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G-7 financial meeting

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato holds a press conference in Banff, Canada, on May 21, 2025, after bilateral talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the sideline of a meeting of Group of Seven member states' finance ministers and central bank governors.

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CORRECTED: G7 financial meeting

The second day of three-day meeting between Group of Seven member states' finance ministers and central bank governors is held in Banff, Canada, on May 21, 2025. (Pool photo)

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CORRECTED: G7 financial meeting

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato (C, L) and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (C, R) attend the second day of three-day meeting of the Group of Seven member states' finance ministers and central bank governors in Banff, Canada, on May 21, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Pakistan's apex court quashes politicians' lifetime disqualification

STORY: Pakistan's apex court quashes politicians' lifetime disqualification SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Jan. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:21 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Supreme Court of Pakistan 2. various of street views in Islamabad STORYLINE: The Supreme Court of Pakistan ended lifetime disqualification for politicians on Monday under the Constitution of the country, saying that parliamentarians would be barred from holding office for a maximum of five years under the law, according to the written order issued by the court. The seven-member bench headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa gave the 6-1 majority verdict after hearing multiple appeals regarding the lifetime disqualification under Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution. The chief justice also read out the judgment telecasted live saying that the apex court quashed its judgment in the Samiullah Baloch case in 2018 when it ruled that disqualification handed down under Article 62(1)(f) would be for a lif

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

Japanese transport minister Tetsuo Saito (3rd from R) speaks during a session on public transportation at a three-day meeting of transport ministers from the Group of Seven member states in Shima, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on June 17, 2023.

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

Japanese transport minister Tetsuo Saito (R) speaks to Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov at a three-day meeting of the transport ministers from the Group of Seven member states in Shima, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on June 17, 2023.

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

Japanese transport minister Tetsuo Saito speaks during a session on Ukraine at a three-day meeting of transport ministers from the Group of Seven member states in Shima, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on June 17, 2023.

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

Japanese transport minister Tetsuo Saito (4th from L) speaks during a session on Ukraine at a three-day meeting of transport ministers from the Group of Seven member states in Shima, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on June 17, 2023.

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G-7 transport ministers' meeting

The transport ministers from the Group of Seven member states hold a session on Ukraine at a three-day meeting in Shima, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on June 17, 2023.

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G-7 financial meeting

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki (R) and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attend the first day of three-day talks between Group of Seven member states' finance ministers and central bank governors in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on May 11, 2023. (Pool photo)

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G-7 financial meeting

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki (front row, 2nd from R) speaks on the first day of three-day talks between Group of Seven member states' finance ministers and central bank governors in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on May 11, 2023. (Pool photo)

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G-7 financial meeting

The first day of three-day talks between Group of Seven member states' finance ministers and central bank governors is held in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on May 11, 2023. (Pool photo)

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7-nation Bay of Bengal group

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Foreign ministers from countries sharing the Bay of Bengal plus Nepal and Bhutan gather in the Myanmar capital of Naypyitaw on March 3, 2014. They agreed to set up a permanent secretariat for the seven-member grouping to promote socioeconomic cooperation in the region.

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Discovery astronauts attend welcome ceremony

HOUSTON, United States - The crew members of NASA's space shuttle Discovery, including Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki (2nd from R), celebrate during a welcome ceremony at Houston's Ellington Field in Texas on April 21, 2010. The seven-member crew returned to Earth the previous day from a 15-day mission to the International Space Station.

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Endeavour crew heads to shuttle orbiter to await liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The seven-member crew of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour, including Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (2nd L), pose for photographers before heading to the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. The astronauts will install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station during their 16-day mission.

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NASA prepares for launch of space shuttle Endeavour

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour sits at the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral in Florida on March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. Endeavour will carry Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among its seven-member crew in a 16-day mission to install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station.

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Emperor prostate surgery ends, no further cancer signs

TOKYO, Japan - Surgeons Tadaichi Kitamura (L) and Tado Kakizoe (C) speak at a news conference after their seven-member team successfully removed Emperor Akihito's cancerous prostate gland at the University of Tokyo Hospital on Jan. 18. They said there were no signs that the disease had spread.

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(2)Panel urges freezing some pending highway projects

TOKYO, Aug. 30 Kyodo - Naoki Inose (R), a member of a seven-member government panel on privatization of four road-related public corporations, speaks at a news conference Aug. 30, as panel chairman Takashi Imai, honorary chairman of the Japan Business Federation, watches.

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(1)Panel urges freezing some pending highway projects

TOKYO, Aug. 30 Kyodo - A government advisory panel on privatization of four road-related public corporations is in session in Tokyo on Aug. 30. The seven-member panel formalized an interim report on ways to privatize the public corporations, proposing to freeze some pending highway projects and to minimize the financial burden on taxpayers.

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Panel to urge freezing some pending highway projects

TOKYO, Japan - Journalist Naoki Inose, one of the seven-member government panel tasked with mapping out ways to privatize four road-related public corporations, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Aug. 27 after the panel meeting.

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Road panel outlines privatization scheme

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Imai, head of a government advisory body on privatization of road-related public corporations, speaks with the media Aug. 23. The seven-member panel worked out a framework to privatize four public entities, including the creation of a public corporation to inherit their debt after privatization.

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Doshisha climbers to tackle unscaled Himalayan mountain

KYOTO, Japan - Doshisha University climbers' club will undertake an expedition to scale Mount Ronglai Kangri (in file photo) and become the first to scale the 6,859-meter Himalayan mountain, the Kyoto-based school said Aug. 2. The seven-member team, led by professor Shinichi Ota, will leave for Nepal on Aug. 18 and start to climb the mountain in late September.

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Japan, N. Korea begin normalization talks

BEIJING, China - Japan and North Korea began a new round of talks on establishing diplomatic ties in Beijing on Oct. 30. Japan is represented by a nine-member delegation headed by Ambassador Kojiro Takano (2nd from R) and North Korea by a seven-member delegation headed by Ambassador Jong Thae Hwa (L).

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Mukai, Glenn head for press conference

Japanese astronaut Chiaki Mukai (L) heads for a press conference at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Nov. 8 after the U.S. space shuttle Discovery returned home with its seven-member crew including U.S. Sen. John Glenn (R). Discovery returned to Earth on Nov. 7, successfully ending its nine-day mission during which some 80 experiments ranging from biological to solar studies were conducted.

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AfCFTA launches guided trade initiative for seven countries

STORY: AfCFTA launches guided trade initiative for seven countries DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:41 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a group photo 2. various shots of participants 3. various shots of AfCFTA conference 4. various shots of AfCFTA trade exhibition 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WAMKELE MENE, Secretary-General of the AfCFTA 6. various of AfCFTA conference 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALAN KYEREMATEN, Ghanaian Minister for Trade and Industry STORYLINE: The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretariat based in Accra, the capital of Ghana, late Friday launched a guided trade initiative for seven member countries. These seven countries which have signaled their readiness to start trading under AfCFTA were Tanzania, Mauritania, Kenya, Egypt, Cameroon, Rwanda, and Ghana. Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Wamkele Mene said at least 96 different products from the seven countries could be freely traded under the rules of AfCFTA. Products approved to trade u

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Chinese mainland sends TCM experts to HK to help fight COVID-19

STORY: Chinese mainland sends TCM experts to HK to help fight COVID-19 DATELINE: March 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:48 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of traditional Chinese medicine experts 2. various of COVID-19 prevention in Hong Kong STORYLINE: The Chinese mainland on Tuesday sent a team of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) experts to Hong Kong to support its fight against the fifth wave of the pandemic. The seven-member team is led by Tong Xiaolin, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. All the medical professionals have rich experiences in anti-epidemic work. At a press conference held last week, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said the HKSAR government had requested the central authorities to send another team of traditional Chinese medicine experts to Hong Kong. She said the mainland's experience in using the traditional Chinese medicine to treat COVID-19 patients is applicable to Hong Kong, and she belie

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Space shuttle Discovery lands in California

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, United States - The U.S. space shuttle Discovery lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California at 5:11 a.m. on Aug. 9, bringing its seven-member crew safely back to Earth after a 15-day mission. (Kyodo)

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NASA prepares for launch of space shuttle Endeavour

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour sits at the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral in Florida on March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. Endeavour will carry Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among its seven-member crew in a 16-day mission to install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station. (Kyodo)

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Endeavour crew heads to shuttle orbiter to await liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The seven-member crew of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour, including Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (2nd L), pose for photographers before heading to the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. The astronauts will install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station during their 16-day mission. (Kyodo)

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Discovery lands in California

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, United States - NASA television shows the seven-member crew of the U.S. space shuttle Discovery after the shuttle landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California Aug. 9. (Kyodo)

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Discovery lands in California

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, United States - NASA television shows the U.S. space shuttle Discovery landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California Aug. 9, bringing its seven-member crew safely back to Earth after a 15-day mission. (Kyodo)

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Doshisha climbers to tackle unscaled Himalayan mountain

KYOTO, Japan - Doshisha University climbers' club will undertake an expedition to scale Mount Ronglai Kangri (in file photo) and become the first to scale the 6,859-meter Himalayan mountain, the Kyoto-based school said Aug. 2. The seven-member team, led by professor Shinichi Ota, will leave for Nepal on Aug. 18 and start to climb the mountain in late September. (Kyodo)

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Japan aquarium takes up challenge of breeding endangered penguin

Photo taken Jan. 21, 2016 shows Hidenori Takai, the leader of a seven-member team at Wakkanai Noshappu Aquarium in Hokkaido that has taken up the challenge of breeding the endangered Humboldt penguin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Discovery astronauts attend welcome ceremony

HOUSTON, United States - The crew members of NASA's space shuttle Discovery, including Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki (2nd from R), celebrate during a welcome ceremony at Houston's Ellington Field in Texas on April 21, 2010. The seven-member crew returned to Earth the previous day from a 15-day mission to the International Space Station. (Kyodo)

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drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus), primate

Visitors had the opportunity to photograph the young drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) in the Dvur Kralove Zoo, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, August 27, 2019. The young drill was born on the 20th of July, 2019. The zoo acquired a seven-member breeding group of these primates in 2015 from the Frankfurt Zoo. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus), primate

Visitors had the opportunity to photograph the young drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) in the Dvur Kralove Zoo, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, August 27, 2019. The young drill was born on the 20th of July, 2019. The zoo acquired a seven-member breeding group of these primates in 2015 from the Frankfurt Zoo. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus), primate

Visitors had the opportunity to photograph the young drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) in the Dvur Kralove Zoo, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, August 27, 2019. The young drill was born on the 20th of July, 2019. The zoo acquired a seven-member breeding group of these primates in 2015 from the Frankfurt Zoo. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus), primate

Visitors had the opportunity to photograph the young drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) in the Dvur Kralove Zoo, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, August 27, 2019. The young drill was born on the 20th of July, 2019. The zoo acquired a seven-member breeding group of these primates in 2015 from the Frankfurt Zoo. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus), primate

Visitors had the opportunity to photograph the young drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) in the Dvur Kralove Zoo, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, August 27, 2019. The young drill was born on the 20th of July, 2019. The zoo acquired a seven-member breeding group of these primates in 2015 from the Frankfurt Zoo. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus), primate

Visitors had the opportunity to photograph the young drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) in the Dvur Kralove Zoo, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, August 27, 2019. The young drill was born on the 20th of July, 2019. The zoo acquired a seven-member breeding group of these primates in 2015 from the Frankfurt Zoo. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus), primate

Visitors had the opportunity to photograph the young drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) in the Dvur Kralove Zoo, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, August 27, 2019. The young drill was born on the 20th of July, 2019. The zoo acquired a seven-member breeding group of these primates in 2015 from the Frankfurt Zoo. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus), primate

Visitors had the opportunity to photograph the young drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) in the Dvur Kralove Zoo, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, August 27, 2019. The young drill was born on the 20th of July, 2019. The zoo acquired a seven-member breeding group of these primates in 2015 from the Frankfurt Zoo. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus), primate

Visitors had the opportunity to photograph the young drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) in the Dvur Kralove Zoo, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, August 27, 2019. The young drill was born on the 20th of July, 2019. The zoo acquired a seven-member breeding group of these primates in 2015 from the Frankfurt Zoo. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus), primate

Visitors had the opportunity to photograph the young drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) in the Dvur Kralove Zoo, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, August 27, 2019. The young drill was born on the 20th of July, 2019. The zoo acquired a seven-member breeding group of these primates in 2015 from the Frankfurt Zoo. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus), primate

Visitors had the opportunity to photograph the young drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) in the Dvur Kralove Zoo, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, August 27, 2019. The young drill was born on the 20th of July, 2019. The zoo acquired a seven-member breeding group of these primates in 2015 from the Frankfurt Zoo. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus), primate

Visitors had the opportunity to photograph the young drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) in the Dvur Kralove Zoo, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, August 27, 2019. The young drill was born on the 20th of July, 2019. The zoo acquired a seven-member breeding group of these primates in 2015 from the Frankfurt Zoo. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus), primate

Visitors had the opportunity to photograph the young drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) in the Dvur Kralove Zoo, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, August 27, 2019. The young drill was born on the 20th of July, 2019. The zoo acquired a seven-member breeding group of these primates in 2015 from the Frankfurt Zoo. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus), primate

Visitors had the opportunity to photograph the young drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) in the Dvur Kralove Zoo, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, August 27, 2019. The young drill was born on the 20th of July, 2019. The zoo acquired a seven-member breeding group of these primates in 2015 from the Frankfurt Zoo. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus), primate

Visitors had the opportunity to photograph the young drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) in the Dvur Kralove Zoo, in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, August 27, 2019. The young drill was born on the 20th of July, 2019. The zoo acquired a seven-member breeding group of these primates in 2015 from the Frankfurt Zoo. (CTK Photo/David Tanecek)

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Online peace message by Japanese college group

A member of a Nagasaki-based university student group seeking to abolish nuclear weapons holds an online news conference on May 25, 2020, after talking about the tragedy of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki via a video conference system the previous day. The seven-member group sent an online message as it was not able to take part in the 10th review conference of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which was originally scheduled to be held in New York from April 27 to May 22 but was postponed, possibly until early 2021, due to the coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo