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Myanmar cracked down brutally on protests. It may get worse.

Myanmar cracked down brutally on protests. It may get worse.

TOKYO (AP) — Myanmar’s security forces have killed scores of demonstrators protesting a coup. The new junta has jailed journalists…
S Korea, US scale back drills over virus, N Korea diplomacy

S Korea, US scale back drills over virus, N Korea diplomacy

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean and US militaries are scaling back their annual exercises this month due…
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama gets vaccine shot

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama gets vaccine shot

DHARMSALA, India (AP) — The Dalai Lama, the 85-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader, was administered the first shot of the coronavirus…
Myanmar forces fire tear gas, stun grenades on protest as U.N. envoy calls for action

Myanmar forces fire tear gas, stun grenades on protest as U.N. envoy calls for action

(Reuters) – Myanmar security forces used tear gas and stun grenades to break up a protest in Yangon on Saturday,…
Fighting Biden virus aid, GOP rekindles Obama-era strategy

Fighting Biden virus aid, GOP rekindles Obama-era strategy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have one goal for President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package: to erode public support…
Speedy variants power virus surge sweeping Europe

Speedy variants power virus surge sweeping Europe

MILAN (AP) — The virus swept through a nursery school and an adjacent elementary school in the Milan suburb of…
Diplomats: UN fails to approve call to end Tigray violence

Diplomats: UN fails to approve call to end Tigray violence

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — An attempt to get UN Security Council approval for a statement calling for an end to…
Democrats advance Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill in marathon Senate session

Democrats advance Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill in marathon Senate session

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the US Senate forged ahead with President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan early…
Travel industry bets on vaccine passports to draw Brits to Mediterranean

Travel industry bets on vaccine passports to draw Brits to Mediterranean

LONDON/MADRID/PARIS (Reuters) – The race to roll out vaccination passports is spurring competition among travel companies and tourist destinations for…
Senegal restricts internet as protests escalate

Senegal restricts internet as protests escalate

Following the unrest on Thursday, there are mixed reports of restricted internet access in Senegal. Senegalese police clashed with supporters…
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