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• ReutersHundreds of protesters defied Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko for a third day, massing in the capital to protest over his re-election, denounced as flawed by Washington and independent observers.
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Hundreds of protesters defied Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko for a third day, massing in the capital to protest over his re-election, denounced as flawed by Washington and independent observers.
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