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Myanmar police raid protest district as World Bank halts some payments
Published On: February 26, 2021 09:26 AM NPT By: Reuters
MYANMAR, Feb 26: Myanmar police launched a crackdown overnight in a Yangon district after breaking up a protest to oppose a military appointed local official, as the World Bank halted payments to projects in the country that were made after the Feb. 1 coup.
Australia lifts ban on Boeing 737 MAX, a first in Asia-Pacific region
Published On: February 26, 2021 09:18 AM NPT By: Reuters
SYDNEY, Feb 26: Australia’s aviation regulator said on Friday it would lift a near two-year ban on flights to and from the country that use the Boeing Co 737 MAX aircraft, making it the first nation in the Asia-Pacific region to do so.
U.S. carries out airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia facilities in Syria: Pentagon
Published On: February 26, 2021 07:39 AM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Feb 26: U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday directed U.S. military airstrikes in eastern Syria against facilities belonging to what the Pentagon said were Iran-backed militia, in a calibrated response to recent rocket attacks against U.S. targets in Iraq.
Medical oxygen scarce in Africa, Latin America amid virus
Published On: February 25, 2021 07:22 PM NPT By: Associated Press
DAKAR, SENEGAL, Feb 25: A crisis over the supply of medical oxygen for coronavirus patients has struck nations in Africa and Latin America, where warnings went unheeded at the start of the pandemic and doctors say the shortage has led to unnecessary deaths.
Google pledges changes to research oversight after internal revolt
Published On: February 25, 2021 06:07 PM NPT By: Reuters
CALIFORNIA, Feb 25: Alphabet Inc’s Google will change procedures before July for reviewing its scientists’ work, according to a town hall recording heard by Reuters, part of an effort to quell internal tumult over the integrity of its artificial intelligence (AI) research.
Supporters of Myanmar coup attack rival in Yangon
Published On: February 25, 2021 04:56 PM NPT By: Reuters
MYANMAR, Feb 25: Some armed with knives and clubs, others firing slingshot and throwing stones, supporters of Myanmar’s military attacked opponents of the coup in downtown Yangon on Thursday, while Southeast Asian governments groped for ways to end the crisis.
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Amid COVID-19 pandemic, flu has disappeared in the US
Published On: February 25, 2021 02:37 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, Feb 25: February is usually the peak of flu season, with doctors’ offices and hospitals packed with suffering patients. But not this year.
India and Pakistan agree to stop cross-border firing in Kashmir
Published On: February 25, 2021 02:32 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Feb 25: India and Pakistan’s militaries said on Thursday that they had agreed to stop firing along their disputed border in Kashmir, where such gunfire has been frequent in recent months, often killing or maiming people living in the area.
China's Xi declares 'complete victory' in campaign to stamp out rural poverty
Published On: February 25, 2021 11:02 AM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING, Feb 25: President Xi Jinping declared “complete victory” in China’s effort to eradicate rural poverty at a ceremony on Thursday in Beijing to celebrate what has been a signature initiative of his tenure.
Facebook bans Myanmar military from its platforms with immediate effect
Published On: February 25, 2021 10:26 AM NPT By: Reuters
SINGAPORE, Feb 25: Facebook on Thursday said it had banned the Myanmar military from using its Facebook and Instagram platforms with immediate effect, as pro-democracy demonstrators continued to stage rallies to protest the military seizing power.
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