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East Asia
2013 Special Olympic World Winter Games Open In PyeongChang, South Korea
The Special Olympics flag is raised during the Opening Ceremony of the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Pyeongchang, east of Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 29, 2013. The Special Olympics World Winter Games for athletes with intellectual disabilities is held in Pyeongchang and Gangneung from Jan. 29 to Feb.…
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West Asia
[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ②
[1] The air streams through the car window. I sat in the back seat. I was confused, not knowing where to look. The Nile is on the right with a long corniche as old as time; Cairo’s buildings on the left, with varying spaces in between as well as heights.…
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East Asia
Kang Sue-jin offers life lessons
Kang Sue-jin is more than a prima ballerina. Uniquely for an artist, the Korean public has embraced her as a national hero and many young women in their 20s perceive her as a role model. The longtime principal of Germany’s Stuttgart Ballet arrived in Seoul on Jan. 19 to promote…
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East Asia
Vanity conquers all
Many Korean women have red hot love affairs with designer label handbags. Regardless of their income levels, they crave high-end luxury bags in order to satisfy their obsessive vanity and make a social statement. Sensitive about how they appear to others, they want to decorate themselves with expensive accessories. The…
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South Asia
Models Present Creations By Abhishek Dutta At Fashion Show In Bangalore, India
A model presents a creation by Abhishek Dutta at the Bangalore Fashion Week in Bangalore, India, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. A model presents a creation by Abhishek Dutta at the Bangalore Fashion Week in Bangalore, India, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. A model presents a creation by Rina Dhaka at the…
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East Asia
Special guests to visit PyeongChang
World leaders, including Myanmar’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and sporting greats such as former NBA player Yao Ming of China and U.S. figure skater Michelle Kwan will visit Korea for the Special Olympics Global Development Summit on Wednesday. They join Malawi President Joyce Banda, Jamaican Prime Minister Portia…
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West Asia
Trip to Bulgar following the footsteps of Ahmad bin Fadhlan who first taught Islam in the land
In front of the White Mosque in the village of Bulgar on the River Volga, Tatar girls dressed in sky-blue clothes were waiting for us, making traditional eurhythmic movements. Historical clothes, vast expanse, severe cold and different faces returned me more than a thousand years back, as if they were…
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South Asia
Hindu Holy Men Attend Community Feast During Maha Kumbh Festival In Allahabad, India
Hindu holy man Anand Giri checks delicacies before being served in a community feast at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna River during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, india, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to attend the Maha Kumbh festival, which is…
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East Asia
Kakao Story creating lots of trouble for everyone
So Yeon, a member of girls vocal group Tiara, and her entertainer friends engaged in private conversation on Kakao Story, a mobile communications network, in which she berated some of the people she knew. That got her into hot water. A 27-year-old company worker went on a pleasure trip to…
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West Asia
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Gather For Traditional Jewish Wedding In Beit Shemesh, Near Jerusalem
In this Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 photo, Ultra-Orthodox Jewish bride, granddaughter of Satmar Rebbe of Williamsburg, Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum, arrives for her wedding ceremony in the Israeli town of Beit Shemesh, near Jerusalem, Israel. In this Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 photo, Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather for traditional Jewish wedding of…
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