Mo Yan wins Nobel Prize in literature shock China
Chinese author Mo Yan wins the Nobel Prize in literature drawing pride on social media and official praise while drawing fire from peers who say he is too willing to appease the government. Mo Yan, real name Guan Moye, is known for rural China tales like The Garlic Ballads and avoids direct confrontation with authorities.
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Gao Xingjian
Liu Xiaobo
Norway
Senegal TV show seeks Senegal’s prettiest sheep on air
In Dakar a family living above a fabric shop parades Billal the ram and 10 sheep on a sunny terrace. The reality show Khar Bii crowns the nation’s top ram ahead of Eid al Adha. Finalists compete for 4000 dollars and breeding prestige as Tabaski looms.
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Ousmane Ndiaye
Ram Billal
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Ndiaye
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Tabaski
Fadilou Keita
Aziz
Mamadou Ba
Dogondiaye
Ram Papis
Fann
Postal rates rise as penny hike takes effect
The U S Postal Service will raise first class mail to 46 cents on January 27 and introduce a global forever stamp at 1 10. International letters to Canada and Mexico now 85 cents. Shipping rates, like priority mail, up about 4 percent as the agency seeks new revenue amid a record 15 billion dollar loss and debt.
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