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FRANCE. PARIS (75) 18TH DISTRICT. FEAST OF GANESH (2009 EDITION). EVERY YEAR, AT THE END OF SUMMER, THE INDIAN COMMUNITY PAY HOMAGE TO THE FAMOUS INDIAN GOD, WITH A COLORFUL PROCESSION. Photo by Bruno De Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - US actor Will Smith, actress Jada Pinkett Smith, Jaden Smith, Willow Smith, Wyclef Jean, Donna Summer, Amadou & Mariam, Natasha Bedingfield, Toby Keith and Esperanza Spalding perform live on stage during the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, held at the Oslo Spectrum, in Oslo, Norway, on December 11, 2009. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - US actor Will Smith, actress Jada Pinkett Smith, Jaden Smith, Willow Smith, Wyclef Jean, Donna Summer, Amadou & Mariam, Natasha Bedingfield, Toby Keith and Esperanza Spalding perform live on stage during the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, held at the Oslo Spectrum, in Oslo, Norway, on December 11, 2009. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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LDP upper house member Yoshimura to run as independent next summer

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows portrait of Gotaro Yoshimura , a House of Councillors member from the Liberal Democratic Party. On Dec. 30, 2009, Yoshimura, 70, said he submitted notification the same day that he will leave the party before his term in the upper house expires next summer.

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JOC chief rejects joint Olympic bid by Hiroshima, Nagasaki

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda (R) talks with Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba (L) and Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue (2nd from L) in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2009. Takeda rejected the possibility of Hiroshima and Nagasaki co-hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics, saying the JOC is not in a position to go against the Olympic Charter, which stipulates that only one city can host the Olympics.

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JOC chief rejects joint Olympic bid by Hiroshima, Nagasaki

TOKYO, Japan - Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue (L) and Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba speak to reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2009, after meeting with Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda. Takeda rejected the possibility of Hiroshima and Nagasaki co-hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics, saying the JOC is not in a position to go against the Olympic Charter, which stipulates that only one city can host the Olympics.

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Sunflowers bloom out of season on wide farmland in Toyama

TOYAMA, Japan - Large sunflowers are captured in their full glory on a 1,000-square-meter area of farmland in Toyama Prefecture Dec. 10, 2009. Warm weather apparently had something to do with the flowering of the gorgeous summer plants in early winter. Local people are stunned by the out-of-season spectacle that emerged against the backdrop of trees bearing autumn fruit and a snow-clad mountain.

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Japanese astronaut Hoshide to travel to int'l space station in 2012

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide who has been assigned a role at the International Space Station that is expected to keep him there for about six months from the summer of 2012. Hoshide, 40, is the fourth Japanese astronaut to be selected for a long-term stay aboard the space station, where he is scheduled to engage in the operation of Japan's Kibo laboratory module, the state-run agency said Nov. 18, 2009.

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2010 spring-summer Tokyo Collection Week starts

TOKYO, Japan - Designs by Motonari Ono open the spring-summer Tokyo Collection Week fashion show at the Tokyo Midtown complex in Tokyo's Roppongi district on Oct. 19, 2009. Tokyo Collection Week, which features about 50 brands, will continue until Oct. 24.

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2010 spring-summer Tokyo Collection Week starts

TOKYO, Japan - Designs by Motonari Ono open the spring-summer Tokyo Collection Week fashion show at the Tokyo Midtown complex in Tokyo's Roppongi district on Oct. 19, 2009. Tokyo Collection Week, which features about 50 brands, will continue until Oct. 24.

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Gov't unlikely to decide on U.S. base in Okinawa by next summer

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2009, about the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemmma air station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture.

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Hiroshima, Nagasaki declare 2020 Olympics bid

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba (R) and Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue speak during a press conference at the Hiroshima city government office on Oct. 11, 2009. The mayors of Japan's two atomic-bombed cities expressed their desire to jointly host the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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3rd volume of Haruki Murakami's '1Q84' to be issued

TOKYO, Japan - A passerby looks at an advertising poster for Haruki Murakami's latest novel ''1Q84'' at JR Tokyo Station in central Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2009. The book's publisher, Shinchosha, posted the ads at 25 JR stations in the Tokyo metropolitan area. According to sources close to Murakami, the bestselling writer is preparing to issue the third volume of the novel next summer.

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Ishihara back to Tokyo after Tokyo's failed Olympic bid

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara meets the press at the Tokyo metropolitan government office Oct. 4, 2009, after the Japanese capital failed to be chosen by the International Olympic Committee as host of the 2016 Summer Games.

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Hatoyama returns from Copenhagen

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his wife, Miyuki, arrive at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 3, 2009, after the prime minister delivered a speech in Copenhagen in support of Tokyo's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

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Rio de Janeiro chosen as 2016 Summer Games host

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - People celebrate on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Oct. 2, 2009, after the International Olympic Committee chose Rio as host of the 2016 Summer Games over Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago.

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Rio de Janeiro chosen as 2016 Summer Games host

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - People dance on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Oct. 2, 2009, after the International Olympic Committee chose Rio as host of the 2016 Summer Games over Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago.

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15-year-old gymnast speaks at IOC meeting

COPENHAHGEN, Denmark - Resa Mishina, a 15-year-old gymnast, speaks to promote Tokyo's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics during a presentation at an International Olympic Committee session in Copenhagen on Oct. 2, 2009.

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Hatoyama urges IOC to choose Japan as 2016 Olympic host

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks in support of Tokyo's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics during a presentation at an International Olympic Committee meeting in Copenhagen on Oct. 2, 2009.

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Hatoyama urges IOC to choose Japan as 2016 Olympic host

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) and Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara sit for a presentation to promote Tokyo's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics at an International Olympic Committee meeting in Copenhagen on Oct. 2, 2009.

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Tokyo Gov. Ishihara speaks at IOC meeting

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara speaks during a presentation to promote Tokyo's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics at an International Olympic Committee session in Copenhagen on Oct. 2, 2009.

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IOC to choose 2016 Summer Olympics host city

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) is presented with a certificate of thanks from International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge after the end of a presentation by Chicago for its bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics at an IOC meeting in Copenhagen on Oct. 2, 2009. (Pool photo)

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U.S. President Obama, his wife Michele at IOC meeting

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michele hug after the first lady speaks to promote Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics during a presentation at a general meeting of the International Olympic Committee in Copenhagen on Oct. 2, 2009. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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U.S. President Obama, his wife Michele at IOC meeting

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to promote Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics during a presentation at a general meeting of the International Olympic Committee in Copenhagen on Oct. 2, 2009. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Hatoyama heads for Copenhagen in support of Tokyo's Olympic bid

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his wife Miyuki wave as they leave Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 1, 2009, for Copenhagen to rally support for Tokyo's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

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Chicago Olympic bid committee briefs in Copenhagen

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - The city of Chicago gives a briefing in Copenhagen on Sept. 29, 2009, on its hope to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, with athletes who took part in past Olympics and Paralympics.

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Tokyo Olympic bid committee briefs in Copenhagen

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Members of the Tokyo 2016 Bid Committee for the Summer Olympic Games give a briefing to the press in Copenhagen on Sept. 29, 2009. The host city will be chosen from among Tokyo, Chicago, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro.

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IOC's Rogge arrives in Copenhagen

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge responds to questions from reporters upon arriving in Copenhagen on Sept. 29, 2009, to attend an IOC general meeting to pick the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

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Rio Olympic bid committee briefs in Copenhagen

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Rio de Janeiro bid committee chief Carlos Nuzman (C) gives a briefing in Copenhagen on Sept. 29, 2009, on the city's desire to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The host city will be chosen among Rio de Janeiro, Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo.

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Olympic medalist Suzuki instructs children at swimming event

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Seoul Olympic gold medal swimmer Daichi Suzuki (L) of Japan gives advice to children at an event hosted by the Tokyo 2016 Bid Committee for the Summer Olympic Games in Copenhagen on Sept. 29, 2009.

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Bella Center under guard ahead of Oct. 2 IOC meet

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Police keep guard around the Bella Center in Copenhagen on Sept. 29, 2009, where a general meeting of the International Olympic Committee will be held Oct. 2 to decide the site for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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Bella Center under guard ahead of Oct. 2 IOC meet

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Police keep watch around the Bella Center in Copenhagen on Sept. 29, 2009, where a general meeting of the International Olympic Committee will be held Oct. 2 to decide the site for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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Ishihara arrives at Bella Center

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara arrives at Bella Center in Copenhagen on Sept. 28, 2009, where a general meeting of the International Olympic Committee will be held to decide the site for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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Ishihara arrives at Bella Center

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara responds to questions from reporters upon arriving at Bella Center in Copenhagen on Sept. 28, 2009, where a general meeting of the International Olympic Committee will be held to decide the site for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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Children play at Akune seashore

FUKUOKA, Japan - Young children enjoy a summer day before sunset on the seashore in Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 11, 2009.

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Uranium for 20 nukes repatriated from Japan in U.S. operation

TOKYO, Japan - This November file photo shows Kyoto University's research reactor in a suburban area of Osaka, from which highly enriched uranium has been removed for repatriation to the United States. The reactor will be converted to a low enriched uranium-fueled reactor by summer 2009.

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Chinese-built bridge brings hope for transnational couple in Croatia

STORY: Chinese-built bridge brings hope for transnational couple in Croatia DATELINE: April 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: KOMARNA, Croatia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE (English): ANA VULIC, TALMAN DAMTARE STORYLINE: The Peljesac Bridge, connecting Croatia's mainland with its southernmost region, is also a symbol of happiness for Croatian-born Ana Vulic, 32, and 34-year-old Talman Damtare, a native of Togo in Africa. SOUNDBITE (English): TALMAN DAMTARE "We both studied Chinese language in Nanjing Normal University, that's how we met in the summer of 2009. We both got a scholarship to study Chinese language before we started studying our majors and went to different cities. I was working for a company in Shanghai and Ana was here (in Croatia) because of the pregnancy. We preferred for her to be here for the healthcare. At that time we actually started looking on the Internet (to see) if there are any Chinese companies in Croatia who will engage me so that I can be together with her during th

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Alber Elbaz Is Leaving Lanvin After 14 Years

File photo : Designer Alber Elbaz appears during Lanvin Spring-Summer 2010 Ready To Wear collection show held at the Halle Freyssinet in Paris, France on October 02, 2009. Alber Elbaz is leaving Lanvin after 14 years at the creative helm of France's oldest fashion brand. Photo by Thierry Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lanvin Spring-Summer 2010 Ready-to-Wear collection show - Paris

Designer Alber Elbaz appears during Lanvin Spring-Summer 2010 Ready To Wear collection show held at the Halle Freyssinet in Paris, France on October 02, 2009. Photo by Thierry Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lanvin Spring-Summer 2010 Ready-to-Wear collection show - Paris

Designer Alber Elbaz appears during the Lanvin Spring-Summer 2010 Ready To Wear collection show held at the Halle Freyssinet in Paris, France on October 02, 2009. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Uranium for 20 nukes repatriated from Japan in U.S. operation

TOKYO, Japan - This November file photo shows Kyoto University's research reactor in a suburban area of Osaka, from which highly enriched uranium has been removed for repatriation to the United States. The reactor will be converted to a low enriched uranium-fueled reactor by summer 2009. (Kyodo)

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Uranium for 20 nukes repatriated from Japan in U.S. operation

TOKYO, Japan - This November file photo shows Kyoto University's research reactor in a suburban area of Osaka, from which highly enriched uranium has been removed for repatriation to the United States. The reactor will be converted to a low enriched uranium-fueled reactor by summer 2009. (Kyodo)

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Make It Or Break It (2009)

Candace Cameron Bure Characters: Summer Van Horne Television: Make It Or Break It (2009) 22 June 2009 Date: 22 June 2009

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Make It Or Break It (2009)

Candace Cameron Bure Characters: Summer Van Horne Television: Make It Or Break It (2009) 22 June 2009 Date: 22 June 2009

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500 Days Of Summer (2009)

Zooey Deschanel & Joseph Gordon-Levitt Characters: SUMMER, TOM Film: 500 Days Of Summer; (500) Days Of Summer (USA 2009) Director: Marc Webb 17 January 2009 Date: 17 January 2009

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500 Days Of Summer (2009)

Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Zooey Deschanel Characters: Tom & Summer Film: 500 Days Of Summer; (500) Days Of Summer (USA 2009) Director: Marc Webb 17 January 2009 Date: 17 January 2009

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500 Days Of Summer (2009)

Zooey Deschanel Characters: SUMMER Film: 500 Days Of Summer; (500) Days Of Summer (USA 2009) Director: Marc Webb 17 January 2009 Date: 17 January 2009

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500 Days Of Summer (2009)

Zooey Deschanel Characters: SUMMER Film: 500 Days Of Summer; (500) Days Of Summer (USA 2009) Director: Marc Webb 17 January 2009 Date: 17 January 2009

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500 Days Of Summer (2009)

Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Zooey Deschanel Characters: Tom & Summer Film: 500 Days Of Summer; (500) Days Of Summer (USA 2009) Director: Marc Webb 17 January 2009 Date: 17 January 2009

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500 Days Of Summer (2009)

Zooey Deschanel Characters: SUMMER Film: 500 Days Of Summer; (500) Days Of Summer (USA 2009) Director: Marc Webb 17 January 2009 Date: 17 January 2009