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28/09/2017 GMT

Myanmar Cancels UN Rakhine Visit

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The UN says a visit to Myanmar's Rakhine state has been cancelled by the authorities

The United Nations says a planned visit to Myanmar's Rakhine state, which has seen a mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims, has been cancelled by the authorities. Unicef says it believes children fleeing war zones and attempting to reach Europe are being exploited by traffickers and criminal gangs. Chinese researchers say they have performed precise "chemical surgery" on human embryos to remove the disease beta-thalassemia. 

(Photo: Rohingya refugees wait in line for food to be distributed at the Balukhali refugee camp near Gumdhum on September 25, 2017. Credit: Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images)

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