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South Asia
Mexican Dancers Perform “Bubble Dance” During Cultural Program “Lokrang” In Bhopal, India
Dancers from Mexico perform “Bubble Dance” during the five-day long cultural program “Lokrang” in Bhopal, India, Jan. 29, 2013. The program was organised by Madhya Pradesh state cultural department during India’s 64th Republic Day celebrations. Dancers from Turkey perform “Belly Beats Dance” during the five-day long cultural program “Lokrang” in…
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East Asia
Newly-Born Koalas Cling To Their Mothers When Taking Group Picture With Feeders At Safari Park In Guangzhou
Newly-born koalas tightly hold their mothers as feeders and koalas pose for group photos at Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, capital of south China’s Guangdong Province, Jan. 30, 2013. The park has successfully bred more than 20 koalas since it imported six koalas from Australia in 2006. Feeders hold koalas…
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East Asia
A guide to experience skiing at budget price in Korea
People only living in four season countries have the privilege to experience this exciting sport. If you are living in a tropical country, then you will have to fly all the way to one of these countries to be able to experience Skiing. For someone who never tried ski before, it could be…
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East Asia
Global leaders pledge better world for intellectually disabled
PYEONGCHANG – International figures, including Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, committed to fighting discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities Wednesday that she said are deprived of the rights to make choices in their lives. The participants issued a joint declaration, whose core message is to protect rights of…
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West Asia
An Iranian Zoroastrian Woman Stands By A Large Bonfire In Celebration Of Sadeh, Mid-Winter Festival
An Iranian Zoroastrian woman stands by a large bonfire during a celebration for the festival of Sadeh outside Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 29, 2013. Sadeh, a mid-winter festival observed by Iranians from the ancient time, is 50 days before Iranian New Year. People usually celebrate the festival by preparing a…
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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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