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West Asia
Major news in Turkey on July 2: Ankara insists Syria shot jet in int’l waters
Major news in <Hurriyet Daily News>: Ankara insists Syria shot jet in int’l waters PM Erdoğan and the military reject claims that Syria shot down a Turkish jet over Syrian waters, challenging a new report by a US daily The Wall Street Journal is engaged in biased journalism and is…
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West Asia
Major news in Iraq on July 2: Deputy premier holds talks with Azerbaijani counterparts
Major news in <Aswat al-Iraq>: Deputy premier holds talks with Azerbaijani counterparts Deputy Prime Minister Rouz Nouri Shawis discussed on Friday with his Azerbaijani counterpart ways of boosting bilateral ties, according to a statement of his office. “Shawis met the Azerbaijani official on Friday in Baku, where he takes part…
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West Asia
Dozens Killed During Funeral Procession in Syria
This image made from amateur video released by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and accessed Saturday, June 30, 2012, purports to show a Syrian helping a man near dead bodies on the ground after an explosion in Zamalka near Damascus, Syria. In the latest episode, activists said dozens of…
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West Asia
Bloodiest Violence in Syria Continues
In this citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and accessed on Friday, June 29, 2012, a Syrian girl chants slogans during a demonstration in Idlib, north Syria. Syria’s main opposition group said nearly 800 people have been killed in violence across the country in the…
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West Asia
EU Oil Embargo on IranTakes Into Effect
File photo taken on Dec. 29, 2010 shows a view of Abadan refinery, the largest one in Iran, in southwestern Iranian city of Abadan. Iran’s Oil Ministry said Sunday the Islamic republic is fully ready to confront the West’s sanctions on the country’s oil industry, as EU oil embargo on…
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East Asia
Chengjiang Fossil Of China Listed World Heritage
Photo taken on June 18, 2012 shows the Chengjiang Fossile in Chengjiang County, southwest China’s Yunnan Province. The Chengjiang Fossil of China was included into the World Heritage List at the 36th World Heritage Conference held in St. Petersburg, Russia on Sunday. <Xinhua/Qin Qing> news@theasian.asia моментальные займы через интернет
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West Asia
Civil Unrest in Bahrain
Protestors clash with riot police following an anti-government demonstration in Sitra, Bahrain, June 28, 2012. Protestors have marched in the streets daily since authorities turned down the request submitted by a Bahraini political association to stage a rally in the area. A protestor holds home-made burning bombs during clashes with…
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East Asia
Major news in China on Jun 29: Leftover men to be a big problem
Top news in <People Daily>: Leftover men to be a big problem The sex ratio at birth has been rising in the past 30 years The sex ratio at birth is also known as newborn infant sex ratio. Under natural circumstances, the ratio of every 100 newborn girls to 103…
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South East Asia
Major news in Singapore on Jun 29 : S’pore’s private sector wages up 6.1% in 2011: report
Top news in <The Business Times> : S’pore’s private sector wages up 6.1% in 2011: report The Ministry of Manpower’s Research and Statistics Department jointly released the annual report on wages in Singapore for 2011 on Friday, reporting that total wages (including employer CPF contributions) in the private sector rose by…
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on Jun 29: Japan considering taxing music, books downloaded from overseas sites
Top news in <Kyodo News>: Japan considering taxing music, books downloaded from overseas sites The Finance Ministry is considering imposing the consumption tax on electronic books, music and other contents downloadable from websites operated by overseas vendors, sources close to the issue said Friday. The ministry is eyeing taxing these…
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