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UN chief goes to Myanmar to cajole junta over aid

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May 21, 2008
        

By JOHN HEILPRIN ; Associated Press Writer BANGKOK, Thailand -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon heads to Myanmar on Thursday for the diplomatic challenge of a lifetime - persuading the ruling generals to let in a torrent of foreign assistance for cyclone victims. "We must do our utmost for the...

Cyclone Nargis survivors ousted from shelters in Myanmar

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May 21, 2008
        

YANGON, Myanmar -- With few places to seek refuge, the wooden schoolhouse seemed as good as anywhere. Though its roof was partially blown off by Cyclone Nargis, and panels were ripped from its walls, hundreds of people swarmed here after the storm. Now the government has forced them out to make...

                   

UN chief goes to Myanmar to cajole junta over aid

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May 21, 2008
        

In this photo released by UNICEF, medic team of UNICEF, right, chat with a Myanmar survivor of Cyclone Nargis and her children during heavy rain outside a makeshift shelter in Myanmar Tuesday, May, 20, 2008. Myanmar slowly relented to international pressure to accept more outside help, but state...

                   

UN chief goes to Myanmar to cajole junta over aid

charlotte.com
May 21, 2008
        

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon heads to Myanmar on Thursday for the diplomatic challenge of a lifetime - persuading the ruling generals to let in a torrent of foreign assistance for cyclone victims.He urged the junta Wednesday to focus on saving lives, not on politics, after it refused an...

                   

UN chief goes to Myanmar to cajole junta over aid

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May 21, 2008
        

In this photo released by UNICEF, medic team of UNICEF, right, chat with a Myanmar survivor of Cyclone Nargis and her children during heavy rain outside a makeshift shelter in Myanmar Tuesday, May, 20, 2008. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon heads to Myanmar on Thursday for the diplomatic...

                   
abc.net.au: It is believed at least 134,000 people have died since the cyclone hit. abc.net.au

Ban Ki-moon heads to Burma

abc.net.au
May 21, 2008
        

By South East Asia correspondent Karen Percy It is believed at least 134,000 people have died since the cyclone hit. (AFP: file photo) United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon is heading to Burma today to try to convince the country's military leaders to accept a full-scale international...

                   

UN chief goes to Myanmar to cajole junta over cyclone aid, saying 'utmost' effort is needed

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May 21, 2008
        

By JOHN HEILPRIN , Associated Press BANGKOK, Thailand - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon heads to Myanmar on Thursday for the diplomatic challenge of a lifetime — persuading the ruling generals to let in a torrent of foreign assistance for cyclone victims. "We must do our utmost for the people...

                   

UN chief goes to Myanmar to cajole junta over aid

sacbee.com
May 21, 2008
        

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon heads to Myanmar on Thursday for the diplomatic challenge of a lifetime - persuading the ruling generals to let in a torrent of foreign assistance for cyclone victims. In this photo released by UNICEF, medic team of UNICEF, right, chat with a Myanmar survivor of...

                   

UN chief goes to Myanmar to cajole junta over aid

localtechwire.com
May 21, 2008
        

By JOHN HEILPRIN Associated Press Writer Posted: 45 minutes ago BANGKOK, Thailand — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon heads to Myanmar on Thursday for the diplomatic challenge of a lifetime - persuading the ruling generals to let in a torrent of foreign assistance for cyclone victims. "We must...

                   

UN chief goes to Myanmar to cajole junta over aid (AP)

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May 21, 2008
        

By JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press Writer 19 minutes ago BANGKOK, Thailand - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon heads to Myanmar on Thursday for the diplomatic challenge of a lifetime — persuading the ruling generals to let in a torrent of foreign assistance for cyclone victims. "We must do our...