Myanmar
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Myanmar’s military government denies deadly air strike on schoolThe number of children killed in the air strike appeared to be the highest in a single day since the army seized power in a coup in February last year.WorldSep 20
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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi convicted on more corruption chargesA court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country's ousted leader on more corruption charges, adding six years to her earlier 11-year prison sentence.WorldAug 15
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Ex-Myanmar lawmaker dead as nation carries out first executions in nearly 50 yearsThe U.S. Embassy in Myanmar said it mourned the loss of the four men and offered condolences to their families while decrying the decision to execute them.WorldJul 25
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U.S. intends to declare Rohingya repression in Myanmar a ‘genocide’: officialsSecretary of State Antony Blinken plans to make the long-anticipated designation on Monday at an event at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, according to officials.WorldMar 20
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Cambodia prime minister visits Myanmar for talks with junta, sparking protestsCambodia, the current chair of the ASEAN, has been leading diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis in Myanmar and which adopted a five-point "consensus" peace plan in April.WorldJan 7
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Save the Children staff among 35 killed in Myanmar Christmas Eve attack, group saysThe group, which has blamed the military junta for the slayings, said the two staff members were returning from conducting humanitarian activities nearby when they were killed.WorldDec 28, 2021
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More than 30 reported killed, bodies set on fire in MyanmarMyanmar government troops rounded up villagers, some believed to be women and children, a witness and other reports said.WorldDec 25, 2021
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Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi receives four years in prisonThe sentencing was the first in a series of cases in which the 76-year-old Aung San Suu Kyi is being prosecuted since the army seized power on Feb. 1.WorldDec 6, 2021
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UN unlikely to allow Taliban, Myanmar junta to represent their countries, diplomats sayRival claims have been made for the seats of both countries with the Taliban and Myanmar's junta pitted against ambassadors appointed by the governments they ousted this year.WorldDec 1, 2021
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Over 3 million people in Myanmar need life-saving aid since military coup, UN saysThe U.N. humanitarian chief urged the military to act "because of growing conflict and insecurity, COVID-19 and a failing economy."WorldNov 9, 2021
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