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East Asia
Rotten Vegetable Leaves Turned Into Food For Insects In China
Workers sort mealworms at a feedlot breeding insects in Lijiazhuang Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Dec. 4, 2012. A worker tries dried mealworms at a feedlot breeding insects in Lijiazhuang Village, Yuzhong County of northwest China’s Gansu Province, Dec. 4, 2012. The feedlot was set up in…
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East Asia
Candidates aim to win ‘midfield’ battle
Conservative Park continues to lead, but Moon hangs within striking distance Let’s get one thing out of the way: Korea probably won’t see its version of Nate Silver in this presidential election and maybe not in the next. The idea of a poker player-turned-political forecaster winning fame after predicting the…
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West Asia
People Stand In Line For Bread Amid Fierce Fighting In Aleppo, Syria
A man makes bread as residents, background, stand in line in front of a bakery during heavy fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and government forces in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. A girl looks outside the window of her home during heavy fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters…
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West Asia
Worsening Air Pollution In Tehran Forces Gov’t To Close Schools For Two Days
An Iranian woman wearing a protective mask walks on a street in downtown Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 4, 2012. Iran’s government has announced that all government offices, universities and schools of Tehran closed for two days, Dec. 4 and 5, due to the alarming high air pollution in the city.…
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East Asia
Debate captures woman power
Korean politics is the domain of men or so many people believe. But Tuesday night’s televised presidential debate gave a strong rebuttal to this conventional wisdom. The main opposition Democratic United Party’s Moon Jae-in was sandwiched between two female candidates: the ruling Saenuri Party’s Park Geun-hye and the minor leftist…
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South Asia
A Mock Disaster Management Drill Held In New Delhi, India
An Indian volunteer, acting as bomb blast victim, sits on the stairs of a metro station as he waits for the start of a mock disaster management drill in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. The drill was held to check the alertness and preparedness of various agencies in…
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West Asia
11 Fatah Members Who Fled To Egypt In 2007 Return To Gaza Strip After Amnasty
Members of Fatah movement arrive at the Rafah crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip, on Dec. 3, 2012. A total of 11 members of Palestinian Fatah movement, who fled Gaza into Egypt in 2007 during internal fighting between the two political rivals, returned home on Monday following an…
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South Asia
Garbage Dump Site Poses Serious Health Problem For People In Karachi, Pakistan
Fishermen boats are seen in a garbage dump site near the Arabian Sea, in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi, on Dec. 3, 2012. Environmental issues in Pakistan threaten the population’s health and have been disturbing the balance between economic development and environmental protection. Children search for usable items in…
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South East Asia
Activists Hold Rally In Manila Denouncing Illegal Arrest Of Political Prisoners
A woman holds a picture of her jailed daughter during a rally near the home of Philippine President Benigno Aquino III in suburban Quezon city, north of Manila, Philippines as they commemorate what they call “International Day of solidarity with Political Prisoners” Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. The group denounced the…
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South Asia
Disabled People Parade To Mark Int’l Day Of People With Disability In Kolkata, India
Teachers and activists walk in a rally with students suffering from cerebral palsy to mark International Day of People with Disability in Kolkata, India, Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. The annual observance of this day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and…
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