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Mysterious Disease Breaks Out In Cambodia

Cambodian villagers line up to wait for a medical check-up outside Kuntha Bopha children’s hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, July 11, 2012. A deadly form of a common childhood illness has been linked to many of the mysterious child deaths in Cambodia that caused alarm after a cause could…

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Palestinian Girls Read Koran In Summer Camp

Palestinian girls read verses from the Quran, Islam’s holy book, at a mosque as part of their activities in a summer camp dedicated to the preservation of the Quran in Gaza City, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. About 13,000 students, both male and female participate in similar summer camps throughout Gaza…

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South Sudan Celebrates Its Founding Anniversary

A man holds South Sudanese flags as he prepares to dance at the country’s anniversary celebrations, at the John Garang mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan, Monday, July 9, 2012. The world’s newest nation, South Sudan, is celebrating its first birthday and while the largest achievement over the last year was…

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Hindu Priest’s Morning Prayer In Varanasi

A Hindu priest rotates a traditional oil lamp in circular movements as he performs morning prayers on the banks of the River Ganges in Varanasi, India, Monday, July 9, 2012. About 40,000 devout Hindus bathe each day in the Ganges at Varanasi, one of the holiest Hindu sites in India.…

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Suu Kyi Starts Parliamentary Activities

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, right, talks with Myanmar’s Lower House speaker Thura Shwe Mann, left, during a break from a regular session of parliament at the Lower House in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, July 9, 2012. Suu Kyi took part in the parliament session for the first time,…

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Relief Goods File Up For Russian Flood Victims

Men carry food boxes where people pack boxes of supplies for flood victims to be sent to Krymsk, a small town, about 1,200 kilometers (750 miles) south of Moscow, Monday, July 9, 2012. Two Russian national flags are in the foreground. Intense flooding in the Black Sea region of southern…

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EU Head Barroso Meets The Press With Palestinian PM

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (L) attends a joint press conference with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad after their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah on July 8, 2012. <Xinhua/Fadi Arouri> news@theasian.asia

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Ballot Boxes Ready For Counting In Libya

Ballot boxes are pictured in a shed at the Maatiga airport in Tripoli, Libya, on July 8, 2012. An official of Libya’s High National Electoral Commission (HNEC) confirmed Sunday that the National Forces Alliance (NFA) headed by former Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril is currently leading in the national congress election.…

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