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First COVID-19 case detected in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
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First COVID-19 case detected in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The first coronavirus case has been confirmed in the crowded camps for Rohingya refugees in southern…
Isolation blues? Myanmar’s ex-political prisoners share survival tips
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Isolation blues? Myanmar’s ex-political prisoners share survival tips

From meditation to memory games, former political prisoners in Myanmar are dishing out tips on surviving isolation in a pandemic…
Science and shamanism: Medicine meets Myanmar’s far-flung Naga tribes
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Science and shamanism: Medicine meets Myanmar’s far-flung Naga tribes

With Malaria and tuberculosis screening out front and sacrifices to jungle gods out back, health worker Htan Pi and her…
No country for young women? Myanmar’s battle against rape
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No country for young women? Myanmar’s battle against rape

Officially, rape hardly happens in Myanmar and domestic abuse is non-existent. The reality? Violence against women is so pervasive it…
Maldives gets Amal Clooney to fight for Rohingya at UN court
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Maldives gets Amal Clooney to fight for Rohingya at UN court

The luxury tourist destination of the Maldives has hired prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney to represent it at the…
Myanmar’s most isolated pray for harvest
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Myanmar’s most isolated pray for harvest

A haunting refrain pierces the night as the tribeswomen of the Gongwang Bonyo, among the most isolated people in Myanmar,…
Myanmar nationalists hold pro-military rally amid tensions with government
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Myanmar nationalists hold pro-military rally amid tensions with government

YANGON (Reuters) – Hundreds of Myanmar nationalists rallied in the country’s commercial capital on Sunday in a show of support…
Trump’s expanded travel ban targets Nigeria, five other countries
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Trump’s expanded travel ban targets Nigeria, five other countries

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump issued an expanded version of his travel ban on Friday that targets prospective…
Two Rohingya women killed as Myanmar army shells village: MP
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Two Rohingya women killed as Myanmar army shells village: MP

YANGON (Reuters) – Two women, one pregnant, were killed and seven other people injured after Myanmar troops shelled a Rohingya…
UN court orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide
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UN court orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In a sweeping legal victory for members of the Rohingya Muslim minority, the United Nations’…
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