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Central Asia
Major news in Afghanistan on May 4 Top news in <Outlook>: Obama Lauds New Era in US-Afghan Relationship news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in China on May 4 Top news in <CNTV>: Chinese passports to get chipped news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on May 4 Top news in <Japan Today>: Crisis-hit Japan debates shift to renewable energy news@theasian.asia
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Special Gift From Reebok For The Tallest
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Igor Vovkovinskiy, of Rochester, Minn., currently the tallest man in the United States at seven feet eight inches, speaks with members of the media at Reebok headquarters, in Canton, Mass., Thursday, May 3, 2012. Vovkovinskiy, who has a shoe size between 22 and 26, says he’s had…
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East Asia
Beginning Of Korea-China FTA Talks
BEIJING — Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming, right, shakes hands with the Trade Minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Bark Tae Ho during a press conference in Beijing, capital of China, May 2, 2012. China and ROK announced the beginning of negotiations for setting up a Free Trade Area…
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Li Keqiang With Belgian King
BRUSSELS — Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang, left, meets with King Albert II of Belgium in Brussels, Belgium, May 2, 2012. <Xinhua/Huang Jingwen> news@theasian.asia
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Gingrich Stops Campaign
WASHINGTON D.C., — U.S. Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. House speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during a press conference in a hotel in Washington D.C., the United States, on May 2, 2012. Gingrich on Wednesday announced he is suspending his campaign to become Republican Party’s presidential nominee. <Xinhua/Fang Zhe> news@theasian.asia
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World
Bloody Scene Of Violence In Egypt
An Egyptian medic helps a wounded man during clashes outside the Defense Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Clashes erupted on Wednesday between assailants and mostly Islamist protesters gathered outside the Defense Ministry in the Egyptian capital, leaving several people dead and many wounded, security officials said. <AP/Newsis>…
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Final Showdown Coming Close
A wall screen shows the televised debate between Socialist Party candidate for the presidential election Francois Hollande and current President and conservative rival for re-election, Nicolas Sarkozy, at the TF1 television studio, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, Wednesday, May 2, 2012. The prime-time debate between conservative incumbent Sarkozy and his leftist…
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West Asia
Major news in Jordan on May 3 Top news in <Jordan Times>: New gov’t sworn in news@theasian.asia
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