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East Asia
Major news in Japan on Jun 29: Japan considering taxing music, books downloaded from overseas sites
Top news in <Kyodo News>: Japan considering taxing music, books downloaded from overseas sites The Finance Ministry is considering imposing the consumption tax on electronic books, music and other contents downloadable from websites operated by overseas vendors, sources close to the issue said Friday. The ministry is eyeing taxing these…
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Society
Iranian Culture Days celebrated in Ankara
Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay inaugurated Iranian Culture Days in Ankara together with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Hoseini on Wednesday. Turkey and Iran had sound ties, Gunay said in his speech at inauguration of the Iranian Culture Days. Iran should be promoted in Turkey and vice versa, he…
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West Asia
Major news in Syria : 3 Injuries in Terrorist Blast inside the Parking of Justice Palace in Damascus
Major news in <SANA>: Three Injuries in Terrorist Blast inside the Parking of Justice Palace in the Center of Damascus A terrorist blast hit the parking of Justice Palace in the Center of Damascus at al-Marjeh area. SANA reporter said that the terrorist blast left behind three injuries and…
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West Asia
Major news in Kuwait on June 29: Ambassador to S.Korea meets Premier
Major news in <Kuwait News Agency>: Ambassador to S.Korea meets Premier Kuwaiti Ambassador to South Korea Muteb Al-Mutoteh met with the South Korea Premier Kim Hwang-Sik among a host of ambassadors from Arab countries, and gave a speech on their behalf as Acting Dean of the Arab Diplomatic Corps in…
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Politics
NK Defector claims her repatriation to the North
A North Korean woman said Thursday that she was tricked into defecting six years ago by South Korean agents who offered to arrange a reunion with her father who went to the South during the Korean War. The rare public account that 66-year-old Pak Jong Suk told to local and…
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West Asia
Holocaust Survivors Pageant Held
Holocaust survivors participate in a beauty pageant, in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, Thursday, June 28, 2012. Fourteen women who lived through the horrors of World War II paraded on stage Thursday night in an unusual pageant, vying for the honor of being Israel’s first “Miss Holocaust Survivor.” <AP/Newsis>…
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South Asia
Major news in Sri Lanka : Special committee to handle relief
Top news in <Daily News>: Special committee to handle relief The government will take steps to provide dry rations to farmers whose crops have been destroyed by the severe drought in the country, with immediate effect. Addressing a media-briefing in Colombo yesterday, Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said dry rations…
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West Asia
Syrian President Bashar Assad And His Wife
In this July 13, 2010 file photo, Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife, Asma Assad, listen to explanations as they visit a technology plant in Tunis. An article in Vogue in March, 2011, published just as protests began, hailed the 36-year-old, university educated Asma Assad as a “Rose in…
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West Asia
Computer Game Expo Opens In Iran
An Iranian girl plays computer game during the 2nd International Computer Game Expo and Festival in Tehran, capital of Iran, June 28, 2012. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia займ безработным без отказа срочно
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Society
Macao confirms first case of human infection with streptococcus suis
MACAO, June 28 (Xinhua) — Macao has confirmed one case of human infection with streptococcus suis, the first such case found in Macao so far this year, the spokesman of Macao’s Health Bureau told Xinhua Thursday. According to the spokesman, a 54-year-old Macao man, who has been operating a roasted…
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