Sri Lanka





Sri Lanka Report - BBC: LINK ¤ B B C

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  • "officially the - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "is an island country - known until 1972 as - Ceylon !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "with a long-established Tamil minority - the historical reason was - tea !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the Tamils - are pressing for more - autonomy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the tensions ended - also officially - in 2009 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( 25 years - 70,000 people ! )"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the main Tamil party - wins a convincing victory - in the elections !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "there should be more - democracy - in Sri Lanka !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


 

 

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  • "and there should be more - social justice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Maithripala Sirisena - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "Maithripala Sirisena - wins the elections - for president !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Sri Lanka’s new government - moves swiftly - to dismantle !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the selfish behaviour of - Mahinda Rajapaksa - analysts describe !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the elections as significant - and a big chance - for democracy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Maithripala Sirisena promises - no censorship - no blocking websites !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "reopen - an investigation - into the circumstances - of a high-profile journalist !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and no programme of - Internet censorship ! - ( several critical activists - had been picked up by white vans - believed to be used by the security service ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the new Prime Minister - Ranil Wickremesinghe - says !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "reporters - of the media - are free - to report !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "whatever they want - without the fear - of being abducted !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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Pope Francis - BBC: LINK ¤ B B C

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  • "hundreds of thousands people - sea-front service - at Galle Face Green !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Pope Francis - says the missionary's - life !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "should show - an importance - to help other people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "we all - must not allow - violence !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "we all - must not allow - hate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Pope Francis - emphasises !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "a genuine worship - of God !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "bore fruit - in respect !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "for the - sacredness - of whole of life - and God !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "there is now - a new sense - of hope - after tensions ended !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "also after elections passed off - and delivered - Maithripala Sirisena !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the previous government - consistently denied - that it was responsible !"

 

 


 

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  • "and their authorities had refused - to co-operate with a - UN inquiry !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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US Trade - US cable - 2002: LINK ¤ 02COLOMBO2315

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  • "the US ambassador - had been pushing Sri Lanka hard - on exports !"

 

 

 

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  • "mass transit - buses - locomotive engines - power equipment !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "textile fabric - and power deals of - AES - and General Electric !"

 

 

 

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  • "the government of Sri Lanka - planned a ban - on biotech foods !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the US embassy lobbied against - along with a letter from !"

 

 

 

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  • "US trade secretary Zoellick - Sri Lanka had dropped the ban !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Sri Lanka - was a small part - of its trade interests !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the US embassy lobbied - a plan - entry point - for its companies !"

 

 

 

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  • "a gateway - a FTA - with India ! - ( free trade agreement ! )"

 

 

 

 

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  • "this would allow its businesses - to export products to - Sri Lanka !"


 

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  • "and re-export them - to India - on preferential duty terms !"

 


 

 

 

 

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International Monetary Fund - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09COLOMBO488

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  • "senior presidential advisor - Basil Rajapaksa - said !"

 

 

 

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  • "the US was blocking - Sri Lanka's - IMF request !"

 

 

 

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  • "US ambassador said - "it believed - the IMF program - should be delayed"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IMF - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09COLOMBO540

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  • "central bank governor - Nivard Cabraal - said !"

 

 

 

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  • "attempts by the US embassy - to block the Sri Lanka's !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "IMF stand-by arrangement - were misplaced - and puzzling !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Cabraal highlighted the Sri Lanka's - debt servicing record !"

 


 

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  • "and its compliance - with all IMF requests !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Microsoft - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07COLOMBO852

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  • "Microsoft-Sri Lanka - American chamber of commerce !"

 

 

 

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  • "an intellectual property rights - campaign !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "in addition to its - non-publicized - financial contributions !"

 

 

 

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  • "Microsoft staff - had conducted training !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "for judiciary staff - who should rule on !"

 

 

 

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  • "intellectual property rights cases - mainly fines !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BBC - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09COLOMBO146

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  • "the BBC has a - radio programming - in Sinhala - Tamil !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "and English - and suspended it - due to deliberate interference !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "by the government - government ministers had claimed - "falsifying" reports !"

 

 

 

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  • "that contradicted - the official government position !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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northern Sri Lanka - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09COLOMBO374

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  • "the UN reported - 3937 civilians - 78% of those were in the - "safe zone"  !"

 


 

 

 

 

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northern Sri Lanka - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09COLOMBO411

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  • "the Red Cross - reported a disappointing result - of ICRC !"

 

 


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  • "President Kellenberger's - visit to Sri Lanka !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "including the denial - of access - to IDP - internally displaced persons !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "UN special rapporteur John Holmes - said "the number of civilians" !"

 

 

 

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  • "in the safe zone - were 150,000 - to 190,000 !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ban Ki-Moon - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09COLOMBO567

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  • "UN Secretary General - Ban Ki-moon - emphasized the need !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "for a - political process - and reconciliation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "better access - by humanitarian workers - to the camp - Manik Farm !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "and greater accountability - on human rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the Secretary General - pressed for greater - accountability !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


 

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  • "in protecting - international human rights - and humanitarian law !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Earth - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05COLOMBO39

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  • "the number - in Sri Lanka was - 30,190 !"

 

 

 

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  • "the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "OCHA - said - the immediate priority areas - in Sri Lanka - were water !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


 

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  • "sanitation - health - shelter - food - and transportation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Earth - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 05COLOMBO616

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  • "this time - the governments of - Sri Lanka - and Maldives !"

 

 

 

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  • "responded - quickly - and efficiently !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to the potential for another - off the Indonesian island of Sumatra !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "both governments - issued public warnings - and disseminated !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


 

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  • "available information quickly - then people were reliefed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Climate - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09COLOMBO1048

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  • "the government of the - Maldives - calls !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "climate protection - its number one - national priority !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and has - carbon-neutrality - since 2020 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Papst Franziskus ruft zu Frieden auf - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "Papst Franziskus - ruft die Menschen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "alle - zur Versöhnung - auf !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "Papst Franziskus appelliert - an die Menschen - auf Sri Lanka !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "Misstrauen - hinter sich zu lassen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "Anhänger der verschiedenen - Religionen - tragen Verantwortung !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "und sich aktiv für - Frieden - einzusetzen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "wichtig ist das - Streben - nach Wahrheit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "Sri Lanka - hat eine neue Regierung mit - Maithripala Sirisena !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "alle Bürger Sri Lankas - müssen frei sein - ihre Anliegen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "und Bedürfnisse - zu äußern - davor bei Mahinda Rajapaksa !"

 

 

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  • "hatten sich Menschenrechtler - immer wieder beschwert !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "im Norden der Insel - lebt die tamilische Minderheit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


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  • "die für mehr - Autonomie - eintritt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SRI LANKA - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ SRI LANKA

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Sri Lanka - Wikipedia SI: LINK ¤ SRI LANKA
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Sri Lanka - Map: LINK ¤ WIKIMEDIA
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