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Myanmar troubles


Fifty feared dead in Myanmar ferry collision

Source: Reuters (14 days ago)

YANGON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - At least 50 people are believed to have drowned in Myanmar when a wooden ferry packed with 178 people collided with a tugboat on a river in the southern Irrawaddy delta ... 


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