Firefighters all but concede defeat to raging wildfires
Faced with unrelenting winds whipping wildfires
into a frenzy across Southern California, firefighters conceded
defeat on many fronts to an unstoppable force that has chased more
than 500,000 people from their homes.
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Myanmar bows to world pressure
Bowing to international pressure, Myanmar's
rulers on Tuesday agreed to bring forward to early November a return
visit by UN mediator Ibrahim Gambari a day after clearing the first
visit by the UN's top human rights official in four years.
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