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Magnificent Century and Magnificent Controversy
(photo : www.muhtesemyuzyil.tv/eng/index_eng.htm) The Turkish Drama Divide “Muhtesem Yuzyil” which can be translated as “Magnificent Century” is one of the top news of the year 2011 by Cihan News Agency. This peak viewing time period drama about Suleiman the Maganificent and Hurrem, the slave girl who later became queen…
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Toronto Polar Bear Dip for New Year
Participants pose for photos at the Sunnyside Park during the 7th Toronto Polar Bear Dip in Toronto, Canada, Jan. 1, 2012. About 300 Torontonians braved the chilly waters to celebrate the New Year and raise funds for Habitat for Humanity Toronto. <Photo: Xinhua/Zou Zheng> news@theasian.asia
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New Year’s Day Parade in England
A clown takes part in the annual New Year’s Day parade in central London, Britain, Jan. 1, 2012. More than 8,000 performers attended the annual parade which was estimated to have attracted over 500,000 spectators. <Photo: Xinhua/Bimal Gautam> news@theasian.asia
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Jump into the River to Celebrate 2012
A man jumps into the Tiber River from the Cavour Bridge during a traditional New Year celebration which dates back to 1946, in Rome, Italy, on Jan. 1, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Wang Qingqin> news@theasian.asia
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Kiss for Happy New Year
People celebrate the New Year near the City Hall in the very heart of Bucharest, capital of Romania, Jan. 1, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Gabriel Petrescu> news@theasian.asia
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New Year Ball ‘Fired’
A farmer shoots small footballs away from old fashioned milk cans to celebrate the coming of the new year in Achterhoek,the Netherlands, Dec. 31, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Robin Utrecht> news@theasian.asia
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Fire Works over the Sydney Harbor Bridge
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the upcoming New Year in Sydney Cove, Australia, Dec. 31, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Jin Linpeng> news@theasian.asia
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Fire Works Celebrates New Year in Russia
Fire works are seen over the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Jan. 1, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Zeng Jianguo> news@theasian.asia
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Chile Magallanes Fire, ‘Disaster Area’
Firefighters try to extinguish the fire in the Torres del Paine National Parke, in Patagonia area, Chile, Dec. 30, 2011. Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera on Friday declared Magallanes Region as the disaster area, which was affected by an uncontrolled fire in the Torres del Paine National Parke, in Chilean Patagonia,…
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“What Do You Want, Mom?”
A boy looks at his mother writing wishes on a piece of confetti in front of the New Year’s Eve Wishing Wall at Times Square Information Center in New York, the United States, Dec. 29, 2011. All the pieces of confetti, bearing the best wishes for the year 2012 from…
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