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/ 24 September 2007

Burmese anti-junta protests spread

Tens of thousands of people joined streams of Buddhist monks on marches through Burma’s capital on Monday in the biggest demonstration against the ruling generals since they crushed student-led protests nearly 20 years ago. ”People locked arms around the monks. They were clapping and cheering,” a witness said.

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/ 24 September 2007

Uganda herdsmen evicted from game reserve

Herdsmen who had been encroaching on a Ugandan game reserve that the queen of England is due to visit in November have started relocating after an ultimatum, wildlife officials said on Monday. The chief warden of Uganda’s second-largest natural park said that some of the Basongora tribesmen started moving out on Sunday.

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/ 24 September 2007

Tornadoes tear roofs off in central England

Several tornadoes hit central England on Monday, tearing roof tiles off houses and ripping branches from trees. One witness described the scene in Nuneaton in the west Midlands as ”absolute bedlam” and said the roofs had been ripped off a row of 10 to 15 houses. ”It only lasted a couple of minutes,” he said. ”It’s devastating.”

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/ 24 September 2007

Brits to teach foreign students how to queue

Foreign students visiting Britain are to be educated in the etiquette of queuing for buses, after local users complained about them not observing the conventions of standing in line. A bus operator is to contact local language schools following several complaints about the behaviour of young students over the summer months.