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Society
People Help A Man Injured By Fire At A Club In Santa Maria City, Brazil, That Left More Than 200 Dead
People help an injured man, victim of a fire in a club in Santa Maria city, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. According to police more than 200 died in the devastating nightclub fire in southern Brazil. Officials say the fire broke out at the Kiss…
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South Asia
A Bangladesh Garment Worker Looks Inside A Factory In Dhaka Gutted By Fire Which Claimed Seven Lives
Bangladeshi garment worker Shahinur looks inside the damaged Smart Export Garment Ltd. factory where a fire Saturday claimed the lives of seven of her female colleagues in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Bangladesh’s government has ordered an investigation into allegations that the sole emergency exit at the factory was…
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South East Asia
Hundreds Of People Dressed In Zombies Participate In Zombi Walk In Jakarta, Indonesia
Participants dressed as zombies during the annual Zombie Walk in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Hundreds of participants marched in the capital to collect donations for recent flood victims and campaign against the disposal of waste to public places. A banner reads “Don’t dispose trash in river “. A…
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Society
Summit Of Community Of Latin American And Caribbean States And EU Opens In Santiago, Chile
In this photo provided by the CELAC-EU, an image of Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera is televised on a large screen as he addresses the attendees of the CELAC-EU economic summit in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. Leaders from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean are in the…
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South East Asia
A Catholic Devotee Hold An Image Of Infant Jesus During Procession To Celebrate Feast Day In Manila
An image of the Infant Jesus is held by a devotee during a procession to celebrate feast day, Sunday Jan. 27, 2013 in Manila, Philippines. The feast day of the Infant Jesus is celebrated by tens of thousands of devotees in this predominantly Catholic country in Asia with a grand…
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East Asia
N. Korea threatens ‘substantial measure’
North Korea said Sunday that its ready to take substantial and important measures, in an apparent response to the latest U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolution adopted last week. The Norths Central News Agency said Kim expressed the firm resolution to take substantial and high-profile important state measures in view of…
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East Asia
‘Unity’ picked as inaugural theme
The presidential transition team Sunday said the main theme for President-elect Park Geun-hye’s inaugural ceremony would be summarized as “unity, advancement and people’s livelihood.” “The words reflect the president-elect’s will to enter into a new era of happiness in terms of both mentally and economically along with the people,” said…
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East Asia
Park haunted by suspicion on PM nominee
President-elect Park Geun-hye’s transition team seems desperate to press for the nomination of Kim Yong-joon as the first prime minister of the incoming government, despite growing suspicion surrounding Kim’s property and two sons’ exemption from military service. The team is seeking to call on the ruling and opposition parties soon…
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East Asia
US may learn from Korea’s gun control
The recent shooting tragedies in the United States and ensuing debates on gun control are shocking and almost incomprehensible to South Koreans because they don’t face such issues pertaining to firearms. There are strict laws here regarding the possession of hand guns. Citizens can only buy hunting guns and air…
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South Asia
Wife Of A Missing Journalist Stages Protest In Colombo Asking The Gov’t To Reveal What Happened To Him
Sandya Ekneligoda, wife of missing journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda wears a black band over her mouth during a protest outside parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Relatives, colleagues and opposition activists staged a protest Thursday demanding that the Sri Lanka government hold a proper investigation to find out…
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