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Myanmar junta celebrates rare white elephant (AP)

FILE -- In this image made off MRTV video footage, a rare white elephant is caught in the jungles in Maungdaw township in northwestern Rakhine state, Myanmar. Myanmar's ruling junta threw a lavish welcome ceremony for a rare white elephant, a traditional symbol of power and prosperity, which was transported from the jungle to the country's remote capital, state media reported Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010.   (AP Photo/MRTV, File)AP - Myanmar’s ruling junta threw a lavish welcome ceremony for a rare white elephant, a traditional symbol of power and prosperity, which was transported from the jungle to the country’s remote capital, state media reported Tuesday.


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