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Fly High to Catch Frisbee
A dog catches a frisbee during the Flydogs Extreme Distance Frisbee European Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, June 16, 2012. <Xinhua/Attila Volgyi> news@theasian.asia
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Himalayas, The World’s Highest Garbage Dump
Photo taken on May 22, 2010 shows cleaners collecting wastes at the Sagarmatha (Mt. Qomolangma) National Park in Nepal. Since human beings first conquered Mt. Qomolangma, the world’s highest mountain, people have expressed concern about its environment as lots of human wastes, climbing gears and other rubbish were discarded on…
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Suu Kyi: “Nobel Peace Prize shattered my isolation”
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, holds her speech during the Peace Nobel Prize lecture at the city hall in Oslo, Saturday, June 16, 2012. Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi Nobel peace prize laureate, formally accepts the prize that thrust her into the global limelight two decades…
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Stunt Man Walks Over Niagara Falls on Tightrope
Nik Wallenda walks over Niagara Falls on a tightrope in Niagara Falls, Ontario, on Friday, June 15, 2012. Wallenda has finished his attempt to become the first person to walk on a tightrope 1,800 feet across the mist-fogged brink of roaring Niagara Falls. The seventh-generation member of the famed Flying…
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OPEC Tug of War
In this file photo of Friday, July 17, 2009, an Iraqi worker operates valves at the Nahran Omar oil refinery near the city of Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq’s rapidly expanding oil production is likely to complicate OPEC’s efforts to influence world prices as the…
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Shite Pilgrims Flock to Commemorate Saint’s Death
Shiite pilgrims gather at the Imam Moussa al-Kadhim shrine during the annual commemoration of the saint’s death in the Shiite district of Kazimiyah, in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, June 15, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia
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Jordanian Protesters Require Political Reforms
Jordanian protesters from the Islamic Action Front Party and other Jordanian opposition parties shout slogans against the Jordanian Government during a demonstration demanding political reforms, in Amman, Jordan, June 15, 2012. <Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh> Jordan’s protesters hold a giant national flag during a march to protest price hikes, in front of…
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Palestinians’ Daily Life
Palestinians woman bathe in the waters of the Mediterranean sea in Gaza Strip, Friday, June 15, 2012. Palestinians sails in the waters of the Mediterranean sea as the sun sets in Gaza Strip, Friday, June 15, 2012. Palestinians ride their horses in the waters of the Mediterranean sea in Gaza…
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Magician Performs on Electric Pole in India
Magicians and illusionists Cyril Takayama performs on a roadside electric pole, in Mumbai, India, June 15, 2012. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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Ban Talks with Argentine President for Pending Issues
Argentine President Christina Fernandez (L) shakes hands with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York, the United States, on June 14, 2012. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday met with Argentine President Christina Fernandez and discussed the situation in the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), and Haiti, Ban’s spokesman told reporters here.…
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