Recently largest toy maker Mattel recalled 8.8 million Mattel’s China toys after discovering considerable amount of lead in the toy paint. Most of the toys manufacturing from outside are outsourced to China due to cheap labour and expenses where China makes 70% of the world’s toys.

These photos are an interesting look at a Chinese toy factory to see the living conditions and assembly of toys with 24 more pics after the jump.

Source: Mazm

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A collection of beautiful roads in India from the stretches of Jharkand to the Manali Pass, these are really great photography shots. Above shows a road at Almora, Uttaranchal.

See the rest of beautiful roads in India with 9 more pics after the jump.

Source: Sassysoni

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Dubai has ventured into some of the most greatest construction project from the Burj Dubai to the largest man-made island where the Palm Jumeirah would number 120,000 residents and workers. The development of the man made island is led by Dubai government owned Nakheel which is part of a government plan to attract tourists and their property value has skyrocketed ever since they were built. Buyers of the properties are a mix of speculators, long-term residents and people wanting a place for vacation. Some of the celebrities who had bought properties on the Palm Jumeirah includes British soccer star David Beckham. Check out 13 more pics of man made island of Palm Jumeirah in Dubai and property investment after the jump.

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Earlier on, the new 7 Wonders of the World was a proposed alternative to the 7 Wonders of the World and it was selected from free and paid votes. If you have never been to any of this Wonders of the World, here’s your chance at least to view them in 360 degree interactive panoramas from internationally known panorama photographers.

Link: Panoramas DK

Torrential rains triggered floods and landslide starting in June throughout China leaving millions homeless and inflicting billions of dollars worth of damage. Axis of Info has a series of news photographs which shows a clearer picture of the devastating flood in China. 34 more pics of flood photographs after the jump.

Source: Axis Of Info

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The Diavik diamond mine is a diamond mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Diamond production started approximately in January 2003 and total employment was around 725 workers. The mine’s life is estimated to be 16 to 22 years. Check out the Diavik diamond mine with 14 more pics after the jump.

Source: Diavik

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Daniel Haggard took a series of photographs of the APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) protest in Sydney where it shows the massive police presence blocking off various streets to prevent protesters from their movement. Check it out to find out how security has been buffed up on the streets in Sydney, Australia with the presence of the world leaders for the APEC meet.

Link: Daniel Haggard

Little Paris in Tianducheng, a residential area on the outskirts of Hangzhou in China with around 2,000 residents. The most remarkable structure would have to be the Eiffel Tower replica (too bad no measurements of the scale was listed). 6 more pics of little Paris in China after the jump.

Source: Reuters

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Amusing playground in Russia that uses the 12 zodiac signs for different installments such as lamps, statues and displays and the above shows the zodiac display for Leo. A wonderful display of public art that reminds of the strange characters in Russian fairy tales. Check out the rest of the zodiac signs with 11 more pics after the jump.

Source: English Russia

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During the public holidays in South Korea, the beaches can get overwhelmingly overcrowded. These are photos of Haeundae beach in Pusan where most of the people do not wear swimming attire and mostly keep their clothes on while venturing into the sea. 4 more pics of the overcrowded beach after the jump.

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The Hoover Damn is a concrete dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River on the border between the US states of Arizona and Nevada. It was also used for some of the scenes in the blockbuster movie Transformers where Megatron was kept frozen underground in a secret facility. The construction period of the dam took around 5 years 1931-1936 and costed $49 million. Lake Mead is the reservoir created behind the dam and the Lake Mead National Recreational area is the fifth busiest US National Park. The Hoover Dam and Lake Mead attracts 8 to 10 million visitors each year. Check out 8 more impressive shots of the Hoover Dam after the jump.

Source: AbandonedButNotForgotten

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Women from across the Arab world came together to compete in the Miss Arab World 2007 contest in Cairo and this is the second time it is being staged, the previous one being in 2006. This beauty pageant is one of the most conservative, without a bikini in sight. Miss Bahrain, Wafa Yaqoop (left) is crowned the winner. Candidates came from 16 Arab countries such as Sudan, Iraq, Bahrain, Libya, Palestine and others. 15 more pics of Miss Arab World 2007 contestants after the jump. Source: Rise Of Forums

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A look at the plants and animals that live under Antartica, the frozen continent by photographer Norbert Wu. Antarctica is the fifth largest continent and it is prohibited for military activities and mineral mining so that the continent’s ecozone is protected. Check out 4 more pics of life beneath the Antartic ice after the jump.

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Source: Time

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This is a 10 min fragment of ‘The Great Happiness Space’ Documentary. There are about 100 host clubs in Osaka, Japan where good looking guys would be hosts to girls who are willing to spend money on them. These Japanese host men spend time drinking, chatting and providing fake love relationships to their customers and could earn up to 50k a month. Peering into the lives of host club owner Issei, this documentary takes a look into his host club employees and how they actually do their work. The full hour length documentary can be found here if you want to see in detail the working environment of these host men. 1 videoclip after the jump.

Warning: A bit NSFW

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