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East Asia
Smartphones pose health risks
Dry eyes, turtle neck syndrome on rapid rise If you look at people on a subway train or bus, over half of them are generally concentrating on smartphones. The number of smartphone users reached 30 million here only three years since the devices were introduced. They now account for 58…
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Society
Christmas Tree Made To Look Crashing Through Roof By Cutting It Into Two Pieces
A 14-foot Christmas tree appears to be crashing through the roof of a one-story house, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Seattle’s Magnolia neighborhood. Homeowner Patrick Kruger created the illusion of the tree crashing through the roof by cutting a 14-foot tree into two pieces and attaching the top six-foot section…
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Korean voters in US do collective nail-biting
Wednesday nights election showdown was nail-biting for Koreans in the U.S. just as much it was for their families and friends back in their motherland. They reacted in a variety of ways but accepted the winner without bitterness. . Many people came across the news first thing in the morning,…
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Society
Protesters Stage Demonstration Against Austerity Measure In Madrid, Spain
Former IMF managing director Rodrigo Rato, center right, arrives at the National Court in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Rato, a former deputy prime minister was to answer questions over his stewardship of a major Spanish bank, Bankia that had to be nationalized and bailed out for $24 billion…
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World
Undergoing trials
We are undergoing trials every moment. Each of us in different positions is walking on and on while going through trials and challenges for the change and betterment of society. It is interesting to know that Vincent Van Gogh receives the highest price for his works of art. He was…
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Society
Explosion Of Oil Pipeline Causes Inferno At Ijeododo Near Lagos, Nigeria
Smoke and flames billow from a burning oil pipeline in Ijeododo on the outskirts of Lagos, Nigeria Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. The oil pipeline belonging to Nigeria National Petroleum Cooperation exploded near Nigeria’s largest city as thieves tried to siphon oil from it Monday. Fire fighters try to contain flames…
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Society
Sudan’s Vice President Inaugurates An Oil Field In South Kordofan
Sudan’s Vice President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha walks during an event inaugurate an oil field, South Kordofan, Sudan, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Workers and others gather for the inauguration of an oil facility by Sudan’s Vice President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha, unseen, in South Kordofan, Sudan, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012.…
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Society
Rituals Performed By Shamans In Hope Of Preventing Apocalyptic Mayan Prediction
Peruvian shamans perform a ritual against the alleged 2012 apocalyptic Mayan prediction in Lima, Peru, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. The supposed 5 a.m. Friday doomsday hour had already arrived in several parts of the world with no sign of the apocalypse. The social network Imgur posted photos of clocks turning…
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East Asia
Meeting Of U.S.-China Joint Commission On Commerce And Trade Opens In Washington D.C.
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan (4th L back), together with Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank (4th R back) and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk (3rd R back), attends a signing ceremony of the 23rd Session of China-U.S. Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT), in Washington D.C., the United…
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South East Asia
Italian Mafia godfather caught in Bali, Indonesia
Indonesian mass media, vivanews.com, on Friday (December 14) published an article on an Italian Godfather, caught in Bali, Indonesia. In the article, it says, he looks like a polite man, and probably wise. Messicati Antonino Vitale was shown in a picture by many media around the world lying looked relax with his…
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