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YEREVAN: The first refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh have arrived in Armenia, local officials reported Sunday, and more were expected to come after a 10-month blockade and a lightning military offensive this month that resulted in Azerbaijan reclaiming full control of the breakaway region. Thousands of people were evacuated from cities and villages affected by the latest fighting and taken to a Russian peacekeepers' camp in Nagorno-Karabakh. The first group of about 30 people has arrived from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia's Syunik region, Karen Balyan, advisor to the Syunik...