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Thousands protest army takeover in Myanmar’s biggest city
World
February 7, 2021
Thousands protest army takeover in Myanmar’s biggest city
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Thousands of people rallied against the military takeover in Myanmar’s biggest city on Sunday and demanded…
Tractors, trucks block India’s roads as farm protests widen
World
February 6, 2021
Tractors, trucks block India’s roads as farm protests widen
KUNDLI, India (Reuters) – Thousands of farmers across India blocked roads on Saturday with makeshift tents, tractors, trucks and boulders…
Moscow’s jails overwhelmed with detained Navalny protesters
World
February 5, 2021
Moscow’s jails overwhelmed with detained Navalny protesters
MOSCOW (AP) — The video, shot by a man detained in a Moscow protest, shows a group of people jammed…
Myanmar blocks Facebook as resistance grows to coup
World
February 4, 2021
Myanmar blocks Facebook as resistance grows to coup
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s new military government has blocked access to Facebook as resistance to Monday’s coup surged amid…
Myanmar doctors stop work to protest coup as UN considers response
World
February 3, 2021
Myanmar doctors stop work to protest coup as UN considers response
(Reuters) – Staff at 70 hospitals and medical departments in 30 towns across Myanmar stopped work on Wednesday to protest…
Biden tries to show US as democracy beacon post-Capitol riot
World
February 2, 2021
Biden tries to show US as democracy beacon post-Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than two weeks in office, President Joe Biden is facing two critical tests of whether the…
Twitter says Turkish minister’s LGBT comments about protesters “hateful conduct”
Middle East
February 2, 2021
Twitter says Turkish minister’s LGBT comments about protesters “hateful conduct”
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s interior minister on Tuesday condemned protesters at a top Istanbul university as “LGBT deviants” in a…
Russians join protests against jailing of Kremlin critic Navalny despite crackdown
World
January 31, 2021
Russians join protests against jailing of Kremlin critic Navalny despite crackdown
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny took to the streets in Siberia and the Russian Far…
Lebanese leaders condemn violence after Tripoli unrest
Middle East
January 30, 2021
Lebanese leaders condemn violence after Tripoli unrest
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) – Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister and its president on Friday condemned overnight violence in the city of…
In locked-down Lebanon, Tripoli protester killed in night of unrest
Middle East
January 28, 2021
In locked-down Lebanon, Tripoli protester killed in night of unrest
BEIRUT/TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A Lebanese man was killed in Tripoli on Thursday in clashes between security forces and protesters angry…