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Giant jade stone in Kachin ‘too big to move’

October 20, 2016

The owners of a 174-tonne piece of jade worth millions of dollars that was uncovered in Kachin State don't have equipment strong enough to move it.

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Blast in resistance-held Myanmar kills dozens: rescuers

A blast in northern Myanmar killed dozens of people on Sunday, two rescue workers said, with the resistance group controlling the area saying it was caused by the accidental detonation of mining explosives.

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