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Journalists on the line, 9 people killed already this year
99 Asian journalists dead while reporting on the scene As of 24 February this year so far, 9 journalists were killed around the world while they are covering the news at the scene. CPJ, international media organization said that 9 journalists were killed this year so far including Marie Colvain,…
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Social and political unrest in Pakistan
Some of the local and international organizations have warned of social and political unrest due to food insecurity and militancy in Pakistan, a country that had been in the state of war with terrorists for over a decade while most of its districts were hit by floods for two consecutive…
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Two journalists killed in Syria
BBC reported that Marie Colvin of the Sunday Times and French photographer Remi Ochlik were killed on Wednesday morning in the house in which they were staying in Baba Amr. Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik were killed in a makeshift media centre in Homs. Three other Western journalists were wounded…
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Diabetes incidence on rise in Singapore
About 11.3 percent of the people aged 18 to 69 in Singapore are living with diabetes in 2010, up from 8.2 percent in 2004, local daily the Straits Times reported on Friday. The disease is fairly widespread among those aged 70 and above. The newspaper said that one in three…
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‘Let leaders feel Korean culture’
World leaders discuss ways to reduce the risk of nuclear terrorism in this photo taken at the inaugural Nuclear Security Summit in Washington in 2010. With the second summit slated for next month in Seoul, the government and experts are making last-minute efforts to create the ideal conference venue and…
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Toddlers vulnerable to smartphone addiction
Parents’ ‘best nanny’ emerges as major concern Many infants these days learn how to play games on their parents’ smartphones even before they learn to walk or crawl. In their curious eyes, games and apps on smartphones and tablet PCs are often far more tempting than other toys —…
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Restoration of Sungnyemun
A stonemason carries out restoration work for Sungnyemun. It has been four years since the No. 1 National Treasure in Korea was devastated by an arson attack. In the rapidly expanding forest of skyscrapers in Seoul, one modest architectural structure stands proudly. Songnyemun, National Treasure No.1. A fire engulfed the…
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Malaysia bans British children sex education book “Where Did I Come From”
Malaysia banned an almost 40- year-old sex education book for children following complaints by public that the book is obscene. The Home Ministry said the book is banned on the grounds that it contains elements “detrimental to the society’s morals and public interest”. “Where Did I Come From” by British…
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Power cut hours reduced in Nepal
The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has decided to reduce power cut from the existing 80 hours a week to 75 hours, effective from Thursday. According to Chiranjibi Sharma, the spokesperson for the NEA, the effective enforcement of the drive against electricity leakage and increase in the efficiency of major hydropower…
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Japan to develop ‘Tsunami-proof lifeboat’
Local authorities in western Japan will start a new project to develop a lifeboat which is able to float on rising “tsunami” waves as one of the evacuation measures, local press reported. The project is initiated by Shikoku Region Transport Bureau, the regional subordinate organization of Japan’s Ministry of Land,…
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