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  NLD demands Suu Kyi release

  Agence France-Presse . Yangon | Updated at 01:31pm on February 02, 2021

  The party of Myanmar’s toppled leader Aung San Suu Kyi demanded her immediate release Tuesday, after a military coup that triggered international condemnation and sanctions...

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  Nobel committee calls for immediate release of Suu Kyi

  Agency France-Presse . Oslo, Norway | Updated at 12:07pm on February 02, 2021

  The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Monday called for the immediate release of Myanmar’s leader and former peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, after she...

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  Twitter blocks India accounts on government order over farm protests

  Agence France-Presse . New Delhi | Updated at 01:04am on February 02, 2021

  Twitter on Monday blocked scores of accounts and tweets in India at the government’s request, including those of a prominent news magazine and farmers staging...

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  Anger, confusion in Myanmar

  Agence France-Presse . Yangon | Updated at 10:30pm on February 01, 2021

  There was panic-buying of food, military roadblocks in the capital Naypyidaw and a triumphant pro-army rally in Yangon in the hours after a coup in...

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  Myanmar army promises to transfer power after new elections

  Agence France-Presse. Yangon | Updated at 01:37pm on February 01, 2021

  Myanmar's army said Monday it will hold fresh elections and hand power to the winning party once a year-long state of emergency has elapsed, hours...

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  UN chief ‘strongly condemns’ Suu Kyi’s detention by Myanmar army

  Agence France-Presse . United Nations, United States | Updated at 10:50am on February 01, 2021

  UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has ‘strongly’ condemned the military detention of Myanmar’s leaders in a coup, including de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi...

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  Myanmar military stages coup, detains Suu Kyi

  Agence France-Presse . Yangon | Updated at 06:16am on February 01, 2021

  Myanmar’s military seized power in a bloodless coup on Monday, detaining democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and imposing a one-year state of emergency....

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  Modi vows to pursue reforms after deadly farmer riot

  Agence France-Presse . New Delhi | Updated at 12:15am on February 01, 2021

  India will push on with sweeping agriculture reforms, prime minister Narendra Modi said Sunday, as he criticised last week’s deadly riot in the capital following...

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  Israeli embassy in Delhi alert before blast: ambassador

  Agence France-Presse . New Delhi | Updated at 11:10am on January 31, 2021

  The Israeli embassy in New Delhi was on high alert because of ‘threats’ it had received, even before a small bomb went off outside the...

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  India’s Serum to launch another COVID-19 vaccine by June

  United News of Bangladesh . New Delhi | Updated at 10:18am on January 31, 2021

  India’s pharma giant Serum Institute had said that it will launch another vaccine for COVID-19 by June this year in collaboration with US-based Novavax. Bangladesh...