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East Asia
Flooded Coal Mine In China Leaves Three Dead, Seven Others Missing
Rescuers carry a rescued miner off a tramcar at the flooded Furuixiang Coal Mine in Qitaihe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 7, 2012. Four miners who have been trapped in the flooded Furuixiang Coal Mine for more than five days were rescued early Friday morning. Rescuers are still searching for…
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West Asia
A Body Of Muslim Brotherhood Member Killed In Street Clash Carried Out Of Hospital In Cairo
Egyptians carry the coffin of a killed Muslim Brotherhood member out of a hospital in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 6, 2012. Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood group announced Thursday that five of the group members have been killed and another 1,500 injured in Wednesday’s clashes between the opponents and supporters of President Mohamed…
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South Asia
Indian Freedom Fighter Ambedkar’s Death Anniversary Observed In Mumbai
An Indian man, wearing a shirt with a portrait of B.R. Ambedkar, gets a free eye exam at a camp set up to mark Ambedkar’s death anniversary in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. Ambedkar, an untouchable, or dalit, and a prominent Indian freedom fighter, was the chief architect of…
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N. Korea’s brinkmanship
China must do its utmost to discourage Pyongyang North Korea looks set to launch a long-range rocket soon in defiance of widespread international condemnation. Reports have it that the Stalinist country has reportedly completed installing the rocket on a launch pad. Pyongyang announced its plan to launch the rocket between…
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East Asia
More important than half-price tuition
Recently a technician with only a high school diploma was promoted to CEO of a leading Korean conglomerate. Even considering he has devoted his 30-year career entirely to the development of washing machines at that company, it was an unprecedented case as a college diploma has been regarded as of…
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East Asia
Korean businesses thrive on rivals’ spat
Chinese consumers shun Made-in-Japan products BEIJING ― Korea’s companies are benefiting from an ongoing territorial spat between the governments of its two giant neighboring nations ― China and Japan ― over the Diaoyu islands, also called Senkaku in Japan, a government researcher at China’s Ministry of Commerce (MoC) said. “The…
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Game-changing move or too little, too late?
Moments after Ahn Cheol-soo ended his multi-week circus of flip-flopping and committed to the campaign of Democratic United Party (DUP) candidate Moon Jae-in, Woo Sang-ho, Moon’s spokesman, was caught grinning like a Cheshire cat. “This is s whole new ballgame,’’ said the beaming lawmaker, whose expression was notably gloomier earlier…
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East Asia
Foreigners view moral standing as key quality
Foreign tourists and residents say the most important quality for a leader and by extension the next Korean president is “moral standing,” according to a recent survey published Thursday. They also think inter-Korean relations will be the new leader’s biggest challenge. The survey by travel agency Cosmojin Tour, coming ahead…
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West Asia
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West Asia
Egytian Army Forces Block Streets Leading To Presidential Palace In Cairo
Egyptian republican guards and army forces secure the perimeter of the Egyptian presidential palace in Cairo on Dec. 6, 2012, after a long night of bloody clashes around here which caused the death of 5 protesters from Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and injury of hundreds from both sides. <Xinhua/Amru Salahuddien>
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