Asia Pacific
Italy blocks export of AstraZeneca doses to Australia
Italy said Thursday it has blocked a shipment to Australia of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine in the first such export ban under an ...Myanmar police break up protests again after bloodiest day since coup
Police in Myanmar broke up demonstrations in several places with tear gas and gunfire on Thursday but there was no immediate word ...Myanmar forces kill at 38 protesters in bloodiest day yet
Myanmar security forces fired on protesters Wednesday, as a United Nations envoy said 38 died in the Southeast Asian country’s “bloodiest” day ...Myanmar court files two more charges against Suu Kyi; protesters march again
A Myanmar court filed two more charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday, a lawyer acting for her said, ...At least 18 killed in Myanmar on bloodiest day of protests against coup
Myanmar police fired on protesters around the country on Sunday in the bloodiest day of weeks of demonstrations against a military coup ...At least seven dead on bloodiest day of Myanmar protests against coup
Myanmar police fired on protesters on Sunday in the bloodiest day of weeks of demonstrations against a military coup and at least ...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 Suu Kyi ...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 on their ...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 to the ...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 that forces ...














