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South East Asia
A model presents at Indonesia Islamic Fashion Fair held in Jakarta
Models present creations by Indonesian designer Itang Yunasz during Indonesia Islamic Fashion Fair in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 30, 2013. The event is held from May 30 to June 2 this year. A model presents a creation by Indonesian designer Itang Yunasz during Indonesia Islamic Fashion Fair in Jakarta, Indonesia, May…
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Central Asia
Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics medals revealed
President and CEO of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee Dmitry Chernushenko shows Sochi 2014 Olympics medals during presentation at the SportAccord International Convention in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, May 30, 2013. The gold medal is displayed for journalists during a presentation of Sochi 2014 Olympic medals at the SportAccord International Convention…
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South Asia
An Indian Charlie Chaplin impersonator performs in front of tourists
People watch as Indian artist Somnath Sobhavane, a Charlie Chaplin impersonator performs near the Gateway of India monument in Mumbai, India, Monday, May 27, 2013. <AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade>
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[Sweden Report] Hockey and music fever mixed in full swing
Sweden has been the focus point of Europe and other parts of the world as hosts of both the World Hockey Championship and the Eurovision Song Contest within a short span of time. After grabbing the ice-hockey gold, things did not fare as well in the music contest for Sweden’s…
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East Asia
Chinese children perform to mark upcoming Children’s Day
Children perform during an art performance marking the upcoming Children’s Day in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China’s Gansu Province, May 29, 2013. A child performs during an art performance marking the upcoming Children’s Day in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China’s Gansu Province, May 29, 2013. <Xinhua/Guo Gang>
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South Asia
Nepal honours mountaineers on 60th anniversary of conquering Mt. Everest
In his whole life, Kanchha Sherpa never imagined that he will get a chance to ride in a beautifully- adorned chariot and be admired by thousands of his compatriots and world-renowned figures. What happened on Wednesday was like a dream for Kanchha Sherpa, 81, who, with his wife, felt like…
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East Asia
A Chinese woman weaves 2,000 year old traditional artwork, Shu brocade
A weaver weaves Shu brocade, a traditional artwork in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, with a loom, in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan, May 27, 2013. Imparted from generation to generation for over 2,000 years, Shu brocade weaving techniques have been put on China’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2006. Photo taken…
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East Asia
Cat lovers arrive at Taiwan’s coal mining town turned tourist attraction
In this May 24, 2013 image, two of the hundred or so resident cats rest on a wall in the small town of Houtong, Taiwan. Cat lovers arrive by the dozens to fondle and photograph the felines of Houtong, one of Taiwan’s former coal mining communities. Local residents welcome the…
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South East Asia
A royal ox eats food during ancient royal plowing ceremony in Cambodia
Lun Limthai (3rd R), governor of Kampong Cham province, designated by Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni as the King of the plowing ceremony, plows the rice field by using royal oxen during the ancient royal plowing ceremony in eastern Kampong Cham province of Cambodia, May 28, 2013. Cambodia on Tuesday observed…
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West Asia
Artist Hend Adnan: A woman revolution against the mind of donkeys!
Well. I wrote previously on Hend Adnan’s works of art, but when she introduces a new idea, in a unique way, I must review that, as I believe it is the reader’s right to know. Talking about rights, and duties, the idea of having four wives is well commonly attached…
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