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West Asia
Supporters Of Israeli PM Netanyahu Celebrate His Return To Office As Result Of Just-Ended Parliamentary Election
An Israeli Jewish settler man waits to cast his vote in the West Bank town of Hebron, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Israelis began trickling into polling stations Tuesday morning to cast their votes in a parliamentary election expected to return Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to office despite years of stalled…
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Hun Sen, Chinese Ambassador To Cambodia Attend Inauguration Ceremony Of New Container Terminal In Phnom Penh
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (R Front) and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Pan Guangxue (L Front) start a boom button at the inauguration ceremony of China-financed new container terminal of the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Jan. 22, 2013. Cambodia on Tuesday inaugurated a new container terminal…
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South East Asia
A British Woman Receives Death Sentence At A Court In Bali For Smuggling Cocaine Into The Resort Island In Indonesia
In this Jan. 7, 2013 file photo, Lindsay June Sandiford of Britain sits at a courthouse during her trial in Denpasar, Bali island, Indonesia. An Indonesian court sentenced Sandiford to death Tuesday, Jan. 22, for smuggling cocaine worth $2.5 million into the resort island of Bali. Lindsay June Sandiford of…
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50% of Korean feel belonging to lower class
About half of South Koreans perceive themselves as belonging to the lower income class, according to a recent report by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA). A survey of 1,000 adults conducted by KIHASA showed 50.5 percent of respondents said they believed they earned below average. The…
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East Asia
3 actors to show off talent in ‘Sinsegae’
The casting of the three mega stars Choi Min-sik, Lee Jung-jae and Hwang Jung-min doesn’t happen often. But the three have come together for the first time for director Park Hoon-jeong’s second film. Choi, Lee and Hwang are ready to show off their impeccable acting talent once again to viewers…
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East Asia
HSBC expects Korean tourism to expand further
Tourism is likely to remain one of the few bright spots in the Korean economy, saddled by an aging workforce, sliding industrial competiveness and hefty household debt. Korea will continue to benefit from an influx of travelers from China and other Asian countries and improved global awareness, according to a…
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East Asia
Desperate scratching
Lottery sales set record in downturn, invite new concerns Surpassing 3.19 trillion won (about $2.95 billion), lottery ticket sales in Korea set a record last year despite a dismal economy, or perhaps because of it. While this supported the old belief that a lottery is a recession-proof business, there are…
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West Asia
Arab And African Leaders Gather For Arab Economic Summit In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency, Prince Mohammed bin Saad, deputy governor of Riyadh, right, speaks with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, upon his arrival to attend the third session of the Arab Economic Summit, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. Saudi Arabia is hosting the Arab…
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East Asia
Algerian PM Says In Algiers That 37 Hostages Killed And Another Five Remain Missing
In this image made from television Japanese Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Minoru Kiuchi, right, and Koichi Kawana, president of Japanese engineering firm JGC Corporation, bow towards the Ain Amenas gas facility a day after special forces stormed the plant to end a four-day siege, in Algeria, Sunday, Jan.…
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