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Welcome back to an HK news line. I'm

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Canaccos Sacno.

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Seven months into the Russian invasion

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of Ukraine, attention is now focused

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on Moscow's increasingly heavy handed

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approach including its partial mobilization

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of reservists. A

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crowd of Russian residents in Japan and

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others rallied in Tokyo on Saturday.

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The demonstrators condemned Moscow,

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which is also orchestrating what it calls referendum's

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apparently aimed at unilaterally annexing

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Russian controlled areas in Ukraine. That's

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happening in four regions in eastern and

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southern Ukraine. Moscow says

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the voting began on Friday and will end

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on Tuesday. The Russian

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presidential office says it expects a procedure

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to annex those regions will start as soon

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as the results of the referendum come out.

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The governor of the Eastern region of Wuhan's

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says that people cannot vote freely as

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their names are recorded if they check no

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on the ballots. This image

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was posted social media by the mayor

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of Manitoba in the southeastern region

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of Zaparigia. The mayor says

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groups of collaborators and armed soldiers

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are going door adore coercing residents

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to cast yes votes. Ukraine

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and Western countries have condemned the voting

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They call it a sham and say it does not

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reflect people's opinions. People

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across Russia have begun receiving call up

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papers after Russian president Vladimir

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Putin announced partial mobilization of

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reservists.

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These are not just crimes

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against international law. and the

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law of Ukraine. There crimes

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against specific people against the

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nation.

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The next Bert says the Russian moves signal

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its alarm over Ukraine's recent stunning

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counter offensive. Ukrainian forces

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earlier this month announced that they'd liberated

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almost all of Harkiv in the east.

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They're also pushing back in the south. Meanwhile,

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the Ukrainian side is also suffering

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more casualties. an NHK

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crew was allowed to visit a military hospital

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on the condition that they didn't reveal the location.

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A person in charge said eight ten

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surgeries are being performed here every day.

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The hospital is using an endoscope provided

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by Japan.

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We use this

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device for surgeries and diagnostics.

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Ukrainian deputy defense

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minister Hana Malya spoke about the

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challenges the soldiers are facing.

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Our troops are trying to stop Russian forces

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from attacking on multiple fronts. and

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at the same time, they're trying to reclaim

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lost territory. Many

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soldiers are losing their lives every day

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in fierce battles. Maria

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says she's not optimistic about the

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current situation. South

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Korea's military is on high alert

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with US forces amid signs that

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North Korea may be preparing to fire

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marine launched ballistic missile or

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SLBM. South

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Korea's presidential office says president

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Yun Soniol was informed of the possible

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launch in security related meeting

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while flying back from Canada. It's

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unusual for the South Korean government to

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announce a possible North Korean missile

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launch beforehand. South

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Korean media say unusual activity

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has been observed in the port city of Shimpo

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in North Korea's eastern province of South

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Hong Kong. In May, the

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country filed what was believed to be an SLBM

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from Ximpot. The

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US research group thirty eight North says

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its analysis of satellite imagery of

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a shipyard in Shimpo indicates the

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North appears to be preparing to tow out a

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new submarine that can be loaded with an

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SLBM. The

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US nuclear powered aircraft carrier

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Ronald Reagan docked in the south eastern

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South Korean city of Pousano Friday

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ahead of joint military trails between

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South Korea and the United States in the

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sea of Japan. The two

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countries are stepping up vigilance as it's

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thought the North may react negatively to

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the exercises.

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Police

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are beefing up security in Tokyo

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before the state funeral of former prime

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minister, Abe Shinzo, Tuesday, they're

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committing extra numbers to key sites

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across the capital before fallen

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dignitaries fly in.

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On Saturday, officers began patrolling

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expressways for any suspicious items.

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They temporarily closed a stretch of

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road near Haneda Airport to conduct

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checks on Fird. Extra

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police are on duty at the airport with

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some using sniffer dogs to check for explosives.

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Police are also ramping up security

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around embassies and hotels where foreign

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dignitaries will be staying. The

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government says it expects more than four

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thousand people to attend the funeral for

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Abe, who was shot dead while giving a campaign

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speech. Thirty five foreign

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leaders and nearly two hundred and twenty delegations

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from overseas will be present. The

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White House says the US delegation headed

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by vice president Kamala Harris will

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include trade representative, Katherine

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Tsai. Former ambassador to

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Japan, Caroline Kennedy, will also

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attend.

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Japanese products and culture are in the

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spotlight in Beijing. It's part of an

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event to mark the fiftieth anniversary of

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the normalization of ties between Japan

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and China. A

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two day event was organized by a group of

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Japan affiliated businesses and the China

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Public Diplomacy Association. At

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the opening ceremony, Japanese ambassador,

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Tarumi Heideo, said the way for a

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breakthrough in Japan China relations is

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to nurture trust at the public level

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through mutual understanding.

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Items on display include Sarkis

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cosmetics and other goods. There

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are exhibits

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on sites Singapore and locations

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related to manga and

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anime. There

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was a screening of performances by Japanese

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singer Hita Kara Ayaka and

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virtual singer, Wu Tian Yi, who's

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popular in China.

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one

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I enjoyed shopping in Japan. The

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quality and fine are both really

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good. Everyone

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wants to go to Japan. I

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want to go as soon as it's possible to

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travel freely.

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The chairman of the Japanese chamber of

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commerce and industry in China says

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he hopes the event helps people in both

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countries build trust and develop

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business opportunities in Asia and

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around the world. A

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new survey out of Hong Kong shows

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ninety seven percent of local journalists

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believe press freedom in the territory has

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regressed since Beijing introduced a national

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security law in twenty twenty. Ratings

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of the press freedom index covering the year

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twenty twenty one by the journalists stood

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at twenty six point two out of a hundred,

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the lowest since the survey began in

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twenty thirteen. Only

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about twenty percent of the journalist surveyed

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responded. The Hong Kong journalist

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association says some cited fears

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of possible retaliation by authorities.

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Many respondents said self censorship was

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spreading in the media. The

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association says less information of

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public interest is now available and

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the information that remains accessible has

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become more homogenous than diverse. The

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increased crackdown on the media has forced

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numerous news outlets including the

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Apple Daily newspaper known for its critical

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stance against Beijing to shut

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down.

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Swiss superstar Roger Federer has

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wrapped up his illustrious career at the Labor

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Cup in London he announced his retirement

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earlier this month due to a knee injury.

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Federer's final match on Friday

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was a doubles He was paired with long

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term rivals Spanish star Rafael

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Nidal. They lost their match, but Federer

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received a heartfelt round of applause from

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spectators.

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I didn't

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end here, so it's been a perfect

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journey. I will do all over again.

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The

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forty one year old former world champion

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won twenty grand slam titles during

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his twenty four year career.

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and those were the main stories for this

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hour.

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he

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he

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That

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wraps up this edition of an eight k news

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line. I'm Ken post acne in Tokyo. Thanks

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very much for joining us.