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Snapshot: The world in 24 hours, April 27
Updated: 2011-04-28 14:39
(Agencies)
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 A helicopter drops water on a forest fire next to the southwestern village of Eyholz near Visp April 27, 2011. On Tuesday afternoon a fire erupted in a car body repair workshop and later spread to the nearby forest local police reported. [Photo/Agencies] |
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 Japan's Emperor Akihito (R) and Empress Michiko (L) look at the area which was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami as they stand near the playground of Isatomae Elementary School in Minamisanriku town, Miyagi Prefecture April 27, 2011. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko paid their first visit to the northeastern Japan on Wednesday since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami devasted the Tohoku region. [Photo/Agencies] |
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