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April 20, 2015
SINO DAILY
Tibetan man self-immolates in China: reports
Beijing (AFP) April 17, 2015
A Tibetan man has burned himself to death in China, rights groups and media said, the second such protest reported against Beijing's policies in the region in two weeks. Nei Kyab, believed to be in his 40s, set himself ablaze on Wednesday in a Tibetan-populated area of Sichuan province in southwestern China, US-funded broadcaster Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported. Campaign group Free Tibet also reported the death, though identified him under an alternative spelling of his name as 45-year-old former ... read more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

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CYBER WARS

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FROTH AND BUBBLE

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SPACEMART

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AEROSPACE

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TRADE WARS

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