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South Asia
Indian Train Fire Kills 47, Injures 25 Others
Railway personnel and military officials inspect the site of a burning coach of a passenger train at Nellor nearly 500 kilometers from Hyderabad, India, July 30, 2012. At least 47 people have been charred to death and 25 others sustained burn injuries in a major fire that broke out in…
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South East Asia
Indonesian Fruit Vendor Waits For Customers
A fruit vendor sits between piles of pineapple and watermelon at a traditional fruit market in Kramat Jati of Jakarta, Indonesia, July 30, 2012. <Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Monsoon Rain Brings Refresh For Children In Lahore
A man pushes his auto rickshaw in flooded street after a heavy monsoon rain in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on July 30, 2012. <Xinhua/Sajjad> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Sleep May Be The Best Means Of Enduring Fast
Syrian Muslims sleep as they wait for the time to break their fast at at the Umayyad Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Damascus, Syria, July 30, 2021. <Xinhua/Qin Haishi> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Scenes Of Flood Damages In Anju, A NK City
People walk in the floodwater in Anju in this picture released by KCNA, the official news agency of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on July 30. A 24 hours of torrential rain hit parts of the country since Sunday, sparking fears of further flooding and damage. Floods triggered…
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Power Failure Makes People Stranded In India
Passengers sit in a train and wait for power to get restored at a railway station in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 30, 2012. A major power outage has struck northern India, plunging cities into darkness and stranding hundreds of thousands of commuters. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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Tropical Storm Turns Manila Bay Into Huge Trash Dump
A Filipino resident swims in polluted waters as he tries to salvage items from their house after two empty barges rammed into shanties on stilts at a poor community in Manila, Philippines on Monday July 30, 2012. A tropical storm roughed up seas and dumped torrents of monsoon rains in…
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East Asia
Ndi Kenya Naga Imehe Ulo Umenala Na Seoul
*This is Ibo which language is used usually in South-East Nigeria. Onochi Obodo Kenya na Korea bu Mazi Nagovi Kitua Kuru si na Ndi Kenya ga emehe ulo umenala na Seoul. Mazi Kitua si na odinkmpa kaha mehe ebe Ndi korea and ndi ozo ga amuta umenala Ndi Kenya ka…
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KORAIL starts tour program titled “Railgreen”
“Do you know Railgreen?” Those who plan their train tour to the farming area this summer, come to take a special bonus. KORAIL (Korean National Railroad) began ticket sales from July 28th on the basis of the MOU it signed with eight local self-governing bodies such as Kimcheon City, Sancheong County,…
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Politics
[Nigeria Report] “Former president’s death could have been avoided”
Former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings has said that President John Mills’ death could have been avoided, the News agency of Nigeria reported. Rawlings said he was shocked about the death, but not surprised adding that, “he’s been battling the cancer for quite a while. Speaking from Congo Brazzaville where he…
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