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West Asia
Jews collect water at a mountain spring to prepare for celebration of Passover
Ultra-Orthodox Jews collect water to make matza during the Maim Shelanoo ceremony at a mountain spring, in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 24, 2013. The water is used to prepare the traditional unleavened bread for the high holiday of Passover which begins Monday. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Oded Balilty>
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East Asia
Abderrahim El Allam earns fame for winning Manhae Prize
The announcement of Abderrahim El Allam’s being chosen for the Manhae Prize 2013 winner has attracted all the media attention both in his home country Morocco and the whole Arabic region. The news has been covered by major newspapers including Al massae which has the largest circulation in Morocco. Several reports quoted The AsiaN‘s…
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East Asia
Jackie Chan, Malaysian PM get together for fund-raising performance in Kuantan
Hong Kong action movie star Jackie Chan (1st R) attends a fund-raising performance with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib (2nd R) in Kuantan, Malaysia, March 23, 2013. The event was held here to raise money for the construction of a new Chinese school. <Xinhua/NEWSis>
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South Asia
Hindu devotees attend Lathmar Holy festival at a temple in Barsana near New Delhi
A newly wed Indian woman from Barsana village waits with a wooden stick at the door step of her house, for the arrival of villagers from Nandgaon during the Lathmar Holy festival the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, in Barsana, 115 kilometers (71 miles) from New…
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East Asia
Combination photos show an egret on wetland of Yellow River in Hainan, China
Combination photo taken on March 21, 2013 shows an egret on the wetland of the Yellow River in Guide County of the Hainan Tibet Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Qinghai Province. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Wang Bo>
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West Asia
[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑧
[12] When Khodeir’s phone call ended, Dr Karim felt deeply worried. His uneasy calm abroad disappeared the moment he set foot at Cairo International Airport after many years of living abroad. He thought he had accomplished the most important mission in his life: that Donia be brought up well, distinguish…
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East Asia
People enjoy cherry blossom at Ueno Park in Tokyo, blooming a week earlier than expected
Visitors enjoy the blooming sakura at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 20, 2013. Sakura in Tokyo bloom a week earlier than expected owing to the rising temperature. Visitors row on a lake in Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 20, 2013. <Xinhua/Ma Ping>
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South East Asia
Performers celebrate Mango Festival in Zambales, the Philippines, to promote the tropical fruit
Dancers perform on a street during the Mango Festival in Zambales Province, the Philippines, March 20, 2013. The Mango Festival is held in Zambales annually to promote mango as the local signiture with colorful floats and street dances. A performer in a mango-like costume waves to people on a street…
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Central Asia
Uzbek women in colorful costumes dance to celebrate Navruz, New Year holiday
Uzbek dancers in embroidered silk costumes perform during the festivities marking the Navruz holiday in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Navruz (“New Year”) dates back to ancient Iranian and Central Asian fire-worshippers who celebrated the spring equinox with dances and ritual food. <AP Photo/Anvar Ilyasov>
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Culture
Kali, a polar bear cub whose mother was shot to dead, being cared for at a zoo
This photo provided by the Alaska Zoo and taken March 13, 2013, in Anchorage, Alaska, shows Kali, an orphaned polar bear cub who is being cared for at the zoo. The cub’s mother was shot in Point Lay, Alaska, on March 12 and the cub is temporarily staying at the…
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