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Ragtag Myanmar resistance sees tide turning in forgotten war
Published on 21/04/2024
» LOIKAW, Myanmar — The night Suu Kyi thought she would die of her wounds on the front lines of a forgotten war, a crescent moon hung overhead. A pendant of the Virgin Mary dangled around her neck. Maybe those augurs saved her. Or maybe, she said, it was not yet time for her to die.
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Extreme heat shuts Philippine power plants
Published on 16/04/2024
» A heat wave in the Philippines forced some power plants to shut down on Tuesday, placing the country at risk of blackouts and prompting the government to call on people to reduce consumption.
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Singapore PM Lee to hand reins to Wong after 2 decades
Published on 15/04/2024
» Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, 72, will step down May 15 as part of a long-planned succession, ending a two-decade run and ushering in a new era led by his deputy Lawrence Wong.
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Petrol bomb attacks on Malaysian mart raise heat on Anwar
Published on 05/04/2024
» Attacks on a Malaysian convenience store chain over an insult to Islam have the potential to rock Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s fragile coalition in the Muslim-majority nation.
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Taiwan proves that disaster preparedness pays off
Published on 04/04/2024
» HUALIEN, Taiwan - When a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan’s scenic and largely rural east coast county of Hualien on Wednesday, local official Chang Tung-yao knew exactly what to do, having experienced a similar temblor six years before.
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Young Finnish school shooter ‘was bullied’
Published on 03/04/2024
» HELSINKI - The 12-year-old boy who shot and killed a fellow sixth-grader and severely injured two others at a school in Finland has explained that he was a target of bullying, and this was the motive for his attack, police said on Wednesday.
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China’s advancing efforts to influence the US election raise alarms
Published on 01/04/2024
» Covert Chinese accounts are masquerading online as American supporters of former President Donald Trump, promoting conspiracy theories, stoking domestic divisions and attacking President Joe Biden ahead of the election in November, according to researchers and government officials.
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Canadian school boards sue social media giants
Published on 28/03/2024
» Four of Canada’s largest school boards are seeking more than $4 billion in damages from social media firms such as Facebook owner Meta and Snap in a lawsuit, alleging that their products harm students.
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Singapore orders Israel to remove 'unacceptable' online post
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/03/2024
» SINGAPORE - Singapore has ordered the Israel Embassy to take down an "insensitive and inappropriate" social media post that could undermine security in the city-state, in the latest test of traditionally warm ties between the two nations.
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65 migrants’ bodies found in Libya mass grave
Published on 23/03/2024
» The bodies of at least 65 migrants have been discovered in a mass grave in southwestern Libya, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
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