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Asia’s raw material consumption unsustainable, UN warns
The Asia-Pacific region has surpassed the rest of the world in its consumption of materials and will continue to dominate world material flows, according to a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report. The data indicate that at this rate, the region will be increasingly dependent on imports and unable…
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South Asia
Indian Kashmiri Muslim devotees carry out torch light procession
Kashmiri Muslim devotees carry wooden torches as they prepare for a torch light procession on a hilltop near the shrine of Muslim saint Sakhi Zain-ud-din Wali, in Aishmuqaam, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Srinagar, India, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. The farming community in south Kashmir celebrated the festival…
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Central Asia
Russian people mourn for victims of shooting in Belgorod
Local residents lay flowers at the the site of a shooting in southwestern Russian town of Belgorod, Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Authorities said a man opened fire while attempting to rob a gun store in Belgorod killing at least six people before fleeing. Officials said Monday that the man, Sergei…
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West Asia
An Egyptian woman enjoys plants during Spring Flowers Exhibition
An Egyptian woman watches ornamental plants during celebrations of the 80th annual Spring Festival, also known as “Spring Flowers Exhibition”, in the historical garden of Al-Orman, a famous botanical gardens in Giza, Egypt, on April 23, 2013. In the Spring Festival Egyptians buy flowers and ornamental plants in cheaper prices…
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East Asia
Chinese students set up tents for study in quake-hit Lushan County
Students of Tianquan Middle School put up tents for study, in Tianquan County, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, April 22, 2013. Due to frequent escape drills, no injuries and deaths were reported in the school after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Lushan County of Ya’an in the morning on April 20. At…
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East Asia
Hong Kong port workers on strike at billionaire Li Ka-shing’s headquarters
A defaced portrait of Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing is placed outside Li’s headquarters, Cheung Kong Center during a protest in Hong Kong Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Hundreds of striking port workers began camping outside the headquarters last Wednesday to force a concession over a pay dispute against Hong Kong…
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South Asia
Pakistanis gather at bomb blast site that killed 4 people
People gathered at a blast site in southwest Pakistan’s Quetta on April 23, 2013. At least four people were killed and 37 others injured on Tuesday night in a series of bomb blasts followed by a suicide attack in Pakistan’s southwestern provincial capital of Quetta, local media reported. <Xinhua/Mohammad>
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West Asia
Samaritans grill sheep for Passover sacrifice on Mount Gerizim
Samaritans, an ancient religious group, grill freshly slaughtered sheep during the traditional Passover sacrifice on the Mount Gerizim, near the West Bank town of Nablus, Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Samaritans are descendants from ancient Semitic inhabitants of the region. <AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh>
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South East Asia
Myanmarese President Thein Sein grants amnesty to 93 political prisoners
This Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011 photo from files shows Myanmar prisoners walking outside Insein Prison in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar State television said Tuesday April 23, 2013 that President Thein Sein has granted amnesty to 93 prisoners one day after the European Union lifted sanctions against the Southeast Asian nation. <AP…
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