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West Asia
Skeleton of Russian general found inside coffin in Turkey’s Ardahan
A coffin thought to belong to a Russian general has been unearthed during foundation excavations for a construction project in the Turkish province of Ardahan, Doğan News Agency reported. Workers found a coffin with cross on it during the foundation excavation for an apartment building in Ardahan’s Karagöl neighborhood. Authorities…
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Society
Hera Seoul Fashion Week 2017 F/W
2017 F/W: Day 1&2 As some of you may know, Seoul is one of the leading cities for fashion. Seoul fashion week (SFW) 2017 F/W brought some everyday looks as well as some extraordinary looks. SFW was held at Dongdaemun design plaza, which is one of the newest and most…
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East Asia
Fate of a fishmonger
Let’s introduce Ms. Yi (not her real name), one of many North Korean entrepreneurs and one of the pioneers of the country’s private economy. Ms. Yi and her husband began their operations in the late 1980s, soon after their marriage. Private enterprises began to pop up at the time despite…
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South Asia
PM Modi, Paytm founder in Time’s ‘most influential people list’
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma were the only two Indians to make it to an annual list of ‘100 most influential people in the world’ this year released by the Time magazine on Thursday. The list features pioneers, artists, titans, leaders and icons from…
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East Asia
Chinese woman lives to 119
Luo Miechang, a woman from Du’an County in southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, has lived for an amazing 119 years. Born in 1898, the centenarian gave birth to nine children, eight of who are still alive today. There are now more than 150 people and five generations in her…
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East Asia
Online writers find path to become millionaires
Online writer Tangjiasanshao, or Zhang Wei, took the crown again on the latest income ranking list of Chinese online writers. Receiving 122 million yuan ($18 million) in royalties, the writer comes in at first place for the fourth time. Born in 1981, Zhang once worked for a small IT company…
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West Asia
The significant role of Israeli media in the region
It is possible to find many studies on Israeli media that investigate and study trends over the different time periods. Throughout these different periods in which the concepts of sovereignty and democracy stand on two sides of the scale, the priorities of society and politics determine the position of the…
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South East Asia
285 killed during Myanmar’s water festival
Nearly 300 people were killed during the New Year water festival, official media said Tuesday, Anadolu reported. The state-run newspaper on Tuesday reported 285 people were killed and 1,073 others injured as 1,200 crimes and accidents occurred across the country during the four-day annual Thingyan Water Festival. “Compared to last…
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East Asia
World Journalists Conference 2017: A perfect picture of South Korea
FIRST DAY: SUWON After lunch with the Mayor of Suwon during which some promotional videos of the city were screened. Later, all the journalists moved from the hotel to Haewoojae Museum (Mr. Toilet House). Sim Jaedeok, Mr. Toilet, built this house in the shape of a toilet in order to…
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West Asia
Women’s political participation in Georgia
International Women’s Day, originally called International Working Women’s Day, is celebrated on March 8 every year. In different regions, the focus of the celebrations is usually a general celebration of respect and appreciation towards women for their economic, political and social achievements. This day will also be celebrated in Georgia where woman…
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