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During democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi's years under house arrest, a small band of technicians cared for her beloved but decrepit instrument and helped lift her spirits. Death toll grows as Israel-Gaza violence escalatesGAZA CITY — The rapidly escalating conflict between Israel and the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip was defined on its second day by images... China's new party leader eschews predecessors' rhetoricBEIJING — No references to Marxism-Leninism or Mao Tse-tung. A speech lasting all of 16 minutes. Obama will tout nations' progress on three-day Asia tourWASHINGTON — Coming off his victory on the home front, President Obama is headed abroad for a quick trip through a trio of Southeast... |
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