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Thu, March 4, 2021 | 09:53

UN condemns Myanmar junta after three killed in anti-coup unrest

UN condemns Myanmar junta after three killed in anti-coup unrest

A lethal attack on anti-coup protesters in Myanmar sparked fresh UN condemnation of the country's new military regime on Sunday, as mourners held a funeral for a young woman who became a national symbol of resistance to the junta.

2021-02-21 19:57

Dead whale washes up on Israeli shore after storm

Dead whale washes up on Israeli shore after storm

The carcass of an almost 17-metre fin whale has washed up on a southern Israeli shore, an AFP photographer said Friday, in the aftermath of a storm that caused massive tar pollution. Powerful winds and unusually high waves pummelled Israel's entire Mediterranean coastline over Tuesday and Wednesday, with tonnes of tar staining beaches from Rosh Hanikra, just south of Lebanon,...

2021-02-21 13:29

Australian PM Morrison gets COVID-19 vaccine as inoculation rollout starts

Australian PM Morrison gets COVID-19 vaccine as inoculation rollout starts

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was injected on Sunday with the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech, as the nation started its inoculation program a day ahead of schedule. Up to 4 million Australians are expected to receive a COVID-19 vaccine voluntarily by March, with Morrison and Paul Kelly, the country's chief medical offi...

2021-02-21 10:38

Two killed in Mandalay city in bloodiest day of Myanmar protests

Two killed in Mandalay city in bloodiest day of Myanmar protests

Two people were killed in Myanmar's second city Mandalay on Saturday when police and soldiers fired to disperse protests against a Feb. 1 military coup, emergency workers said, the bloodiest day in more than two weeks of demonstrations. Protesters took to the streets in cities and towns across Myanmar with members of ethnic minorities, poets, rappers and transport workers amo...

2021-02-21 09:22

Facebook shuts down Myanmar army 'True News' page

Rallies mourn anti-coup protester death as US urges Myanmar junta to yield power

Rallies mourn anti-coup protester death as US urges Myanmar junta to yield power

Demonstrators gathered across Yangon Saturday to mourn the death of an anti-coup protester, as Washington urged the leaders of Myanmar's new military regime to refrain from violence and relinquish power.

2021-02-20 21:18

China considers new actions to lift flagging birthrate

China considers new actions to lift flagging birthrate

China is considering additional measures to increase its flagging birthrate, more than four years after ending its controversial one-child policy.

2021-02-19 22:22

US and 'Quad' allies push democracy in Myanmar

US and 'Quad' allies push democracy in Myanmar

The United States on Thursday called jointly with Australia, India and Japan for strengthening democracy in Asia and reversing Myanmar's coup as President Joe Biden renewed the so-called "Quad" alliance despite objections from China. In a statement that made no explicit mention of China, the United States said new Secretary of State Antony Blinken's conversation with his coun...

2021-02-19 11:15

Mass anti-coup protests in Myanmar as UN warns of crackdown

Mass anti-coup protests in Myanmar as UN warns of crackdown

Tens of thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets of Myanmar's biggest city Wednesday, in one of largest protests yet of a coup, despite warnings from a U.N. human rights expert that recent troop movements could indicate the military was planning a violent crackdown.

2021-02-18 11:00

Myanmar protesters hope 'broken down' cars can stymie crackdown

Myanmar protesters hope 'broken down' cars can stymie crackdown

Opponents of Myanmar's military coup parked their cars in the middle of city streets and on bridges on Wednesday, pretending they had broken down to block police and army trucks moving around to break up protests.

2021-02-17 19:46

Japan begins COVID-19 vaccination drive

Japan begins COVID-19 vaccination drive

Japan's first coronavirus shots were given to health workers Wednesday, beginning a vaccination campaign considered crucial to holding the already delayed Tokyo Olympics. The progress the campaign might make is uncertain, however, in a country concerned about possible shortages of imported vaccines and where people are often reluctant to take vaccines due to worries of side e...

2021-02-17 10:44

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