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South Asia
General Strikes for 24hrs in India
Indian people wait for train at Sealdah station during an industrial strike in Calcutta, capital of eastern Indian state West Bengal, on Feb. 28, 2012. Markets, banks, factories are closed and traffic is sparse in major cities across India during the strike, called by eleven major trade unions to protest…
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East Asia
“Let’s Have it Together”
A liger cub (L) and its lion brother are fed in Yancheng Wildlife park in Changzhou of east China’s Jiangsu Province, Feb. 28, 2012. The liger’s mother, an African lion named “Mary” gave birth to two ligers and a lion on Dec. 26, 2011. One liger died soon after the…
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East Asia
China on 28 February 2012
China on 28 February 2012 <CNTV> : “The Artist, triumphs at 84th Academy Awards” news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Russia on 28 February 2012
Russia on 28 February 2012 <The Moscow News> : “Opposition flash mob circles Moscow” news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Qatar on 28 February 2012
Qatar on 28 February 2012 <Aljazeera> : “Millions of Indian workers strike for rights” news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Israel on 28 February 2012
Israel on 28 February 2012 <The Jerusalem Post> : “Amnesty: Iran executions up four-fold in 2011” news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Indonesia on 28 February 2012
Indonesia on 28 February 2012 <The Jakarta Post> : “Too old to stand” news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Thailand on 28 February 2012
Thailand on 28 February 2012 <The Nation> : “Don’t go outside, northerners told” news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Japan on 28 February 2012
Japan on 28 February 2012 <NHK> : “Noda prioritizes getting Fukushima evacuees home” news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
89.4% of Syrian Voters Agree Constitution Amendment
Syria’s Interior Minister Mohammad Chaar attends the press conference in Damascus, Syria, on Feb. 27, 2012. Chaar said Sunday that a total of 8,376,447 citizens, or 57.4 percent of eligible voters, voted in the referendum on the new draft constitution, with 7,490,319 (89.4 percent) agreeing to it and 753,208 (9…
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