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[Indonesian Report] Half of world languages feared to “die” by end of this century
Koichiro Matsuura, Former Director General of UNESCO expressed the significant of Mother languages in his message for the International Mother Language Day on 21 February 2007. “It is in the mother tongue that we utter our first words and express individual thoughts best. It is the foundations upon which all…
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World
A Military Ammunition Depot Blasted In Turkey
AFYONKARAHISAR — Ambulances are seen near the site of blasts in a military ammunition depot in Afyonkarahisar city, central Turkey, on Sept. 5, 2012. At least 20 Turkish military personnel were wounded in two blasts in a military ammunition depot in Afyonkarahisar city on Wednesday night, Turkey’s private NTV news…
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World
Hillary Clinton Inspects Coffee Factory In East Timor
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, 2nd right, watches coffee beans come out of a sorter during a tour of the Timor Coffee Cooperative in Dili, East Timor Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is in East Timor to offer the small half-island nation…
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Hillary Holds Press Conference In East Timor
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, speaks as East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao looks on during a joint press conference at the Government Palace in Dili, East Timor, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. Clinton is in East Timor to offer the small half-island nation support as it ends…
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West Asia
Yemenis Suffering Poverty Promised $6.4 Billion Of Aid
SANAA — A poor familiy live in a house on the outskirts of Sanaa, capital of Yemen, on Sept. 5, 2012. An international donors’ meeting held in Saudi capital of Riyadh on Tuesday pledged 6.4 billion U.S. dollars of aid to Yemen to help stabilize the impoverished country after a…
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East Asia
Giant Panda Named Kai Kai Arrives In Singapore
Kai Kai, one of two giant pandas arrives at the Singapore Changi Airport Cargo Complex from Chengdu, China on Thursday Sept. 6, 2012 in Singapore. Two giant pandas Kai Kai and Jia Jia on a 10-year loan from China will undergo a month long quarantine and will be on display…
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East Asia
Colorful Performances Staged At Cultural Expo In Nanjing
NANJING — A performance is staged during the opening ceremony of the 2012 China Nanjing World Historical and Cultural Cities Expo, in Nanjing City, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province, Sept. 5, 2012. More than 50 Chinese and foreign cities attended the five-day expo, which kicked off on Wednesday evening.…
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East Asia
Mourners Pay Respect To The Late Rev. Moon
Mourners leave after paying respect to the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon in front of his portrait during a memorial service at the Cheong Shim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. People wait in front of a portrait of the late Rev. <AP Photo/Lee Jin-man>…
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Culture
Fire At Fireworks Factory Kills 40 Workers In India
Muthumani, 25, injured with burn marks on his back rests on a bed at a government run hospital in Madurai, about 460 kilometers (285 miles) southwest of Chennai, India, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. A massive blaze raged for hours at a fireworks factory in southern India, killing at least 40…
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