(Reuters) – Myanmar troops fired on anti-coup protesters on Wednesday, killing at least seven people and wounding several, media said, when a Chinese-owned factory was set ablaze in the commercial capital of …
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A worker disinfects a street in Manila. Photographer: Ezra Acayan / Getty Images Photographer: Ezra Acayan / Getty Images As the Philippine capital’s hospitals reach capacity due to a new surge in …
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Read More »Myanmar protesters applaud to denounce junta as region focuses on crisis
(Reuters) – Protesters in Myanmar applauded on Monday in a demonstration of dissent against the military junta as a regional bloc prepared for talks on the crisis that has killed nearly 600 …
Read More »Myanmar protesters applaud to denounce junta as region focuses on crisis
(Reuters) – Protesters in Myanmar applauded on Monday in a demonstration of dissent against the military junta as a regional bloc prepared for talks on the crisis that has killed nearly 600 …
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FILE PHOTO: Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana answers questions during a Reuters interview at Camp Aquinaldo military headquarters in Quezon City, Metro Manila, the Philippines on February 9, 2017. REUTERS / Romeo …
Read More »Myanmar Protesters Defy Repression, Five Dead; board hunt critics
(Reuters) – Myanmar security forces opened fire on pro-democracy protests on Saturday killing at least five people, a protester and the media said, as the army stepped up its bid to quell …
Read More »Beauty queen brings Myanmar’s democratic struggle to the international stage
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Myanmar model Han Lay did not win the Miss Grand International beauty pageant last week, but will be remembered as one of its most passionate contestants. The 22-year-old turned …
Read More »Myanmar death toll rises amid protests and military crackdown
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) – Security forces in central Myanmar opened fire on anti-coup protesters on Saturday, killing at least two people, according to local media. A human rights group said that escalating …
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