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Bhutanese brave mountains and monsoon for election

AFP

Voters in Bhutan braved heavy rain and treacherous mountain paths to cast their ballots on Friday as the “land of the thunder dragon” began electing a government for only the second time. Wearing traditional dress and sheltering under umbrellas, Bhutanese queued patiently at polling stations in the