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South East Asia
Visitors watch dolls at World Costumes Dolls Exhibition held in Kuala Lumpur
Visitors watch dolls dressed in Spanish traditional costume during the World Costumes Dolls Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysia, on July 9, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Chong Voon Chung> A visitor takes photos of dolls dressed in Sri Lankan traditional costume during the World Costumes Dolls Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July…
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West Asia
Turkish protesters eat food on Ramadan as form of protest on Gezi Park
Thousands of anti-government protesters have broken their fast for the holy month of Ramadan by sitting down for a meal along a main Istanbul pedestrian street. As a police water cannon stood watch, the protesters on Tuesday laid newspapers and table cloths on the ground along Istiklal street for a…
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South East Asia
Ramadan, holy month for hundreds of millions of Muslims starts on July 9
Indonesian muslim perform first Tarawih pray in the Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta, Indonesia, July 9, 2013. The first tarawih pray marks the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan for local Muslims to fast during the month ahead. Indonesian government has set the first fasting on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Veri…
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West Asia
Scrutinizing architectural elements of mosques
Editor’s note: On July 9 this year, hundreds of millions of Muslims are celebrating the first day of the holy month of Ramadan. For this occasion, Dr. Khalid Azab, an Egyptian writer who works as a media director at Alexandria Bibliotheca, Egypt tells about the architectural elements of mosques. Teachings of the Prophet…
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East Asia
A Hong Kong designer presents shoe and apparels made of candies
Lilian Kan, a Hong Kong designer, presents a candy shoe at Citygate Outlets in south China’s Hong Kong, July 8, 2013. Kan showed her self-designed shoes and apparels made of candies here on Monday. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Li Peng> A model presents a headwear made of candies designed by Hong Kong designer Lilian…
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East Asia
14630 river lanterns float on Songhua River for Guinness World Record
River lanterns float on the Songhua River in Jilin City, northeast China’s Jilin Province, July 7, 2013. Some 300 local residents floated a total of 14,630 river lanterns on the Songhua River here on Sunday in the hope of hitting the Guinness World Record for the largest number of river…
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South East Asia
Thai buffalo racers compete during buffalo racing in Chonburi Province
A Thai buffalo racer competes during a buffalo racing in Chonburi Province, Thailand, July 7, 2013. The race was held as a celebration for the arrival of ploughing season. <Xinhua/NEWSis>
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Central Asia
Artists perform at opening ceremony of the Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia
Torchbearers run to the stage during the opening ceremony of the Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia, July 6, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Jiang Kehong> Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia, July 6, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Meng Yongmin> Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Summer Universiade in…
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Central Asia
Russian aerobatic team performs at International Maritime Defence show
A man looks at L-39 jets of the “Russ” aerobatic team performing at an air show at the International Maritime Defence show in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, July 4, 2013. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Dmitry Lovetsky> Su-27 jet of the aerobatics team Russkiye Vityasy (Russian Knights) perform at an air show at the International…
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South East Asia
Vietnamese students discuss at recess during national college enterance exam
Students discuss after finishing the mathematics section of the national university entrance examination at Hanoi University of Science and Technology in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, July 4, 2013. Over 650,000 Vietnamese students attend the first phase of the 2013 national college entrance exams which run during July 4 and 5,…
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