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Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo dies at 61: official

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AFP Shenyang (China)
China's Nobel peace prize laureate Liu Xiaobo died today aged 61 after losing a battle with cancer, authorities said, more than a month after he was transferred to a hospital from prison.

The legal bureau in the northeastern city of Shenyang, where he had been hospitalised, confirmed his death in a statement.

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First Published: Jul 13 2017 | 7:07 PM IST

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