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Polar Adventure Highlights HK Ocean Park
Penguins swim in the newly-opened Polar Adventure at the Ocean Park, a tourist attraction in Hong Kong Thursday, July 12, 2012. The theme park said it launched Asia’s first themed area integrating presentations of Arctic and Antarctic animals, including penguins, walruses, spotted seals, sea lions, snowy owls and arctic…
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Philippine Park Lit By LED For Power Consumption
Filipino workers attach LED lights on a post at Manila’s Rizal Park, Philippines on Thursday, July 12, 2012. The switch from regular bulb to LED on the park’s 800 lampposts is part of the Department of Tourism’s project to reduce the park’s electric consumption by 50 percent and make it…
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Beginning Of Monsoon Season In India
Women sit under a plastic sheet to shelter themselves from the rain in New Delhi, India, Thursday, July 12, 2012. The monsoon rains which usually hit India from June to September are crucial for farmers whose crops feed hundreds of millions of people. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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Sri Lankan Journalists Stand Up For Media Freedom
Sri Lankan journalists stage a demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 12, 2012. Sri Lanka’s government has made registration of news websites mandatory despite protests that the move would result in curbing media freedom. <Xinhua/Pushpika Karunaratne> news@theasian.asia
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A Woman Mourns Victims Of Srebrenica Massacre
A woman cries next to the gravestone of her relative who perished in the Srebrenica massacre at the Potocari memorial complex near Srebrenica, some 160 kilometers east of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Wednesday, July 11, 2012. Thousands gathered at the Potocari memorial complex on Wednesday for the mass burial of…
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Salt Making Out Of Natural Spring Water
Around 80 tons of salt is being produced daily out of natural spring water in Aktuzla village in eastern city of Mus’s Bulanik district. <Cihan> news@theasian.asia
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Glassware Exhibition In Khazaksktan
A visitor looks at a piece of glassware on display in Almaty, Kazakhastan, July 10, 2012. The exhibition opening here on Tuesday featured glassware and glass paintings and sculptures created by dozens of artists and glass art enthusiasts. <Xinhua/Timur> news@theasian.asia
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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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