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Thu, March 4, 2021 | 08:32

US declares Myanmar takeover was coup; sanctions under review

US declares Myanmar takeover was coup; sanctions under review

The United States on Tuesday declared the military roundup of civilian leaders in Myanmar a coup, and said it would look for ways to impose more sanctions or other penalties on the country's military and officers. The military power grab poses challenges for the two-week-old Biden administration, which says it wants to support wobbly democracy movements globally, but also wan...

2021-02-03 11:17

Japan extends emergency amid vaccine, Olympic uncertainty

Japan extends emergency amid vaccine, Olympic uncertainty

Japan announced Tuesday that it is extending a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and nine other areas through March 7.

2021-02-02 20:25

Philippines' Duterte accuses EU of holding vaccines hostage

Philippines' Duterte accuses EU of holding vaccines hostage

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday accused the European Union of holding up supplies of COVID-19 vaccines to other countries and complained that less wealthy countries lacked the power to secure all they sought. "This is a fight among the highest bidders, who can pay first," Duterte said in a televised address.

2021-02-02 16:14

Wuhan or Wu-Tang? Canadian diplomat's T-shirt logo angers China

Canada said it regretted a "misunderstanding" after China lodged a formal complaint over a diplomat's order of a custom T-shirt displaying the word Wuhan, the city where the COVID-19 pandemic first emerged, over the emblem of hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan. The logo of the American group is a stylized "W". Reports of the T-shirt order circulating on China's Twitter-like Weibo des...

2021-02-02 14:36

Myanmar's military takes power in coup, detains Suu Kyi

Myanmar's military takes power in coup, detains Suu Kyi

Myanmar's military staged a coup Monday and detained senior politicians including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi _ a sharp reversal of the significant, if uneven, progress toward democracy the Southeast Asian nation has made following five decades of military rule. An announcement read on military-owned Myawaddy TV said Commander-in-Chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing would be...

2021-02-02 11:05

China launches carbon emissions trading scheme

China launches carbon emissions trading scheme

China launched a carbon trading system Monday designed to drive down emissions, as the world's biggest polluter takes steps towards decarbonising its economy by 2060.

2021-02-01 21:33

Nintendo profits soar as people play games during pandemic

Nintendo profits soar as people play games during pandemic

Nintendo Co. reported Monday that its profit for the first three fiscal quarters nearly doubled as people around the world stayed home for the pandemic and turned to playing games.

2021-02-01 21:32

Military coup in Myanmar, Suu Kyi detained: reports

Military coup in Myanmar, Suu Kyi detained: reports

Reports says a military coup has taken place in Myanmar and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained under house arrest. Online news portal Myanmar Now cited unidentified sources about the arrest of Suu Kyi and her party's chairperson early Monday and did not have further details.

2021-02-01 10:01

WHO teams visits Wuhan food market in search of virus clues

WHO teams visits Wuhan food market in search of virus clues

A World Health Organization team looking into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday visited the food market in the Chinese city of Wuhan that was linked to many early infections.

2021-01-31 20:30

Indian farm protesters reinforce after standoff with police

Indian farm protesters reinforce after standoff with police

Thousands of Indian farmers marched overnight to reinforce protesting colleagues camping out on the outskirts of the capital, New Delhi, to press the government to withdraw three new farm laws that they say will hurt their livelihoods. In a stand-off between riot police and the farmers, authorities tried to clear a protest site in the city's east but most farmers refused to m...

2021-01-29 15:53

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