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Police, prosecutors apologize at grave of wrongfully accused man

Tetsuro Kamata (C), deputy superintendent general of the Metropolitan Police Department, and prosecutors apologize at the grave of Shizuo Aishima, a former adviser to machinery maker Ohkawara Kakohki Co., in Yokohama on Aug. 25, 2025, alongside Aishima's two sons (back). Aishima was wrongfully accused of the unauthorized export of sensitive equipment in 2020 and died the following year at age 72 without being granted bail. (Pool photo)

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Illustration - Vatican

The Laocoon Group, a Roman marble copy of an ancient Greek bronze sculpture depicting the Trojan priest Laocoön and his two sons being attacked by snakes. It is housed in the Pio Clementino Museum in the Vatican, on May 2, 2025 at the Vatican. Photo by Christophe Michel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Vatican

The Laocoon Group, a Roman marble copy of an ancient Greek bronze sculpture depicting the Trojan priest Laocoön and his two sons being attacked by snakes. It is housed in the Pio Clementino Museum in the Vatican, on May 2, 2025 at the Vatican. Photo by Christophe Michel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Attack On Lebanon

This photo taken on April 4, 2025 shows the damage caused by the Israeli attack in Sidon, Lebanon. Senior Hamas official Hassan Farhat and two of his sons were killed early Friday morning in an Israeli drone strike targeting an apartment in the city of Sidon in southern Lebanon, according to a Lebanese security source and Lebanon's Al Jadeed TV Channel. Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Attack On Lebanon

This photo taken on April 4, 2025 shows the damage caused by the Israeli attack in Sidon, Lebanon. Senior Hamas official Hassan Farhat and two of his sons were killed early Friday morning in an Israeli drone strike targeting an apartment in the city of Sidon in southern Lebanon, according to a Lebanese security source and Lebanon's Al Jadeed TV Channel. Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral for Bibas Family - Israel

Orange balloons float near a gathering of mourners in Reim, Israel on February 26, 2025. Mourners gather for the funeral of Shiri Bibas and her two sons, expressing their grief and solidarity with the family. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral for Bibas Family - Israel

A person walks along a road carrying orange balloons and an Israeli flag in Reim, Israel on February 26, 2025. Mourners gather for the funeral of Shiri Bibas and her two sons, expressing their grief and solidarity with the family. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral for Bibas Family - Israel

A person walks along a road carrying orange balloons and an Israeli flag in Reim, Israel on February 26, 2025. Mourners gather for the funeral of Shiri Bibas and her two sons, expressing their grief and solidarity with the family. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral for Bibas Family - Israel

Mourners walk along a road carrying orange balloons and Israeli flags in Reim, Israel on February 26, 2025. They gather for the funeral of Shiri Bibas and her two sons, expressing their grief and solidarity with the family. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farewell to Bibas Family

A woman walks her dog past rows of Israeli flags at a memorial site in Tel Aviv, Israel, on February 26, 2025. The funeral for Shiri Bibas and her two young sons takes place as mourners gather to pay their respects. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farewell to Bibas Family

A crowd gathers, holding signs and photographs, during a funeral service in Tel Aviv, Israel, on February 26, 2025. The ceremony honors former hostages Shiri Bibas and her two young sons, Ariel and Kfir, whose remains were returned from Gaza last week. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jimmy Carter Dies Aged 100

United States President Jimmy Carter, second left, and King Hassan II of Morocco, left, accompanied by first lady Rosalynn Carter, right, and the King’s two sons wave from the Blue Room Balcony following the State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on November 14, 1978. Photo by Benjamin E. "Gene" Forte/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anthony Delon Comforts His Brother Alain-Fabien Delon - Douchy

Alain Delon's two sons make an affectionate gesture on their return to the estate, following an outing with fans in front of the estate, to attend a private funeral ceremony of late French actor Alain Delon La Brulerie in Douchy, central France on August 24, 2024. French film legend Alain Delon has died at the age of 88, on August 18, 2024, following a battle with ill health. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anthony Delon Comforts His Brother Alain-Fabien Delon - Douchy

Alain Delon's two sons make an affectionate gesture on their return to the estate, following an outing with fans in front of the estate, to attend a private funeral ceremony of late French actor Alain Delon La Brulerie in Douchy, central France on August 24, 2024. French film legend Alain Delon has died at the age of 88, on August 18, 2024, following a battle with ill health. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anthony Delon Comforts His Brother Alain-Fabien Delon - Douchy

Alain Delon's two sons make an affectionate gesture on their return to the estate, following an outing with fans in front of the estate, to attend a private funeral ceremony of late French actor Alain Delon La Brulerie in Douchy, central France on August 24, 2024. French film legend Alain Delon has died at the age of 88, on August 18, 2024, following a battle with ill health. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anthony Delon Comforts His Brother Alain-Fabien Delon - Douchy

Alain Delon's two sons make an affectionate gesture on their return to the estate, following an outing with fans in front of the estate, to attend a private funeral ceremony of late French actor Alain Delon La Brulerie in Douchy, central France on August 24, 2024. French film legend Alain Delon has died at the age of 88, on August 18, 2024, following a battle with ill health. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Brighter Summer Day

Aiko posing in her bedroom with her favorite stuffed animal, a unicorn, New Taipei City, Taiwan, 2019 « Being alive is a revenge in itself towards this hateful world. Be smarter, read more books so you can live a better life. Keep your romantic thoughts ; it will never be enough, especially when you’re getting older. You can think of killing yourself a hundred, even a thousand times, but if you are dead, you then lose the chance to love and to hate. So I would say cheers anyways. » Aiko Aiko is a 23 year old transgender woman from Nantou, a small town in the center of Taiwan. She now lives in Taipei where she just finished studying fashion design. She chose the name Aiko because she is greatly influenced by Japanese Kawai and Manga culture. Aiko's family is accepting of her trans identity, her mum even jokes around with the neighbors in her hometown saying that she had three boys but that now she has two sons and a daughter. Even though her family supports Aiko to be herself, it's still complicated for trans

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Xinhua Headlines: A record 9 bln trips expected as China starts world's busiest travel season

(240126) -- BEIJING, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Zhennan, travelling with his two sons to Jiamusi City of Heilongjiang Province for Spring Festival, transits at Shenyang Railway Station in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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U.S.-left unexploded ordnance still claiming lives of Afghans

STORY: U.S.-left unexploded ordnance still claiming lives of Afghans DATELINE: Aug. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:14 LOCATION: FARAH ROD, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the views in Farah Rod 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): KHUDAI RAHIM, Father of the victims 3. various of the views in Farah Rod 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): KHUDAI RAHIM, Father of the victims 5. various of the views in Farah Rod 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Pashto): SAMIULLAH, Brother of victim 7. various of the views in Farah Rod 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Pashto): MOHAMMAD IBRAHIM, Victim of UXO STORYLINE: Khudai Rahim, 54, is a resident of Rigretion village in Farah Rod district, Farah Province of Afghanistan. He lost two sons in blasts of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in 2021, and his third son was severely injured in a mine blast in 2022 just around their village. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): KHUDAI RAHIM, Father of the victims "He (the third son) found a mine. It might be a mortar mine, and he played with it. He was a child and didn't know what that was, but the o

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(FOCUS) CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-LIFE-CHANGE (CN)

(230325) -- TAXKORGAN, March 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gvzalnur (R, front), niece of Duri Jarman, dances with her friend at Duri's home in Aimin Village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 21, 2023. The life of herdsman Duri Jarman is closely tied to two places: the village of Ak Toga Langar, nestled deep in the mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, and Aimin Village, located near the county seat. Duri, now 52 years old, spent 47 years living in Ak Toga Langar Village. In the winter of 2018, his family benefited from the relocation policy for poverty alleviation and settled in Aimin Village. There, they gradually adapted to the changes, enjoying a new life different from that of their ancestors. Duri and his youngest son, Nurkerim, opened a small shop, while both his eldest and second sons found new jobs. The village committee led the villagers in transforming barren land, leveling it, and repairing ditches. Duri's family was allotted 10 m

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(230325) -- TAXKORGAN, March 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Duri Jarman moves his cows to a standard cowshed in front of his home in Aimin Village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 26, 2019. The life of herdsman Duri Jarman is closely tied to two places: the village of Ak Toga Langar, nestled deep in the mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, and Aimin Village, located near the county seat. Duri, now 52 years old, spent 47 years living in Ak Toga Langar Village. In the winter of 2018, his family benefited from the relocation policy for poverty alleviation and settled in Aimin Village. There, they gradually adapted to the changes, enjoying a new life different from that of their ancestors. Duri and his youngest son, Nurkerim, opened a small shop, while both his eldest and second sons found new jobs. The village committee led the villagers in transforming barren land, leveling it, and repairing ditches. Duri's family was allotted 10 mu (0.67 he

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(230325) -- TAXKORGAN, March 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This areial photo taken on March 19, 2023 shows Nurkerim Duri driving back to Aimin Village after replenishing shop stock in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The life of herdsman Duri Jarman is closely tied to two places: the village of Ak Toga Langar, nestled deep in the mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, and Aimin Village, located near the county seat. Duri, now 52 years old, spent 47 years living in Ak Toga Langar Village. In the winter of 2018, his family benefited from the relocation policy for poverty alleviation and settled in Aimin Village. There, they gradually adapted to the changes, enjoying a new life different from that of their ancestors. Duri and his youngest son, Nurkerim, opened a small shop, while both his eldest and second sons found new jobs. The village committee led the villagers in transforming barren land, leveling it, and repairing ditches. Duri's family was all

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(230325) -- TAXKORGAN, March 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nurkerim Duri, youngest son of Duri Jarman, applies flour on visiors' shoulders as a traditional means of blessing in Aimin Village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 21, 2023. The life of herdsman Duri Jarman is closely tied to two places: the village of Ak Toga Langar, nestled deep in the mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, and Aimin Village, located near the county seat. Duri, now 52 years old, spent 47 years living in Ak Toga Langar Village. In the winter of 2018, his family benefited from the relocation policy for poverty alleviation and settled in Aimin Village. There, they gradually adapted to the changes, enjoying a new life different from that of their ancestors. Duri and his youngest son, Nurkerim, opened a small shop, while both his eldest and second sons found new jobs. The village committee led the villagers in transforming barren land, leveling it, and repairing ditc

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(230325) -- TAXKORGAN, March 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Duri Jarman checks a refrigerator he has bought for his store in Aimin Village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 24, 2020. The life of herdsman Duri Jarman is closely tied to two places: the village of Ak Toga Langar, nestled deep in the mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, and Aimin Village, located near the county seat. Duri, now 52 years old, spent 47 years living in Ak Toga Langar Village. In the winter of 2018, his family benefited from the relocation policy for poverty alleviation and settled in Aimin Village. There, they gradually adapted to the changes, enjoying a new life different from that of their ancestors. Duri and his youngest son, Nurkerim, opened a small shop, while both his eldest and second sons found new jobs. The village committee led the villagers in transforming barren land, leveling it, and repairing ditches. Duri's family was allotted 10 mu (0.67 hectares)

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(230325) -- TAXKORGAN, March 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Duri Jarman checks dendrobium officinale planted at his home in Aimin Village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 26, 2019. The life of herdsman Duri Jarman is closely tied to two places: the village of Ak Toga Langar, nestled deep in the mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, and Aimin Village, located near the county seat. Duri, now 52 years old, spent 47 years living in Ak Toga Langar Village. In the winter of 2018, his family benefited from the relocation policy for poverty alleviation and settled in Aimin Village. There, they gradually adapted to the changes, enjoying a new life different from that of their ancestors. Duri and his youngest son, Nurkerim, opened a small shop, while both his eldest and second sons found new jobs. The village committee led the villagers in transforming barren land, leveling it, and repairing ditches. Duri's family was allotted 10 mu (0.67 hectares) o

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(230325) -- TAXKORGAN, March 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nanik Kukan gives a phone call to her busband Duri Jarman in Aimin Village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 25, 2019. Before the relocation, she had to go to the township government if she wants to call her relatives. The life of herdsman Duri Jarman is closely tied to two places: the village of Ak Toga Langar, nestled deep in the mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, and Aimin Village, located near the county seat. Duri, now 52 years old, spent 47 years living in Ak Toga Langar Village. In the winter of 2018, his family benefited from the relocation policy for poverty alleviation and settled in Aimin Village. There, they gradually adapted to the changes, enjoying a new life different from that of their ancestors. Duri and his youngest son, Nurkerim, opened a small shop, while both his eldest and second sons found new jobs. The village committee led the villagers in transforming ba

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(230325) -- TAXKORGAN, March 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial combo photo shows the valley where Duri Jarman and his family used to live before relocation in Ak Toga Langar Village deep in the mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on June 20, 2019 (above) and the view of the resettlement area in Aimin Village where they live now on March 17, 2023. The life of herdsman Duri Jarman is closely tied to two places: the village of Ak Toga Langar, nestled deep in the mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, and Aimin Village, located near the county seat. Duri, now 52 years old, spent 47 years living in Ak Toga Langar Village. In the winter of 2018, his family benefited from the relocation policy for poverty alleviation and settled in Aimin Village. There, they gradually adapted to the changes, enjoying a new life different from that of their ancestors. Duri and his youngest son, Nurkerim, opened a small shop, while both his eldest and second sons found new jobs. The village committee led the

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(230325) -- TAXKORGAN, March 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the exterior view of Duri Jarman's new house upon his relocation in Aimin Village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on Nov. 18, 2018 (above) and Duri Jarman watering willows in his yard on March 21, 2023. The life of herdsman Duri Jarman is closely tied to two places: the village of Ak Toga Langar, nestled deep in the mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, and Aimin Village, located near the county seat. Duri, now 52 years old, spent 47 years living in Ak Toga Langar Village. In the winter of 2018, his family benefited from the relocation policy for poverty alleviation and settled in Aimin Village. There, they gradually adapted to the changes, enjoying a new life different from that of their ancestors. Duri and his youngest son, Nurkerim, opened a small shop, while both his eldest and second sons found new jobs. The village committee led the villagers in transforming barren land, leveling it, and repairing ditches. Du

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(230325) -- TAXKORGAN, March 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Nanik Kukan, wife of Duri Jarman, fetching coal for cooking in Ak Toga Langar Village deep in the mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on Nov. 16, 2018 (above) and Duri Jarman repairing liquid gas storage tank at his new home in Aimin Village on June 3, 2020. The life of herdsman Duri Jarman is closely tied to two places: the village of Ak Toga Langar, nestled deep in the mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, and Aimin Village, located near the county seat. Duri, now 52 years old, spent 47 years living in Ak Toga Langar Village. In the winter of 2018, his family benefited from the relocation policy for poverty alleviation and settled in Aimin Village. There, they gradually adapted to the changes, enjoying a new life different from that of their ancestors. Duri and his youngest son, Nurkerim, opened a small shop, while both his eldest and second sons found new jobs. The village committee led the villagers in tr

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(230325) -- TAXKORGAN, March 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Duri Jarman dances to celebrate the Noruz Festival at his home in Aimin Village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 21, 2023. The life of herdsman Duri Jarman is closely tied to two places: the village of Ak Toga Langar, nestled deep in the mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, and Aimin Village, located near the county seat. Duri, now 52 years old, spent 47 years living in Ak Toga Langar Village. In the winter of 2018, his family benefited from the relocation policy for poverty alleviation and settled in Aimin Village. There, they gradually adapted to the changes, enjoying a new life different from that of their ancestors. Duri and his youngest son, Nurkerim, opened a small shop, while both his eldest and second sons found new jobs. The village committee led the villagers in transforming barren land, leveling it, and repairing ditches. Duri's family was allotted 10 mu (0.67 hectares

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(230325) -- TAXKORGAN, March 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Nanik Kukan, wife of Duri Jarman, sewing clothes for their relocation in Ak Toga Langar Village deep in the mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on Nov. 13, 2018 (above) and making hand embroidery at her new home in Aimin Village on June 3, 2020. The life of herdsman Duri Jarman is closely tied to two places: the village of Ak Toga Langar, nestled deep in the mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, and Aimin Village, located near the county seat. Duri, now 52 years old, spent 47 years living in Ak Toga Langar Village. In the winter of 2018, his family benefited from the relocation policy for poverty alleviation and settled in Aimin Village. There, they gradually adapted to the changes, enjoying a new life different from that of their ancestors. Duri and his youngest son, Nurkerim, opened a small shop, while both his eldest and second sons found new jobs. The village committee led the villagers in transforming barr

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(230325) -- TAXKORGAN, March 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Neighbors offer their blessings as Duri Jarman relocates to his new home in Aimin Village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 18, 2018. The life of herdsman Duri Jarman is closely tied to two places: the village of Ak Toga Langar, nestled deep in the mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, and Aimin Village, located near the county seat. Duri, now 52 years old, spent 47 years living in Ak Toga Langar Village. In the winter of 2018, his family benefited from the relocation policy for poverty alleviation and settled in Aimin Village. There, they gradually adapted to the changes, enjoying a new life different from that of their ancestors. Duri and his youngest son, Nurkerim, opened a small shop, while both his eldest and second sons found new jobs. The village committee led the villagers in transforming barren land, leveling it, and repairing ditches. Duri's family was allotted 10 mu (0.67

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(230325) -- TAXKORGAN, March 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nurkerim Duri (C) and his mother Nanik Kukan (L) shop for daily necessities in the downtown area of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 19, 2023. Before their relocation in Aimin Village, Nanik seldom visited the county due to inconvenient transportation. The life of herdsman Duri Jarman is closely tied to two places: the village of Ak Toga Langar, nestled deep in the mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, and Aimin Village, located near the county seat. Duri, now 52 years old, spent 47 years living in Ak Toga Langar Village. In the winter of 2018, his family benefited from the relocation policy for poverty alleviation and settled in Aimin Village. There, they gradually adapted to the changes, enjoying a new life different from that of their ancestors. Duri and his youngest son, Nurkerim, opened a small shop, while both his eldest and second sons found new jobs. The village committee led

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(230325) -- TAXKORGAN, March 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Duri Jarman (R) talks with his younger brother who also lives in Aimin Village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 21, 2023. The life of herdsman Duri Jarman is closely tied to two places: the village of Ak Toga Langar, nestled deep in the mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, and Aimin Village, located near the county seat. Duri, now 52 years old, spent 47 years living in Ak Toga Langar Village. In the winter of 2018, his family benefited from the relocation policy for poverty alleviation and settled in Aimin Village. There, they gradually adapted to the changes, enjoying a new life different from that of their ancestors. Duri and his youngest son, Nurkerim, opened a small shop, while both his eldest and second sons found new jobs. The village committee led the villagers in transforming barren land, leveling it, and repairing ditches. Duri's family was allotted 10 mu (0.67 hectares)

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(230325) -- TAXKORGAN, March 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Duri Jarman herding before relocation in the mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on Nov. 16, 2018 (above) and arranging watermelons for selling at his store in Aimin Village on June 24, 2020. The life of herdsman Duri Jarman is closely tied to two places: the village of Ak Toga Langar, nestled deep in the mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, and Aimin Village, located near the county seat. Duri, now 52 years old, spent 47 years living in Ak Toga Langar Village. In the winter of 2018, his family benefited from the relocation policy for poverty alleviation and settled in Aimin Village. There, they gradually adapted to the changes, enjoying a new life different from that of their ancestors. Duri and his youngest son, Nurkerim, opened a small shop, while both his eldest and second sons found new jobs. The village committee led the villagers in transforming barren land, leveling it, and repairing ditches. Duri's

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(230325) -- TAXKORGAN, March 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Duri Jarman (1st R) talks with friends at his home in Aimin Village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 21, 2023. The life of herdsman Duri Jarman is closely tied to two places: the village of Ak Toga Langar, nestled deep in the mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, and Aimin Village, located near the county seat. Duri, now 52 years old, spent 47 years living in Ak Toga Langar Village. In the winter of 2018, his family benefited from the relocation policy for poverty alleviation and settled in Aimin Village. There, they gradually adapted to the changes, enjoying a new life different from that of their ancestors. Duri and his youngest son, Nurkerim, opened a small shop, while both his eldest and second sons found new jobs. The village committee led the villagers in transforming barren land, leveling it, and repairing ditches. Duri's family was allotted 10 mu (0.67 hectares) of land, w

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30 years on and 1984 gas tragedy continues to rile India's Bhopal

BHOPAL, India - Sanjay Yadav (L), 41, stands next to his two teenage sons who both suffer from physical deformities and mental underdevelopment in Bhopal, central India, on Nov. 17, 2014. Yadav said he, his wife and their children are suffering from the aftereffects of a 1984 incident in which a Union Carbide Corp. pesticide plant leaked deadly methyl-isocynate gas and other chemicals that turned into a dense toxic cloud hovering over the region, killing thousands of people and leaving tens of thousands more suffering from aftereffects of chemical poisoning.

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Emperor, empress leave for India

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (far L) is seen off by his two sons and their wives -- Crown Prince Naruhito (2nd from L), his wife Crown Princess Masako (3rd from L), Prince Akishino (2nd from R) and his wife Princess Kiko (far R) -- on his departure for India from Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 30, 2013. The emperor and Empress Michiko departed on a weeklong trip to India at the invitation of the Indian government to commemorate the 60th anniversary the previous year of bilateral diplomatic ties.

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Fielder wins All-Star MVP

PHOENIX, United States - National League All-Star Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers poses with his two sons after being named MVP of the 82nd Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 12, 2011. Fielder hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning, helping his team to win 5-1.

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Fielder wins All-Star MVP

PHOENIX, United States - National League All-Star Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers poses with his two sons after being named MVP of the 82nd Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 12, 2011. Fielder hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning, helping his team to win 5-1.

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Suu Kyi's son seeks Myanmar visa to visit mother

BANGKOK, Thailand - Kim Aris, one of the two sons of Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, visits the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok to apply for an entry visa to Myanmar to visit his mother for the first time in a decade on Nov. 8, 2010.

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Kyowa defends WBC minimum weight title

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Champion Eagle Kyowa of Thailand poses with his two sons after successfully defending his WBC minimum weight title with a unanimous decision over Japanese challenger Akira Yaegashi at Pacifico Yokohama on June 4. Japan-based Kyowa improved to a record of 18-1 with six knockouts. Yaegashi, taking his first crack at a world title, slipped to 6-1 (five KOs).

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Mitsubishi Motors ordered to pay 5.5 mil. yen in accident damages

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yoko Masuda (R), mother of Shiho Okamoto who was accidentally killed due to a vehicle defect, speaks to reporters following a ruling by the Yokohama District Court that ordered Mitsubishi Motors Corp. to pay 5.5 million yen in damages for its oversight. The accident which killed Okamoto and injured her two sons occurred when a wheel came off a large Mitsubishi truck in Yokohama in 2002.

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Hopes for recovery of survivors from debris fading: U.N.

MUZZAHARABAD, Pakistan - Two sons hold a blanket to make shade for their mother in the northeastern Pakistani town of Muzzaharabad on Oct. 12. A lack of shelters forces many earthquake victims to remain exposed to the sunshine.

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(4)1st strike by Japanese baseball players begins

SAPPORO, Japan - A mother and her two sons get their tickets refunded at Sapporo Dome in Hokkaido on Sept. 18 as Japanese pro baseball players went on the first strike in the 70-year history of the sport in Japan.

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N. Korea may have ordered Chimuras' children to return

OBAMA, Japan - Former abductee Yasushi Chimura speaks to reporters in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on May 23 after returning to his hometown with his three children from North Korea. Chimura said he thinks North Korea may have ordered his daughter and two sons to return to the country after meeting with him and his wife Fukie, also a repatriated abductee.

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Chimuras back home in Fukui Pref.

OBAMA, Japan - Former abductees Yasushi Chimura (R), his wife Fukie (L) and their daughter and two sons are welcomed by people in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on May 24. The daughter and sons came to Japan from Pyongyang to be reunited with their parents as a result of talks May 22 between Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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(1)Couple abducted by N. Korea register marriage

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (L) and Fukie Hamamoto (2nd from L), a Japanese couple abducted to North Korea in 1978, register their marriage Oct. 23 with the government of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, their hometown. They also registered the births of their North Korean-born daughter, 21, and two sons, 18 and 15, who did not accompany them to Japan. (Pool photo)

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(2)Five abductees, now and 24 years ago

TOKYO, Japan - Yasushi Chimura, 47, was abducted by North Korea with Fukie Hamamoto on July 7, 1978. They married in 1979 and have two sons a daughter.

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Koizumi's mother Yoshie dies at 93

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Yoshie Koizumi, the mother of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who died of heart failure Oct. 30, aged 93. She had two sons and four daughters by Junya Samejima, a former Defense Agency director general who took her family name, Koizumi, when the two married. Junichiro is their first son.