Of peace and poison
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The Vietnamese government claims as many of 600,000 Vietnamese are reaping the side effects of exposure to defoliants unleased by US warplanes during the Vietnam War. More than 20 million gallons of chemical herbicides were sprayed over the country from 1961-1971, of which 60% is said to have been Agent Orange. The US government and chemical manufacturers attribute the miscarriages, birth defects, chronic illnesses and early deaths to a lack of health care, malnutrition and disease.
Publication Name: The Bulletin with Newsweek
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1440-7485
Year: 1999
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A portrait of true grit
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23-year-old North Korean-born Park Choong Il managed to escape his country's communist regime and flee to China, only to be captured and returned to North Korea. After an eight-month ordeal in a North Korean prison, Park managed to escape a second time to talk about his own and his country's history.
Publication Name: The Bulletin with Newsweek
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1440-7485
Year: 2001
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Jakarta in flames
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President Suharto was heavily protected by the military police when he returned to Jakarta to find the capital in flames. Demonstrators were quieted by Army troops and the president's residence was cordoned by the military. More than 500 people died, most in torched buildings.
Publication Name: The Bulletin with Newsweek
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1440-7485
Year: 1998
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