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President Mugabe on Medical Trip to Asia

   VOA News  March 05, 2011
   Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (file photo)

Photo: AP

   Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (file photo)

   A  spokesman  for  Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe says his three-day
   medical trip to Asia is " no cause for alarm".
   President  Mugabe's spokesman says he went to Singapore Thursday for a
   follow up examination following cataract surgery last year.
   He is expected to return home on Sunday.
   Mugabe  has spent a month in Asia for medical purposes since December,
   fueling doubts about the stability of his health.
   Zimbabwean  officials have also refuted reports the 87-year-old leader
   has traveled to Asia for prostate cancer treatment.
   Mugabe has ruled  Zimbabwe since 1980.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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