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Hindu devotees in Nepal push through with mass slaughter of animals despite protests

​Despite global protest against the mass slaughter of animals as part of the celebration of the Gadhimai Festival in Nepal, the Nepali people have continued to preserve their century-old Hindu tradition.

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Migrants and their spouses highest-risk HIV AIDS group in Nepal

​As the people across the globe are commemorating World AIDS Day on December 1, the prevalence of the HIV virus is found highest among migrants and their spouses in Nepal.

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Kenyan court frees 4 key suspected drugs traffickers on bail

​A Kenyan court on Monday released four key suspected drug traffickers on 55,600 U.S. dollar bail each and two sureties of similar amount.

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Internet technology raises educational hopes for rural children in Bangladesh

​A charming, yet revolutionary television commercial has been garnering a great deal of attention on and off the airwaves and changing the way people in Bangladesh think about education, particularly in poorer, more rural areas, as local students are being taught by teachers hundreds of miles away in Dhaka via the Internet.

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Young Australians disillusioned about future careers

Young Australians are concerned their career dreams for the future may be out of reach, according to the country's biggest annual poll of young people that was released on Monday.

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Tension still high in Kenya's Mandera after killing of 28 people

​Tension remained high in Kenya's Mandera town and its environs as hundreds of nonlocal residents who fear for their lives have camped at the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) military camp in the border town.

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Chinese couples flocking to S.Korea for wedding snaps

In a beauty salon in the Gangnam district of Seoul, 26 year-old Chinese bride-to-be Na Hongyi awaited a Korean style make-over before taking her all-important wedding photos.

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UN Security Council slams deadly terrorist attack on bus in northern Kenya

​The UN Security Council on Monday strongly condemned the attack on a commuter bus in northern Kenya, which killed at least 28 people Saturday, saying "terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security."

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Heightened public concerns raise hope for parents of stolen children

Feng Jianlin has never lost hope that one day he will be reunited with his daughter, who has been missing for six years.

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Poll says martial law not affect Thai tourism

​Most tourists to Thailand have not considered martial law, currently enforced nationwide, as an obstacle to their visits to the southeast Asian country, reported an opinion poll on Tuesday.

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China releases report on higher education on engineering

China's Ministry of Education on Thursday issued its first report on engineering in higher education, urging further progress for the sake of graduates' competence.

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EU to provide over 30 mln euros to help redundant workers

EU to provide over 30 mln euros to help redundant workers

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China, U.S. should be sincere partners

​Like deja-vu, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart, Barack Obama, strolled side by side and conversed -- this time in chilly weather in Beijing.

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China, ASEAN embarking on cooperation of "diamond decade"

​As leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China will gather here on Thursday for an annual meeting on the sidelines of an ASEAN summit, they are ushering in a new era in their dynamic cooperation of mutual benefit.

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Commentary: Time for Abe to walk his talk

The icy relations between China and Japan now appear to have finally entered the thawing season, with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meeting here Monday for the first time.

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Chinese websites promise to tighten comments management

Twenty-nine major Chinese websites have promised to better manage the comments of their users as authorities call for a clean Internet.

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Google Glass may create blind spots

U.S. researchers who tested Google Glass said Tuesday the head-mounted display systems may create a partial peripheral vision obstruction, causing blind spots that may affect safety while doing routine tasks such as driving.