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Artistic Gymnastics: World championships

U.S. women pose with their gold medals following the team final at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 4, 2023. Simone Biles (front, R), returning from her two-year hiatus away from gymnastics, led the team to a record seventh consecutive title.

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Swedish central bank announces rate hike of 25 basis points

STORY: Swedish central bank announces rate hike of 25 basis points DATELINE: June 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sweden's central bank 2. various of street views in Stockholm 3. various of a gas station STORYLINE: Sweden's central bank on Thursday announced a 25 basis point hike of its benchmark interest rate to 3.75 percent -- a level not seen since 2008. It is the seventh consecutive rate hike by the Riksbank since May last year. Before this round of interest rate hikes, the policy rate in Sweden had been at zero or sub-zero for more than seven years. Another increase is also likely to come before the end of the year, the Riksbank said in a press release. Inflation in the country stood at 9.7 percent in May, according to Statistics Sweden. Although it is falling, the rate is still "far too high," the bank said. The unexpected rapid rise in service prices, which may reflect demand pressures in parts of the Swedish economy, is the mai

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Japan's fertility rate drops for 7th straight year

STORY: Japan's fertility rate drops for 7th straight year DATELINE: June 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of children in Japan STORYLINE: Japan's fertility fell to a record low of 1.26 in 2022, declining for the seventh consecutive year, government data showed Friday. According to data released by the health ministry, the average number of children born per woman during her lifetime was 1.26 last year, down 0.05 points from the final figure for 2021 and on par with a record low marked in 2005. By prefecture, Tokyo had the lowest fertility rate at 1.04, followed by Miyagi at 1.09 and Hokkaido at 1.12, while Okinawa reported the highest fertility rate at 1.70, followed by 1.63 in Miyazaki and 1.6 in Tottori. The number of babies born in 2022 was also a record low at 770,747, down 40,875 from the year before, marking the first time the number dipped below 800,000. The latest statistics come a day after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida released a draft

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 7th year in row, tying AL mark

NEW YORK, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (C) rounds the bases after hitting a homer off New York Yankees starter Roger Clemens (R) in the third inning of their game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sept. 3. Ichiro reached the 200-hit plateau for the seventh consecutive season, tying the American League mark.

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Suzuki's WagonR

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Suzuki Motor Corp's WagonR, which was the top-selling minicar in 2010 in Japan. The compact car maintained its leadership in the market for vehicles with engines of up to 660 cc for the seventh consecutive year, industry sources said Jan. 6, 2011, with about 195,000 units sold in 2010.

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Nikkeiren chairman speaks at extraordinary general assembly

Jiro Nemoto, chairman of the Japan Federation of Employers Associations (Nikkeiren) speaks Jan. 12 at its extraordinary general assembly in Tokyo. The meeting endorsed a committee report advising that basic wage raises should be avoided for the seventh consecutive year.

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Aiming for the World Cup - International Goodwill Rugby

On January 15, the Japan Rugby Championship was held at the National Stadium, and Kobe Steel achieved its seventh consecutive victory in the Japan Championship; on February 19, a test match between the Japanese national team and the Tongan national team at the Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium. <Caption> The Japan Rugby Championship between Kobe Steel and the University of Tokyo at the National Stadium on January 15, Kobe Steel wins the Japan Championship for the seventh consecutive year; the test match between the Japanese national team and the Tongan national team at the Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium on February 19, Japan's inability to break through the goal; Japan loses 24-16; scoreboard; shooting date: January 15, 1995 January 15, 1995, February 19, 1995.

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Athletics: Fukushima wins women's 100m for 7th straight year

Chisato Fukushima (R) wins the women's 100 meters for the seventh consecutive year at the national championships with a time of 11.45 seconds at Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya, central Japan, on June 25, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shogi prodigy reaches 50th professional win

Fifteen-year-old Sota Fujii, Japan' youngest professional shogi player, and 54-year-old player Shingo Hirafuji reflect on their match in Osaka on Nov. 21, 2017 after Fujii clinched his 50th career win earlier in the day. By beating the seventh-dan Hirafuji, Fujii, a fourth-dan player and a junior high school student aged 15 years and 4 months, became the youngest player to reach the 50th win. Since his pro debut in December 2016, the shogi prodigy set an all-time record with 29 consecutive professional wins in June 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. honors fallen peacekeepers at N.Y. ceremony

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (C) and other officials observe a moment of silence in tribute to the 126 peacekeepers who lost their lives in 2014, while serving under the U.N. flag, during a ceremony at the world body's headquarters in New York on May 29, 2015. It was the seventh consecutive year in which over 100 members of U.N. peacekeeping missions have died in the line of duty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suzuki's WagonR

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Suzuki Motor Corp's WagonR, which was the top-selling minicar in 2010 in Japan. The compact car maintained its leadership in the market for vehicles with engines of up to 660 cc for the seventh consecutive year, industry sources said Jan. 6, 2011, with about 195,000 units sold in 2010. (Kyodo)

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Shogi prodigy reaches 50th professional win

Fifteen-year-old Sota Fujii (L), Japan' youngest professional shogi player, competes against 54-year-old Shingo Hirafuji in Osaka on Nov. 21, 2017. Fujii clinched his 50th career win later in the day. By beating the seventh-dan Hirafuji, Fujii, a fourth-dan player and a junior high school student aged 15 years and 4 months, became the youngest player to reach the 50th win. Since his pro debut in December 2016, the shogi prodigy set an all-time record with 29 consecutive professional wins in June 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shogi prodigy reaches 50th professional win

Fifteen-year-old Sota Fujii, Japan' youngest professional shogi player, reflects on his match against 54-year-old player Shingo Hirafuji in Osaka on Nov. 21, 2017 after clinching his 50th career win earlier in the day. By beating the seventh-dan Hirafuji, Fujii, a fourth-dan player and a junior high school student aged 15 years and 4 months, became the youngest player to reach the 50th win. Since his pro debut in December 2016, the shogi prodigy set an all-time record with 29 consecutive professional wins in June 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shogi prodigy reaches 50th professional win

Fifteen-year-old Sota Fujii, Japan' youngest professional shogi player (L), and 54-year-old player Shingo Hirafuji reflect on their match in Osaka on Nov. 21, 2017 after Fujii clinched his 50th career win earlier in the day. By beating the seventh-dan Hirafuji, Fujii, a fourth-dan player and a junior high school student aged 15 years and 4 months, became the youngest player to reach the 50th win. Since his pro debut in December 2016, the shogi prodigy set an all-time record with 29 consecutive professional wins in June 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shogi prodigy reaches 50th professional win

Fifteen-year-old Sota Fujii, Japan' youngest professional shogi player, reflects on his match against 54-year-old player Shingo Hirafuji in Osaka on Nov. 21, 2017 after clinching his 50th career win earlier in the day. By beating the seventh-dan Hirafuji, Fujii, a fourth-dan player and a junior high school student aged 15 years and 4 months, became the youngest player to reach the 50th win. Since his pro debut in December 2016, the shogi prodigy set an all-time record with 29 consecutive professional wins in June 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shogi prodigy reaches 50th professional win

Fifteen-year-old Sota Fujii, Japan' youngest professional shogi player (L), and 54-year-old player Shingo Hirafuji reflect on their match in Osaka on Nov. 21, 2017 after Fujii clinched his 50th career win earlier in the day. By beating the seventh-dan Hirafuji, Fujii, a fourth-dan player and a junior high school student aged 15 years and 4 months, became the youngest player to reach the 50th win. Since his pro debut in December 2016, the shogi prodigy set an all-time record with 29 consecutive professional wins in June 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shogi prodigy reaches 50th professional win

Fifteen-year-old Sota Fujii, Japan' youngest professional shogi player, reflects on his match against 54-year-old player Shingo Hirafuji in Osaka on Nov. 21, 2017 after clinching his 50th career win earlier in the day. By beating the seventh-dan Hirafuji, Fujii, a fourth-dan player and a junior high school student aged 15 years and 4 months, became the youngest player to reach the 50th win. Since his pro debut in December 2016, the shogi prodigy set an all-time record with 29 consecutive professional wins in June 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nikkeiren chairman speaks at extraordinary general assembly

Jiro Nemoto, chairman of the Japan Federation of Employers Associations (Nikkeiren) speaks Jan. 12 at its extraordinary general assembly in Tokyo. The meeting endorsed a committee report advising that basic wage raises should be avoided for the seventh consecutive year.