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Culture
Nomadic Art: the world’s true identity
In Latin American geography and culture, each and every human being is at once a unit and a multiplicity – identical to him/herself while constantly changing. That is how we validate the existential game of cohabitation, how we celebrate presence of a human course originated in wanderings and shipwrecks that…
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East Asia
Tornados hit eastern Japanese cities injuring people, damaging buildings
Tornados hit cities in east part of Japan Monday afternoon, injuring dozens of people and damaging building, according to local media. In Koshigaya city in the Saitama prefecture, local police said that they confirmed six buildings were completely destroyed and about 80 were badly damaged, reported Japan’s Kyodo News. Around…
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West Asia
Assad warns military strike on Syria would spark uncontrollable war
France released an intelligence report on Monday alleging chemical weapons use by Syria’s regime that dovetailed with similar U.S. claims, as President Bashar Assad warned that any military strike against his country would spark an uncontrollable regional war and spread “chaos and extremism.” The verbal crossfire, including a rejection of…
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West Asia
Egyptian judges recommend legal dissolution of Muslim Brotherhood
A panel of Egyptian judges recommended Monday the dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood, adding momentum to a push by authorities to ban the ousted president’s main backer and a pillar of political Islam in the region. Since the military deposed Mohammed Morsi in a July 3 coup, it has steadily…
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East Asia
‘Hallyu’ wave on Egyptian shores
Guys singing Korean songs in the street, girls tuning in to Korean dramas on TV every day, and people just making plans to go work in Korea, and maybe even live there, all of these aspects affecting the world, including Egypt, is what’s called the Hallyu or Korean wave. Korean…
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Column
Georgia-Central Asia ties to strengthen
Being located on the cross-roads of Eastern and Western civilizations and serving as a bridge between Europe and Asia, Georgia naturally enjoyed trade and cultural exchange with many other nations, especially during the historical Silk Road times. Back in 1118, the Georgian King David IV the Builder, struggling with continuous…
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West Asia
US Congress divided on authorizing proposed military strike on Syria
The U.S. Congress is splitting on whether to give green light to Obama administration for launching a limited military strike on Syria, to punish Damascus for an alleged chemical attack that killed hundreds of people. President Barack Obama on Saturday announced that though he has decided to take military action…
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West Asia
Egypt’s ousted president Morsi to stand trial for ‘inciting murder’ charges
Egyptian prosecutors referred Sunday ousted president Mohamed Morsi and 14 other people to a criminal court over the killing of a journalist and the violence that erupted over his controversial presidential declaration last year, official news agency MENA reported. The prosecutor general, Hesham Barakat, accused Morsi of inciting violence and…
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Sweden-North Korea friendship at a great cost
Sweden was the first Western country to create close trade relations with North Korea –but was utterly duped. To this day, North Korea owes Sweden about half a billion US dollars for transactions completed in the 70s and subsequent interest for non-paid purchases. Below is an article about what the…
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