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News: New sign of rising power for new North Korean leader's uncle Darfur rebel leader Ibrahim dead, Sudan says Japan to ask Myanmar to join bilateral pact: Kyodo Yemen's Saleh vows to leave, troops kill 9 protesters Christmas pilgrims pray for peace in Bethlehem Mourning Syrians rally for Assad, U.N. condemns bombs Iraq Sunni leader says charges could reignite sectarian war Grenade attack hits northeastern Kenyan district: police Bahrain says to drop free-speech cases after protests Egypt Islamists take two-thirds of 2nd-round vote French health minister wants implant boss found Yemen's Saleh says to go to U.S., let government function Former South Korean first lady to go North to mark Kim's death Gaza's thriving tunnel imports unleash building boom Angry Syrians bury Damascus bombing dead Angry Syrians bury Damascus bombing dead Thai government seeks $11.12 billion budget for new flood plan Greek strikers close Acropolis over Christmas Iran navy starts 10-day wargame in Strait of Hormuz Cuba to free 2,900 in sweeping amnesty Fuel pipeline blast kills 11 in Colombia UK's Prince Philip has heart operation: palace New U.N. draft resolution on Syria: bombs hit capital Day of violence in northern Nigeria kills at least 24 UK's Prince Philip in hospital after chest pains Newsmaker: UK's loyal, gaffe-prone consort taken ill Russia offers new U.N. Syria draft, Germany unsatisfied Syria's Alawites are secretive, unorthodox sect Factbox: Who are the Alawites? Thousands sign up for new Russian protest U.S. drone kills Yemen al Qaeda leader's relative: source World leaders bid farewell to Vaclav Havel Britain slams Argentina, vows to protect Falklands U.N.'s Bachelet deplores Egyptian attacks on women Analysis: Egypt may need up to $15 bln from IMF to avoid crunch In provinces, Egyptians focus on vote not protests Egyptians rally against army over beatings of protesters Iraq crisis stirs protests in Sunni strongholds New Libyan leaders juggle demands, grievances Ukraine's Tymoshenko loses appeal against jailing New sign of rising power for new North Korean leader's uncle Sat,24 Dec 2011 09:51 PM PST Reuters - SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean state TV footage on Sunday showed Jang Song-thaek, the power behind the communist state's throne, wearing a military uniform with the insignia of a general, another sign of his rising influence after the death of Kim Jong-il. The footage, which state TV said was taken on Saturday, showed Jang at the front of rows of top military officers who accompanied Kim Jong-un, the youngest son of Kim Jong-il and his anointed successor, paying their respects in front of Kim's body. North Korea announced on Monday Kim Jong-il had died of a heart attack on December 17. ... Full Story Top Darfur rebel leader Ibrahim dead, Sudan says Sat,24 Dec 2011 09:06 PM PST Reuters - KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's armed forces claimed Sunday to have killed the head of the western Darfur region's most powerful rebel group, the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM). "The armed forces clashed in a direct confrontation with Khalil Ibrahim's rebel forces, and were able to eliminate Khalil Ibrahim," Al-Sawarmi Khalid, Sudan's armed forces spokesman told state television. ... Full Story Top Japan to ask Myanmar to join bilateral pact: Kyodo Sat,24 Dec 2011 08:04 PM PST Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's foreign minister will suggest that Myanmar enter negotiations on a bilateral investment accord when he holds talks with the country's top officials next week, Kyodo News reported Sunday. The talks would mark another step as Myanmar gradually reconnects with the rest of the world after decades of tight military rule. A series of reforms have been initiated by President Thein Sein aimed at pushing for the lifting of decades of Western sanctions and attracting much-needed foreign investment in the country formerly known as Burma. ... Full Story Top Yemen's Saleh vows to leave, troops kill 9 protesters Sat,24 Dec 2011 07:20 PM PST Reuters - SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Saturday he would leave for the United States and give way to a successor, hours after his forces killed nine people demanding he be tried for killings over nearly a year of protests aimed at his ouster. But Saleh, who agreed to step down last month under a deal cut by his wealthier neighbors who fear civil war in Yemen will affect them, did not say when he would depart and vowed to play a political role again, this time opposed to a new government. ... Full Story Top Christmas pilgrims pray for peace in Bethlehem Sat,24 Dec 2011 02:21 PM PST Reuters - BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - Thousands of foreign pilgrims and Palestinian Christians, some in Santa hats, gathered at Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity Saturday to pray for peace at the place where Jesus was born. Loudspeakers blared carols in Arabic and a Palestinian cleric in a festive purple robe pleaded for peace in the Holy Land and in the wider Middle East. "We ask the baby of Bethlehem to give us the peace we really need, peace in all the countries of the Middle East. We demand peace in the Holy Land," said Latin Patriarch Fuad al-Tuwal. ... Full Story Top Mourning Syrians rally for Assad, U.N. condemns bombs Sat,24 Dec 2011 02:07 PM PST Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Funerals for 44 people killed in twin suicide car bombs in Damascus turned into a show of support for President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday, with thousands of mourners denouncing the United States and its Arab allies for interfering in Syria. The United Nations voiced grave concern over the bombings, which marked an ominous step up in the violence that has rocked the Arab nation for nine months, claiming at least 5,000 lives. Syria said al Qaeda terrorists were behind the attacks. The media displayed gruesome pictures of dismembered bodies and heads. ... Full Story Top Iraq Sunni leader says charges could reignite sectarian war Sat,24 Dec 2011 12:49 PM PST Reuters - QALACHOWLAN, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's Sunni Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, wanted on charges he led death squads, called the case a plot to destroy opponents of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki that could reignite the sectarian slaughter of 2006-07. Iraq has been plunged into a political crisis in the week since the final U.S. troops withdrew, after Maliki's Shi'ite-led government unveiled an arrest warrant for Hashemi, who left Baghdad for the semi-autonomous Kurdish north of the country. ... Full Story Top Grenade attack hits northeastern Kenyan district: police Sat,24 Dec 2011 11:32 AM PST Reuters - NAIROBI (Reuters) - A grenade blast hit a club frequented by civil servants and aid workers in Wajir district in north eastern Kenya near the Somali border Saturday, police said, and Kenyan television reported seven people had been wounded. "Ngamia club has been attacked and hit by a grenade. No death has been reported but people were injured. They have been taken to hospital," North Eastern police commander Leo Nyongesa told Reuters. ... Full Story Top Bahrain says to drop free-speech cases after protests Sat,24 Dec 2011 10:51 AM PST Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain said on Saturday it would drop charges against 343 people whose offences were linked to free speech, but the opposition said that was just a portion of those detained on such accusations during pro-democracy protests this year. The Sunni-led Gulf kingdom, under pressure to improve its rights record to secure a U.S. arms deal, has said it would follow the recommendations of a state-appointed commission which found evidence of widespread abuse in the crackdown against the protests by majority Shi'ite Muslims. ... Full Story Top Egypt Islamists take two-thirds of 2nd-round vote Sat,24 Dec 2011 10:06 AM PST Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's two leading Islamist parties won about two-thirds of votes for party lists in the second round of polling for a parliament that will help draft a new constitution after decades of autocratic rule, the election committee said Saturday. The party list led by the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) won 36.3 percent of the list vote, while the ultra-conservative Salafi al-Nour Party took 28.8 percent, pushing the liberal Wafd party into third place. ... Full Story Top French health minister wants implant boss found Sat,24 Dec 2011 09:45 AM PST Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - France's health minister called on Saturday for the head of the breast implant maker accused of selling faulty prostheses to tens of thousands of women around the world to be found, calling the growing scandal a "shady business." Jean-Claude Mas, 72, the founder and CEO of French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) has not been seen or heard of in public since the scandal broke, potentially affecting 300,000 women around the world. ... Full Story Top Yemen's Saleh says to go to U.S., let government function Sat,24 Dec 2011 08:44 AM PST Reuters - SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Saturday he would go to the United States in order to allow an interim government to prepare for an election to replace him, but did not specify when he would leave. Saleh, speaking to reporters after forces loyal to him fired at protesters demanding he face trial for killing demonstrators over 11 months of protests, said he had no designs on staying in power. "I will go to the United States. ... Full Story Top Former South Korean first lady to go North to mark Kim's death Sat,24 Dec 2011 07:35 AM PST Reuters - SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Saturday a former first lady and the chairwoman of the giant Hyundai business conglomerate will be permitted to cross into North Korea next week to join ceremonies marking the death the North's leader, Kim Jong-il. A spokesman for the South Korean Unification Ministry said Lee Hee-ho, the widow of late president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kim Dae-jung, will lead a 13-member delegation for a two-day trip from Monday. Kim died a week ago. ... Full Story Top Gaza's thriving tunnel imports unleash building boom Sat,24 Dec 2011 07:31 AM PST Reuters - GAZA (Reuters) - At last, Nael Zeyara has a steady job in construction, thanks to the smuggling of cement through Gaza's network of tunnels to Egypt, an underground supply line that boosts the Israeli-blockaded enclave and creates jobs. Zeyara, 30, has been out of work for four years. "I lead a tough life with a wife and four children in a rented house," Zeyara told Reuters as he worked. "Six or seven months ago I got my job back when supplies began to flow again," he said. Zeyara earns about $19 a day. ... Full Story Top Angry Syrians bury Damascus bombing dead Sat,24 Dec 2011 07:22 AM PST Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Thousands of Syrians chanted "Death to America" on Saturday during funeral processions in Damascus for at least 44 people killed in twin suicide bombings that rocked the capital. Syria blamed al Qaeda for the blasts which hit two security buildings on Friday and came a day after an Arab League delegation arrived to prepare for monitors who will report on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's implementation of a plan to end the bloodshed. Some Assad opponents said the attacks could have been staged by the government itself. ... Full Story Top Angry Syrians bury Damascus bombing dead Sat,24 Dec 2011 05:32 AM PST Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Thousands of Syrians chanted "Death to America" on Saturday during funeral processions in Damascus for at least 44 people killed in twin suicide bombings that rocked the capital. Syria blamed al Qaeda for the blasts which hit two security buildings on Friday and came a day after an Arab League delegation arrived to prepare for monitors who will report on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's implementation of a plan to end the bloodshed. Some Assad opponents said the attacks could have been staged by the government itself. ... Full Story Top Thai government seeks $11.12 billion budget for new flood plan Sat,24 Dec 2011 04:57 AM PST Reuters - BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's government will seek cabinet approval next week for a 350 billion baht ($11.12 billion) budget for infrastructure and water management to prevent a repeat of the country's recent flood crisis, a top official said on Saturday. The government's post-flood rehabilitation taskforce would propose the budget for flood prevention and infrastructure upgrades to restore investor confidence as soon as possible, the head of the taskforce, Veerapong Ramangkuland, said in a televised speech. ... Full Story Top Greek strikers close Acropolis over Christmas Sat,24 Dec 2011 04:47 AM PST Reuters - ATHENS (Reuters) - Hundreds of tourists were barred from visiting the Athens Acropolis on Christmas Eve after the site's guards called a strike to demand overdue weekend pay. Visitors had to resort to taking photos of themselves outside the monument's shuttered gates on Saturday, peering through the bars to get a look at the 5th century BC temple. "It kind of sucks because this is one of your main sites here ... It throws off our whole weekend," said Anita Amin, 25, a tourist from the United States. ... Full Story Top Iran navy starts 10-day wargame in Strait of Hormuz Sat,24 Dec 2011 12:51 AM PST Reuters - TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran began 10 days of naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, raising concern about a possible closure of the world's most strategic oil transit channel in the event of any outbreak of military conflict between Tehran and the West. The military drill, dubbed "Velayat-e 90," comes as the tension between the West and Iran is escalating over the Islamic state's nuclear program. Some analysts and diplomats believe the Islamic Republic could try to block the strait in the event of any war with the West over suspicions it is seeking atom bombs. ... Full Story Top Cuba to free 2,900 in sweeping amnesty Fri,23 Dec 2011 07:32 PM PST Reuters - HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba will release 2,900 prisoners in the coming days for humanitarian reasons in a sweeping amnesty ahead of a visit next spring by Pope Benedict XVI, the Cuban government said on Friday. Those to be pardoned do not include American Alan Gross, serving 15 years in prison for setting up Internet equipment on the island under a secretive U.S. program in a case that stalled progress in U.S.-Cuba relations, a government spokesman said. ... Full Story Top Fuel pipeline blast kills 11 in Colombia Fri,23 Dec 2011 08:19 PM PST Reuters - DOSQUEBRADAS, Colombia (Reuters) - A huge explosion at a gasoline and diesel pipeline in Colombia killed 11 people, injured nearly 100, and destroyed dozens of homes on Friday, in an accident described by President Juan Manuel Santos as a "great tragedy." The explosion at a pipeline controlled by Colombia's state-owned Ecopetrol was caused by a landslide following heavy rains, the company said, retracting an earlier statement that fuel thieves were probably to blame. "This really is a great tragedy ... ... Full Story Top UK's Prince Philip has heart operation: palace Fri,23 Dec 2011 04:02 PM PST Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth, had an operation to relieve a blocked artery in his heart on Friday after being rushed to hospital with chest pains, Buckingham Palace said. "The Duke of Edinburgh was found to have a blocked coronary artery which caused his chest pains," the palace said in a statement. "This was treated successfully by the minimally invasive procedure of coronary stenting." A stent is a small tube inserted into a blood vessel to keep it open and avoid blockages. ... Full Story Top New U.N. draft resolution on Syria: bombs hit capital Fri,23 Dec 2011 03:29 PM PST Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - World powers argued about the details of a U.N. resolution on Syria, after suicide car bombers lent a grim new face to its conflict by killing 44 in Damascus. European and U.S. officials want the Security Council to impose an arms embargo and other sanctions on Syria's government because of its nine-month-old crackdown on protesters, which U.N. officials say has killed thousands. Western powers say government security forces have been responsible for most of the violence. But Russia, an old ally of Damascus, wants any resolution to be even-handed. ... Full Story Top Day of violence in northern Nigeria kills at least 24 Fri,23 Dec 2011 02:59 PM PST Reuters - KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - Clashes between a violent Islamist sect and security forces in Nigeria's northeastern city of Damaturu have killed at least 24 people in the past day, police said on Friday. A sustained gun battle broke out between Nigerian security forces and suspected Islamist militants in Damaturu on Thursday, and several explosions were heard. Then on Friday suspected sect members opened fire on a group of policemen shortly after Friday prayers in the city, killing four, local police officials said. ... Full Story Top UK's Prince Philip in hospital after chest pains Fri,23 Dec 2011 02:32 PM PST Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Philip, the 90-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth, was taken to a specialist heart hospital on Friday for tests after suffering chest pains, Buckingham Palace said. Britain's longest-serving royal consort, known for his outspoken and sometimes brusque manner, was admitted to the Papworth Hospital, one of Britain's main heart and chest centers, in Cambridge, eastern England, a palace spokeswoman said. ... Full Story Top Newsmaker: UK's loyal, gaffe-prone consort taken ill Fri,23 Dec 2011 02:15 PM PST Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Philip, who was taken to hospital with chest pains on Friday, has earned a reputation as a loyal and hard-working consort with a brusque sense of humor and a tendency to make politically incorrect gaffes. The longest serving consort in British history, Philip married Queen Elizabeth in 1947 and has been by her side since her coronation in 1952. A stray remark about "slitty eyes" during a visit to China in the 1980s became symbolic of his gruff and often unguarded manner, which contrasted with the smiling image of the queen and other British royals. ... Full Story Top Russia offers new U.N. Syria draft, Germany unsatisfied Fri,23 Dec 2011 01:54 PM PST Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia's U.N. delegation on Friday submitted a revised draft resolution on Syria to the U.N. Security Council, but Germany said it did not go far enough in addressing Western concerns about the escalating violence there. Russian U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said Moscow had limits on how much it would accommodate the demands of the European and U.S. delegations, which would like the 15-nation council to threaten sanctions on Damascus over its nine-month-old crackdown on protesters. ... Full Story Top Syria's Alawites are secretive, unorthodox sect Fri,23 Dec 2011 12:39 PM PST Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - The clannishness, secrecy and tenacity of Syria's power elite around President Bashar al-Assad are hallmarks of the enigmatic Alawite faith that unites its members and arouses suspicion among the majority Sunnis. An oppressed minority for most of their history, Alawites suddenly took control in Syria in 1970 when Assad's father Hafez staged a coup that sidelined the Sunnis. He built a ferocious security apparatus based on fellow Alawite officers. ... Full Story Top Factbox: Who are the Alawites? Fri,23 Dec 2011 12:39 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - WHO ARE THE ALAWITES? -- The roots of Alawism go back to the 9th and 10th centuries in the teachings of Mohammad ibn Nusayr and his follower Hussein ibn Hamdan al-Khasabi. -- Throughout their history, the Alawites have been the victims of persecution. They were gradually conquered by waves of Crusaders, Mamluks, and Ottomans, in addition to fighting a number of internecine wars. -- Well established in Syria since the 12th century, living in the Nusayri mountains in the north-west, they were also known as Nusayris after their founder. ... Full Story Top Thousands sign up for new Russian protest Fri,23 Dec 2011 11:24 AM PST Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - More than 40,000 Russians have signed up online to protest in Moscow on Saturday against a disputed election, dismissing Kremlin promises of political change. The rally follows protests by tens of thousands of people across Russia on December 10 and is intended to pile pressure on Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who has responded with only minor concessions and seems confident of winning a presidential poll in March. ... Full Story Top U.S. drone kills Yemen al Qaeda leader's relative: source Fri,23 Dec 2011 11:23 AM PST Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - A U.S. drone attack killed a relative of al Qaeda's leader in Yemen in one of the group's strongholds in the strife-torn country, a security source said. The drone struck a district in the southern town of Zinjibar on Thursday evening, killing at least one man called Abdulrahman al-Wuhayshi, residents told Reuters. A Yemeni security source said the man was related to Nasser al-Wuhayshi, a Yemeni who leads al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the joint Saudi-Yemeni branch of al Qaeda. Nasser al-Wuhayshi was once Osama bin Laden's personal aide in Afghanistan. ... Full Story Top World leaders bid farewell to Vaclav Havel Fri,23 Dec 2011 11:12 AM PST Reuters - PRAGUE (Reuters) - International leaders bade farewell on Friday to former Czech President Vaclav Havel, the anti-communist dissident who led the peaceful "Velvet Revolution" and inspired human rights campaigners around the world. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her husband former President Bill Clinton, joined leaders from France, Britain and many ex-communist countries for the funeral mass in the gothic St. Vitus cathedral at Prague Castle, the seat of Czech kings and presidents. ... Full Story Top Britain slams Argentina, vows to protect Falklands Fri,23 Dec 2011 10:37 AM PST Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Friday that Argentinian-led efforts to ban ships flying the Falkland Islands flag from South American ports were "unjustified and counterproductive" and vowed to protect the territory's sovereignty. The comments by Prime Minister David Cameron were the government's strongest yet as tensions between Britain and Argentina escalated almost 30 years after the two countries went to war over the British-ruled islands. On Tuesday the South American trading bloc Mercosur announced the ship ban in act of solidarity with Argentina. ... Full Story Top U.N.'s Bachelet deplores Egyptian attacks on women Fri,23 Dec 2011 09:28 AM PST Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The head of the U.N. women's agency voiced serious concern on Thursday about the treatment of women and children by Egyptian security forces and urged authorities to ensure their rights are respected. "I note with great concern the reports of direct attacks in the past few days on women, individually and collectively, for exercising their political and civil rights to public assembly and expression," Michele Bachelet said in a statement. ... Full Story Top Analysis: Egypt may need up to $15 bln from IMF to avoid crunch Fri,23 Dec 2011 09:28 AM PST Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has little choice but to return to the IMF to help it find up to $15 billion to stave off a full-blown financial crisis, but the ruling army seems to be stalling to avoid blame for approaching a foreign institution for cash on its watch. The $3 billion facility from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that Egypt negotiated then rejected in June may no longer be enough to manage an orderly currency devaluation and get a growing budget deficit under control, economists say. ... Full Story Top In provinces, Egyptians focus on vote not protests Fri,23 Dec 2011 09:28 AM PST Reuters - SHARQIYA, Egypt (Reuters) - In the provinces, where the chants in Cairo's Tahrir Square against the army are too distant to be heard, Egyptians say that holding their rulers to account should be done via the ballot box and not the street. Before this week's latest round of voting in the staggered parliamentary election, protesters in Cairo battled with soldiers and troops. Women were stamped on, men were beaten while slumped on the ground and gunshots rang out. ... Full Story Top Egyptians rally against army over beatings of protesters Fri,23 Dec 2011 09:28 AM PST Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Thousands of Egyptians rallied in Cairo and other cities on Friday to demand the military give up power and vent their anger after 17 people were killed in protests where troops beat and clubbed women and men even as they lay on the ground. One image in particular from the five days of clashes that ended this week has stoked their fury: that of soldiers dragging a woman lying on the street so that her bra and torso were exposed, while clubbing and stamping on her. "Anyone who saw her and saw her pain would come to Tahrir," Omar Adel, 27, said in Cairo's Tahrir Square. ... Full Story Top Iraq crisis stirs protests in Sunni strongholds Fri,23 Dec 2011 08:58 AM PST Reuters - SAMARRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Several thousand Iraqis in Sunni Muslim strongholds protested on Friday against Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, responding to his moves against two Sunni leaders and taking to the streets a day after fatal bombings hit the capital Baghdad. Maliki this week sought Sunni Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi's arrest on terrorism charges and moved to fire a Sunni deputy. On Thursday at least 72 people were killed in Baghdad by bombings in mainly Shi'ite neighborhoods. ... Full Story Top New Libyan leaders juggle demands, grievances Fri,23 Dec 2011 08:52 AM PST Reuters - TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI (Reuters) - The mood was almost merry outside Prime Minister Abdurrahim El-Keib's Tripoli office. Under a weak winter sun, teenagers in flip-flops scaled palm trees above a crowd that sang and danced to the beat of a drum. But their message was serious. "If you don't have dinars, give us dollars!" they sang this week. "Where's our share?!" cried a voice from the throng. The protesters were mainly from the Libyan capital, some of them students who said they had swapped their books for guns and joined the fight against Muammar Gaddafi. ... Full Story Top Ukraine's Tymoshenko loses appeal against jailing Fri,23 Dec 2011 08:10 AM PST Reuters - KIEV (Reuters) - A Ukrainian appeals court on Friday upheld the guilty verdict and seven-year jail sentence imposed on former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko over abuse-of-office charges in a case that has soured Ukraine's ties with the West. The ruling suggests Tymoshenko, an opposition leader whose party is one of the key contenders in the October 2012 parliamentary election, is unlikely to go free in the near future. "The court has left the (original) ruling unchanged," a spokeswoman for the appeals court said. ... Full Story Top

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