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Einstein Archives Online Opens in Jerusalem
Photo shows manuscript in German of an article published in English as “E=mc2: The most Urgent Problem of Our Time”, presented at a press conference to lauch the Einstein Archives Online in Jeursalem on March 19, 2012. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem held a press conference Monday to lauch Einstein…
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Burma Presents 1st National Press Award
The prize winners pose for group photo during the awarding ceremony of National Press Award in Yangon, Myanmar, March 18, 2012. Myanmar presented the National Press Award 2011 for the first time in 50 years at the National Theatre on Sunday in Yangon. National Press Award Committee, established on Aug.18,…
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St. Patrick’s Day Parade in NY
People march during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York, the United States, March 17, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Wang Lei> news@theasian.asia
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Timorese Vote for the Election of 3rd President
A citizen casts his ballot at a polling station in Dili, Timor-Leste, on March 17, 2012. The Timorese people started casting their votes on Saturday in the country’s second presidential election as a free state in a crucial year to prove that they can run the country on their own,…
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Hungarians Celebrate 164th Anniversary of 1848 Revolution
Performers wearing traditional soldier uniforms reenact fight scenes from Hungary’s 1848 revolution and war of independence against Austria’s Habsburg Empire in Dunakeszi, outskirts of Budapest, Hungary, on March 14, 2012 to mark the 164th anniversary of the outbreak of 1848 revolution and war of independence. <Photo: Xinhua/Attila Volgyi> news@theasian.asia
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Bangladesh Ferry Collision Kills 112
Rescuers work at the site of a ferry accident in Munshiganj district, Bangladesh, on March 14, 2012. Death toll from early Tuesday’s ferry collision in Bangladesh’s central Munshiganj district has risen to 112 as concerned authorities announced an end to the large-scale rescue operation on Wednesday although some remained missing.…
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Springtime at zoo in Washington D.C
In this combination photo, an American alligator(L) yawns and five turtles are seen at the National Zoo in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, March 13, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Wang Yiou> news@theasian.asia
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Springtime in New York
People walk at the Times Square in New York, March 13, 2012. The temperature reached 22 degrees centigrade on Tuesday. <Photo: Xinhua/Wang Lei> news@theasian.asia
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‘Nodding Syndrome’ Kills 170 Uganda Children
Children look at their mother Helen Apoto locking their sick brother in the room before she leaves in Pader, Uganda, March 8, 2012. Some parents have to tie the children or else they will wander off and end up drowning in rivers or falling in fire places like some have…
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Uganda Kids Suffer From ‘Nodding Syndrome’
Tony Odong, a 12-year old victim of nodding syndrome, sits in front of his home playing with a dead chicken found nearby in Pader, Uganda, March 8, 2012. The cause of nodding syndrome is not yet known by scientists despite years of research. Ugandan Ministry of health statistics indicate that…
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