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US: NYC Subway Stations Flooded as Storms Hit Northeast 2

Strong storms moved through the Northeast on Thursday, July 31, bringing heavy rain and causing flash flooding and travel disruptions across New York and New Jersey. In New York City, rainwater flowed into subway stations, forcing passengers to walk through floodwaters.

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US: NYC Subway Stations Flooded as Storms Hit Northeast

Strong storms moved through the Northeast on Thursday, July 31, bringing heavy rain and causing flash flooding and travel disruptions across New York and New Jersey. In New York City, rainwater flowed into subway stations, forcing passengers to walk through floodwaters.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 2

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 3

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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Typhoon Ampil Disrupts Air Traffic - Japan

Passengers stand beside a closed Shinkansen station in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 16, 2024. Ampil, the seventh typhoon of the year, hit Japan on Friday, forcing cancellations of public transit services. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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India's wholesale inflation contracts 0.52 pct in Oct.

STORY: India's wholesale inflation contracts 0.52 pct in Oct. SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the India Gate 2. various of wholesale market area 3. various of fuel station 4. various of traffic STORYLINE: India's wholesale price index (WPI) contracted 0.52 percent in October, data released by the federal ministry of commerce and industry showed Tuesday. WPI inflation, an indicator of prices in the wholesale market rises or falls mainly due to steep increases or decreases in commodity prices. WPI-based inflation rate has been in the negative zone for the seventh month since April in the South Asian country. WPI food inflation decreased from 1.54 percent in September to 1.07 percent in October. The index for the manufactured products group in October remained at 140.3 (provisional), the same as in September. The index for primary articles group increased 5 percent to 184.5 (provisional) in October from 18

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US Air Force To Launch Seventh X-37B Mission

Handout photo dated May 20, 2015 shows the Air Force and its mission partners successfully launched the AFSPC-5 mission aboard the Space and Missile Systems Center procured United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.,. The Atlas V rocket carried into low Earth orbit an X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, marking the fourth space flight for the X-37B program. The U.S. Space Force is preparing for the launch of the enigmatic X-37B space plane aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Taking place at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on December 7th, the upcoming mission, known as USSF-52, marks a significant milestone as it will be the first time the X-37B launches on a Falcon Heavy. While the X-37B’s capabilities and operations remain shrouded in secrecy, the Space Force has shed some light on its mission objectives. The upcoming flight will build upon previous missions that utilized the X-37B as a platform for launching and testing experimental payloads before safely return

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90-year-old adventure skier Miura on Mt. Fuji

Ninety-year-old Japanese skier and alpinist Yuichiro Miura (2nd from L) embarks on the second day of his ascent of Mt. Fuji from the seventh station on the Shizuoka Prefecture side on Aug. 30, 2023.

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90-year-old adventure skier Miura on Mt. Fuji

Ninety-year-old Japanese skier and alpinist Yuichiro Miura (front) and his son Gota fuel up with breakfast on Aug. 30, 2023, before embarking on the second day of their ascent of Mt. Fuji, from the seventh station on the Shizuoka Prefecture side.

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90-year-old adventure skier Miura on Mt. Fuji

Ninety-year-old Japanese skier and alpinist Yuichiro Miura embarks on the second day of his ascent of Mt. Fuji from the seventh station on the Shizuoka Prefecture side on Aug. 30, 2023.

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SpaceX Crew-7 Launch - Cape Canaveral

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov onboard, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission is the seventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Moghbeli, Mogensen, Furukawa, and Borisov launched at 3:27 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SpaceX Crew-7 Launch - Cape Canaveral

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov onboard, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission is the seventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Moghbeli, Mogensen, Furukawa, and Borisov launched at 3:27 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SpaceX Crew-7 Launch - Cape Canaveral

In this eight-minute long exposure, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov onboard, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Also visible in this image is the entry burn and landing burn, at right, conducted by the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket as it returned to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission is the seventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Moghbeli, Mogensen, Furukawa, and Borisov launched at 3:27 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission aboard the o

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SpaceX Crew-7 Launch - Cape Canaveral

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov onboard, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission is the seventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Moghbeli, Mogensen, Furukawa, and Borisov launched at 3:27 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SpaceX Crew-7 Launch - Cape Canaveral

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov onboard, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission is the seventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Moghbeli, Mogensen, Furukawa, and Borisov launched at 3:27 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SpaceX Crew-7 Launch - Cape Canaveral

NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-7 mission launch, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission is the seventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Moghbeli, Mogensen, Furukawa, and Borisov are scheduled to launch at 3:27 a.m. EDT, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SpaceX Crew-7 Launch - Cape Canaveral

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, and Vanessa Wyche, Director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, wave as NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-7 mission launch, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission is the seventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Moghbeli, Mogensen, Furukawa, and Borisov are scheduled to launch at 3:27 a.m. EDT, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SpaceX Crew-7 Launch - Cape Canaveral

Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, left, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, second from left, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, second from right, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, right, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-7 mission launch, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission is the seventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Moghbeli, Mogensen, Furukawa, and Borisov are scheduled to launch at 3:50 a.m. EDT on Friday, August 25, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SpaceX Crew-7 Launch - Cape Canaveral

Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, left, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, second from left, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, second from right, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, right, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-7 mission launch, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission is the seventh crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Moghbeli, Mogensen, Furukawa, and Borisov are scheduled to launch at 3:50 a.m. EDT on Friday, August 25, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General election held in Cambodia

STORY: General election held in Cambodia DATELINE: July 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:47 LOCATION: KANDAL, Cambodia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Cambodian PM Samdech Techo Hun Sen voting 2. various of Hun Manet, the future Prime Minister candidate for the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) 3. various of Funcinpec Party President Prince Norodom Chakravuth voting 4. various of polling stations and people voting 5. various of observers watching electoral process at a polling station STORYLINE: The seventh general election kicked off in Cambodia on Sunday with a total of 18 political parties taking part in the race, a National Election Committee (NEC) spokesman said. More than 9.7 million eligible voters are expected to cast their ballots in the election, which is held once every five years to elect the members of parliament for the 125-seat National Assembly. "Polling began at 7:00 a.m. local time at all 23,789 polling stations across the country and is due to close at 3:00 p.m.," NEC member

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-GENERAL ELECTION-KICK OFF

(230723) -- PHNOM PENH, July 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People wait for their turns to vote at a polling station in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on July 23, 2023. The seventh general election kicked off in Cambodia on Sunday with a total of 18 political parties taking part in the race, a National Election Committee (NEC) spokesman said. (Photo by Sovannara/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-GENERAL ELECTION-KICK OFF

(230723) -- PHNOM PENH, July 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People wait for their turns to vote at a polling station in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on July 23, 2023. The seventh general election kicked off in Cambodia on Sunday with a total of 18 political parties taking part in the race, a National Election Committee (NEC) spokesman said. (Photo by Sovannara/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-KANDAL-GENERAL ELECTION-KICK OFF

(230723) -- KANDAL, July 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen (C) shows his ink-stained finger after casting his ballot at a polling station in Kandal province, Cambodia, on July 23, 2023. The seventh general election kicked off in Cambodia on Sunday with a total of 18 political parties taking part in the race, a National Election Committee (NEC) spokesman said. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-KANDAL-GENERAL ELECTION-KICK OFF

(230723) -- KANDAL, July 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen shows his ballot at a polling station in Kandal province, Cambodia, on July 23, 2023. The seventh general election kicked off in Cambodia on Sunday with a total of 18 political parties taking part in the race, a National Election Committee (NEC) spokesman said. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-KANDAL-GENERAL ELECTION-KICK OFF

(230723) -- KANDAL, July 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man casts his ballot at a polling station in Kandal province, Cambodia, on July 23, 2023. The seventh general election kicked off in Cambodia on Sunday with a total of 18 political parties taking part in the race, a National Election Committee (NEC) spokesman said. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-KANDAL-GENERAL ELECTION-KICK OFF

(230723) -- KANDAL, July 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Kandal province, Cambodia, on July 23, 2023. The seventh general election kicked off in Cambodia on Sunday with a total of 18 political parties taking part in the race, a National Election Committee (NEC) spokesman said. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)

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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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Guinea Bissau holds voting for legislative elections

STORY: Guinea Bissau holds voting for legislative elections DATELINE: June 5, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:38 LOCATION: Bissau CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1 various of President Umaro Sissoco Embalo voting in a polling station in the Gabu region 2 various of people voting STORYLINE: Voting for legislative elections of Guinea Bissau was held on Sunday. About 900,000 Bissau-Guinean voters cast their votes at the 3,500 polling stations during the seventh legislative elections in the country's history, according to the national electoral commission of the country. President Umaro Sissoco Embalo promised that he would use these legislative elections "to stabilize the country and rekindle the economy." The vote took place under the supervision of 230 international observers, most of whom are from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Twenty political parties and two coalitions are in the running to renew the 102 seats in the National Assembly for a five-year term. Xinhua News Agency correspon

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38-story office-retail building opens near Tokyo Station

TOKYO, Japan - People crowd the new Shin-Marunouchi Building of Mitsubishi Estate Co. in front of JR Tokyo Station which opened for business on April as a new landmark. The lower floors of the 38-story building, from the first basement level through the seventh floor, accommodate 153 shops and restaurants.

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Shenzhou-14 taikonauts perform third spacewalk

STORY: Shenzhou-14 taikonauts perform third spacewalk DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the extravehicular activities STORYLINE: The Shenzhou-14 crew on board the orbiting Chinese Tiangong space station is conducting their extravehicular activities for the third time, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Commander Chen Dong and Cai Xuzhe perform the spacewalk while Liu Yang stays inside the core module to support her crewmates. They will work together to conduct several extravehicular operations, including the installation of equipment to link modules. This is the seventh spacewalk by taikonauts in the space station. It is expected to last 6.5 hours, the agency said. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)

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Solar farm in China's desert protects environment, provides jobs

STORY: Solar farm in China's desert protects environment, provides jobs DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:29 LOCATION: Ordos, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tiancihu photovoltaic power station 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI SHUAIKUN, Safety technician 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAO JINLONG, Villager STORYLINE: A galloping horse image consisting of more than 196,000 solar panels in a desert in China's Inner Mongolia. This is Tiancihu photovoltaic power station, with an area of around 1.4 million square meters. Located in the Kubuqi Desert, China's seventh-largest desert, the solar farm has not only generated electricity, but also protected environment. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI SHUAIKUN, Safety technician "We now see the sand barriers, which are willow branches. The branches are inserted into the ground to help with sand fixing. This is called 'restoration under solar panels.' The sand control area has reached more than 8,000 mu (533 hectares). By planting amorpha, astragalus and red

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Daisetsuzan mountain ranges take on autumn colors, a panoramic view of colored leaves against the blue sky

Daisetsuzan mountain ranges in Hokkaido are now at the height of the fall foliage. Under the blue sky on Sept. 16, rowan trees and Gold birches colored mountain surfaces in beautiful autumnal scenery at Mt. Kurodake (1,984 meters). According to the operator of the Kurodake Ropeway, "it is particularly bright in these past several years."Beautiful contrasts of green, red and yellow colors spread on the upper part of Mt. Kurodake, from the seventh station up to the summit.Date: September 16, 2021Place: Hokkaido, JAPAN

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38-story office-retail building opens near Tokyo Station

TOKYO, Japan - People crowd the new Shin-Marunouchi Building of Mitsubishi Estate Co. in front of JR Tokyo Station which opened for business on April as a new landmark. The lower floors of the 38-story building, from the first basement level through the seventh floor, accommodate 153 shops and restaurants. (Kyodo)

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Shinto ceremony held to pray for climbers' safety

A Shinto ceremony is held in the village of Otaki on the seventh station of Mt. Ontake on July 1, 2015, to commemorate people killed in an eruption in September 2014 and pray for the safety of those climbing the volcano in central Japan. Local authorities the same day lifted a ban on climbing the volcano, about nine months after the eruption killed 57 people and left six others missing, although entry into a 2-kilometer radius around the crater is still restricted. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Victims of Mt. Ontake eruption mourned on 3rd anniversary

Flowers are offered near the seventh station of Mt. Ontake in central Japan on Sept. 27, 2017, the third anniversary of the eruption that claimed 58 lives and left five people missing in the country's deadliest postwar volcanic disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo