, 2013.

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Apple unveils lighter tablet

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Phil Schiller, Apple Inc.'s senior vice president, explains a new lineup of its tablet computers at a San Francisco event on Oct. 22, 2013.

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Apple unveils lighter tablet

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Photo taken in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2013, shows Apple Inc.'s new thinner and lighter version of its tablet computer called "iPad Air" (L) and iPad mini (R).

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Suzuki releases new, lighter, more efficient Wagon R

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo on Sept. 6, 2012, shows Suzuki Motor Corp.'s new Wagon R minivan released by the automaker. The new model comes with a lighter body and improved fuel economy, fueling competition among automakers ahead of the soon-to-end government subsidy program for eco-friendly car purchases.

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New Audi A6 Avant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Audi AG's remodeled high-end station wagon the A6 Avant in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2012. Audi Japan K.K., the Japanese unit of the German automaker, announced the same day that it will start sales of the model with a lighter body and improved fuel efficiency from late February 2012.

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Apple unveils iPad2

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Photo taken on March 2, 2011, shows the iPad2 unveiled the same day by Apple Inc. The new version of the company's popular iPad tablet computer, featuring more functions packed in a thinner and lighter body in a similar price range to the first models, will be released worldwide later in March.

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Apple unveils iPad2

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Steve Jobs, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., speaks during a media event on March 2, 2011, in San Francisco to unveil the iPad2, a new version of the company's popular tablet computer, featuring more functions packed in a thinner and lighter body in a similar price range to the first models.

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Ozawa in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Ruling Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa enjoys a lighter moment at a gathering of DPJ lawmakers of the House of Councilors on Jan. 27, 2010, in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture. After undergoing questioning by prosecutors on Jan. 23, 2010, Ozawa flatly denied receiving illegal corporate donations.

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Ozawa at news conference after questioning by prosecutors

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa enjoys a lighter moment during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 23, 2010, after questioning by prosecutors over an alleged false political fund report related to a land purchase in 2004 by his fund management body. He said media reports of illegal donations are ''groundless'' and he will not leave his post.

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Sony Computer unveils new PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Computer Entertainment President and Chief Executive Officer Ken Kutaragi holds the PlayStation Portable, a handheld gaming device, and the new PlayStaion 2 game console at a news conference Sept. 21. The PlayStation 2, smaller and lighter than the previous model, will go on sale in North America and Europe Nov. 1.

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Fuji Heavy releases Subaru R2 minicar

TOKYO, Japan - Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. said on Dec. 8 it has released a new minicar, the Subaru R2 (photo), which features a round-shape design, light body and high gas mileage. The Subaru R2 employs a newly developed undercarriage, which makes it weigh about 70 kilograms lighter than the existing Pleo minicar. The new car has a high fuel efficiency of 24 kilometers per liter.