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Society
South Africans celebrate Mandela’s 95th birthday outside hospital
People celebrate Mandela’s 95th birthday outside the hospital where he is treated in Pretoria, South Africa, on July 18, 2013. South African former president Mandela is steadily improving, according to the Presidency website update released on Thursday. “Madiba remains in hospital in Pretoria but his doctors have confirmed that his…
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East Asia
24th Hong Kong Book Fair attracts 560 exhibitors from 30 countries
Tsang Tak-sing (L), secretary for Home Affairs in south China’s Hong Kong, presents a souvenir to Chan Koonchung, the Author of the Year for the 24th Hong Kong Book Fair in Hong Kong, July 17, 2013. The seven-day book fair, which kicked off Wednesday at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition…
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South Asia
Visitors look at jade artworks of China at renowned Mumbai musuem(CSMVS)
A visitor looks at the jade artworks of China at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) in Mumbai, India, July 17, 2013. The CSMVS, formerly Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, is the largest and most well known museum in Mumbai. Its collection comprises not only various forms…
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Central Asia
“See you again in Kwangju, Korea!” Kazan Summer Universiade closes
The World University Games came to a successful close on Wednesday after 12 days of fierce competition as host Russia finished atop the medal table with a record-breaking amount of 155 gold medals. China is Russia’s closest rival, winning 26 gold medals and Japan is on the third place with…
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South Asia
Malala Yousafzai in an Arab American documentary film
“Let us pick up our books and our pens. They are our most powerful weapons… one child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. Education is the only solution. Education first.” These were the words of Malala Yousafzai, who celebrated her 16th birthday on the world…
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South East Asia
Giant stingrays moved to new enclosure at Singapore’s River Safari
Workers check the freshwater giant stingray at its new enclosure at the River Safari in Singapore, July 17, 2013. The River Safari welcomed a female freshwater giant stingray to its Mekong River zone exhibit on Wednesday. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Then Chih Wey> Workers move a freshwater giant stingray to its new enclosure at…
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East Asia
China’s top leaders promote ‘mass line’ guideline to boost people’s lives
China’s top leadership has called on local officials to vigorously promote the “mass line” education campaign and apply it to boosting development and people’s livelihoods. “Officials should set an example by studying and bearing in mind the ‘mass line’ guideline, always seeing things from the perspective of the mass,” said…
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South Asia
India says goodbye to 163-year-old telegram servece by sending last ones
India’s last telegram went out late Sunday, marking the end of a service that millions of Indians had relied on for fast communication for more than 160 years. Hundreds of people thronged the 75 telegraph offices remaining in the country to send their last telegrams to friends or family as…
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East Asia
Buddhist devotees perform ceremony at birthplace of Tibetan Buddhism founder
A buddhist wearing a mask attends a ceremony expressing stories of Gods and ghosts in Tibetan Buddhism at the Taer (Gumbum) Monastery in Huangzhong County of Xining, capital of northwest China’s Qinghai Province, July 14, 2013. The ceremony, which is called “Tiao Qian” in Chinese, was held on Sunday here…
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South Asia
Jaintia tribesmen watch Chariot being erected at Behdienkhlam festival
Jaintia tribesmen watch a chariot being pulled during Behdienkhlam festival celebrations in Jowai, in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya, Saturday, July 13, 2013. Behdienkhlam is a traditional festival of the Jaintias celebrated after sowing is done seeking a good harvest and to drive away plague and diseases. Young men…
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