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Philippines: A historic peace plan

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In the Philippines separatist rebels have reached a compromise with the government to end a long and brutal conflict. In Pakistan, was a 14 year old schoolgirl too much of a threat to the Taliban? A pint-sized rights activist was shot in the head this week, leaving the country in shock. Finally, it’s the Chinese Nobel Prize winner that authorities can get behind. Author Mo Yan gets the nod from Stockholm.

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