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    UN envoy: Year of violence has hardened positions in Myanmar
    International

    UN envoy: Year of violence has hardened positions in Myanmar

    United Nations, Feb 1: The new U.N. Special envoy for Myanmar said Monday that violence and brutality have intensified since the military took power, sparking a resistance movement in the country, and all sides have hardened their positions on "using violence as a solution." Noeleen Heyzer told...
    No peace in Myanmar 1 year after military takeover
    International

    No peace in Myanmar 1 year after military takeover

    Bangkok, Jan 29: The army takeover in Myanmar a year ago that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi not only unexpectedly aborted the country's fledgling return to democracy: It also brought a surprising level of popular resistance, which has blossomed into a low-level, but persistent, insurgency.Senior General...
    Australia pledges $704 million to save Great Barrier Reef
    International

    Australia pledges $704 million to save Great Barrier Reef

    Canberra, Jan 28: The Australian government on Friday pledged to spend another 1 billion Australian dollars ($704 million) over nine years on improving the health of the Great Barrier Reef after stalling a UNESCO decision on downgrading the natural wonder's World Heritage status. Critics argue...
    Thich Nhat Hanh, influential Zen Buddhist monk, dies at 95
    International

    Thich Nhat Hanh, influential Zen Buddhist monk, dies at 95

    Hanoi (Vietnam), Jan 22: Thich Nhat Hanh, the revered Zen Buddhist monk who helped pioneer the concept of mindfulness in the West and socially engaged Buddhism in the East, has died. He was 95.The death was confirmed by a monk at Tu Hieu Pagoda in Hue, Vietnam, who said that Nhat Hanh, known as...
    Three of Tonga
    International

    Three of Tonga's smaller islands badly damaged by tsunami

    Sydney, Jan 19: Three of Tonga's smaller islands suffered serious damage from tsunami waves, officials and the Red Cross said Wednesday, as a wider picture begins to emerge of the destruction caused by the eruption of an undersea volcano near the Pacific archipelago nation. Communications have...
    Report: Chinese Olympic app has serious security flaws
    Sci - Tech

    Report: Chinese Olympic app has serious security flaws

    Richmond, Jan 19: A smartphone app that's expected to be widely used by athletes and others attending next month's Winter Games in Beijing has glaring security problems that could expose sensitive data to interception, according to a report published Tuesday.Citizen Lab, an internet watchdog group,...
    In 1st, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
    International

    In 1st, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient

    Baltimore (US), Jan 11: In a medical first, doctors transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life and a Maryland hospital said Monday that he's doing well three days after the highly experimental surgery. While it's too soon to know if the operation really will...
    Myanmars Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 more years in prison
    International

    Myanmar's Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 more years in prison

    Bangkok, Jan 10: A court in Myanmar sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four more years in prison on Monday after finding her guilty of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies and violating coronavirus restrictions, a legal official said. Suu Kyi was convicted last month on two...
    Dozens of protesters killed in Kazakhstan; 12 police dead
    International

    Dozens of protesters killed in Kazakhstan; 12 police dead

    Moscow, Jan 6: Dozens of protesters were killed in Kazakhstan in attacks on government buildings and at least a dozen police officers died, including one who was found beheaded, authorities said Thursday. There were attempts to storm buildings overnight in the country's largest city, Almaty, and...
    Thousands held on Hong Kong cruise ship for COVID testing
    International

    Thousands held on Hong Kong cruise ship for COVID testing

    Hong Kong, Jan 5: Thousands of passengers were being held Wednesday on a cruise ship in Hong Kong for coronavirus testing after health authorities said nine passengers were linked to a recent omicron cluster and ordered the ship to turn back. Authorities forced the Royal Caribbean's Spectrum of...
    NBA postpones Heat-Spurs, after Miami has COVID outbreak
    Sports

    NBA postpones Heat-Spurs, after Miami has COVID outbreak

    Miami, Dec 30: The NBA postponed a game between Miami and San Antonio after a combination of injuries and positive COVID-19 tests left the Heat unable to meet the league's requirement of eight available players.It was the 10th game postponed in the NBA this season because of virus-related...
    Desmond Tutu, South African equality activist, dies at 90
    International

    Desmond Tutu, South African equality activist, dies at 90

    Johannesburg, Dec 26: Desmond Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday. He was 90. An uncompromising foe of apartheid, South Africa's...
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