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Canada-Wide Freight Rail Stoppage Looms

Rail and tanker cars and shipping containers sit idle at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Monday, August 19, 2024. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on negotiations with the union representing 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. Both companies have issued lockout notices while the union has also threatened to strike. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canada-Wide Freight Rail Stoppage Looms

Rail and tanker cars and shipping containers sit idle at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Monday, August 19, 2024. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on negotiations with the union representing 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. Both companies have issued lockout notices while the union has also threatened to strike. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canada-Wide Freight Rail Stoppage Looms

Shipping containers and tanker and rail cars sit idle at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Monday, August 19, 2024. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on negotiations with the union representing 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. Both companies have issued lockout notices while the union has also threatened to strike. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canada-Wide Freight Rail Stoppage Looms

Train tracks are seen in an aerial view at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Monday, August 19, 2024. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on negotiations with the union representing 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. Both companies have issued lockout notices while the union has also threatened to strike. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canada-Wide Freight Rail Stoppage Looms

Rail and tanker cars and shipping containers sit idle at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Monday, August 19, 2024. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on negotiations with the union representing 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. Both companies have issued lockout notices while the union has also threatened to strike. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canada-Wide Freight Rail Stoppage Looms

Employees are seen on a locomotive being moved at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Monday, August 19, 2024. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on negotiations with the union representing 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. Both companies have issued lockout notices while the union has also threatened to strike. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canada-Wide Freight Rail Stoppage Looms

Locomotives sit idle at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Monday, August 19, 2024. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on negotiations with the union representing 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. Both companies have issued lockout notices while the union has also threatened to strike. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canada-Wide Freight Rail Stoppage Looms

Locomotives sit idle at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Monday, August 19, 2024. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on negotiations with the union representing 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. Both companies have issued lockout notices while the union has also threatened to strike. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canada-Wide Freight Rail Stoppage Looms

Employees move locomotives, right, as rail and tanker cars and shipping containers sit idle at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Monday, August 19, 2024. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on negotiations with the union representing 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. Both companies have issued lockout notices while the union has also threatened to strike. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canada-Wide Freight Rail Stoppage Looms

Rail and tanker cars and shipping containers sit idle at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Monday, August 19, 2024. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on negotiations with the union representing 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. Both companies have issued lockout notices while the union has also threatened to strike. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canada-Wide Freight Rail Stoppage Looms

Employees move locomotives, right, as rail and tanker cars and shipping containers sit idle at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Monday, August 19, 2024. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on negotiations with the union representing 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. Both companies have issued lockout notices while the union has also threatened to strike. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canada-Wide Freight Rail Stoppage Looms

Locomotives sit idle at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Monday, August 19, 2024. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on negotiations with the union representing 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. Both companies have issued lockout notices while the union has also threatened to strike. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canada-Wide Freight Rail Stoppage Looms

Tanker and rail cars and locomotives sit idle at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Monday, August 19, 2024. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on negotiations with the union representing 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. Both companies have issued lockout notices while the union has also threatened to strike. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canada-Wide Freight Rail Stoppage Looms

A worker walks past tanker cars and locomotives at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Monday, August 19, 2024. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on negotiations with the union representing 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. Both companies have issued lockout notices while the union has also threatened to strike. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canada-Wide Freight Rail Stoppage Looms

Rail and tanker cars and shipping containers sit idle at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Monday, August 19, 2024. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on negotiations with the union representing 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. Both companies have issued lockout notices while the union has also threatened to strike. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canada-Wide Freight Rail Stoppage Looms

A worker pulls a track switch lever while preparing to move a locomotive at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Monday, August 19, 2024. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on negotiations with the union representing 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. Both companies have issued lockout notices while the union has also threatened to strike. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canada-Wide Freight Rail Stoppage Looms

A worker is seen outside a locomotive being serviced at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Monday, August 19, 2024. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on negotiations with the union representing 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. Both companies have issued lockout notices while the union has also threatened to strike. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canada-Wide Freight Rail Stoppage Looms

A worker pulls a track switch lever while preparing to move a locomotive at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Monday, August 19, 2024. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on negotiations with the union representing 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. Both companies have issued lockout notices while the union has also threatened to strike. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canada-Wide Freight Rail Stoppage Looms

A locomotive, top, moves rail cars as others sit idle along with tanker cars and shipping containers at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Monday, August 19, 2024. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on negotiations with the union representing 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. Both companies have issued lockout notices while the union has also threatened to strike. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canada-Wide Freight Rail Stoppage Looms

A locomotive moves rail cars at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Monday, August 19, 2024. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on negotiations with the union representing 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. Both companies have issued lockout notices while the union has also threatened to strike. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canada-Wide Freight Rail Stoppage Looms

A worker is seen standing outside a train at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Monday, August 19, 2024. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on negotiations with the union representing 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. Both companies have issued lockout notices while the union has also threatened to strike. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canada-Wide Freight Rail Stoppage Looms

A locomotive moves rail cars at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Monday, August 19, 2024. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on negotiations with the union representing 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. Both companies have issued lockout notices while the union has also threatened to strike. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Canada-Wide Freight Rail Stoppage Looms

A locomotive moves rail cars at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Monday, August 19, 2024. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on negotiations with the union representing 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. Both companies have issued lockout notices while the union has also threatened to strike. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. unemployment rate ticks up to 3.9 pct in April as job growth slows

STORY: U.S. unemployment rate ticks up to 3.9 pct in April as job growth slows SHOOTING TIME: May 3, 2024 DATELINE: May 4, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:12 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of exterior of U.S. Labor Department 2. various of street views in Washington D.C. 3. various of a subway train in Washington D.C. 4. various of a freight train in the U.S. 5. various of American Airlines airplanes STORYLINE: U.S. employers added fewer-than-expected 175,000 jobs in April, with the unemployment rate again ticking up to 3.9 percent, the U.S. Labor Department reported Friday. Job gains occurred in health care, social assistance, and transportation and warehousing, according to the department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 175,000 in April, lower than the average monthly gain of 242,000 over the prior 12 months, the report noted. In February, the unemployment rate increased to 3.9 percent, the highest level in two years, before sli

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U.S. Fed keeps interest rates unchanged at 5.25-5.5 pct as inflation ticks up

STORY: U.S. Fed keeps interest rates unchanged at 5.25-5.5 pct as inflation ticks up SHOOTING TIME: May 1, 2024 DATELINE: May 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jerome Powell at the press conference STORYLINE: The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday left interest rates unchanged at a 22-year high of 5.25 percent to 5.5 percent as recent consumer data indicates that inflation continued to tick up. "Inflation has eased over the past year but remains elevated. In recent months, there has been a lack of further progress toward the Committee's 2 percent inflation objective," the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Fed's policy-setting body, said in a statement released after the Fed's two-day policy meeting. "The economic outlook is uncertain, and the Committee remains highly attentive to inflation risks," the statement read. Beginning in June, the Committee will slow the pace of decline of its securities holdings by reducing the monthly

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Matsushita to sell vacuum cleaner that detects allergy-causing dust

OSAKA, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said April 4 it will put on sale on May 1 in Japan a new vacuum cleaner (in handout photo) that can detect and remove pollens, ticks and microscopic allergy-causing dust. The cleaner, aimed at consumers sensitive to dust, has a sensor that can detect dust as small as 20 micrometers, and it has an indicator that remains lit until such dust is fully vacuumed, the company said. The cleaner is expected to sell for around 65,000 yen.

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NASA cancels Discovery's Florida landing, aims at California

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - A woman appears tired as the clock ticks to indicate the Space Shuttle Discovery's first landing opportunity at Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Aug. 9. NASA later announced Discovery will not land at Kennedy Space Center because of rain and set the next landing opportunity at 8:12 a.m. in California.

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Russian poverty rate ticks down to 10.5 pct

STORY: Russian poverty rate ticks down to 10.5 pct DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Russian government meeting held on Nov.30 (Source: Kremlin) STORYLINE: Russia's poverty rate stood at 10.5 percent at the end of the third quarter of 2022, slightly down from 11 percent in the same period last year, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. "The decline is indeed small but it is important that in the current difficult economic situation there is such a definite positive trend. It needs to be preserved," Putin said at a government meeting. Thanks to targeted government support, the incomes of the least well-to-do 10 percent of the Russian population are increasing, he noted. "Our priority task is to achieve real income growth, reduce poverty and inequality in our country as a whole," Putin said. Russia's current poverty line for an able-bodied adult is 15,172 rubles (about 248 U.S. dollars) per month. Xinhua News Agency correspon

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Vlog: Witnessing lighting of Beijing 2022 Paralympic flame

STORY: Vlog: Witnessing lighting of Beijing 2022 Paralympic flame DATELINE: March. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:27 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Beijing 2. STANDUP 1 (English): VICKIE LI, Xinhua correspondent 3. STANDUP 2 (English): VICKIE LI, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YAN SANYUAN, Torchbearer 5. STANDUP 3 (English): VICKIE LI, Xinhua correspondent 6. STANDUP 4 (English): VICKIE LI, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): VICKIE LI, Xinhua correspondent "Hi guys, greetings from Beijing. I'm Vickie Li with Xinhua News Agency. As the clock ticks down to the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, the torch relay will kick off today. Join me on today's journey. We'll see what happens together." STANDUP 2 (English): VICKIE LI, Xinhua correspondent "Beautiful day today. I'm on my way to Beijing School for the Blind, which is one of the five segments to collect the Paralympic flame in Beijing this morning." Teachers and students of the blind choir gath

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NASA cancels Discovery's Florida landing, aims at California

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - A woman appears tired as the clock ticks to indicate the Space Shuttle Discovery's first landing opportunity at Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Aug. 9. NASA later announced Discovery will not land at Kennedy Space Center because of rain and set the next landing opportunity at 8:12 a.m. in California. (Kyodo)

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Ministers continue talks on Pacific trade deal as clock ticks

Japanese Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Akira Amari meets with reporters on July 30, 2015, in Lahaina Hawaii, while trade ministers from 12 countries continued negotiations on a Pacific free trade agreement both on multilateral and bilateral tracks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Expert probes health issues among tsunami survivors in northern Japan

A researcher (R) from Tohoku University's International Institute of Disaster Science asks a woman questions about her children's allergies on Oct. 24, 2015, in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The institute is studying whether mold and ticks found in temporary housing for survivors of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami have caused allergies among children. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Matsushita to sell vacuum cleaner that detects allergy-causing d

OSAKA, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said April 4 it will put on sale on May 1 in Japan a new vacuum cleaner (in handout photo) that can detect and remove pollens, ticks and microscopic allergy-causing dust. The cleaner, aimed at consumers sensitive to dust, has a sensor that can detect dust as small as 20 micrometers, and it has an indicator that remains lit until such dust is fully vacuumed, the company said. The cleaner is expected to sell for around 65,000 yen. (Kyodo)

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Ixodes ricinus, castor bean tick, ticks

Ticks (Ixodes ricinus). (CTK Photo/Marketa Hofmanova)

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Ixodes ricinus, castor bean tick, ticks

Ticks (Ixodes ricinus). (CTK Photo/Marketa Hofmanova)

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Ixodes ricinus, castor bean tick, ticks

Ticks (Ixodes ricinus). (CTK Photo/Marketa Hofmanova)

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Ixodes ricinus, European Castor Bean Tick

An engorged tick is seen after it dropped off from a cat, May 5, 2020. The tick is a parasite that feeds on the blood of numerous vertebrates. When the tick sucks blood, its weight increases. When the tick is soaked, it drops off from the host. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Ixodes ricinus, European Castor Bean Tick

An engorged tick is seen after it dropped off from a cat, May 14, 2020. The tick is a parasite that feeds on the blood of numerous vertebrates. When the tick sucks blood, its weight increases. When the tick is soaked, it drops off from the host. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Ixodes ricinus, European Castor Bean Tick

An engorged tick is seen after it dropped off from a cat, May 14, 2020. The tick is a parasite that feeds on the blood of numerous vertebrates. When the tick sucks blood, its weight increases. When the tick is soaked, it drops off from the host. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Ixodes ricinus, European Castor Bean Tick

An engorged tick is seen after it dropped off from a cat, May 5, 2020. The tick is a parasite that feeds on the blood of numerous vertebrates. When the tick sucks blood, its weight increases. When the tick is soaked, it drops off from the host. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Ixodes ricinus, European Castor Bean Tick

An engorged tick is seen after it dropped off from a cat, May 5, 2020. The tick is a parasite that feeds on the blood of numerous vertebrates. When the tick sucks blood, its weight increases. When the tick is soaked, it drops off from the host. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Ixodes ricinus, European Castor Bean Tick

An engorged tick is seen after it dropped off from a cat, May 5, 2020. The tick is a parasite that feeds on the blood of numerous vertebrates. When the tick sucks blood, its weight increases. When the tick is soaked, it drops off from the host. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Ixodes ricinus, European Castor Bean Tick

An engorged tick is seen after it dropped off from a cat, May 5, 2020. The tick is a parasite that feeds on the blood of numerous vertebrates. When the tick sucks blood, its weight increases. When the tick is soaked, it drops off from the host. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Plastic card, ticks

Plastic card for removing ticks. (CTK Photo/Marketa Hofmanova)

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Plastic card, ticks

Plastic card for removing ticks. (CTK Photo/Marketa Hofmanova)

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Plastic card, ticks

Plastic card for removing ticks. (CTK Photo/Marketa Hofmanova)

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

People gather for a countdown event in Tokyo's Roppongi district as the clock ticks past midnight into May 1, 2019, marking the start of Japan's new imperial era, Reiwa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

A large monitor in Tokyo displays Kyodo News photos of major news events during the Heisei Era as the clock ticks down to 12:00 a.m. on May 1, 2019, marking the start of Japan's new imperial era, Reiwa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Clock ticks over to new year in Japan

Mt. Fuji, Japan - The clock is ticking over to Year 2000 in Japan. The photo, taken at 4 p.m. on Dec. 31, shows the sun setting behind Mt. Fuji.