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Society
Calls mount to tackle favoritism for athletes
Baseball players from Kyungki and Paichai high schools compete during a national tournament held in Seoul. The recent controversy over academic privileges enjoyed by award winning athletes is touching off a debate about reform of their admission, attendance and graduation from top universities. The nation’s figure skating heroine Kim Yu-na…
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East Asia
Major news in China on Jun 5
Top news in <China Daily>: Beijing looking at Greek eurozone exit news@theasian.asia
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Central Asia
Major news in Russia on Jun 5
Top news in <Moscow Times>: Putin Vows to Stand by Europe’s Side news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Major news in Thailand on Jun 5
Top news in <Bangkok Post>: Govt considers delay in key bills news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Major news in Indonesia on Jun 5
Top news in <Jakarta Post>: In love with LV in China news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Major news in Qatar on Jun 5
Top news in <QNA>: HH the Emir Condoles Nigerian President on Plane Crash Victims news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Major news in Israel on Jun 5: US refugee amendment may delay peace deal
Top news in <Jerusalem Post>: Palestinians: US refugee amendment may delay peace deal news@theasian.asia
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Lifestyle
Ginseng proved effective for cancer patients in U.S.
WASHINGTON, June 4 (Xinhua) — High doses of American ginseng, the herb, over two months have reduced cancer-related fatigue in patients more effectively than a placebo, according to a study presented Monday at the annual meeting of American Society of Clinical Oncology. Researchers studied 340 patients who had completed cancer…
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Urbanization Pollutes River In Kathmandu
Photo taken on May 31, 2012 shows a local washing his face on the riverside of Bagmati River in the eastern part of Kathmandu, capital of Nepal. Can an unpurified river purify a man spiritually? Standing on the bank of the Bagmati River in the Pashupatinath Temple to watch dead…
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