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Obama ends US economic sanctions on Burma

Barack Obama has lifted US economic sanctions on the former pariah state of Burma.

Obama ends US economic sanctions on Burma

Fri, 07 Oct, 2016 - 21:10

Barack Obama has lifted US economic sanctions on the former pariah state of Burma.

The White House said the US president signed an executive order lifting the sanctions on Friday.

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