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In a nation blighted by strife, rights abuses and curbs on free speech, for one day millions dared to hope for change.

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Rebel groups and the government met in northern Myanmar this week to hold peace talks.

<p>Lieutenant General Myint Soe of the Myanmar army is ushered into the first day of meetings between the military and rebel groups over the possible implementation of a ceasefire agreement in Myitkyina, Myanmar on November 4.</p>

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Colourful three-day event celebrates the anniversary of Buddha’s descent to Earth.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">A young girl places an incense stick in the base of a Buddha statue located in the bed of a pickup truck during the Thadingyut lighting festival in downtown Yangon, Myanmar.</span></p>

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