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BBC News
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US Navy ships are due to leave Burma's coastline because of the continued refusal of the government to allow them to help victims of Cyclone Nargis.
The navy said it would withdraw the four ships, carrying helicopters and landing craft, after 15 failed..
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BBC News
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Top aid envoys are ramping up pressure on Burma, as reports from the country suggest aid is still not reaching the region worst hit by Cyclone Nargis.
A BBC reporter visiting the Irrawaddy Delta said there was little sign of help from the government, w..
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BBC News
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The UN says its first aid flight has now arrived in Burma, bringing much needed relief to up to one million people made homeless by Cyclone Nargis.
The flights had been delayed because of Burma's reluctance to accept help, causing growing international..
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BBC News
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Burma has held a series of low-key events to mark the 60th anniversary of independence from British rule.
Military ruler Gen Than Shwe used the occasion to reiterate the government's determination to continue with its seven-stage roadmap to democracy...
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www.dalailama.com
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I extend my support and solidarity with the recent peaceful movement for democracy in Burma. I fully support their call for freedom and democracy and take this opportunity to appeal to freedom-loving people all over the world to support such non-violent..
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unmadeinchina.org
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la storia della Birmania รจ fatta di dominazioni, ultima quella cinese in parte nascosta, ma non abbastanza...
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BBC News
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in cyclone-hit Burma to tour the devastated Irrawaddy Delta and meet military ruler Gen Than Shwe.
Mr Ban hopes to persuade the government to accept more aid for cyclone victims.
Burma's rulers have block..
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BBC News
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Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej is heading to Burma to urge military rulers to allow aid agencies to help victims of the devastating cyclone.
Western nations want Mr Samak to persuade the junta to relax its stance on letting foreign experts in.
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BBC News
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Burma's military government has said it is still opposed to letting foreign aid workers in to help the many victims of Cyclone Nargis.
Vice-Admiral Soe Thein, of the military leadership, said Burma was grateful for the aid shipment from the United Stat..
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BBC News
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The first US aid flight to Burma following the devastating cyclone nine days ago has landed in Rangoon.
The US spent days negotiating with Burma's military government to gain permission for the aircraft to land.
The junta has admitted that parts of th..
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BBC News
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Destruction of mangrove forests in Burma left coastal areas exposed to the devastating force of the weekend's cyclone, a top politician suggests.
ASEAN secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan said coastal developments had resulted in mangroves, which act as a..
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BBC News
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Burma's secretive military leaders have approved a United Nations aid flight to help victims of the devastating cyclone that left more than 22,000 people dead.
The UN said an aircraft carrying 25 tonnes of aid was due to leave Italy.
The move comes..
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BBC News
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The death toll in Burma has reached nearly 4,000 people following a cyclone that hit the country on Saturday, state media say.
It says 3,969 people have been killed and almost 3,000 more are missing. Earlier on Monday, state media said the death toll s..
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www.unmadeinchina.org
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The United States Senate Unanimously Approves Bipartisan Resolution Sponsored by Feinstein, Smith and 20 Senators Condemning Violence in Tibet; Calling for Talks between China and His Holiness, the Dalai Lama..
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Washington Post
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An upheaval like the pro-democracy uprising taking place in Burma over the past month tends to shake up certainties that had seemed self-evident. Certainties such as the primacy of justice. Or the sanctity of the Olympic Games.
Despite an academic indu..
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USA Today
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Five truckloads of soldiers were seen heading downtown in Burma's largest city Tuesday soon after tens of thousands of people led by Buddhist monks defied orders to stay off the streets and marched in another peaceful anti-government protest.
Monks hav..
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BBC News
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Leaders of protests by Buddhist monks in Burma say they intend to continue their peaceful demonstrations until the military government collapses.
The statement by the Alliance of All Burmese Buddhist Monks came as 1,500 monks took to the streets of Ran..
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BBC News
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Hundreds of Buddhist monks have marched around Burma's most revered temple, in a third consecutive day of protests against the military government.
The monks were allowed into the Shwedagon Pagoda, which dominates the former capital, Rangoon, for the f..
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BBC News
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Thousands of Buddhist monks have taken to the streets of cities across Burma, in escalating protests against the military government.
In the western port city of Sittwe, nearly 2,000 monks demanded the release of four monks arrested the day before...
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