ASEAN envoys in Myanmar for talks with junta chief
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Envoys from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations arrived in Myanmar Thursday for talks with junta…
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politics
Macron sees ‘difficult’ choices, refuses to confirm re-election bid
by Laurence BENHAMOU MARTEL, France (AFP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that he planned to make "difficult" decisions…
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Belarus activist stabs himself in neck in court: rights group
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- A Belarusian political activist stabbed himself in the neck on the first day of his trial…
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School’s out for Myanmar students defying junta threats
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Schools in Myanmar will open on Tuesday for the first time since the military seized power,…
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Myanmar journalist to seek asylum in Spain
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Myanmar correspondent Mratt Kyaw Thu will arrive in Madrid on Tuesday to ask for asylum after…
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Forty years of population policy in China
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Monday relaxed its two-child policy to allow couples to have three children, a…
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China allows couples to have three children: state media
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China has relaxed its family planning policy to allow couples to have three children after…
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Millions in Myanmar struggle to buy food as coup price hike bites
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Aye Mar sits with her seven children in their Yangon kitchen and worries whether their meal…
5 years ago
Mali president and PM resign after arrest by military junta
by Serge Daniel and Malick Konate BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) -- Mali's interim president and prime minister resigned on Wednesday, a…
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Seven Belarus activists sentenced to jail over protests: media
MINSK, Belarus (AFP) -- Belarus on Tuesday sentenced seven activists, including senior opposition figure Pavel Severinets, to jail terms of…
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Mali in turmoil after army detains leaders
by Serge Daniel and Kassim Traore BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) -- Mali was in turmoil Tuesday after disgruntled army officers detained…
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi defiant in first comments since coup
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Detained Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said her ousted party would "exist as long as…
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