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Thu, March 4, 2021 | 08:47

Himalayan glacier disaster highlights climate change risks

Himalayan glacier disaster highlights climate change risks

When Ravi Chopra saw the devastating deluge of water and debris crash downstream from a Himalayan glacier on Sunday, his first thought was that this was exactly the scenario that his team had warned the Indian government of in 2014.

2021-02-09 20:11

Myanmar junta imposes curfew, meeting bans as protests swell

Myanmar junta imposes curfew, meeting bans as protests swell

Myanmar's new military rulers on Monday signaled their intention to crack down on opponents of their takeover, issuing decrees that effectively banned peaceful public protests in the country's two biggest cities. The restrictions were ordered after police fired water cannons at hundreds of protesters in the capital, Naypyitaw, who were demanding the military hand power back t...

2021-02-09 10:19

Tens of thousands rally in Myanmar protesting military coup

Water cannon fired at protesters as tensions rise in Myanmar

Water cannon fired at protesters as tensions rise in Myanmar

Tension in the confrontations between the authorities and demonstrators against last week's coup in Myanmar boiled over Monday, as police fired a water cannon at peaceful protesters in the capital Naypyitaw. On Sunday, in the town of Myawaddy on Myanmar's eastern border with Thailand, police shot into the air in an evident effort to disperse a rowdy crowd. There had been no i...

2021-02-08 16:34

Australian journalist arrested in China

Australian journalist arrested in China

The family of an Australian journalist arrested in China has pleaded with authorities to grant the former high-profile state TV news anchor access to her two school-age children. Australian authorities confirmed on Monday that Cheng Lei, 49, was arrested on Feb. 5 on suspicion of illegally supplying state secrets overseas, around six months after she was first detained in mid...

2021-02-08 15:11

140 people missing after glacier breaks in India's Himalayas

140 people missing after glacier breaks in India's Himalayas

Indian rescue crews struggled to reach trapped victims Sunday after part of a glacier in the Himalayas broke off and released a torrent of water and debris that slammed into two hydroelectric plants. At least nine people were killed and 140 were missing in a disaster experts said appeared to point to global warming.

2021-02-08 10:55

Protests sweep Myanmar to oppose military coup

Protests sweep Myanmar to oppose military coup

Tens of thousands of people rallied across Myanmar on Sunday to denounce last week's coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in the biggest protests since the 2007 Saffron Revolution that helped lead to democratic reforms. In a second day of widespread protests, crowds in the biggest city, Yangon, sported red shirts, red flags and red balloons, the col...

2021-02-08 10:41

Protests growing against Myanmar coup

Protests growing against Myanmar coup

Tens of thousands of protesters poured on to the streets of Yangon Sunday in the biggest rally yet against the Myanmar coup, as an internet blackout failed to stifle growing outrage at the military's ouster of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.Some estimates put the number of protesters in Yangon at 100,000 and there were reports of large demonstrations in other cities, with ra...

2021-02-07 21:17

Iran: US must lift sanctions before it lives up to nuke deal

Iran: US must lift sanctions before it lives up to nuke deal

Iran's supreme leader on Sunday urged the United States to lift all sanctions if it wants Iran to live up to commitments under its nuclear deal with world powers, state TV reported, his first comments on the matter since U.S. President Joe Biden took office.

2021-02-07 21:15

Himalayan glacier breaks in India, up to 150 feared dead in floods

Himalayan glacier breaks in India, up to 150 feared dead in floods

As many as 150 people were feared dead in northern India after a Himalayan glacier broke and swept away a hydroelectric dam on Sunday, with floods forcing the evacuation of villages downstream. A witness reported a wall of dust, rock and water as an avalanche roared down the Dhauli Ganga river valley located more than 500 km (310 miles) in the state of Uttarakhand, north of N...

2021-02-07 20:56

6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Philippines

6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Philippines

A strong earthquake with 6.3 magnitude struck the southern province of Davao del Sur in the Philippines on Sunday, with damage and aftershocks expected, the country's seismology agency said. The earthquake was initially recorded at magnitude 6 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences earlier said.

2021-02-07 14:21

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