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Megawati’s
party readies electoral protest
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JAKARTA: Indonesian opposition leader Megawati Sukarnoputri’s
campaign team refused to concede defeat Friday to an apparent
landslide election win by incumbent President Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono.
The Megawati camp alleges
widespread fraud in the Wednesday vote, including millions of fake
voters, after a provisional official count giving Yudhoyono 61.88
percent of the vote to Megawati’s 28.57 percent.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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G8 pledges massive
fund for food production
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L’AQUILA, Italy: G8 leaders,
including an Africa-bound Barack Obama, vowed to stand by the
world’s poor despite the downturn Friday, unveiling a $15-billion
boost for food production.
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Earthquake
destroys thousands
of homes, leaves one dead in China
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BEIJING: Emergency officials were
evacuating more than 400,000 people after an earthquake hit
southwest China, killing one person, injuring hundreds and
flattening more than 18,000 homes.
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WORLDINBRIEF
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YANGON: Myanmar on Friday resumed
its trial of Aung San Suu Kyi after a six-week adjournment and a
week after a failed bid by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to meet
her during a visit, officials said.
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