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Salt Making Out Of Natural Spring Water
Around 80 tons of salt is being produced daily out of natural spring water in Aktuzla village in eastern city of Mus’s Bulanik district. <Cihan> news@theasian.asia
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Glassware Exhibition In Khazaksktan
A visitor looks at a piece of glassware on display in Almaty, Kazakhastan, July 10, 2012. The exhibition opening here on Tuesday featured glassware and glass paintings and sculptures created by dozens of artists and glass art enthusiasts. <Xinhua/Timur> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
China’s Third Oil Price Cut In Two Months
A staff member of a gas station alters fuel price tags in Hefei, capital of east China’s Anhui Province, July 11, 2012. China slashed the benchmark retail price for gasoline by 420 yuan (66.46 U.S. dollars) per metric ton (tonne) and the price for diesel by 400 yuan per tonne…
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Mysterious Disease Breaks Out In Cambodia
Cambodian villagers line up to wait for a medical check-up outside Kuntha Bopha children’s hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, July 11, 2012. A deadly form of a common childhood illness has been linked to many of the mysterious child deaths in Cambodia that caused alarm after a cause could…
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West Asia
A Growing Number Of Syrian Refugees Arrive In Jordan
Syrians speak to their relatives inside the sport club at King Abdullah Gardens in Al-Rumtha city, Jordan, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Due to the increasing numbers of Syrian refugees, the Jordanian government opened a new camp for the Syrian families at King Abdullah gardens. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Karzai Meets Akihito In Tokyo
In this photo released by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, listens to Japan’s Emperor Akihito during a meeting at Imperial Palace in Tokyo Monday, July 10, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Indian Population To Overtake China In 2030
Commuters walk past parked bikes at a market area near a train station on the eve of World Population Day in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Nearly 7 million commuters ride the overtaxed suburban rail network each work day in Mumbai. India is the second most populous country in…
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West Asia
Welcome Home From Israeli Prison
Palestinian Mahmoud Sarsak, a former player with the Palestinian national football team, is carried by supporters upon his arrival to his family’s house in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, after his release from Israeli prison, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Israel on Tuesday released Sarsak, a member of the Palestinian national soccer…
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Culture
Remembering Genghis Khan’s World Conquest
Mongolian children jockeys compete in a horse racing competition during the Naadam Festival in Khui Doloon Khudag, on the outskirts of Ulan Bator, Mongolia Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Mongolians celebrate the anniversary of Genghis Khan’s march to the world conquest with the annual sporting festival featuring traditional Mongolian events such…
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Palestinian Girls Read Koran In Summer Camp
Palestinian girls read verses from the Quran, Islam’s holy book, at a mosque as part of their activities in a summer camp dedicated to the preservation of the Quran in Gaza City, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. About 13,000 students, both male and female participate in similar summer camps throughout Gaza…
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