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Six In The Morning Sunday November 8

    Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi casts vote in Myanmar’s first free election for 25 years The opposition leader and one-time political prisoner under military rule battled through a media scrum to reach the polling station in the capital Yangon Staff and agencies Sunday 8 November 2015 05.16 GMT Aung San Suu …

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Late Night Music From Japan: Guns N’ Roses – November Rain; Guns N’ Roses – Welcome To The Jungle

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  Director dad displays dastardly deeds of dino daughter with cool special effects KK Miller   When raising a toddler, the one thing on every parent’s mind is: Nap time is critical. When you miss nap time, there can be tantrums, screaming, crying and your sweet little one can transform into a kaiju-like terror. One couples’ child had such …

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Six In The Morning Saturday November 7

China and Taiwan leaders start historic meeting with handshake The leaders of China and Taiwan are holding historic talks in Singapore – their first in more than 60 years. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou shook hands at the start of the talks, which are seen as largely symbolic. China views Taiwan …

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Late Night Music From Japan:Slash – Hey Joe (Jimi Hendrix Tribute); Body Count – Hey Joe

Six In The Morning Friday November 6

Russian plane crash: UK suspects bomb was placed in hold UK investigators looking at what caused a Russian airliner to crash in Egypt believe a bomb was put in the hold prior to take-off, the BBC has learned. The UK government suspended all flights to and from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh two days …

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Six In The Morning Thursday November 5

Suu Kyi ‘will be above president’ if NLD wins Myanmar election Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said she would be “above the president” if her National League for Democracy wins Sunday’s election. The NLD is widely expected to do well in the election, but Ms Suu Kyi is banned from taking the …

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Late Night Music From Japan: Paul Oakenfold – Live from Creamfields 2014

Six In The Morning Wednesday November 4

Egypt’s President Sisi defends sweeping security laws President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has defended Egypt’s sweeping security laws, insisting he is still taking the country on a path to democracy. Ahead of a visit to the UK, Mr Sisi told the BBC that Egypt was threatened by extremist groups and feared the collapses suffered by its …

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Six In The Morning Tuesday November 3

Sinai plane crash: IS claims ‘propaganda’, says Egypt president Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has described claims that militants linked to Islamic State brought down a Russian airliner as “propaganda”. He told the BBC that it was too early to say what had caused the crash. The Airbus 321 is thought to have broken up …

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