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Snapshots: The world in 24 hours Feb 22
Updated: 2011-02-23 15:30
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 A man is reflected on an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Shenyang, Liaoning province Feb 22, 2011. Asian shares fell sharply Tuesday, battered by ongoing unrest in the Middle East, an earthquake in New Zealand and a downgrade of Japan's credit rating outlook. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite Index closed at 2,855.52 points Tuesday, down 76.73 points, or 2.62 percent, from the previous close. [Photo/Agencies] |
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 Graffiti is seen on a wall in the abandoned city of Prypiat, near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant Feb 22, 2011. Belarus, Ukraine and Russia will mark the 25th anniversary of the nuclear reactor explosion in Chernobyl, the place where the world's worst civil nuclear accident took place, on April 26. [Photo/Agencies] |
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