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Flood leaves 17 dead and 47 missing in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal— Seventeen people died and 47 went missing in a flash flood triggered by the bursting out of Seti River clogged by debris from an avalanche near the base camp of Mt. Fish Tail following continuous rains Saturday. The death toll could go higher as the chances to rescue the…
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Arab women artists seek “revolutionary” change
*Editor’s note: This is the first installment of six-part stories about six Arab women artists devoting themselves to creating different style of art and innovating their methods of expression for “revolutionary” change. Six Revolutionary Arab Women Artists What is revolution in art? Isn’t it calling for, seeking and attempting to bring about change? Look at the…
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Bangladesh leftist groups opposed Hillary’s visit
DHAKA, Bangladesh — The left leaning political and student organizations in Bangladesh staged demonstrations in the capital city of Dhaka on Friday protesting the Bangladesh visit of the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Hillary was the third US Secretary of State to visit Bangladesh. Her visit was planned as a part…
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Significance of May Day changed a lot
ISTANBUL – In many countries, May Day is a day of national celebration. In Turkey, however, May 1 has always had contradictory meanings. Compared to our past experiences on Labor Day as Turkish citizens, some differences in this year’s celebrations were remarkable. For many years, May Day was perceived as…
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Rebirth of progressives
Only thorough self-reform ensures leftists’ survival Korea’s political progressives, a perennial minority, have often resorted to radical, and violent, tactics to make themselves seen and heard. They destroyed furniture at the National Assembly Secretariat and detonated a tear gas canister in its main chamber. Those misconducts were largely forgiven, as…
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Keeping slim linguistically
Keeping slim physically is in vogue. Fat people feel inferior. They go to gyms to shed weight. Like physical fitness, keeping slim mentally and linguistically is a personal asset. Keeping slim mentally enhances happiness as it gives a feeling of satisfaction through only gaining a little. In the same vein,…
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AJA issues statement on World Press Freedom Day
On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day which fell on Thursday (May 3), the Asia Journalist Association (AJA), represented by Ivan Lim, issued a statement in which it said “we would like to applaud the journalists doing their best to convey the truth to their readers.” It continued that “as…
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A Bangladesh musician says ‘Lylics today fail to touch heart’
Kabir “Lyrics do not soothe the heart, music is rather noisy” A guitar player with consummate smoothness, Enamul Kabir is a dedicated musician of Bangladesh who has been regarded as the best Hawaiian guitarist of the country for last four decades. The 69-year old courteous man with a smiling face…
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NK’s move to control Sakhalin Koreans foiled
The former Soviet Union was home to the world’s fourth largest overseas Korean community. At the time of the break of the Soviet Union in 1991, some 450,000 of its inhabitants were of Korean heritage. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the population of ethnic Koreans was split between…
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Unhappy ending for all the king’s men
If Choi See-joong had ever wondered what his worst day as a public figure would feel like, he definitely found out Monday night. It was just months ago that the 75-year-old former journalist carried himself like one of the most powerful and influential men in Korea that he was. He…
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