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Fleeing coup, Myanmar refugees in India seek asylum
March 21, 2021
Fleeing coup, Myanmar refugees in India seek asylum
MIZORAM, India (AP) — Police officers who defied the Myanmar army’s orders to shoot opponents of the coup and escaped…
Spectators from abroad to be barred from Tokyo Olympics
March 20, 2021
Spectators from abroad to be barred from Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — At last it’s official after countless unsourced news reports and rumors: spectators from abroad will be barred…
Biden is on his heels amid a migrant surge at Mexico border
March 20, 2021
Biden is on his heels amid a migrant surge at Mexico border
WASHINGTON (AP) — Somehow, they didn’t see it coming. Within weeks of Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, the Biden administration…
‘Speak out:’ Biden, Harris decry racism during Atlanta visit
March 20, 2021
‘Speak out:’ Biden, Harris decry racism during Atlanta visit
ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris offered solace to Asian Americans and denounced the scourge…
UN official: Myanmar people want UN sanctions, peacekeepers
March 20, 2021
UN official: Myanmar people want UN sanctions, peacekeepers
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The people of Myanmar have huge expectations from the United Nations and the international community following…
Fallout from riot, virus leaves toxic mood on Capitol Hill
March 20, 2021
Fallout from riot, virus leaves toxic mood on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The mood is so bad at the U.S. Capitol that a Democratic congressman recently let an elevator…
UN says no international staff left in North Korea
March 20, 2021
UN says no international staff left in North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A UN spokesman said the world body in North Korea has been left with no…
After N. Korea cuts ties, Malaysia orders its diplomats out
March 19, 2021
After N. Korea cuts ties, Malaysia orders its diplomats out
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia said Friday it will order all North Korean diplomats to leave the country within…
Myanmar security forces kill nine as Indonesia calls for end to violence
March 19, 2021
Myanmar security forces kill nine as Indonesia calls for end to violence
(Reuters) – Myanmar security forces shot dead nine opponents of a February 1 coup on Friday, a funeral services provider…
AstraZeneca: France, UK PM’s will receive vaccine
March 19, 2021
AstraZeneca: France, UK PM’s will receive vaccine
The prime ministers of France and the United Kingdom are set to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine against coronavirus on Friday.…