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East Asia
Harvest Season Comes In Field Of Tibet
SHIGATSE — Farmers smile in the field of highland barley at Jin’ga Village in Bailang County of Shigatse, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, Sept. 5, 2012. The harvest season of barley has come in Shigatse. Modern agricultural machines are used on a large scale in Bailang County for autumn harvest. …
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West Asia
A Palestinian Mother Cries Over Her Two Sons Killed By Israeli Shelling
Palestinian mother mourns following the killing of her two sons in Israeli artillery shelling in the northern Gaza Strip on Sept. 6, 2012. Three Palestinians were killed Thursday morning in Israeli shelling in northern Gaza Strip, medical sources and witnesses said. The last bombing raised the number of Palestinians killed…
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East Asia
Capuchin Mother Shows Its Twin Cubs At Zoo In Jinan, China
The nine-year-old tufted capuchin mother “Xiaxia” plays with its twin cubs in the zoo of Jinan, capital of east China’s Shandong Province, Sept. 6, 2012. “Xiaxia” gave birth to a pair of twin cubs in the zoo on Aug. 6, 2012. <Xinhua=Lu Chuanquan> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Americans Mourn For Death Of A Young Soldier In Afghanistan
Hand prints and a faceprint from mourners remain on the back window of a hearse carrying the body of Army Pfc. Shane Cantu after he was flown back home into Bishop International Airport in Flint, Mich. on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. Cantu, 20, was killed while serving in Afghanistan. <AP/NEWSis>…
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South Asia
Flood Victims Take Shelter Along Railroad In Rawalpindi
People take refuge from heavy rains along a railway in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Seoul Berencana Memberlakukan Pajak Hujan
Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah berita dalam negeri Korea Selatan. Kota Seoul mempertimbangkan untuk mengimplementasikan pajak hujan seperti yang diberlakukan Jerman bagi para pemilik tanah berdasarkan jumah air hujan yang mengalir di saluran badai. Pihak otoritas kota pada Selasa mengatakan bahwa diskusi akan dilakukan pada Rabu di…
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Central Asia
“Troupe Tour,” an Artistic Festival, Kicks Off In Almaty
Artists perform during the “Troupe Tour” under the framework of the Almaty cultural year in Almaty, Sept. 6, 2012. The “Troupe Tour” kicked off on Thursday evening with the participation of artists from Russia, the Great Britain, Italy, Ukrain and Kazakhstan. <Xinhua=Timur> news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Trade Ministers Pose For Camera At APEC Summit In Vladivostok
Peru’s Trade minister Jose Luis Silva, fifth from right, breaks from a group photo of the Trade ministers from Trans-Pacific Countries at the APEC summit in Vladivostok, Russia, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. Pictured from left, Mexico’s Secretary of Economy,Bruno Ferrari, Australia’s Craig Emerson, Brunei’s Lim Jock Seng, Chile’s Foreign Minister,…
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West Asia
Yemenis Suffering Poverty Promised $6.4 Billion Of Aid
SANAA — A poor familiy live in a house on the outskirts of Sanaa, capital of Yemen, on Sept. 5, 2012. An international donors’ meeting held in Saudi capital of Riyadh on Tuesday pledged 6.4 billion U.S. dollars of aid to Yemen to help stabilize the impoverished country after a…
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East Asia
Giant Panda Named Kai Kai Arrives In Singapore
Kai Kai, one of two giant pandas arrives at the Singapore Changi Airport Cargo Complex from Chengdu, China on Thursday Sept. 6, 2012 in Singapore. Two giant pandas Kai Kai and Jia Jia on a 10-year loan from China will undergo a month long quarantine and will be on display…
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