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Supporters of Myanmar coup attack rival in Yangon
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army seized power on Feb. 1 and detained civilian government leader Aung San ...Australian parliament passes media reforms after last-ditch changes
Australia’s parliament passed a law on Thursday to make Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc pay media companies for content ...Western countries step up pressure on Myanmar junta as protesters defy warnings
The European Union said it is considering sanctions on Myanmar while the United States penalised two more generals for links ...Facebook ‘refriends’ Australia after changes to media laws
Facebook said on Tuesday it will restore Australian news pages after negotiating changes with the government to a proposed law ...Huge anti-coup rallies in Myanmar after junta threat
Tens of thousands of anti-coup protesters rallied across Myanmar again on Monday despite a clear threat from the junta that ...Myanmar protester dies after 10 days on life support; pressure on army grows
A young woman protester in Myanmar who was shot in the head last week as police dispersed a crowd died ...From city centres to ancient capital, protesters denounce Myanmar coup
Protesters were out again across Myanmar on Thursday, from busy intersections in downtown Yangon to the ancient capital of Bagan, ...Misinformation fears after Facebook blacks out news in Australia
Facebook’s news blackout in Australia has raised fears misinformation could come to dominate the platform in the country, with fake ...Japan formally approves its first COVID-19 vaccine
Japan on Sunday formally approved its first COVID-19 vaccine and said it would start nationwide inoculations within days, but months ...Kim lays blame at officials for N. Korea’s economic failures
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ripped into the performance of his Cabinet and fired a senior economic official ...