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Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi talks to the media as she leaves the National League for Democracy headquarters during the final day of a party meeting in Yangon on Sunday.


Fifth of Britons below poverty line

A charity has warned that 13 million of the UK population of 62 million live below the poverty line, as more Britons find themselves struggling to make ends meet due to the government's benefit cuts. According to the Trussell Trust, the number of people in need of emergency aid is predicted to increase, with 500,000 Britons expected to need food parcels just to survive by 2015.

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Suu kyi refuses to take a seat in parliament

Myanmar's parliament reopened with Aung San Suu Kyi refusing to take a seat on Monday, while the nation's president vowed "no U-turn" on reforms as the EU prepares to suspend sanctions. Suu Kyi's party has refused to swear to "safeguard" an army-created constitution in the first sign of tension with the government since a landmark by-election this month saw the democracy icon win a parliamentary seat.

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Hollande edges Sarkozy in French vote, Le Pen surges

Far-rightist Marine Le Pen threw France’s presidential race wide open on Sunday by polling nearly 19 percent in the first round - votes that may tip a runoff between Socialist favorite Francois Hollande and conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy. Hollande led Sarkozy by 28.2 percent to 27.0 percent with more than four fifths of votes counted, the Interior Ministry said, meaning the two will meet head-to-head in a decider on May 6 that may be closer than pundits had been expected.

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China opposes any US arms sales to Taiwan

China yesterday repeated its opposition to arms sales to Taiwan, following a media report that Taipei plans to buy four warships from the United States to modernise its aging fleet. Taiwan’s United Daily News said Sunday that the island was considering buying four Perry-class frigates built in the 1980s which are to be retired by the US navy.

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