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China: Playful Tiger Cub Sneaks Up on Caretaker in Harbin Zoo

This video was filmed at a zoo in Harbin, Heilongjiang, on August 26, 2025. It captured the cute moment when a tiger cub tried to catch his caretaker off guard, but was quickly noticed, scooped into his arms, and turned into a cuddly kitten.

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Baseball: Ichiro Suzuki and Randy Johnson

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder and new member of the U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame Ichiro Suzuki (L) poses with Randy Johnson, also a former Mariner inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2015, at the baseball club's spring training site in Peoria, Arizona, on March 12, 2025. The Mariners decided earlier in the year to retire Ichiro's No. 51, which also had been worn by Johonson.

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Baseball: Ichiro Suzuki and Randy Johnson

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder and new member of the U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame Ichiro Suzuki (L) shakes hands with Randy Johnson, also a former Mariner inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2015, at the baseball club's spring training site in Peoria, Arizona, on March 12, 2025. The Mariners decided earlier in the year to retire Ichiro's No. 51, which also had been worn by Johonson.

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Sumo: Terunofuji

Mongolian sekiwake Terunofuji (R) forces fellow grand champion Hakuho to the edge of the ring at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 20, 2015.

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New York Fashion Week - Desigual Frontrow

Iris Apfel attending the Desigual fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week at The Arc, Skylight at Moynihan Station on September 10, 2015 in New York City, NY, USA. Photo by Aurora Rose/Startraks/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Courtship of wild giant pandas spotted in SW China

STORY: Courtship of wild giant pandas spotted in SW China DATELINE: March 7, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:45 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of wild giant pandas 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA WENHU, Staffer, Tangjiahe area of China's Giant Panda National Park STORYLINE: Two wild giant pandas have been recently spotted in search of mates in a national park in southwest China's Sichuan Province. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA WENHU, Staffer, Tangjiahe area of China's Giant Panda National Park "Because the light was particularly good that day, I scanned the slope opposite me with a monocular telescope. As a result, I accidentally came across the pandas on a tree." Park experts said the behavior of giant pandas smearing odor with their perianal glands, coupled with the fact that the first panda to climb the tree was a female, indicates the arrival of giant panda estrus in spring. The fourth national survey of giant pandas in 2015 found that there were 1,864 wild giant pandas in China.

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CHINA-GUANGXI-TEENAGERS-HOMETOWN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230122) -- DAHUA, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Meng Xuantai (C) plays table tennis at Nongyong primary school in Bansheng Town of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 6, 2015. Meng Xuanren and his younger brother Meng Xuantai were nicknamed "ladder teenagers" because they had to climb mountains and hanging ladders to get to school as children. They've all grown up and achieved their goals now. Meng Xuanren, 22, is a sophomore at the Liaoning Provincial College of Communications, and Xuantai, 19, works at an auto repair factory in south China's Guangdong Province after graduating from a vocational school. The brothers returned to Nongding Village in Bansheng Town for a family reunion during the Spring Festival. They have seen the transformation of transportation infrastructure, school facilities, and village housing in their hometown over the last decade. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-TEENAGERS-HOMETOWN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230122) -- DAHUA, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Meng Xuantai (2nd R) watches a rehearsal of their schoolmates outside a vocal music classroom of Nongyong primary school in Bansheng Town of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 14, 2015. Meng Xuanren and his younger brother Meng Xuantai were nicknamed "ladder teenagers" because they had to climb mountains and hanging ladders to get to school as children. They've all grown up and achieved their goals now. Meng Xuanren, 22, is a sophomore at the Liaoning Provincial College of Communications, and Xuantai, 19, works at an auto repair factory in south China's Guangdong Province after graduating from a vocational school. The brothers returned to Nongding Village in Bansheng Town for a family reunion during the Spring Festival. They have seen the transformation of transportation infrastructure, school facilities, and village housing in their hometown over the last decade. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-TEENAGERS-HOMETOWN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230122) -- DAHUA, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Meng Xuantai (C) helps parents herd goats in Nongding Village of Bansheng Town, Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 7, 2015. Meng Xuanren and his younger brother Meng Xuantai were nicknamed "ladder teenagers" because they had to climb mountains and hanging ladders to get to school as children. They've all grown up and achieved their goals now. Meng Xuanren, 22, is a sophomore at the Liaoning Provincial College of Communications, and Xuantai, 19, works at an auto repair factory in south China's Guangdong Province after graduating from a vocational school. The brothers returned to Nongding Village in Bansheng Town for a family reunion during the Spring Festival. They have seen the transformation of transportation infrastructure, school facilities, and village housing in their hometown over the last decade. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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Spa Resort Hawaiians to have new hula, facility

IWAKI, Japan - President Naomi Inoue (L) of Jaban Kosan Co., an operator of Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, is flanked by the new mascot character "Big Sister CoCo" on Dec. 11, 2014. Inoue said the hot spring theme park in northeastern Japan will introduce new hula dancing performances and a big aquarium in 2015 to celebrate the resort's 50th anniversary.

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W7 series shown to press before use on Hokuriku Shinkansen

KANAZAWA, Japan - The W7 series new high-speed train is shown to the press at a railway yard in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, on June 22, 2014, before it is put into use on the Hokuriku Shinkansen line scheduled to start service between Tokyo and Kanazawa via Nagano in spring 2015.

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Original shinkansen front car to be displayed at Kyoto museum

KYOTO, July 1 Kyodo - Photo taken July 1, 2015, in Kyoto shows one of the original front cars of the shinkansen bullet train, being towed on a trailer, heading to the Kyoto Railway Museum for exhibition. The first front cars, nicknamed "button nose," were operated from 1964 to 2008. The museum will open in the spring of 2016.

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International trade fair in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, May 11 Kyodo - Liquid crystal display TVs and laptop computers are displayed on May 11, 2015, at a booth of a Hong Kong company taking part in the 18th Spring International Trade Fair that began the same day in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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Volcanic alert raised for Mt. Hakone

HAKONE, Japan, May 6 Kyodo - Tourists leave a station of the Hakone Ropeway in the town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture on May 6, 2015, after its operation was suspended due to intensifying volcanic activity in the Owakudani hot spring district of Mt. Hakone, a popular tourist spot southwest of Tokyo. Japanese authorities raised the volcanic alert for the mountain the same day, anticipating a possible small steam eruption.

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Tanaka makes spring debut with 2 perfect innings

TAMPA, United States, March 12 Kyodo - New York Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka pitches during a spring training game against the Atlanta Braves in Tampa, the United States, on March 12, 2015. Tanaka worked two perfect innings in his spring debut.

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Tanaka delivers pitch during practice

TAMPA, United States, March 2 Kyodo - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka delivers a pitch during practice at the club's spring training complex in Tampa, Florida, on March 2, 2015.

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Honda shows FCV concept at U.S. auto show

DETROIT, United States - Photo taken Jan. 13, 2015, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the United States, shows Honda Motor Co.'s fuel cell vehicle concept. The automaker said it will launch a production version of the green car in the United States after launching in Japan in the spring of 2016.

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Monkeys soak themselves in north Japan hot spring

HAKODATE, Japan - Japanese monkeys indulge themselves in an outdoor natural hot spa in Hakodate in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Jan. 14, 2015.

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Monkeys indulge themselves in north Japan hot spring

HAKODATE, Japan - Japanese monkeys soak themselves in an outdoor natural hot spa in Hakodate in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Jan. 14, 2015.

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JR West unveils 227 series train

OSAKA, Japan - West Japan Railway Co. unveils to the media its new 227 series train to be operated in the Hiroshima area from the spring of 2015, at Kinki Sharyo Co. in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 26, 2014. The front car has parts on both sides to prevent passengers from falling when it is connected with another train.

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Dyson unveils new robotic vacuum cleaner in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Dyson Ltd. of Britain unveils a new autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner, dubbed "Dyson 360 Eye," in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2014. The product, equipped with a 360-degree panoramic camera to monitor its surroundings, will go on sale in the spring of 2015.

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Dyson unveils new robotic vacuum cleaner in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Dyson Ltd. founder James Dyson holds up a new autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner, dubbed "Dyson 360 Eye," in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2014. The product, equipped with a 360-degree panoramic camera to monitor its surroundings, will go on sale in the spring of 2015.

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Retiring sleeper train draws flocks of fans

TSURUGA, Japan - Railway enthusiasts watch a locomotive changed for the sleeper train Twilight Express, set to retire in spring 2015, at JR Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 21, 2014.

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34 games, incl. Dragon Quest, for PS4 to be released

TOKYO, Japan - Atsushi Morita (L), an executive of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., explains in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014, about the release of Square Enix Co.'s Dragon Quest Heroes, one of 34 new software games for the PlayStation4 scheduled to be launched by the end of 2015. The game will go on sale next spring as the first Dragon Quest game for the PS in about 10 years.

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Artifact display at Kanazawa Station unveiled

KANAZAWA, Japan - Traditional handicrafts of Ishikawa Prefecture such as Kaga Yuzen kimono are displayed at Kanazawa Station in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on July 28, 2014. The display is designed to welcome tourists as the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line is scheduled to start operation between Tokyo and Kanazawa in spring 2015.

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JR East shows off elevated section in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - East Japan Railway Co. shows an elevated part of the Tohoku Jukan Line in Tokyo on July 12, 2014, ahead of the start of its commercial operation from spring 2015.

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JR East shows off elevated section of Tohoku Jukan Line

TOKYO, Japan - Children walk on an elevated railroad track of the Tohoku Jukan Line in Tokyo on July 12, 2014, unveiled by East Japan Railway Co. The line is scheduled to begin commercial operation from spring 2015.

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'Ushikubitsumugi' to be displayed at Kanazawa Station

KANAZAWA, Japan - "Ushikubitsumugi" silk, a traditional craft in Ishikawa Prefecture, is seen in this undated photo. The silk will be among 300 traditional art and craft items in 31 categories to be on display at JR Kanazawa Station in Kanazawa. The Hokuriku Shinkansen's Nagano-Kanazawa section is scheduled to begin operating in spring 2015.

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'Wajima-nuri' lacquerware for Kanazawa Station

KANAZAWA, Japan - "Wajima-nuri" lacquerware is seen in this undated photo. The item is one of 300 traditional arts and crafts in 31 categories to be on display at JR Kanazawa Station in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. The Hokuriku Shinkansen's Nagano-Kanazawa section is scheduled to begin operating in spring 2015.

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'Kaga mizuhiki' crafts to decorate Kanazawa Station

KANAZAWA, Japan - Undated photo shows a traditional "Kaga mizuhiki string craft" of Ishikawa Prefecture, one of 300 art and craft items to be displayed at JR Kanagawa Station in the prefecture. The Hokuriku Shinkansen Line's Nagano-Kanazawa section is scheduled to begin operating in spring 2015.

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Gold leaf panels decorate Kanazawa Station

NAGOYA, Japan - A gold leaf panel is seen attached to a pole on a platform at JR Kanazawa Station in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, in March 2014. The Hokuriku Shinkansen's Nagano-Kanazawa section is scheduled to begin operating in spring 2015.

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Hokuriku Industrial Advancement Center holds meeting

KANAZAWA, Japan - The Hokuriku Industrial Advancement Center holds a meeting in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on June 5, 2014, to discuss how to make good use of the upcoming opening of the extension to the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line in spring 2015 for tourism.

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Naraha mayor Matsumoto at press conference

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Mayor Yukiei Matsumoto of the town of Naraha in Fukushima Prefecture tells a press conference in Iwaki, also in the prefecture, on May 29, 2014, that citizens who have evacuated due to the ongoing problems at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will try to return to Naraha in the spring of 2015.

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Twilight Express to end service in spring of 2015

OSAKA, Japan - A family gets a commemorative picture taken in front of the Twilight Express at JR Osaka Station on May 28, 2014. The West Japan Railway Co.'s luxurious sleeper train linking Osaka, western Japan, with Sapporo in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, will end service next spring due to the aging of the rolling stock produced about 40 years ago.

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Overnight Osaka-Sapporo train

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a Twilight Express train at JR Osaka Station in western Japan on May 28, 2014. West Japan Railway Co. said the same day that the train, its luxurious overnight express train linking Osaka with Sapporo, known for the longest travel distance in Japan, will finish service in the spring of 2015 due to the aging of the rolling stock produced about 40 years ago. It began operations in July 1989.

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Japan Post to invest 1.3 tril. yen over 3 years

TOKYO, Japan - Taizo Nishimuro, president of Japan Post Holdings Co., briefs reporters on the company's three-year business plan in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2014. Nishimuro said Japan Post Holdings will invest 1.3 trillion yen over a three-year period from April to enhance its business base in preparation for its initial public offering planned in spring 2015.

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Japan Post to invest 1.3 tril. yen over 3 years

TOKYO, Japan - Taizo Nishimuro, president of Japan Post Holdings Co., briefs reporters on the company's three-year business plan in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2014. Nishimuro said Japan Post Holdings will invest 1.3 trillion yen over a three-year period from April to enhance its business base in preparation for its initial public offering planned in spring 2015.

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'Floor Chandelier' eyed at new bullet train gate

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 16, 2013 shows a trial piece of a "Floor Chandelier" in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture. With the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line in the spring of 2015, Toyama City plans to build the floor chandelier -- 800 glass blocks embedded in the floor that will reflect red and blue lights on the ceiling -- in front of the bullet train ticket gate of JR Toyama Station.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen

TOKYO, Japan - East Japan Railway Co. President Tetsuro Tomita (R) and West Japan Railway Co. executive Makoto Shibata hold a signboard showing the four names for the bullet trains that will run on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2013. The Hokuriku Shinkansen Line is scheduled to start service between Tokyo and Kanazawa via Nagano in the spring of 2015.

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Reopened promenade in Hakone

Tourists walk on a promenade near Owakudani valley on Mt. Hakone in the hot spring resort town of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 28, 2022, as it reopened for the first time since 2015 with seven shelters to protect against volcanic stones set up in the area. The promenade had been designated as off-limits amid fears of steam bursts as volcanic earthquakes surged on the mountain in 2015.

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Reopened promenade in Hakone

Tourists walk on a promenade near Owakudani valley on Mt. Hakone in the hot spring resort town of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 28, 2022, as it reopened for the first time since 2015 with seven shelters to protect against volcanic stones set up in the area. The promenade had been designated as off-limits amid fears of steam bursts as volcanic earthquakes surged on the mountain in 2015.

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Alber Elbaz Is Leaving Lanvin After 14 Years

File photo : Alber Elbaz attending Jean-Paul Gaultier's Spring-Summer 2015 Ready-To-Wear collection show held at the Grand Rex Cinema in Paris, France, on September 27, 2014. Alber Elbaz is leaving Lanvin after 14 years at the creative helm of France's oldest fashion brand. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alber Elbaz Is Leaving Lanvin After 14 Years

File photo : Fashion designer Alber Elbaz walks the runway during the Lanvin Ready to Wear show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2016 on October 1, 2015 in Paris, France. Alber Elbaz is leaving Lanvin after 14 years at the creative helm of France's oldest fashion brand. Photo by Alain Gil-Gonzalez/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hakodate businessmen dress up as bullet train to promote Shinkansen

Members of a group of young businesspeople in Hakodate on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, dressed up with headgear mimicking the new H5 series bullet train for the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line, line up in adjacent Hokuto on March 14, 2015, in an effort to promote the upcoming new train service set to begin in spring 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hakodate businessmen dress up as bullet train to promote Shinkansen

Members of a group of young businesspeople in Hakodate on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, dressed up with headgear mimicking the new H5 series bullet train for the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line, line up in adjacent Hokuto on March 14, 2015, in an effort to promote the upcoming new train service set to begin in spring 2016. In the foreground is one of the group members dressed as a train station attendant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Terunofuji stuns Hakuho to stay in Osaka title hunt

Terunofuji (R) is shown on his way to dealing Mongolian grand champion Hakuho his first defeat at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on March 20, 2015. Terunofuji, also from Mongolia, improved to 11-2 to keep his title hopes alive, while Hakuho lost for the first time in 37 bouts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Syrian citizens enjoy meals at picnic facility in Damascus

Syrian citizens enjoy meals at a picnic facility in Damascus on March 4, 2015. President Bashar Assad is growing confident of maintaining his regime with March 15 marking the fourth year of anti-government demonstrations amid the Arab Spring wave of democracy movements that have swept the Middle East in recent years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanaka pitches against Braves in spring training game

New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka (back) strikes out Atlanta Braves infielder Freddie Freeman during the first inning of a spring training game in Orlando, the United States, on March 18, 2015. Tanaka pitched 45 balls until he left the mound in the middle of the fourth inning without giving up any runs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Syrian citizens enjoy meals at picnic facility in Damascus

Syrian citizens enjoy meals at a picnic facility in Damascus on March 6, 2015. President Bashar Assad is growing confident of maintaining his regime with March 15 marking the fourth year of anti-government demonstrations amid the Arab Spring wave of democracy movements that have swept the Middle East in recent years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanaka pitches against Braves in spring training game

New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches during a spring training game against the Atlanta Braves in Orlando, the United States, on March 18, 2015. Tanaka pitched 45 balls until he left the mound during the middle of the fourth inning without giving up any runs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo