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France Starts ‘Winter Bargain Sale’
People walk past a huge poster about sales outside the store Le Printemps in Paris, France, Jan. 11, 2012. The 5-week-long winter sales began on Wednesday in France. <Photo: Xinhua/Gao Jing> news@theasian.asia
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Zuma Visits UN Headquarter
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (R) meets with South African President Jacob Zuma at the UN Headquarters in New York, the United States, Jan. 11, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Shen Hong> news@theasian.asia
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See Waterproof Mobile Phone at CES 2012
Fuji waterproof intelligent mobile phone are displayed during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the United States, on Jan. 10, 2012. The four-day event kicked off here on Tuesday. <Photo: Xinhua/Yang Lei> news@theasian.asia
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UN and Libya Sign an Agreement
Libyan Foreign Minister Ashur bin Khayyal (2nd R) and UN Secretary-general’s Special Representative Ian Martin (2nd L) sign an agreement on the UN Mission of Support in Libya in Tripoli on Jan. 10, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Hamza Turkia> news@theasian.asia
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Robber Killed Chinese Family in Rome
Members of the Chinese community take part in a demonstration to express their condolences to the victims and condemnation towards an armed robbery in Rome, Italy, Jan. 10, 2012. Zhou Zheng, a 31-year-old Chinese bar owner, and his baby daughter Joy were killed during the armed robbery in the Tor…
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Russia on 10 January 2012
Russia on 10 January 2012 <The Moscow Times> : “Church Chimes in on Political Crisis” news@theasian.asia
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‘Throwing Chefs Hats’ Breaks the Guiness
Chefs throw their hats to the air with attemption to break the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people throwing chefs hats, at the Grand Place in Brussels, capital of Belgium, Jan. 9, 2012. According to organisers, there were 617 participants who successfully throw their chef hats, which…
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NY, No Pants Subway Ride Day
Women take part in the 11th No Pants Subway Ride in a subway train in New York, the United States, on Jan. 8, 2012. Thousands of people participated the activity started by the group Improv Everywhere here on Sunday. <Photo: Xinhua/Shen Hong> news@theasian.asia
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SA, 100th Celebration of ANC
South Africa President Jacob Zuma (C) and ANC members cut a cake during the centenary celebration of South Africa’s ruling ANC, in Bloemfontein, South Africa, on Jan. 8, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Li Qihua> news@theasian.asia
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Estonians Celebrate Orthodox Christmas
A woman attends a Orthodox Christmas service at Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Tallinn, Estonia, on Jan. 6, 2012. Christmas falls on Jan. 7 for Orthodox believers with the Julian calendar. <Photo: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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