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Illustration - Millau

FRANCE. AVEYRON (12) AERIAL VIEW OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE MILLAU VIADUCT. WORK PHASE BEFORE THE INAUGURATION ON 17 DECEMBER 2004: THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE DECK (ON THE RIGHT) WAS PUSHED OVER THE VOID FOR 171 METRES BEFORE JOINING THE NORTHERN PART. THE RED METAL STRUCTURE FRAMING THE NORTH DECK SERVED AS A GUIDE DURING THE JOINING PROCESS (CLAMPING). IT ALSO SERVED AS SCAFFOLDING FOR THE WELDERS WHO ASSEMBLED THE TWO PARTS OF THE BRIDGE IN APPROXIMATELY 40 HOURS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - The Alps in Summer

FRANCE, HAUTE-SAVOIE (74), CRUSEILLES, CAILLE BRIDGE BELVEDERE SUSPENDED OVER THE VOID AND RIVER USSES Photo by Jean Isenmann/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dance of the Voladores of Cuetzalan - Mexico

Voladores of Cuetzalan during the pre-Hispanic ritual ceremony which consists of tying their feet with ropes and throwing themselves into the void from a trunk with a height of 52 meters. Voladores de Cuetzalan are a group of dancers who perform the dance of the Voladores, a pre-Hispanic dance originating of the Sierra Norte de Puebla. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), declared it Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2009 the Voladores of Cuetzalan. on November 2, 2024 in Cuetzalan, Puebla. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dance of the Voladores of Cuetzalan - Mexico

Voladores of Cuetzalan during the pre-Hispanic ritual ceremony which consists of tying their feet with ropes and throwing themselves into the void from a trunk with a height of 52 meters. Voladores de Cuetzalan are a group of dancers who perform the dance of the Voladores, a pre-Hispanic dance originating of the Sierra Norte de Puebla. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), declared it Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2009 the Voladores of Cuetzalan. on November 2, 2024 in Cuetzalan, Puebla. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dance of the Voladores of Cuetzalan - Mexico

Voladores of Cuetzalan during the pre-Hispanic ritual ceremony which consists of tying their feet with ropes and throwing themselves into the void from a trunk with a height of 52 meters. Voladores de Cuetzalan are a group of dancers who perform the dance of the Voladores, a pre-Hispanic dance originating of the Sierra Norte de Puebla. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), declared it Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2009 the Voladores of Cuetzalan. on November 2, 2024 in Cuetzalan, Puebla. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dance of the Voladores of Cuetzalan - Mexico

Voladores of Cuetzalan during the pre-Hispanic ritual ceremony which consists of tying their feet with ropes and throwing themselves into the void from a trunk with a height of 52 meters. Voladores de Cuetzalan are a group of dancers who perform the dance of the Voladores, a pre-Hispanic dance originating of the Sierra Norte de Puebla. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), declared it Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2009 the Voladores of Cuetzalan. on November 2, 2024 in Cuetzalan, Puebla. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dance of the Voladores of Cuetzalan - Mexico

Voladores of Cuetzalan during the pre-Hispanic ritual ceremony which consists of tying their feet with ropes and throwing themselves into the void from a trunk with a height of 52 meters. Voladores de Cuetzalan are a group of dancers who perform the dance of the Voladores, a pre-Hispanic dance originating of the Sierra Norte de Puebla. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), declared it Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2009 the Voladores of Cuetzalan. on November 2, 2024 in Cuetzalan, Puebla. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dance of the Voladores of Cuetzalan - Mexico

Voladores of Cuetzalan during the pre-Hispanic ritual ceremony which consists of tying their feet with ropes and throwing themselves into the void from a trunk with a height of 52 meters. Voladores de Cuetzalan are a group of dancers who perform the dance of the Voladores, a pre-Hispanic dance originating of the Sierra Norte de Puebla. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), declared it Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2009 the Voladores of Cuetzalan. on November 2, 2024 in Cuetzalan, Puebla. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dance of the Voladores of Cuetzalan - Mexico

Voladores of Cuetzalan during the pre-Hispanic ritual ceremony which consists of tying their feet with ropes and throwing themselves into the void from a trunk with a height of 52 meters. Voladores de Cuetzalan are a group of dancers who perform the dance of the Voladores, a pre-Hispanic dance originating of the Sierra Norte de Puebla. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), declared it Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2009 the Voladores of Cuetzalan. on November 2, 2024 in Cuetzalan, Puebla. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dance of the Voladores of Cuetzalan - Mexico

Voladores of Cuetzalan during the pre-Hispanic ritual ceremony which consists of tying their feet with ropes and throwing themselves into the void from a trunk with a height of 52 meters. Voladores de Cuetzalan are a group of dancers who perform the dance of the Voladores, a pre-Hispanic dance originating of the Sierra Norte de Puebla. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), declared it Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2009 the Voladores of Cuetzalan. on November 2, 2024 in Cuetzalan, Puebla. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dance of the Voladores of Cuetzalan - Mexico

Voladores of Cuetzalan during the pre-Hispanic ritual ceremony which consists of tying their feet with ropes and throwing themselves into the void from a trunk with a height of 52 meters. Voladores de Cuetzalan are a group of dancers who perform the dance of the Voladores, a pre-Hispanic dance originating of the Sierra Norte de Puebla. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), declared it Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2009 the Voladores of Cuetzalan. on November 2, 2024 in Cuetzalan, Puebla. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dance of the Voladores of Cuetzalan - Mexico

Voladores of Cuetzalan during the pre-Hispanic ritual ceremony which consists of tying their feet with ropes and throwing themselves into the void from a trunk with a height of 52 meters. Voladores de Cuetzalan are a group of dancers who perform the dance of the Voladores, a pre-Hispanic dance originating of the Sierra Norte de Puebla. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), declared it Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2009 the Voladores of Cuetzalan. on November 2, 2024 in Cuetzalan, Puebla. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dance of the Voladores of Cuetzalan - Mexico

Voladores of Cuetzalan during the pre-Hispanic ritual ceremony which consists of tying their feet with ropes and throwing themselves into the void from a trunk with a height of 52 meters. Voladores de Cuetzalan are a group of dancers who perform the dance of the Voladores, a pre-Hispanic dance originating of the Sierra Norte de Puebla. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), declared it Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2009 the Voladores of Cuetzalan. on November 2, 2024 in Cuetzalan, Puebla. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dance of the Voladores of Cuetzalan - Mexico

Voladores of Cuetzalan during the pre-Hispanic ritual ceremony which consists of tying their feet with ropes and throwing themselves into the void from a trunk with a height of 52 meters. Voladores de Cuetzalan are a group of dancers who perform the dance of the Voladores, a pre-Hispanic dance originating of the Sierra Norte de Puebla. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), declared it Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2009 the Voladores of Cuetzalan. on November 2, 2024 in Cuetzalan, Puebla. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dance of the Voladores of Cuetzalan - Mexico

Voladores of Cuetzalan during the pre-Hispanic ritual ceremony which consists of tying their feet with ropes and throwing themselves into the void from a trunk with a height of 52 meters. Voladores de Cuetzalan are a group of dancers who perform the dance of the Voladores, a pre-Hispanic dance originating of the Sierra Norte de Puebla. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), declared it Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2009 the Voladores of Cuetzalan. on November 2, 2024 in Cuetzalan, Puebla. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dance of the Voladores of Cuetzalan - Mexico

Voladores of Cuetzalan during the pre-Hispanic ritual ceremony which consists of tying their feet with ropes and throwing themselves into the void from a trunk with a height of 52 meters. Voladores de Cuetzalan are a group of dancers who perform the dance of the Voladores, a pre-Hispanic dance originating of the Sierra Norte de Puebla. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), declared it Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2009 the Voladores of Cuetzalan. on November 2, 2024 in Cuetzalan, Puebla. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Slaves’ lives uncovered at Pompeii villa - Italy

The furnishings of a room assigned to slaves have been found in the Roman villa of Civita Giuliana, about 600 metres from the walls of ancient Pompeii, Italy on August 2023. The lives of the slaves who kept the Ancient Roman rich in their often opulent settings in Pompeii have been revealed by a fresh dig. It looks like a photograph which denounces a situation of precariousness and subordination said the Italian culture ministry. However, it is an image of almost 2000 years ago, made with the cast technique, existing only in and around Pompeii. Materials such as furniture and fabrics, as well as the bodies of victims of the eruption of 79 AD, were covered by the pyroclastic cloud, which then became solid ground while the decomposed organic matter left a void in the ground: an imprint which, filled with plaster, has revealed its original form. What has now emerged suggests a precise hierarchy within the servitude. While one of the two beds found in recent weeks is extremely simple and without a mattress the ot

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Slaves’ lives uncovered at Pompeii villa - Italy

The furnishings of a room assigned to slaves have been found in the Roman villa of Civita Giuliana, about 600 metres from the walls of ancient Pompeii, Italy on August 2023. The lives of the slaves who kept the Ancient Roman rich in their often opulent settings in Pompeii have been revealed by a fresh dig. It looks like a photograph which denounces a situation of precariousness and subordination said the Italian culture ministry. However, it is an image of almost 2000 years ago, made with the cast technique, existing only in and around Pompeii. Materials such as furniture and fabrics, as well as the bodies of victims of the eruption of 79 AD, were covered by the pyroclastic cloud, which then became solid ground while the decomposed organic matter left a void in the ground: an imprint which, filled with plaster, has revealed its original form. What has now emerged suggests a precise hierarchy within the servitude. While one of the two beds found in recent weeks is extremely simple and without a mattress the ot

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Slaves’ lives uncovered at Pompeii villa - Italy

The furnishings of a room assigned to slaves have been found in the Roman villa of Civita Giuliana, about 600 metres from the walls of ancient Pompeii, Italy on August 2023. The lives of the slaves who kept the Ancient Roman rich in their often opulent settings in Pompeii have been revealed by a fresh dig. It looks like a photograph which denounces a situation of precariousness and subordination said the Italian culture ministry. However, it is an image of almost 2000 years ago, made with the cast technique, existing only in and around Pompeii. Materials such as furniture and fabrics, as well as the bodies of victims of the eruption of 79 AD, were covered by the pyroclastic cloud, which then became solid ground while the decomposed organic matter left a void in the ground: an imprint which, filled with plaster, has revealed its original form. What has now emerged suggests a precise hierarchy within the servitude. While one of the two beds found in recent weeks is extremely simple and without a mattress the ot

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Slaves’ lives uncovered at Pompeii villa - Italy

The furnishings of a room assigned to slaves have been found in the Roman villa of Civita Giuliana, about 600 metres from the walls of ancient Pompeii, Italy on August 2023. The lives of the slaves who kept the Ancient Roman rich in their often opulent settings in Pompeii have been revealed by a fresh dig. It looks like a photograph which denounces a situation of precariousness and subordination said the Italian culture ministry. However, it is an image of almost 2000 years ago, made with the cast technique, existing only in and around Pompeii. Materials such as furniture and fabrics, as well as the bodies of victims of the eruption of 79 AD, were covered by the pyroclastic cloud, which then became solid ground while the decomposed organic matter left a void in the ground: an imprint which, filled with plaster, has revealed its original form. What has now emerged suggests a precise hierarchy within the servitude. While one of the two beds found in recent weeks is extremely simple and without a mattress the ot

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Slaves’ lives uncovered at Pompeii villa - Italy

The furnishings of a room assigned to slaves have been found in the Roman villa of Civita Giuliana, about 600 metres from the walls of ancient Pompeii, Italy on August 2023. The lives of the slaves who kept the Ancient Roman rich in their often opulent settings in Pompeii have been revealed by a fresh dig. It looks like a photograph which denounces a situation of precariousness and subordination said the Italian culture ministry. However, it is an image of almost 2000 years ago, made with the cast technique, existing only in and around Pompeii. Materials such as furniture and fabrics, as well as the bodies of victims of the eruption of 79 AD, were covered by the pyroclastic cloud, which then became solid ground while the decomposed organic matter left a void in the ground: an imprint which, filled with plaster, has revealed its original form. What has now emerged suggests a precise hierarchy within the servitude. While one of the two beds found in recent weeks is extremely simple and without a mattress the ot

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Slaves’ lives uncovered at Pompeii villa - Italy

The furnishings of a room assigned to slaves have been found in the Roman villa of Civita Giuliana, about 600 metres from the walls of ancient Pompeii, Italy on August 2023. The lives of the slaves who kept the Ancient Roman rich in their often opulent settings in Pompeii have been revealed by a fresh dig. It looks like a photograph which denounces a situation of precariousness and subordination said the Italian culture ministry. However, it is an image of almost 2000 years ago, made with the cast technique, existing only in and around Pompeii. Materials such as furniture and fabrics, as well as the bodies of victims of the eruption of 79 AD, were covered by the pyroclastic cloud, which then became solid ground while the decomposed organic matter left a void in the ground: an imprint which, filled with plaster, has revealed its original form. What has now emerged suggests a precise hierarchy within the servitude. While one of the two beds found in recent weeks is extremely simple and without a mattress the ot

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Slaves’ lives uncovered at Pompeii villa - Italy

The furnishings of a room assigned to slaves have been found in the Roman villa of Civita Giuliana, about 600 metres from the walls of ancient Pompeii, Italy on August 2023. The lives of the slaves who kept the Ancient Roman rich in their often opulent settings in Pompeii have been revealed by a fresh dig. It looks like a photograph which denounces a situation of precariousness and subordination said the Italian culture ministry. However, it is an image of almost 2000 years ago, made with the cast technique, existing only in and around Pompeii. Materials such as furniture and fabrics, as well as the bodies of victims of the eruption of 79 AD, were covered by the pyroclastic cloud, which then became solid ground while the decomposed organic matter left a void in the ground: an imprint which, filled with plaster, has revealed its original form. What has now emerged suggests a precise hierarchy within the servitude. While one of the two beds found in recent weeks is extremely simple and without a mattress the ot

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Slaves’ lives uncovered at Pompeii villa - Italy

The furnishings of a room assigned to slaves have been found in the Roman villa of Civita Giuliana, about 600 metres from the walls of ancient Pompeii, Italy on August 2023. The lives of the slaves who kept the Ancient Roman rich in their often opulent settings in Pompeii have been revealed by a fresh dig. It looks like a photograph which denounces a situation of precariousness and subordination said the Italian culture ministry. However, it is an image of almost 2000 years ago, made with the cast technique, existing only in and around Pompeii. Materials such as furniture and fabrics, as well as the bodies of victims of the eruption of 79 AD, were covered by the pyroclastic cloud, which then became solid ground while the decomposed organic matter left a void in the ground: an imprint which, filled with plaster, has revealed its original form. What has now emerged suggests a precise hierarchy within the servitude. While one of the two beds found in recent weeks is extremely simple and without a mattress the ot

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Slaves’ lives uncovered at Pompeii villa - Italy

The furnishings of a room assigned to slaves have been found in the Roman villa of Civita Giuliana, about 600 metres from the walls of ancient Pompeii, Italy on August 2023. The lives of the slaves who kept the Ancient Roman rich in their often opulent settings in Pompeii have been revealed by a fresh dig. It looks like a photograph which denounces a situation of precariousness and subordination said the Italian culture ministry. However, it is an image of almost 2000 years ago, made with the cast technique, existing only in and around Pompeii. Materials such as furniture and fabrics, as well as the bodies of victims of the eruption of 79 AD, were covered by the pyroclastic cloud, which then became solid ground while the decomposed organic matter left a void in the ground: an imprint which, filled with plaster, has revealed its original form. What has now emerged suggests a precise hierarchy within the servitude. While one of the two beds found in recent weeks is extremely simple and without a mattress the ot

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Court rules Dec. election invalid over vote disparity

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Tetsuya Kanao, one of the lawyers who filed a lawsuit claiming the general election held in December 2012 was invalid due to significant disparities in the weight of votes, holds a press conference in Hiroshima on March 25, 2013, after the local high court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs. The Hiroshima High Court ruled the same day that the results of the election in Hiroshima's No. 1 and 2 districts were invalid, becoming the first court in Japan to declare an election result void amid a series of lawsuits over disparities in the weight of votes.

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Court says foreign units' stock options not taxable as income

TOKYO, Nov. 26 Kyodo - Atsushi Shimizu, a former auditor of Compaq, now reorganized into Hewlett-Packard Japan Ltd., speaks at a news conference Nov. 26 after the Tokyo District Court ruled that tax authorities illegally taxed as income the shares that employees of Japanese subsidiaries acquired in their U.S. parent firms through stock options. Shimizu, along with a Microsoft Co. employee, had demanded that the authorities void the taxation on the grounds that it violated the income tax code.

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Yomiuri, slugger Petagine agree on 2-year deal

TOKYO, Japan - Venezuelan slugger Roberto Petagine (file photo) agreed to a two-year, $12 million deal with the Yomiuri Giants, officials of the Central League club said Nov. 19. Petagine is to fill the void left by Hideki Matsui, who is seeking to play in the United States.

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Ex-U.S. envoy to Seoul returns from Pyongyang

SEOUL, South Korea - Donald Gregg, former U.S. ambassador to South Korea, speaks at a press conference in Seoul on Nov. 6, one day after he returned from a four-day private trip to Pyongyang. Gregg said North Korea sees its 1994 nuclear pact with the U.S. as ''hanging by a thread'' but not yet void after the revelation of a new arms program.

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Malaysia eyes export gains amid global palm oil shortage

STORY: Malaysia eyes export gains amid global palm oil shortage DATELINE: May 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of palm oil plantation area at Pulau Indah, Selangor 2. various of palm trees and palm seed on trees 3. various of palm oil factory and oil truck on road STORYLINE: Malaysia is seeking to take advantage of the global shortfall in palm oil supplies following an export ban of the product by Indonesia, a Malaysian minister said on Tuesday. Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said the country is confident that it will be able to fill the gap in global palm oil supply and urged all parties in the sector to coordinate their efforts in order to make use of the opportunity presented. "Both upstream oil palm growers and downstream oil producers in Malaysia should join hands to reap the benefit of the void following neighboring Indonesia's decision to halt its palm oil exports. As the world's largest producer of pal

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A Leap In The Dark (1980)

Anouk Aimee & Michel Piccoli Characters: & Mauro Ponticelli Film: A Leap In The Dark; Leap Into The Void (1983) Director: Marco Bellocchio 14 February 1980 Date: 14 February 1980

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TOUCHING THE VOID

TOUCHING THE VOID Picture from the Ronald Grant Archive Date: 2003

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TOUCHING THE VOID

TOUCHING THE VOID Picture from The Ronald Grant Archive Date: 2003

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Suit filed to void upper house election over vote disparity

A group of lawyers head to the Hiroshima High Court on July 11, 2016, to file a lawsuit seeking nullification of the outcome of the Hiroshima constituency's upper house election the previous day due to the uncorrected disparity in the weight of votes among constituencies. Other similar lawsuits will soon follow. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rejects lawsuit to void July national election in Japan

Lawyers seeking to nullify the 2016 upper house election due to disparity in vote value head to the Okayama branch of the Hiroshima High Court in the western Japan city of Okayama on Oct. 14, 2016. The court turned down the suit the same day while determining that the disparity in the weight of vote between the most and least represented constituencies was "in a state of unconstitutionality." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rejects lawsuit to void July national election in Japan

Lawyers seeking to nullify the 2016 upper house election due to disparity in vote value display the summary of the decision by the Okayama branch of the Hiroshima High Court in the western Japan city of Okayama on Oct. 14, 2016. The court turned down the suit while determining that the disparity in the weight of vote between the most and least represented constituencies was "in a state of unconstitutionality." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Konno ready for date with destiny in World Cup qualifier

Yasuyuki Konno takes part in a Japan national soccer team training session in Al Ain, the United Arab Emirates, on March 21, 2017, prior to a final-round World Cup qualifier against the UAE on March 23. Konno emerged as the most likely candidate to fill the void left by Makoto Hasebe who was forced to pull out of the squad with a serious knee injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Konno ready for date with destiny in World Cup qualifier

Yasuyuki Konno (L) smiles during a Japan national soccer team training session in Al Ain, the United Arab Emirates, on March 21, 2017, prior to a final-round World Cup qualifier against the UAE on March 23. Konno emerged as the most likely candidate to fill the void left by Makoto Hasebe who was forced to pull out of the squad with a serious knee injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suit seeking to void upper house election over vote gap nixed

Takanori Hirai (far R), a lawyer representing plaintiffs who sought to nullify the 2016 upper house election due to the vote weight disparity, meets with reporters on Oct. 26, after the Matsue branch of the Hiroshima High Court turned down the lawsuit. The court said, however, the maximum disparity of 3.08 times between the most and least populated constituencies in the July election was "in a state of unconstitutionality." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rejects lawsuit to void July national election in Japan

Lawyers seeking to nullify the 2016 upper house election due to disparity in vote value display the summary of the decision by the Okayama branch of the Hiroshima High Court in the western Japan city of Okayama on Oct. 14, 2016. The court turned down the suit while determining that the disparity in the weight of vote between the most and least represented constituencies was "in a state of unconstitutionality." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rejects lawsuit to void July national election in Japan

Lawyers seeking to nullify the 2016 upper house election due to disparity in vote value display the summary of the decision by the Okayama branch of the Hiroshima High Court in the western Japan city of Okayama on Oct. 14, 2016. The court turned down the suit while determining that the disparity in the weight of vote between the most and least represented constituencies was "in a state of unconstitutionality." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rejects lawsuit to void July national election in Japan

Lawyers seeking to nullify the 2016 upper house election due to disparity in vote value display the summary of the decision by the Okayama branch of the Hiroshima High Court in the western Japan city of Okayama on Oct. 14, 2016. The court turned down the suit while determining that the disparity in the weight of vote between the most and least represented constituencies was "in a state of unconstitutionality." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court says foreign units' stock options not taxable as income

TOKYO, Nov. 26 Kyodo - Atsushi Shimizu, a former auditor of Compaq, now reorganized into Hewlett-Packard Japan Ltd., speaks at a news conference Nov. 26 after the Tokyo District Court ruled that tax authorities illegally taxed as income the shares that employees of Japanese subsidiaries acquired in their U.S. parent firms through stock options. Shimizu, along with a Microsoft Co. employee, had demanded that the authorities void the taxation on the grounds that it violated the income tax code. (Kyodo)

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Yomiuri, slugger Petagine agree on 2-year deal

TOKYO, Japan - Venezuelan slugger Roberto Petagine (file photo) agreed to a two-year, $12 million deal with the Yomiuri Giants, officials of the Central League club said Nov. 19. Petagine is to fill the void left by Hideki Matsui, who is seeking to play in the United States. (Kyodo)

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Ex-U.S. envoy to Seoul returns from Pyongyang

SEOUL, South Korea - Donald Gregg, former U.S. ambassador to South Korea, speaks at a press conference in Seoul on Nov. 6, one day after he returned from a four-day private trip to Pyongyang. Gregg said North Korea sees its 1994 nuclear pact with the U.S. as ''hanging by a thread'' but not yet void after the revelation of a new arms program. (Kyodo)