Myanmar’s protests will be broadcast, despite junta blackout
9 February, 2021 Comments Off on Myanmar’s protests will be broadcast, despite junta blackout
Myanmar’s web-savvy protest movement has overcome social media blocks and even a nationwide internet blackout to transmit real-time information out of the country, as the new military regime struggles to tamp down opposition to last week’s coup.After spending most of the last 60 years under the yoke of army rule, Myanmar is no stranger to […]
Continue reading …North Korea threatens to ‘thoroughly punish’ any country that provokes it State media claims on military foundation day that North Korea has capabilities to fight any kind of war
8 February, 2021 Comments Off on North Korea threatens to ‘thoroughly punish’ any country that provokes it State media claims on military foundation day that North Korea has capabilities to fight any kind of war
Image: KCNA | Kim Jong Un at the test-fire of “new-type” tactical guided weapon in July 2019 North Korea said it will preemptively mobilize its forces and “thoroughly punish” countries for provocations, state media stated on Monday, the DPRK’s military foundation day. “Our People’s Army is an invincible and strong military with powerful war capabilities […]
Continue reading …8 Soldiers Dead in Somalia Bombing Claimed by Al Shabaab The explosion tore through a military vehicle in central Somalia some 250 miles north of the capital.
8 February, 2021 Comments Off on 8 Soldiers Dead in Somalia Bombing Claimed by Al Shabaab The explosion tore through a military vehicle in central Somalia some 250 miles north of the capital.
At least eight soldiers, including a senior intelligence commander, were killed Sunday in a roadside bombing in Somalia claimed by the Al Shabaab extremist group, military officials and witnesses told AFP.The explosion tore through a military vehicle just outside Dhusamareb, a district in central Somalia some 400 kilometers (250 miles) north of the capital Mogadishu. A […]
Continue reading …India glacier avalanche leaves 18 dead, more than 200 missing
8 February, 2021 Comments Off on India glacier avalanche leaves 18 dead, more than 200 missing
Rescuers searched for more than 200 people missing in the Indian Himalayas on Monday, including some trapped in a tunnel, after part of a glacier broke away, sending a torrent of water, rock and dust down a mountain valley. Sunday’s violent surge below Nanda Devi, India’s second-highest peak, swept away the small Rishiganga hydro electric […]
Continue reading …President Moïse: I’m Still Here And Will Win This Battle
8 February, 2021 Comments Off on President Moïse: I’m Still Here And Will Win This Battle
They planned to assassinate him, he said, there’ve been countless ongoing violent protests against him, members of the United States Congress said his time is up. Despite it all, President Jovenel Moïse is still in office.“Today is Feb. 7, I was supposed to leave, I’m still here.” Moïse said in an address to the nation on Sunday […]
Continue reading …US will not lift sanctions against Iran, Biden says
8 February, 2021 Comments Off on US will not lift sanctions against Iran, Biden says
U.S. President Joe Biden said that he will not lift sanctions against Iran unless the Islamic Republic adheres to its commitments under the nuclear deal. Asked whether he would halt sanctions to convince Iran to return to the bargaining table, Biden offered a clear reply in a CBS interview aired Sunday: “No.” U.S. President Joe […]
Continue reading …Arab Coalition intercepts four Houthi drones in 24 hours targeting Saudi Arabia
7 February, 2021 Comments Off on Arab Coalition intercepts four Houthi drones in 24 hours targeting Saudi Arabia
The drone attack is the second in less than 24 hours after the coalition intercepted and destroyed another explosives-laden drone late on Saturday night. (File photo) The Arab Coalition said on Sunday that it has intercepted four explosive Houthi drones launched towards Saudi Arabia. “The Houthi militias continue to violate international humanitarian law by trying […]
Continue reading …Xi calls for enhanced combat readiness from Chinese military during holidays PLA aircraft continue drills near Taiwan as border troops get new gear
7 February, 2021 Comments Off on Xi calls for enhanced combat readiness from Chinese military during holidays PLA aircraft continue drills near Taiwan as border troops get new gear
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for the Chinese military to enhance its combat readiness during the upcoming Spring Festival holidays when he recently inspected an aviation division of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force. And experts said other militaries should not have the illusion that they can make provocative moves during the holidays without […]
Continue reading …The man who beat Ali: Ex-heavyweight champion Leon Spinks dies at 67
7 February, 2021 Comments Off on The man who beat Ali: Ex-heavyweight champion Leon Spinks dies at 67
Leon Spinks, who won Olympic gold and then shocked the boxing world by beating Muhammad Ali to win the heavyweight title in only his eighth pro fight, has died. He was 67. Spinks, who lived his later years in Las Vegas, died Friday night, according to a release from a public relations firm. He had been battling […]
Continue reading …Five EU states receive first shipments of AstraZeneca vaccine
7 February, 2021 Comments Off on Five EU states receive first shipments of AstraZeneca vaccine
France, Italy, Austria, Hungary and the Czech Republic received their first shipments of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Saturday. Austria, France and Germany are going to restrict the jab to the under 65s because of a lack of data for older age groups following the vaccine’s trials. France reserves doses for health workers France has received […]
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