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East Asia
64 Chinese Kids Suffer From Lead Poisoning
Four sick children are seen in Tieshiling Village of Renhua County in Shaoguan, south China’s Guangdong Province, Feb. 28, 2012. Sixty-four children have been confirmed to be suffering from lead poisoning in south China’s Guangdong province, local authorities said Friday. Of the 103 residents of Dongtang township of Renhua county…
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South Asia
General Strikes for 24hrs in India
Indian people wait for train at Sealdah station during an industrial strike in Calcutta, capital of eastern Indian state West Bengal, on Feb. 28, 2012. Markets, banks, factories are closed and traffic is sparse in major cities across India during the strike, called by eleven major trade unions to protest…
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East Asia
“Let’s Have it Together”
A liger cub (L) and its lion brother are fed in Yancheng Wildlife park in Changzhou of east China’s Jiangsu Province, Feb. 28, 2012. The liger’s mother, an African lion named “Mary” gave birth to two ligers and a lion on Dec. 26, 2011. One liger died soon after the…
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Society
Made-in-China goods face ban at Insa-dong
Seoul City and Jongno Office are moving to drive made-in-China products out of Insa-dong under concerns that low-quality foreign products tarnish the image of the tourist district famous for traditional Korean craftworks and other cultural items. But the plan is drawing a backlash from merchants there. It is also possible…
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Society
21-time Mt. Qomolangma summitter awarded with Guinness World Record
Nepal’s mountaineering legend Appa Sherpa was awarded with Guinness World Record (GWR) for climbing the highest mountain Mt. Qomolangma for 21 times on Monday. GWR officials, who were in town since Saturday, took the opportunity of their arrival in Nepal to award Sherpa with the GWR award. The 52-year-old Sherpa,…
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Politics
China’s nuclear weapon R&D founder remembered
China has held a series of activities to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Zhu Guangya (1924-2011), a leading scientist in the country’s research and development of nuclear weaponry. The institutions that have organized commemorative activities include the General Armament Department of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA),…
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Limb transplant patient dies in Turkey
The patient who received the world’ s first quadruple limb transplant in a university hospital in the Turkish capital of Ankara died on Monday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. Doctors at the Hacettepe University in Ankara was quoted as saying that the patient, Sevket Cavdar, “died despite all precautions…
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East Asia
China on 28 February 2012
China on 28 February 2012 <CNTV> : “The Artist, triumphs at 84th Academy Awards” news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Russia on 28 February 2012
Russia on 28 February 2012 <The Moscow News> : “Opposition flash mob circles Moscow” news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Qatar on 28 February 2012
Qatar on 28 February 2012 <Aljazeera> : “Millions of Indian workers strike for rights” news@theasian.asia
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