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A Myanmar swimmer has abandoned his dream of competing at the Tokyo Olympics in protest at the junta ruling his homeland, saying "Until this military government of senior general Min Aung Hlaing is removed from power, I don’t see myself competing under the Myanmar flag."
Belgium is a country divided following the early release of Michelle Martin, the ex-wife and accomplice of paedophile and child killer Marc Dutroux. Also, we look at how the China Daily has been covering Mitt Romney this week. And North Korea's first ever Paralympian - a swimmer - has only just learnt how to swim. How will he do in London? That's the world press review for this Wednesday 29th August, 2012.
Ukrainian blacksmith Anton Zaika had carved out a modest but successful business exporting to wealthy European clients, but when war came five months ago, he changed his priorities. He now makes anti-tank barriers and special iron stoves for the local volunteer battalion in the frontline northwestern city of Sumy.
Member states rushed to secure exemptions to the target to reflect national circumstances, like LNG availability.
"Russian missiles" struck Odesa port Saturday, less than one day after Kyiv and Moscow signed a breakthrough deal to unblock grain exports, according to a Ukrainian MP.
Thousands of traumatised Syrians leave the rebel enclave of Aleppo as the UN Security Council votes to deploy observers to the battered city to monitor the evacuations.