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Rohingya protest in Bangladesh, demand repatriation to Myanmar
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Rohingya protest in Bangladesh, demand repatriation to Myanmar

DHAKA: Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh protested on Thursday, demanding to be repatriated to Myanmar, so that they could leave the squalid…

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Myanmar: Myanmar raises death toll from Cyclone Mocha to 54, but full extent of damage still unknown
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Myanmar: Myanmar raises death toll from Cyclone Mocha to 54, but full extent of damage still unknown

BANGKOK: At least 54 people were killed and more than 185,000 buildings damaged in Myanmar by a powerful cyclone last weekend, state television MRTV reported…

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Myanmar: Cyclone Mocha set to crash over Myanmar, Bangladesh
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Myanmar: Cyclone Mocha set to crash over Myanmar, Bangladesh

KYAUKTAW, Myanmar: The Bay of Bengal‘s most powerful cyclone for over a decade was set to make landfall Sunday, with hundreds of thousands evacuated from…

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Thousands flee as Cyclone Mocha approaches Myanmar, Bangladesh
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Thousands flee as Cyclone Mocha approaches Myanmar, Bangladesh

SITTWE, Myanmar: Thousands fled Myanmar‘s west coast and officials in neighbouring Bangladesh raced to evacuate Rohingya refugees on Saturday as the most powerful cyclone in…

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