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Society
Is IOC overreacting?
Koreans angry over penalty on footballer for Dokdo statement Many Koreans are up in arms over the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to bar Korean footballer Park Jong-woo from attending the medal ceremony after celebrating Saturday’s victory over Japan with a banner that read “Dokdo is our land.” The Korean…
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South East Asia
A Model Wearing Hijab Ready For Islamic Fashion Show
JAKARTA– A merchant helps a costumer to wear accessories on her hijab during the 3rd Indonesia Islamic Fashion Fair (IIFF) in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 11, 2012. <Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Earthquake Keeps Iranians Out Of Their Houses
Residents spend the night outside their homes after an earthquake in the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran, on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the towns of Ahar, Haris and Varzaqan in East Azerbaijan province in northwestern Iran on Saturday, state TV said. Iran is located on…
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World
A Female Muslim Taekwondoist In London Olympics
Egypt’s Hedaya Wahba walks off the mat after her fight against New Zealand’s Robin Cheong in women’s 57-kg taekwondo competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Typhoon Affects Over 1 Mil. People In China
(120813) — LEPING, Aug. 13, 2012 (Xinhua) — Villagers clean furniture in a flooded courtyard after the wallop of Tyhpoon Haikui in Luojia Village of Lin’gang Town in Leping City, east China’s Jiangxi Province, Aug. 11, 2012. The typhoon have had an impact on 1.13 million people in the province…
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World
Egyptians Support President’s Dismissal Of Defense Minister
Thousands of supporters celebrate with a poster of Egypt’s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in Tahrir Square, birthplace of the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak 18 months ago, in Cairo late Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012. Morsi ordered the retirement of the defense minister and chief of staff on Sunday and made…
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World
Art Performance At Closing Ceremony Of London Olympics
(120812) — LONDON, Aug. 12, 2012 (Xinhua) — Photo taken on August 12, 2012 shows the art performance at the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London, Britain. <Xinhua/Shen Bohan> news@theasian.asia
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World
Disabled Yemeni Children Wait For Foreign Support
(120812) — SANAA, Aug. 12, 2012 (Xinhua) — A disabled kid sits on ground in Sanaa, Aug. 12, 2012. Disabled children received new clothes donated by charity groups on Sunday. Due to months-long unrest, the disabled children cannot get support from the government but have to rely on foreign and…
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East Asia
Exhibition Of China’s Space Technology Held In Hong Kong
(120812) — HONG KONG, Aug. 12, 2012 (Xinhua) — Chan Ka Keung (1st, R), Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, and Tiangong-1/Shenzhou-9 space mission delegation comprising of Chinese astronauts and scientists tour at the Exhibition on China’s First Manned Space…
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World
Confetti Showers Olympic Athletes At Closing Ceremony
Athletes react as confetti rains down on them during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, in London. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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