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The Latest: Bangladesh enforces weeklong virus lockdown
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The Latest: Bangladesh enforces weeklong virus lockdown

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh began enforcing a weeklong nationwide lockdown Monday, shutting shopping malls and transportation as authorities try to…
Minorities in Myanmar borderlands face fresh fear since coup
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Minorities in Myanmar borderlands face fresh fear since coup

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Before each rainy season Lu Lu Aung and other farmers living in a camp for internally…
Myanmar anti-coup protesters launch ‘Easter egg strike’
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Myanmar anti-coup protesters launch ‘Easter egg strike’

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar, adept at finding themes to tie together protests nationwide, took to the…
Taiwan prosecutors seek arrest in deadly train crash
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Taiwan prosecutors seek arrest in deadly train crash

HUALIEN COUNTY, Taiwan (AP) — Prosecutors in Taiwan on Saturday sought an arrest warrant for the owner of an unmanned…
China reports 26 new COVID-19 cases; Myanmar link seen in Yunnan
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China reports 26 new COVID-19 cases; Myanmar link seen in Yunnan

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Mainland China reported 26 new COVID-19 cases on April 2, up from nine a day earlier, the…
Four killed in Myanmar protests as junta cracks down on online critics
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Four killed in Myanmar protests as junta cracks down on online critics

(Reuters) -Myanmar security forces opened fire on pro-democracy protests on Saturday killing four people, a protester and media said, as…
Myanmar protesters urge ‘guerrilla strikes’ as internet blackout widens
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Myanmar protesters urge ‘guerrilla strikes’ as internet blackout widens

(Reuters) -People in Myanmar opposed to the military junta marched, observed strikes and scrambled to overcome a shutdown of the…
Train derails in eastern Taiwan, killing 48, injuring dozens
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Train derails in eastern Taiwan, killing 48, injuring dozens

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A train partially derailed in eastern Taiwan on Friday after being hit by an unmanned vehicle…
Why are foreign journalists fleeing China?
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Why are foreign journalists fleeing China?

At least 20 journalists have been expelled or forced to leave China since last year, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China has said.…
Veteran Hong Kong democrats found guilty in landmark unlawful assembly case
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Veteran Hong Kong democrats found guilty in landmark unlawful assembly case

HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Hong Kong court found seven prominent democrats guilty of unauthorized assembly charges, including 82-year-old barrister…
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