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Mar 31, 2025

Lure of the north: What Russia's Arctic can offer Trump
Putin is offering the U.S. a stake in the minerals, rare earths and vast natural gas deposits in Russia's Arctic.

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Mar 31, 2025

A devastating quake strains Myanmar's embattled regime
In the aftermath of a calamitous disaster, can the unpopular junta still cling to power?

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Mar 30, 2025

In photos: Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr around the world
Some 2 billion Muslims around the globe gathered with loved ones to celebrate the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

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Mar 30, 2025

Trump says he's ‘angry' at Putin's remark questioning Zelensky's legitimacy
President Donald Trump said in an interview with NBC on Sunday that he would mull secondary tariffs on Russian oil if Putin stalls the peace process with Ukraine.

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Mar 30, 2025

Trump's threat of towering tariffs on European booze is sobering
Wine and spirits can be markers of national and regional identity — which could make a coming trade fight between the U.S. and Europe much more emotional.

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Mar 30, 2025

Aid groups struggle to provide for thousands displaced in West Bank
An Israeli military operation has displaced 40,000 people from refugee camps, but restrictions on humanitarian access are complicating the response.

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Mar 30, 2025

Europe seeks leverage as Trump negotiates with Russia on Ukraine
European officials say sanctions on Russia and plans for troops in Ukraine show they hold some cards, too.

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Mar 30, 2025

Taliban releases American woman detained in Afghanistan
Faye Hall is one of four Americans known to have been released by the Taliban this year. She called on President Trump to help other women jailed in Afghanistan.

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Mar 29, 2025

Syria announces a new transitional government
Syrian's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa promised a "new phase" as he appointed the 22-member cabinet.

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Mar 29, 2025

DOGE fires nearly all staff at U.S. Institute of Peace headquarters
D.C. employees of the institute, founded and funded by Congress, received late-night termination notices, though most of its overseas staff were left in place.

Washington Post World News
Mar 29, 2025

Turkish opposition stages rally, announces campaign to defeat Erdogan
Turkey's leading opposition party is trying to channel anger over the arrest of a key Erdogan challenger into a sustained political movement.

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Mar 29, 2025

Julio Simón, Argentine torturer convicted in landmark case, dies at 84
The 2006 trial for atrocities during Argentina's military dictatorship began a wave of prosecutions more than a generation after the junta.

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Mar 29, 2025

Secret Pentagon memo on China, homeland has Heritage fingerprints
An secret memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth focuses on deterring China's seizure of Taiwan and shoring up homeland defense. The guidance mimics language of a report from the conservative think tank behind Project 2025.

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Mar 29, 2025

Academy apologizes for muted response to Palestinian director's assault
Olivia Colman and Joaquin Phoenix were among more than 600 Academy members who criticized leaders after Israeli settlers reportedly attacked "No Other Land" director Hamdan Ballal.

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Mar 29, 2025

Deadly Russian attacks leave Ukrainians questioning point of ceasefire
"This is the result of peace negotiations with Putin," said one Ukrainian, after a Russian attack in Dnipro killed four people and injured more than 20 on Saturday.

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Mar 29, 2025

Myanmar quake death toll rises past 1,600 as damage comes into focus
An additional 3,408 people were injured, according to the country's military junta. At least 10 people were killed in neighboring Thailand.

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Mar 29, 2025

Death toll in Myanmar quake jumps to over 1,000 as damage comes into focus
An additional 2,376 people were injured, according to the country's military junta. At least eight people were killed in neighboring Thailand.

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Mar 29, 2025

China wants to lead the world in robots — from dogs to dancers
Beijing is promoting China's robotics sector as part of its drive to own the technologies of the future. It is fast closing the gap with the United States.

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Mar 29, 2025

At least 838 dead after earthquake strikes Myanmar, a country in crisis
The 7.7 quake in Myanmar hit an isolated nation already reeling from civil war. Across the border in Thailand, dozens were trapped under a collapsed building.

Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Mass evacuations as Israel strikes Beirut suburb
It is the first time Israel has struck the Lebanese capital since Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire late last year.

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Mar 28, 2025

Earthquake rescue efforts underway as death toll rises in Myanmar and Thailand
The quake hit 10 miles from Mandalay, Myanmar, and tremors reached Thailand. At least 144 people died, Myanmar's military junta said, and the toll is expected to rise.

Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Scientists have long feared a large earthquake in the region


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Mar 28, 2025

At least 144 dead after earthquake strikes Myanmar, a country in crisis
The 7.7 quake in Myanmar hit an isolated nation already reeling from civil war. Across the border in Thailand, dozens were trapped under a collapsed building.

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Mar 28, 2025

Earthquake death toll could exceed 1,000, USGS model estimates


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Mar 28, 2025

Israel strikes Beirut suburb in first attack on capital since ceasefire
Fears are mounting that the months-long ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah is at risk of collapse, as conflicts elsewhere in the region expand.

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Mar 28, 2025

New U.S. mineral deal imposes onerous conditions, Ukrainian officials say
Ukraine says the minerals deal presented by the United States differs substantially from an earlier framework that had been agreed upon.

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Mar 28, 2025

Live updates: Earthquake hits Myanmar and Thailand; Rescue efforts underway as death toll rises
The quake hit 10 miles from Myanmar's second-largest city. At least 144 people died, Myanmar's military junta said, and the toll is expected to rise.

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Mar 28, 2025

Trump says U.S. working to help Myanmar after quake


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Mar 28, 2025

Tom Andrews, the U.N. human rights monitor for Myanmar, said that the junta's response to previous...


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Mar 28, 2025

Live updates: 7.7-magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar and Thailand; at least 144 dead, Myanmar junta says
The quake hit 10 miles from Myanmar's second-largest city. Buildings as far away as Bangkok collapsed.

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Mar 28, 2025

Friday's quake is the deadliest to hit Myanmar in 95 years


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Mar 28, 2025

Myanmar's military government has been fighting a civil war against a constellation of long-standing ethnic minority...


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Mar 28, 2025

Large earthquakes have occurred in Myanmar, but this one was different


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Mar 28, 2025

‘Strike slip' earthquake between India and Eurasia plates, USGS says


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Mar 28, 2025

In Bangkok, ‘I heard cracking sounds above my head'


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Mar 28, 2025

See the aftermath of the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand
The epicenter of the quake was in Myanmar's second-largest city of Mandalay and was felt as far away as 600 miles away in Bangkok.

Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Strikes on Beirut took place near two schools, sending students fleeing


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Mar 28, 2025

New U.S mineral deal imposes onerous conditions, Ukrainian officials say
Ukraine says the minerals deal presented by the United States differs substantially from an earlier framework that had been agreed upon.

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Mar 28, 2025

Myanmar's largest hospital overwhelmed after quake


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Mar 28, 2025

Live updates: 7.7-magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar and Thailand; dozens trapped in Bangkok high-rise collapse
The quake hit 10 miles from Myanmar's second-largest city. The number of dead could not be immediately verified, but buildings as far away as Bangkok collapsed.

Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Most workers at Bangkok building that collapsed were migrants from Myanmar, survivors say


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Mar 28, 2025

Myanmar's democratic government in exile emphasized the scale of the tragedy and called on the "international...


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Mar 28, 2025

Even before the quake, Myanmar faced ‘unprecedented humanitarian crisis'


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Mar 28, 2025

Damage to communications and roads in Myanmar as aid workers assess needs


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Mar 28, 2025

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt said Friday that most new buildings in Thailand have been designed to...


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Mar 28, 2025

Thailand's prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, said in a statement that damage from the earthquake is limited...


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Mar 28, 2025

Live briefing: Mass evacuations as Israel strikes Beirut suburb
It is the first time Israel has struck the Lebanese capital since Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire late last year.

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Mar 28, 2025

Live updates: 7.7-magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar and Thailand; Bangkok high-rise collapses
The quake hit 10 miles from Myanmar's second-largest city. The number of dead could not be immediately verified, but buildings as far away as Bangkok collapsed.

Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Widespread smoke and haze near earthquake epicenter


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Mar 28, 2025

U.N. World Food Program says humanitarian food stocks are dwindling in Gaza


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Mar 28, 2025

Photos reveal scale of damage in Bangkok


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Mar 28, 2025

Pictures reveal scale of damage in Bangkok


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Mar 28, 2025

Construction site death toll rises to four, opposition leader says


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Mar 28, 2025

U.S. citizens have been warned to "proceed with caution" and watch for falling debris while staying...


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Mar 28, 2025

Myanmar's military junta, which has retreated from international engagement since forcibly seizing power four years ago,...


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Mar 28, 2025

The earthquake appears to have mainly impacted Myanmar and neighboring Thailand. But the tremors were also...


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Mar 28, 2025

Extensive area probably exposed to liquefaction during earthquake


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Mar 28, 2025

Fear of aftershocks after worst quake in 100 years, Thai official says


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Mar 28, 2025

Before DOGE, Argentina's Javier Milei took a chain saw to his government
In an interview with The Washington Post, Milei celebrated Elon Musk's embrace of his chainsaw, calling it "an emblem of the new golden era of humanity."

Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Before DOGE, Argentina's Javier Milei took a chainsaw to his government
In an interview with The Washington Post, Milei celebrated Elon Musk's embrace of his chainsaw, calling it "an emblem of the new golden era of humanity."

Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

At least three people have been killed and 80 remain trapped after a building under construction...


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Mar 28, 2025

What we know about the quake


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Mar 28, 2025

The weather at the time of the earthquake was hot and hazy, with temperatures near 90...


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Mar 28, 2025

Kyaw Thu Han Tun, a doctor in Myanmar's Kantbalu township, Sagaing, which is controlled by rebel...


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Mar 28, 2025

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Mar 28, 2025

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said authorities have declared Bangkok an "area of emergency" and have...


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Mar 28, 2025

Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said authorities have declared Bangkok an "area of emergency" and asked...


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Mar 28, 2025

Photos show destruction in Thailand and Myanmar after the earthquake


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Mar 28, 2025

Live updates: 7.7-magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar and neighboring Thailand
The quake hit 10 miles from Myanmar's second-largest city. The number of dead could not be immediately verified, but buildings as far away as Bangkok collapsed.

Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Taiwanese soldiers guarding president's office were spying for China
Four Taiwanese soldiers have been jailed for passing information to China in a case that analysts say shows the extent of Beijing's infiltration of Taipei.

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Mar 28, 2025

Bangkok's governor, Chadchart Sittipunt, told The Washington Post that a building under construction collapsed during the...


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Mar 28, 2025

China offers ‘safe' place for investment, Xi tells execs amid trade war
In a rare meeting with heads of 40 multinational companies, Chinese leader Xi Jinping sought to strike a contrast with protectionist President Donald Trump.

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Mar 28, 2025

North Korea claims to have made ‘suicide attack drones' that use AI
Kim Jong Un's regime is trying to update its weapons capabilities, as its soldiers learn about modern warfare in Russia's war against Ukraine.

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Mar 28, 2025

For exiled Tibetans, U.S. funding was always about more than just aid
U.S. funding has helped Tibetan refugees from China establish a thriving community in India. The future of that support is now in doubt after Trump's aid cuts.

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Mar 28, 2025

Trump's war on universities puts U.S. in an autocratic club
Rumeysa Ozturk's arrest reflects a wider global trend of nationalist leaders targeting universities as hotbeds of radicalism, such as in Hungary, India and Turkey.

Washington Post World News
Mar 27, 2025

A rock sat in a school for years. Scientists say it's a fossil jackpot.
A paleontologist discovered dinosaur footprints in the roughly 200 million year old boulder, which was donated to an Australian school two decades ago.

Washington Post World News
Mar 27, 2025

Trump reverses termination of program tracking mass child abductions in Ukraine
The rare reversal of a Trump administration edict terminating a program to track mass child abductions in Ukraine follows a Washington Post report and concerns from U.S. lawmakers and Christian evangelicals.

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Mar 27, 2025

Tourist submarine sinks off Egypt's Red Sea coast, killing at least 6
The submarine, carrying 45 tourists, sank about a half-mile off the coast of Egypt.

Washington Post World News
Mar 27, 2025

Tourist submarine sinks off Egypt's Red Sea coast, killing six
The submarine, carrying 45 tourists, sank about a half-mile off the coast of Egypt.

Washington Post World News
Mar 27, 2025

In Europe's export juggernaut, Germans fret over Trump's tariffs
In Germany, Europe's most populous nation and its largest economy, Trump's tariffs stoked fears of the end of trade-based prosperity.

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Mar 27, 2025

Netanyahu's budget victory gives him room to pursue political agenda
The Israeli leader bought himself a form of insurance for up to 18 months as he navigates a constellation of conflicts at home and in Gaza.

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Mar 27, 2025

Tourist submarine sinks off Egypt's Red Sea coast, killing at least 5
The submarine, carrying 45 tourists, sank about a half-mile off the coast of Egypt. At least five Russian tourists died, including two children, the Russian embassy said.

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Mar 27, 2025

Tiny dachshund survives 16 months on remote island but eludes rescuers
Her owners call her a "princess." But little Valerie has likely toughened up, says the wildlife group looking for her, living off roadkill and evading poisonous snakes.

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Mar 27, 2025

Craft distillers hit hard as tariffs mix with 1930s rules for alcohol
Some small U.S. producers of alcohol had found it easier to expand north rather than navigate the fragmented U.S. distribution system.

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Mar 27, 2025

South Sudan's president arrests VP, opposition says, risking imminent war
President Salva Kiir ordered the arrest of Riek Machar, the opposition said, imperiling a 2018 peace deal. Several embassies urged their citizens to leave the country.

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Mar 27, 2025

Zelensky and Trump may be doing better, but the tough issues lie ahead
Zelensky smoothed things over after an Oval Office blow-up, but it will only get harder as he balances Trump's personality and Ukraine's needs.

Washington Post World News
Mar 27, 2025

Zelensky and Trump may be doing better, but tough issues lie ahead
Zelensky smoothed things over after an Oval Office blowup, but the U.S.-Ukraine relationship will only get harder as he balances Trump's personality and Kyiv's needs.

Washington Post World News
Mar 27, 2025

Japan, a car-making giant, mulls ‘appropriate' response to Trump tariffs
A strong U.S. security ally with a large trade surplus, Japan has few options for retaliating against the tariffs. Instead, it is bracing for an economic hit.

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Mar 27, 2025

South Korea admits to adoption fraud and babies being taken without consent
The findings of a government probe confirm what many adoptees attested to for years: Babies were sent abroad for profit, often with falsified backstories.

Washington Post World News
Mar 27, 2025

South Korea admits to adoption fraud and babies taken without consent
The findings of a government probe confirm what many adoptees attested to for years: Babies were sent abroad for profit, often with falsified backstories.

Washington Post World News
Mar 27, 2025

Why is the U.S. bombing Yemen? Here's what the Trump team Signal chat reveals.
A secret group chat on Signal among top Trump administration officials provided an unfiltered look at how the team decided to bomb Houthi militants in Yemen.

Washington Post World News
Mar 27, 2025

Why was Yemen bombed? What a Signal chat reveals about Trump team's strategy
A secret group chat on Signal among top Trump administration officials provided an unfiltered look at how the team decided to bomb Houthi militants in Yemen.

Washington Post World News
Mar 27, 2025

Why was Yemen bombed? What leaked chats reveal about Trump team's strategy.
A secret group chat on Signal among top Trump administration officials provided an unfiltered look at how the team decided to bomb Houthi militants in Yemen.

Washington Post World News
Mar 26, 2025

At least 26 dead in South Korea's worst wildfire event
Blazes driven by strong winds and dry weather have ravaged more than 88,000 acres of the country's southeast, officials said.

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Mar 26, 2025

Noem threatens to send more immigrants to El Salvador prison
The migrants, accused of belonging to the Tren de Aragua gang, are being held at CECOT without access to either the Salvadoran or American justice systems.

Washington Post World News
Mar 26, 2025

Noem visits El Salvador prison where deportees are in ‘legal limbo'
The migrants, accused of belonging to the Tren de Aragua gang, are being held at CECOT without access to either the Salvadoran or American justice systems.

Washington Post World News
Mar 26, 2025

Sudan's military says it seized control of capital city from paramilitary
There was no immediate comment from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, but footage published on social media showed its fighters streaming out of Khartoum.

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Mar 26, 2025

Four missing U.S. soldiers died during training in Lithuania, NATO chief says
Lithuanian military and rescue services and U.S. troops are searching for the men, who went missing Tuesday near the Belarusian border.

Washington Post World News
Mar 26, 2025

Sudan military says it has seized back control of capital city from paramilitary
Latest on conflict in Sudan

Washington Post World News
Mar 26, 2025

Trump cuts to USAID halt funding for global vaccinations
The U.S. plans to cut funding for Gavi, which provides lifesaving vaccinations for millions of people in the world's poorest countries, a USAID document shows.

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