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Sri Lanka agrees to key rebel demand for peace talks abroad

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Japan offers to host talks to save Sri Lanka truce

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Sri Lanka irked over Norway comments on peace bid: report

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Sri Lanka asks Norway to save peace bid, as ambassador visits the north

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Sri Lanka asks Norway to keep up peace bid

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‘Controlled’ violence claims 29 lives in Sri Lanka

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