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East Asia
Yeokjeon Market struggles to survive mega retail giants
SUWON, Gyeonggi Province ― Jeon Hea-ok, 29, recalls the 1990s when Yeokjeon outdoor market near Suwon train station was still bustling with people seven days a week. Her parents ran a small stationery store in the market for several decades, and back then, take-home income was good for them and…
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East Asia
Blackout feared
Concerns are rising that Korea will face serious power shortages this winter following the unexpected stoppage of two nuclear reactors in Younggwang, South Jeolla Province due to faulty parts. The demand for electricity surges when temperatures fall. Yet it’s believed that the two reactors ㅡ each capable of generating one…
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South Asia
Unknown Gunmen Open Fire On A Car Killing Three Shiite Muslims In Quetta, Pakistan
Bullet holes are seen on the window of a damaged vehicle at the shootout site in southwest Pakistan’s Quetta, Nov. 6, 2012. At least three Shiite Muslims were killed and two others injured when unknown gunmen opened fire on a car here on Tuesday, local media reported. Security officers inspect…
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Society
U.S. Presidential Candidate Obama Casts His Vote At Community Center In Chicago
President Barack Obama, second from the left, casts his vote, during early voting, in the 2012 election at the Martin Luther King Community Center, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, in Chicago. <AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais> Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and wife Ann Romney vote in Belmont, Mass.,…
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West Asia
Radical Muslims Stage Rally In Tunis To Protest Imprisonment Of Fellow Salafist Militants
A demonstrator holding a banner reading: No to Racism, stands in front of the Justice Ministry in Tunis, Tuesday Nov. 6, 2012, as part of a demonstration by radical Salafi Muslims protesting against the imprisonment of hundreds of Salafist militants. Riot policemen protect the justice ministry building, as Tunisian Muslims…
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South East Asia
Asian, European Leaders Hold Press Conference During ASEM In Vientiane, Laos
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (L), Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong (C) and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso attend a press conference of the Ninth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit in Vientiane, Laos, Nov. 6, 2012. Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) leaders pledged on Tuesday to foster closer relations between Asia…
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Politics
Obama Wins U.S. Presidential Election
Photo taken on Oct. 5, 2012 shows that U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally in Fairfax, Virginia, the United States. Barack Obama wins U.S. presidential elections. <Xinhua/Fang Zhe>
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West Asia
Turkey Starts Trial Against Israeli Military Officers Who Killed Eight Turks In 2010 Raid
People wave Turkish and Palestinian flags as a Turkish court opened a trial in absentia for four former Israeli military commanders in the killing of nine people aboard a Turkish aid ship that tried to break a Gaza blockade, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. Prosecutors have demanded life…
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West Asia
Iranian Lawmakers Consider Summoning President To Question Over Plummeting Currency
A group of Iranian lawmakers sit on the floor during an open session of parliament in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. Iran’s parliament is planning to summon President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be questioned over the country’s plummeting currency. It will be the second grilling of the increasingly embattled leader…
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