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Debt woes drive thousands of Indian farmers to suicide

KOCHI, India (AP) — On the last night of his life, the farmer walked into his dusty fields, choked down pesticide and waited to die.
He owed more than $1,000 to banks and moneylenders and he had told his wife that if the cotton harvest was bad this year, he would kill himself.
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Myanmar's junta holds referendum despite cyclone crisis

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's military rulers held a referendum yesterday aimed at solidifying their hold on power while brazenly turning cyclone relief efforts into a propaganda campaign. In some cases, generals' names were scribbled onto boxes of foreign aid before being distributed. more>>

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