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World
Russia on March 20 2012
Russia on March 20 2012 <Moscow News>:Protests over NTV program about protests
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East Asia
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East Asia
Japan on March 20 2012
Japan on March 20 2012 <NHK>: Japan, China, S.Korea to discuss North
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Lifestyle
Einstein’s famed formulas, photos, love letters go online
Photo shows the printed announcement of Albert Einstein’s marriage to Mileva Maric in 1903, presented at a press conference to lauch the Einstein Archives Online in Jeursalem on March 19, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Yin Dongxun> An online archival website cataloging more than 80,000 of Albert Einstein’s collected papers and notes, and…
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Politics
“Turkey plays key role in Syrian democratization”
Yemen Nobel Peace Award Laureate Tawakel Karman said Monday Turkey had the biggest obligation in supporting Syrian people who struggle for a democratic regime in their country. “If Turkey continues to extend support and aid to the Syrian people, the international community will follow suit,” Karman told Monday a conference…
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Column
World leaders gather for nuclear summit
Editor’s note: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kim Sung-hwan has contributed this article to The AsiaN on the occasion of the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit to be held on Mar. 26-27. Just a few days remain to the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit. Kicking off the meeting with a working dinner on March…
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Expect the unexpected
“Expect the Unexpected (or You Won’t Find It): A Creativity Tool Based on the Ancient Wisdom of Heraclitus” is an extraordinary book. Roger Von Oech’s book is based on the teachings of Heraclitus of Ephesus (c.535–c.475 BCE), who was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher and a native of the Greek city…
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4+4+4: educational relegation or championship!
I know what 4+4+2 or 4+2+3+1 would mean in a soccer formation. However, with the entire disgraceful hassle in Parliament and with all the annoying fights on social media, I am clueless about what 4+4+4 is all about! Nowadays, with the domination of a popular culture in which our kids…
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Society
Horse-drawn carriages to go electric in Istanbul
Visitors to Istanbul’s Prince’s Islands will find a small change in the horse buggies that trot along the seashore — they are now electric. ISTANBUL (Cihan) – The Transportation Coordination System (UKOME) has decided to regulate transportation on the islands — where motorized vehicles are not allowed — and exchange…
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No. of young part-time workers reaches all-time high
The number of part-time workers in their teens and 20s reached an all-time high of 440,000 last year, indicating the quality of youth employment deteriorated amid the prolonged sluggish job market. Those employed on an hourly-basis receive low wages and are mostly engaged in simple manual labor in restaurants, convenience…
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