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Myanmar's kyat currency slumps as imports flood in
ReutersBy Aung Hla Tun and Jared Ferrie YANGON, May 24 (Reuters) - Myanmar's currency has plunged more than 7 percent over the past month to the lowest since it was floated last year, raising concern about economic stability in Asia's newest democracy. The...Tags: Science and Technology, Imports, Electronics, Drugs and Medicines, Politics
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Aberdeen class gives immigrants opportunity to improve English skills
Adolfo Garcia is one of the top students in the English as a Second Language class at Cornerstones, but his nearly fluent English is not the whole story. His English reading and writing skills are poor. "I need to improve," he said. "I only went...
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Obama says Myanmar president to release more political prisoners
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Monday that Myanmar's President Thein Sein planned to release more political prisoners and institutionalize democratic reforms in his country. Obama told reporters that he had expressed U.S....Tags: Barack Obama, Prisons, Thein Sein, White House, Washington, DC
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RPT-With wary eye on the U.S., China courts India
Reuters(Repeats with no changes in text) By Frank Jack Daniel and Rajesh Kumar Singh NEW DELHI, May 22 (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, smiling and effusive, was out to smooth ruffled feathers in India this week, promising to ease tensions and...Tags: Trade Dispute, Economy, Business and Finance, Mumbai (India), Pakistan, Wen Jiabao
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Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to halt violence against a Muslim minority but praised economic and political reforms in the formerly pariah nation that is emerging as a U.S. ally in China's backyard....Tags: U.S. Congress, Civil Rights, Minority Groups, Steve Holland, Labor Legislation
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US names envoy to combat anti-Semitism, warns of rising incidents
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The United States on Monday appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism as a new State Department report warned about incidents in Venezuela, Egypt and Iran. Secretary of State John Kerry named Ira Forman,...Tags: Egypt, Iran, Freedom of Religion, Elections, Venezuela
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President Obama offers encouragement for reforms in Myanmar
WASHINGTON -- President Obama welcomed Myanmar President Thein Sein to the White House on Monday with tokens of encouragement as the former military ruler pushes democratic reforms in the once-authoritarian Southeast Asian nation. Obama praised Thein...
Tags: Elections, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Aung San Suu Kyi, Prisons
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What's in a name? U.S. starts using Myanmar as well as Burma
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The Southeast Asian nation formerly known as Burma received further backing from the White House on Monday in its campaign to be called Myanmar. Successive U.S. governments have refused to acknowledge the name change made...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Jay Carney, Barack Obama, Thein Sein, White House
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MYANMAR PRESIDENT SAYS MYANMAR FACES CHALLENGES IN
ReutersMYANMAR PRESIDENT SAYS MYANMAR FACES CHALLENGES IN CARRYING OUT REFORMS BUT VOWS TO ADDRESS THEM -
Special Report - In Myanmar, apartheid tactics against minority Muslims
ReutersSITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) - A 16-year-old Muslim boy lay dying on a thin metal table. Bitten by a rabid dog a month ago, he convulsed and drooled as his parents wedged a stick between his teeth to stop him from biting off his tongue. Swift treatment...Tags: Civil Rights, Minority Groups, Rabies, Diabetes, Labor Legislation
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The Week Ahead: Myanmar mends, Africa ascends, cinema celebrates
Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House Monday, May 20 -- Myanmar President Thein Sein’s visit to Washington symbolically celebrates his nation’s embrace of democracy and the rule of law after half a century of...
Tags: Minority Groups, Aung San Suu Kyi, Christoph Waltz, Government, John Kerry
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RPT-Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit
Reuters(Repeats May 19 story with no changes to text) * Myanmar president in first visit to Washington * Concern about rights abuses in ethnic conflict * Washington wants to foster ally on China's border By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) -...Tags: U.S. Congress, Civil Rights, Minority Groups, Labor Legislation, Prisons
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