International News

ISS releases 2.9-TON pallet of batteries into orbit (Photos)

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The International Space Station (ISS) has discarded its largest piece of space junk to-date – a 2.9-ton pallet of 48 nickel-hydrogen batteries.  A robotic arm...

Myanmar: ‘You could face the same fate as Saddam or Gaddafi’,...

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Fresh appeals are made for the generals running the country to stand down, free the detained and return Myanmar to democracy. Myanmar's military chiefs have...

Germany, France, Italy and Spain halt use of AstraZeneca vaccine

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Germany, France, Italy and Spain have suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after several reports of blood clots in people who received the...

Security forces fire on Myanmar protests after deadliest day since coup

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Myanmar security forces fired on pro-democracy demonstrators on Monday, killing six people, media and witnesses said, a day after dozens of protesters were shot...

At least 39 reported killed in Myanmar as Chinese factories burn

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Security forces killed at least 22 anti-coup protesters in the poor, industrial Hlaingthaya suburb of Myanmar’s main city on Sunday after Chinese-financed factories were...

Five killed in Myanmar protests, civilian leader says people should defend...

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Security forces opened fire on demonstrators in Myanmar’s commercial capital Yangon on Sunday and at least three people were killed as protests against the...

At least 12 killed in protests in Myanmar; civilian vice-president vows...

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Myanmar security forces killed at least 12 people, witnesses and media reported, as the acting leader of a civilian parallel government vowed in a...

Myanmar’s first satellite held by Japan on space station after coup

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Myanmar’s first satellite is being held on board the International Space Station following the Myanmar coup, while Japan’s space agency and a Japanese university...

WHO backs AstraZeneca COVID vaccine amid blood clot concerns

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The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that it was aware of blood clot concerns linked to “a specific batch” of AstraZeneca-Oxford...

US grants Myanmar nationals relief from deportation after coup

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The Biden administration will grant temporary deportation relief and work permits to Myanmar citizens living in the United States because of the military’s crackdown following the February 1...