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Indian vendor weighing onions
An Indian vendor weighs onions at a wholesale vegetable market in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Thursday, May 22, 2014. India is in the midst of rapid socio-economic change. About 13 million young people are entering the job market each year, but not enough jobs are being created in an…
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Thai soldier in Bangkok
A Thai soldier stands guard in front of the Army Club during a meeting of political groups in Bangkok, Thailand, May 21, 2014. Thai army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha on Wednesday called a meeting of representatives from seven political groups to discuss solutions to the country’s protracted political crisis.
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West Asia
[Asia Round-up] UAE is world’s charity capital with $5 billion aid
Culture of giving deeply rooted in Emirates’ society and nurtured by leaders since the inception of the UAE, says Shaikh Mohammed The UAE increased its aid rate to 1.5 per cent of GDP, the highest in the 34-member Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The Emirates’ contributions rose more…
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China, the guest of honour, shines
Art Paris Art Fair 2014 At a walking distance from The Avenue des Champs-Élysées and the Seine river, in a quiet and prestige area, the Art Paris Art Fair opened its doors to the public from the 27th to 30th March 2014. One day before the opening, dozens of artists,…
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Polio vaccine to child
A Pakistani health worker gives a polio vaccine to a child in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, May 19, 2014. Pakistan will require all travelers leaving the country to obtain a polio vaccination from June 1, 2014, the health ministry said.
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[Asia Round-up] Xi Jinping’s visit to Europe– economic diplomacy?
For the European Union, what was truly remarkable about Xi Jinping’s four-nation tour of Europe (The Netherlands, France, Germany and Belgium) was the efforts that the Chinese President made to visit the key EU institutions in Brussels and to meet with its top leaders – President of the European Council…
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