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Tibet
Exiled Tibetans to elect leader to sustain struggle against China
Exiled Tibetans across India and overseas started voting on Sunday to elect a political leader for the next five years, in a bid to help sustain their...
Rights groups: Tibetan nun sets herself on fire in protest
Overseas Tibetan rights groups say a nun has set herself on fire to protest Beijing’s control over the region in the latest in dozens of self-immolations...
First humans settled on Tibetan Plateau 3,600 years ago
Researchers said people likely moved to the Tibetan highlands 3,600 years ago, in an indication of when humans first settled at high altitudes. Humans...
Tibet tour bus plummets 10-metres into mountain valley, killing 44
A tour bus plunged into a Tibetan valley on Saturday after hitting two vehicles, killing 44 people and injuring 11, China’s official news agency...
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