Myanmar
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Facebook amplified Myanmar junta propaganda following coup, rights group saysFacebook's algorithms prompted users to view and like pro-military pages with posts that incited and threatened violence and pushed misinformation, the Global Witness report says.WorldJun 23
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‘Heart-wrenching’: Pope Francis decries suffering of Myanmar refugeesA nonviolent civil disobedience movement is challenging military rule, but the junta's attempt to repress it with deadly force has fueled resistance.WorldJun 20
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Myanmar rejects UN resolution that condemns military coup, urges arms embargoMyanmar described the resolution, which passed Friday and is not legally binding, as being "based on one-sided sweeping allegations and false assumptions."WorldJun 19
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Myanmar junta burns down village as violence against resistance groups escalatesThe attack is the latest example of how violence has become endemic in much of Myanmar as the junta tries to subdue an incipient nationwide insurrection.WorldJun 17
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Myanmar junta to present case against deposed leader Suu Kyi starting next weekGovernment prosecutors will have until June 28 to finish their arguments on five charges she faces, after which Suu Kyi's defense team will have until July 26 to present its case.WorldJun 8
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Nearly 4 months since Myanmar coup, military still struggling to quell protestsDespite a ferocious crackdown by security forces, Myanmar's military is still struggling to impose order after arresting Aung San Suu Kyi and senior leaders of her party.WorldJun 1
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3 killed, dozens hurt after strong earthquake shakes China near Myanmar borderA second, 7.3-magnitude quake hit early Saturday the southern part of Qinghai province in central China, about 1,000 kilometers north of the first quake.WorldMay 22
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Over 800 killed by Myanmar security forces since military coup, activists sayA U.N. General Assembly vote has been postponed on a draft resolution calling for an immediate suspension of weapons sales and supplies to Myanmar, diplomats said.WorldMay 17
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Canada, U.S., Britain impose new sanctions against Myanmar juntaThe U.S. targeted the governing State Administrative Council (SAC) and 13 officials, freezing any U.S. assets of those listed and generally bars Americans from dealing with them.CanadaMay 17
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Myanmar’s armed resistance grows as army battles anti-coup rebelsFive civilians were killed in Mindat in the past two days, said Doctor Sasa, minister of international cooperation in a shadow National Unity Government set up to rival the junta.WorldMay 15
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