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Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A nearly blind refugee from Myanmar missing since his release from a Buffalo, N.Y., jail into …
Read More »Amid a civil war, polls open in Myanmar for 1st time since military coup 5 years ago
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar’s first general election in …
Read More »Man pulled out alive after nearly 5 days in Myanmar earthquake rubble
Rescue crews in Myanmar pulled a 26-year-old man out alive from the rubble of the capital city hotel where he worked early on Wednesday, but most teams were finding only bodies five days after a massive earthquake hit the country. After using an endoscopic camera to pinpoint Naing Lin Tun’s …
Read More »Myanmar quake death toll tops 1,000 as international aid starts to arrive
International aid began to arrive in Myanmar on Saturday as rescuers searched for survivors after a powerful earthquake devastated the Southeast Asian nation, with fears the death toll will soar. Already the number of people reported dead in Myanmar has risen sharply from 144, as reported by state media on Friday, …
Read More »About 150 reported dead as major earthquake jolts Myanmar, Thailand
A powerful earthquake centred in Myanmar rocked Southeast Asia on Friday, killing more than 140 people in that country, according to state media, and toppling buildings across a wide area. The quake also hit Thailand, where rescuers in the capital, Bangkok, were searching in the rubble of a tower block …
Read More »Russia, Iran, Myanmar sanctioned by Canada over human rights – National
Canada on Friday imposed fresh sanctions on Russia, Iran and Myanmar, citing alleged human rights violations by their governments. The measures included sanctions against 33 current or former senior Russian officials and six entities involved in alleged “systematic human rights violations” against Russian citizens who protested against Russia’s invasion of …
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