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East Asia
A Hong Kong designer presents shoe and apparels made of candies
Lilian Kan, a Hong Kong designer, presents a candy shoe at Citygate Outlets in south China’s Hong Kong, July 8, 2013. Kan showed her self-designed shoes and apparels made of candies here on Monday. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Li Peng> A model presents a headwear made of candies designed by Hong Kong designer Lilian…
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East Asia
14630 river lanterns float on Songhua River for Guinness World Record
River lanterns float on the Songhua River in Jilin City, northeast China’s Jilin Province, July 7, 2013. Some 300 local residents floated a total of 14,630 river lanterns on the Songhua River here on Sunday in the hope of hitting the Guinness World Record for the largest number of river…
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South East Asia
Thai buffalo racers compete during buffalo racing in Chonburi Province
A Thai buffalo racer competes during a buffalo racing in Chonburi Province, Thailand, July 7, 2013. The race was held as a celebration for the arrival of ploughing season. <Xinhua/NEWSis>
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East Asia
China and Russia start joint drill off coast of Russia’s Far East
Chinese and Russian warships for the “Joint Sea-2013” drill practiced troop deployment and anchorage defense here on Monday. Naval vessels participating in the drill started departing the dock at 3 p.m. local time (0400 GMT) and sailed to designated sea areas. By 9 p.m. (1000 GMT), troop deployment was completed.…
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South Asia
Bangladeshi retailers and makers reach garment factories’ safety accord
A group of primarily European retailers and clothing makers said Monday that it plans to inspect clothing factories in Bangladesh that make garments for the companies within the next nine months and will concentrate renovations on those that pose the biggest safety threat. The group of 70 companies includes Swedish…
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West Asia
Libyan protesters demand departure of all armed formations from Tripoli
Libyan protesters chant slogans in a demonstration at Algeria Square in Tripoli, capital of Libyan, July 7, 2013, demanding for the departure of all the armed formations from the capital city. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Hamza Turkia>
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South Asia
Indian activists hold rainbow flag to protest against violence on women
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights activist hold a rainbow flag as they participate in the Rainbow Pride Walk to protest against violence on women and sexual minorities in Kolkata, India, Sunday, July 7, 2013. A landmark court ruling decriminalized homosexuality on July 2, 2009, marking the gradual acceptance…
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West Asia
Feuding erupts within Egypt’s new leadership amid new protests
Feuding erupted within Egypt’s new leadership on Sunday as secular and liberal factions wrangled with ultraconservative Islamists who rejected their choice for prime minister, stalling the formation of a new government after the military’s ouster of President Mohammed Morsi. At the same time, the shows of strength over the removal…
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South Asia
Indian soldiers patrol Taj Mahal after series of blasts hit three buddhist sites
A series of blasts hit three Buddhist sites in eastern India early Sunday, injuring at least two people and drawing condemnation from the prime minister. Senior police officer S.K. Bhardwaj said a gate at one of the two temples that was hit was badly damaged in Bodhgaya, a town 130…
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South Asia
Remote-controlled bomb blast kills 5 and injures over 40 in Pakistan
Policemen inspect the overnight blast site in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore, July 7, 2013. At least five persons including a six-year-old girl were killed and over 40 were injured when a remote-controlled blast hit a food street in Lahore on Saturday night, local media reported. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Sajjad>
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