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In this photo taken Wednesday Nov. 14, 2012, Zhou Yongkang, then Chinese Communist Party Politburo Standing Committee member in charge of security, raises his hand to show approval for a work report during the closing ceremony for the 18th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. China’s ruling Communist Party announced Tuesday, July 29, 2014 an investigation into the former security chief, a move that usually paves the way for criminal prosecution. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
How high-level Chinese officials are taken down
In this picture taken late Tuesday, July 29, 2014, firefighters try to set up a mechanical digger on a field near Isselburg, western Germany. German authorities say a man was killed and several others were injured when the digger tipped over and hit them during a so-called Cod Water Challenge, a dare that has been spreading on Facebook. (AP Photo/dpa, Guido Schulmann)
Germany: 1 killed, 5 hurt during dare
Japanese soldiers on a reconnaissance team listen to Japanese Rear Adm. Yasuki Nakahata speak at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii after amphibious landing practice on Tuesday, July 29, 2014. The amphibious landing exercises, which are relatively new to Japan’s military, come as Tokyo tries to boost its ability to defend small islands it controls but China claims as its own. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)
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