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Egytians Celebrate 1yr of Jan. 25th Revolution
Egyptians gather for a rally on the Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 24, 2012, a day before the one year anniversary of the “January 25th Revolution”. <Photo: Xinhua/Li Muzi> news@theasian.asia
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Obama Delivers State of the Union Address
U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill, Washington D.C., the United States, Jan. 24, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Fang Zhe> news@theasian.asia
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UNICEF Concern Yemeni Children’s Malnutrition
UNICEF Regional Director Maria Calivis speaks at a news conference in Sanaa, Yemen, on Jan. 24, 2012. Calivis concluded on Tuesday a two-day visit to Yemen, and voiced concern with child malnutrition of Yemeni children. <Photo: Xinhua/Mohammed> news@theasian.asia
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Bill Gates Attends EU Meeting
Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft Corp. and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, arrives at the European Union headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 24, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Zhou Lei> news@theasian.asia
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Katani is Elected as People’s Assembly Speaker
Mohamed Saad Katatni, secretary general of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), waves at the first session of the new People’s Assembly (lower house of parliament) in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 23, 2012. Mohamed Saad Katatni was elected as speaker of the new People’s Assembly at the first session…
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Daily Life of Dahab Women
Women carries pots home on the Island of Dahab in Giza, Egypt, Jan. 21, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Radi> news@theasian.asia
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Eastman Kodak Filed for Bankruptcy
File photo dated Sept. 26, 2006 shows the booth of Kodak on the Photokina 2006 in Cologne, Germany. U.S. camera pioneer Eastman Kodak filed for bankruptcy early Thursday, according to a statement of the company’s chief executive officer. <Photo: Xinhua/Liu Yu> news@theasian.asia
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Paraguay River Reach the Lowest Level
A fisherman casts a net at the Paraguay River near to Villeta, Paraguay, on Jan, 18, 2012. The paraguay River this month reached the lowest water level in the past 20 years. <Photo: Xinhua/Ubaldo Gonzalez> news@theasian.asia
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Criticism of the government’s policies allowed
NEC permits criticism during election campaigns Four Major Rivers Restoration Project was at the centre of controversy in 2010 and the National Election Commission banned all kinds of public referring to it during election campaigns and even 180 days before the launch of campaigns. The Commission believed that just a…
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Liberian President Starts Her 2nd Term
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf makes an inaugural speech in Monrovia, capital of Liberia, Jan. 16, 2012. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was sworn in her second six-year term as president of Liberia in front of the Capitol Hill in Monrovia on Monday. <Photo: Xinhua/Bai Jingshan> news@theasian.asia
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