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South East Asia
Some 400 Indigenous People In Philippines Celebrate Dayaw Festival In Bulacan Province
Indigenous people dance during the Dayaw Festival 2012 in Bulacan Province, the Philippines, on Nov. 27, 2012. Around 400 participants from various indigenous communities around the Philippines took part in the Dayaw Festival celebration Tuesday. Dancers perform during the Dayaw Festival 2012 in Bulacan Province, the Philippines, on Nov. 27,…
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West Asia
Kuwaiti King Stands With Britain’s Queen Elizabeth At Windsor Castle In London
Kuwaiti emir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah, right, speaks with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth after his arrival at Windsor Castle, Windsor, west of London, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. <AP Photo/Toby Melville, Pool> Dignitaries attend a State Banquet for His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwait, given…
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South Asia
Indian Sikhs Celebrate Birth Anniversary Of First Sikh Guru In New Delhi
Indian Sikhs display their martial arts skills during a procession to mark the birth anniversary of the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. Sikhism was founded in the 15th century by Guru Nanak, who broke away from Hinduism, India’s dominant religion. He preached…
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West Asia
Members Of Medical Team To Undertake Inquiry On Arafat’s Death Meet The Press In Ramallah, West Bank
Abdullah al-Bashir (2nd L), a Jordanian doctor and leader of a medical team newly formed to undertake an inquiry on Arafat’s death, addresses a press conference in the West Bank City of Ramallah, on Nov. 27, 2012. Abdullah al-Bashir said Palestinian scientists collected around 20 samples for the international teams.…
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West Asia
Egyptians Clash With Police During Rally Against New Constitution In Cairo
Egyptian protesters clash with riot police during the anti-Mursi rally near the U.S. Embassy in central Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 27, 2012. Egyptian people flooded to the capital Cairo’s central Tahrir Square on Tuesday to join a rally rejecting the new constitutional declaration issued by President Mohamed Morsi last Thursday. <Xinhua/Amru…
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Journalists call for end to Israel violence
Asia Journalist Association (AJA) on Tuesday condemned the bloody conflict between Israel and the Palestinian movement Hamas and expressed regret over the losses of civilian lives. “Israel and Hamas, the militant group of Palestine, announced the ceasefire on Nov. 22 after 8 days of fighting which left more than 150…
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Medical tourism faces credibility crisis
Hospitals face tougher penalties for dealing with unregistered agencies Hospitals that attract people through unregistered medical tourism agencies will be banned from accepting foreign patients for the next two years, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The ministry said Tuesday that it is promoting the revision of medical…
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East Asia
Moon’s plea falls on Ahn’s deaf ears
As a presidential contender, Ahn Cheol-soo arrived with a bang and went out with a bigger one. Several days has passed since the computer software guru and influential public speaker withdrew from the race after failing to merge candidacies with fellow opposition challenger Moon Jae-in of the Democratic United Party…
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East Asia
Singaporean ambassador wins grand prize at Korea CQ awards
Singaporean Ambassador Peter Tan won the grand prize at the Korea CQ award ceremony organized by the Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI) at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas Hotel in southern Seoul, Tuesday. The institute has held the Korea CQ Forum twice yearly since 2006 to promote Korean culture to…
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East Asia
Who are ‘unfabulous’ 5?
The Dec. 19 presidential election is not all about top two candidates, Park Geun-hye and Moon Jae-in who are in a neck-and-neck race after Ahn Cheol-soo bowed out last week. There are “five others” in the presidential race, some of them are obscure figures little-known to the general public. The…
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