Beijing
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20 days ago
Tibetan woman immolates herself
Beijing, April 18 - A young mother died after setting herself on fire to protest Chinese rule, prompting thousands of people to gather near her home and the monastery where the self-immolation occurred.Chugtso, 20, set herself ablaze Tuesday near Dzamthang county's Jonang monastery, in Sichuan province, bringing to 116 the number of people who have killed themselves in this fashion since 2009, Rad ...
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London
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4 months ago
Mandela 'making progress' in hospital
London, Dec 12 - Anti-apartheid hero and South Africa's first black President Nelson Mandela, currently being treated in a hospital for a lung infection, has made progress, BBC reported Wednesday.Mandela, 94, was rushed to a military hospital in Pretoria Saturday.Doctors attending him were satisfied with the way he is responding to treatment, said a statement from President Jacob Zuma's office.Man ...
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Dharamsala
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4 months ago
Sangay blames China for self-immolations in Tibet
Dharamsala, Dec 10 - Blaming China for self-immolations in Tibet, the Central Tibetan Administration - Monday said if Beijing ends repression, the self-immolations will abate.The CTA clarified that Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was not encouraging self-immolations and asked the Chinese to send an investigation team to Himachal Pradesh's Dharamsala town to prove their allegation.We urge a ...
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Dharamsala
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4 months ago
Sangay blames China for self-immolations in Tibet
Dharamsala, Dec 10 - Blaming China for self-immolations in Tibet, the Central Tibetan Administration - Monday said if Beijing ends repression, the self-immolations will abate.The CTA clarified that Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was not encouraging self-immolations and asked the Chinese to send an investigation team to Himachal Pradesh's Dharamsala town to prove their allegation.We urge a ...
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Oslo
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4 months ago
EU leaders see Nobel as incentive for more accomplishments
Oslo, Dec 10 - The representatives of the European community institutions Sunday defended the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the European Union after six decades of stability on the continent.They said they viewed it as an inspiration to overcoming the economic difficulties that are presently facing the member countries.The presidents of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy; of the Commission, Jo ...
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Oslo
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4 months ago
EU leaders see Nobel as incentive for more accomplishments
Oslo, Dec 10 - The representatives of the European community institutions Sunday defended the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the European Union after six decades of stability on the continent.They said they viewed it as an inspiration to overcoming the economic difficulties that are presently facing the member countries.The presidents of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy; of the Commission, Jo ...
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Beijing
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5 months ago
Nobel Committee's influence dwindling: Chinese daily
Beijing, Dec 6 - The Nobel Committee is seeing its influence dwindling, a state-run Chinese daily said Thursday after a group of Nobel laureates urged the new leadership to free Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo.On Tuesday, 134 Nobel laureates published an open letter, urging the new leadership of China to release Liu Xiaobo, the Nobel Peace Prize winner of 2010. These laureates were from across ...
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Beijing
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5 months ago
Nobel Committee's influence dwindling: Chinese daily
Beijing, Dec 6 - The Nobel Committee is seeing its influence dwindling, a state-run Chinese daily said Thursday after a group of Nobel laureates urged the new leadership to free Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo.On Tuesday, 134 Nobel laureates published an open letter, urging the new leadership of China to release Liu Xiaobo, the Nobel Peace Prize winner of 2010. These laureates were from across ...
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Beijing
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5 months ago
Nobel Committee's influence dwindling: Chinese daily
Beijing, Dec 6 - The Nobel Committee is seeing its influence dwindling, a state-run Chinese daily said Thursday after a group of Nobel laureates urged the new leadership to free Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo.On Tuesday, 134 Nobel laureates published an open letter, urging the new leadership of China to release Liu Xiaobo, the Nobel Peace Prize winner of 2010. These laureates were from across ...
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Beijing
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5 months ago
Nobel Committee's influence dwindling: Chinese daily
Beijing, Dec 6 - The Nobel Committee is seeing its influence dwindling, a state-run Chinese daily said Thursday after a group of Nobel laureates urged the new leadership to free Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo.On Tuesday, 134 Nobel laureates published an open letter, urging the new leadership of China to release Liu Xiaobo, the Nobel Peace Prize winner of 2010. These laureates were from across ...
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