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Rescuers Finish Escape Shaft For Trapped Chile Miners
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By ANTOANETA BECKER |
The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo has outraged Beijing, which has recently stepped up its diplomatic efforts in Europe. |
Heavy Rains Wreak Havoc Across Burma |
By THE IRRAWADDY |
Days of heavy rainfall covering much of the country have caused severe flooding and landslides and left nearly a dozen people dead and thousands homeless. |
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By BA KAUNG |
Khin Maung Swe, the leader of the National Democratic Force, denies links to a regime-affiliated NGO and says his party is willing to disband if Aung San Suu Kyi asks it to after she is released. |
No Word from China's Imprisoned Nobel Winner |
By DAVID WIVELL |
The world's newest Nobel Peace Prize winner remains unreachable in a Chinese prison, while his wife's mobile phone was cut off and the authoritarian government continued to censor reports about democracy campaigner Liu Xiaobo's honor. |
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By THANYARAT DOKSONE |
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