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Myanmar opposition wins absolute majority in parliament

Friday, 13 November 2015 3:08 PM [ Last Update: Friday, 13 November 2015 3:09 PM ]

1. Iraq steps up fight against the Daesh terrorists. Kurdish fighters take control of the centre of the northern town of Sinjar as government forces advance on the western city of Ramadi.

2. Lebanon's prime minister holds an emergency meeting to discuss Thursday’s deadly terrorist attacks by the ISIL in Beirut.

3. The Pentagon says two US strategic bombers flew near Chinese islands in the South China Sea despite warnings by Beijing.

4. Myanmar’s opposition wins an absolute majority in the parliamentary elections amid the continued silence of the country’s politicians on the plight of the persecuted Rohingya Muslims.

5. The British Medical Association says junior doctors will stage three days of industrial action next month to protest a planned new contract.

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