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The newly appointed Prague Archbishop Dominik Duka, left, is reflected in a mirror when arriving at the Prague Castle, in Prague, Czech Republic Monday, Feb. 15, 2010. The Vatican appointed Dominik Duka the new archbishop of Prague to succeed Cardinal Miloslav Vlk as the head of the Czech Roman Catholic Church. Prague
A picture taken on March 19, 2010 in Paris, shows the obelisk at Place de la Concorde in front of the French nationale assembly. Paris
People walk past a China Mobile outlet in Hong Kong on March 18, 2010. China Mobile, the world's biggest telecom operator, said that sales and profits were boosted last year after it launched new products and tapped China's vast rural market. Hong Kong
To go with focus story India-China-Asia-technology-women-rights by Ben Sheppard A lone Indian woman (3rd L) waits for a bus at a bus-stop with other male travellers in New Delhi on March 17, 2010. While having a scan, a pregnant woman in India is not allowed to learn the gender of her unborn child. But her bill might be presented in a file coloured blue or pink -- and the meaning is clear. The method of skirting around the law is one of many reasons why 85 million women are described as 'missing' from India and China due to the abortion of female foetuses, female infanticide and death through neglect. Asia
A Telstra phone booth is used in Sydney's central business district, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007. Australian telecommunications giant Telstra Corp. on Thursday reported its half-yearly profit fell 20.5 percent, but predicted its full year performance will be better than expected. In its first result since being released from government ownership last year, Telstra said its profit for the six months to Dec. 31, 2006, fell to 1.7 billion Australian dollars (US$1.3 billion; Euro990 million) from A$2.14 billion (US$1.7 billion; Euro1.3 billion) in the same period last year. Sydney
Two British Airways jets are pictured at London's Heathrow airport, on March 19, 2010. British Airways and the country's biggest trade union were resuming last-ditch talks on Friday in a bid to avoid strikes set to cause chaos for thousands of people over the Easter holidays. BA chief executive Willie Walsh and the joint leader of trade union Unite, Tony Woodley, were meeting face-to-face with less than 24 hours to go until the action was due to start, following a bitter war of words in recent days. London
A train arrives at a platform of Tokyo's Kasumigaseki Station on March 20, 2010. Tokyo marked the 15th anniversary of the Tokyo subway sarin gas attacks by the Aum Supreme Truth doomsday cult leaving 13 people dead and more than 6,200 others injured. Tokyo
In this file photo of Feb. 27, 2003, architect Daniel Libeskind, center, presents his winning vision for a new World Trade Center to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left, and New York Governor George Pataki at a news conference in New York. While the most symbolic pieces have started visibly taking shape in the last year, it's become increasingly clear that the grand scheme that was unveiled six years ago could take decades to be completed, if at all. Daniel Libeskind
L-R: Mayor David Miller of Toronto, Mayor Oh Se-Hoon of Seoul and Mayor Gilberto Kassab of Sao Paulo pose for a photo during a press conference at the end of the C40 Large Cities Climate Summit in Seoul on May 21, 2009. Leaders of the world's biggest cities called for a bigger say in upcoming UN climate change talks as they wrapped up a three-day summit on ways to combat global warming. Oh Se-hoon
Liu Qi, President of the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games, right, and Chinese Ambassador to United Nations Guangya Wang, center, shake hands with former Governor of New York George Pataki left, who serves as Public Delegate of the US Mission to United Nations during the debate about Sport for Peace and Development at U.N. Headquarters, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007. United Nations
Graphic shows decline in the number of priests in Europe and the U.S. Europe
LAS VEGAS - FEBRUARY 26: Jamie McMurray, driver of the #1 McDonald's Chevrolet, stands in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Shelby American at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on February 26, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. McDonald's
Singaporean President S.R. Nathan, right, is welcome by students in Filipino costumes during his visit to a housing project Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007, in Manila, Philippines. President Nathan who is on the second day of his visit to the country, visited the housing project for the homeless which Singapore funded. Singapore
In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, fireworks explode over the People's Square in Giuyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province early Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007, the New Year's Day on China's lunar calendar. China
A woman walks past Google China headquarters in Beijing, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Chinese companies that sell advertising on Google's China search engine have appealed for information on its future and say they might want compensation if it is shut down. Beijing
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, right, shakes hands with an unidentified South Korean nurse before leaving the Severance Hospital in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, March 14, 2010. Kissinger was released from the Seoul hospital Sunday after recovering from stomach pains, a hospital spokesman said. Henry Kissinger
LONDON - FEBRUARY 15: A skyscraper occupied by HSBC bank is seen between two skyscrapers in Canary Wharf on February 15, 2010 in London, England. As the UK gears up for one of the most hotly contested general elections in recent history it is expected that that the economy, immigration, the NHS and education are likely to form the basis of many of the debates. HSBC

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, left, shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Yu Myung-hwan, right, before their meeting at the residence of the Foreign Minister in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, left, shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Yu Myung-hwan, right, before their meeting at the residence of the Foreign Minister in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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Former North Korean defectors, wearing hoods to cover their identities, hold red placards reading 'STOP', asking to stop forcible repatriations by Russia, during a rally against the Russian government's policy on North Korean defectors, in front of the Russian embassy in Seoul on March 19, 2010. A North Korean logger working in northeast Russia has been arrested by local officials while seeking US asylum and could face forcible repatriation and execution, South Korean activists said.

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Former North Korean defectors, wearing hoods to cover their identities, hold red placards reading 'STOP', asking to stop forcible repatriations by Russia, during a rally against the Russian government's policy on North Korean defectors, in front of the Russian embassy in Seoul on March 19, 2010. A North Korean logger working in northeast Russia has been arrested by local officials while seeking US asylum and could face forcible repatriation and execution, South Korean activists said.

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South Korean activists and former North Korean defectors stage a rally against Russian government's policy on North Korean defectors in front of the Russian embassy in Seoul on March 19, 2010. A North Korean logger working in northeast Russia has been arrested by local officials while seeking US asylum and could face forcible repatriation and execution, South Korean activists said. The Korean letters on the placard read 'Stop the forceful repatriation of North Korean refugees.'

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South Korean activists and former North Korean defectors stage a rally against Russian government's policy on North Korean defectors in front of the Russian embassy in Seoul on March 19, 2010. A North Korean logger working in northeast Russia has been arrested by local officials while seeking US asylum and could face forcible repatriation and execution, South Korean activists said. The Korean letters on the placard read 'Stop the forceful repatriation of North Korean refugees.'

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South Korean activists and former North Korean defectors shout slogans during a rally against Russian government's policy on North Korean defectors in front of the Russian embassy in Seoul on March 19, 2010. A North Korean logger working in northeast Russia has been arrested by local officials while seeking US asylum and could face forcible repatriation and execution, South Korean activists said.

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South Korean activists and former North Korean defectors shout slogans during a rally against Russian government's policy on North Korean defectors in front of the Russian embassy in Seoul on March 19, 2010. A North Korean logger working in northeast Russia has been arrested by local officials while seeking US asylum and could face forcible repatriation and execution, South Korean activists said.

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Former North Korean defectors, wearing hoods to cover their identities, hold red placards reading 'STOP', asking to stop forcible repatriations by Russia, during a rally against the Russian government's policy on North Korean defectors, in front of the Russian embassy in Seoul on March 19, 2010. A North Korean logger working in northeast Russia has been arrested by local officials while seeking US asylum and could face forcible repatriation and execution, South Korean activists said.

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Former North Korean defectors, wearing hoods to cover their identities, hold red placards reading 'STOP', asking to stop forcible repatriations by Russia, during a rally against the Russian government's policy on North Korean defectors, in front of the Russian embassy in Seoul on March 19, 2010. A North Korean logger working in northeast Russia has been arrested by local officials while seeking US asylum and could face forcible repatriation and execution, South Korean activists said.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner delivers a speech during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner delivers a speech during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner delivers a speech during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner delivers a speech during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner delivers a speech during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner delivers a speech during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (R) delivers a speech during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (R) delivers a speech during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) smiles as he talks with French ambassador to South Korea Elisabeth Laurin (R) during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) smiles as he talks with French ambassador to South Korea Elisabeth Laurin (R) during a conference on 'Global and Regional Crisis Management' at Seoul National University in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (C) smiles as South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (R) shakes hands with French ambassador to South Korea Elisabeth Laurin (L) during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including North Korea and Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (C) smiles as South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (R) shakes hands with French ambassador to South Korea Elisabeth Laurin (L) during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including North Korea and Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner talks during a meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including North Korea and Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner talks during a meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including North Korea and Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (R) talks with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including North Korea and Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (R) talks with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including North Korea and Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak, right, talks with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, left, during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Friday March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak, right, talks with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, left, during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Friday March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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Former North Korean defectors, wearing hoods to cover their identities, and their South Korean supporters shout slogans in a rally held against Russian government's policy on North Korean defectors in front of the Russian Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 19, 2010. A South Korean activist said a North Korean asylum seeker has been arrested by Russian security officials in an eastern Russian city. The letters read " Stop Repatriation to North Korea."

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Former North Korean defectors, wearing hoods to cover their identities, and their South Korean supporters shout slogans in a rally held against Russian government's policy on North Korean defectors in front of the Russian Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 19, 2010. A South Korean activist said a North Korean asylum seeker has been arrested by Russian security officials in an eastern Russian city. The letters read " Stop Repatriation to North Korea."

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Environmentalists stage a rally against Japan's whaling in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 19, 2010. They demanded to stop to eat whale meat in South Korea and Japan.

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Environmentalists stage a rally against Japan's whaling in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 19, 2010. They demanded to stop to eat whale meat in South Korea and Japan.

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Environmentalists stage a rally against Japan's whaling in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 19, 2010. They demanded to stop to eat whale meat in South Korea and Japan.

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Environmentalists stage a rally against Japan's whaling in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 19, 2010. They demanded to stop to eat whale meat in South Korea and Japan.

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A security guard of Samsung Electronics stands near the venue for the company's annual shareholders' meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 19, 2010.

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A security guard of Samsung Electronics stands near the venue for the company's annual shareholders' meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 19, 2010.

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Shareholders of Samsung Electronics arrive for the company's annual shareholders' meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 19, 2010.

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Shareholders of Samsung Electronics arrive for the company's annual shareholders' meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 19, 2010.

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Shareholders of Samsung Electronics participate at the company's annual shareholders' meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 19, 2010.

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Shareholders of Samsung Electronics participate at the company's annual shareholders' meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 19, 2010.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, left, shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Yu Myung-hwan, right, before their meeting at the residence of the Foreign Minister in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, left, shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Yu Myung-hwan, right, before their meeting at the residence of the Foreign Minister in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 19, 2010. Kouchner is in Seoul for talks on issues including Seoul's request for the return of ancient Korean texts.

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Former North Korean defectors, wearing hoods to cover their identities, hold red placards reading 'STOP', asking to stop forcible repatriations by Russia, during a rally against the Russian government's policy on North Korean defectors, in front of the Russian embassy in Seoul on March 19, 2010. A North Korean logger working in northeast Russia has been arrested by local officials while seeking US asylum and could face forcible repatriation and execution, South Korean activists said.

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Former North Korean defectors, wearing hoods to cover their identities, hold red placards reading 'STOP', asking to stop forcible repatriations by Russia, during a rally against the Russian government's policy on North Korean defectors, in front of the Russian embassy in Seoul on March 19, 2010. A North Korean logger working in northeast Russia has been arrested by local officials while seeking US asylum and could face forcible repatriation and execution, South Korean activists said.

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South Korean activists and former North Korean defectors stage a rally against Russian government's policy on North Korean defectors in front of the Russian embassy in Seoul on March 19, 2010. A North Korean logger working in northeast Russia has been arrested by local officials while seeking US asylum and could face forcible repatriation and execution, South Korean activists said. The Korean letters on the placard read 'Stop the forceful repatriation of North Korean refugees.'

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South Korean activists and former North Korean defectors stage a rally against Russian government's policy on North Korean defectors in front of the Russian embassy in Seoul on March 19, 2010. A North Korean logger working in northeast Russia has been arrested by local officials while seeking US asylum and could face forcible repatriation and execution, South Korean activists said. The Korean letters on the placard read 'Stop the forceful repatriation of North Korean refugees.'

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South Korean activists and former North Korean defectors shout slogans during a rally against Russian government's policy on North Korean defectors in front of the Russian embassy in Seoul on March 19, 2010. A North Korean logger working in northeast Russia has been arrested by local officials while seeking US asylum and could face forcible repatriation and execution, South Korean activists said.

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South Korean activists and former North Korean defectors shout slogans during a rally against Russian government's policy on North Korean defectors in front of the Russian embassy in Seoul on March 19, 2010. A North Korean logger working in northeast Russia has been arrested by local officials while seeking US asylum and could face forcible repatriation and execution, South Korean activists said.

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Former North Korean defectors, wearing hoods to cover their identities, hold red placards reading 'STOP', asking to stop forcible repatriations by Russia, during a rally against the Russian government's policy on North Korean defectors, in front of the Russian embassy in Seoul on March 19, 2010. A North Korean logger working in northeast Russia has been arrested by local officials while seeking US asylum and could face forcible repatriation and execution, South Korean activists said.

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Former North Korean defectors, wearing hoods to cover their identities, hold red placards reading 'STOP', asking to stop forcible repatriations by Russia, during a rally against the Russian government's policy on North Korean defectors, in front of the Russian embassy in Seoul on March 19, 2010. A North Korean logger working in northeast Russia has been arrested by local officials while seeking US asylum and could face forcible repatriation and execution, South Korean activists said.

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