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  Biden says Myanmar military should step down, free detainees Biden said the US is working with allies and partners to address the army’s takeover and Aung San Suu Kyi’s arrest. Biden said Myanmar's military should relinquish power and release officials and activists detained in a coup [Tom Brenner/Reuters] 4 Feb 2021 Myanmar’s military should relinquish power and release officials and activists detained in a coup, US President Joe Biden said in his first foreign policy address on Thursday. Biden said the United States was working with allies and partners to address the generals’ takeover on Monday, during which they arrested elected leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilians.   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/4/biden-says-myanmar-military-should-step-down-free-detainees

  Vaccine passports: path back to normality or problem in the making? Vials with AstraZeneca's coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine are seen at the vaccination centre in the Newcastle Eagles Community Arena, in Newcastle upon Tyne, Britain, on January 30, 2021. Photo: Reuters/ Lee Smith Reuters, London Governments and developers around the world are exploring the potential use of "vaccine passports" as a way of reopening the economy by identifying those protected against the coronavirus. Those developing the technologies however, say such tools come with consequences such as potentially excluding whole groups from social participation, and are urging lawmakers to think seriously about how they are used. The travel and entertainment industries, which have struggled to operate at a profit while imposing social distancing regulations, are particularly interested in a way of swiftly checking who has protection. Among those dev...

  Eyewitness Myanmar coup: Journalists 'really scared and most are in hiding' as public resistance grows Sky's Siobhan Robbins speaks to a reporter who fled their home as journalists in Myanmar report a campaign of intimidation. Thursday 4 February 2021 11:55, UK Myanmar Image: Supporters of the military wave Myanmar national and army flags during a rally. Pic: AP ...

  Myanmar: Hospital staff on strike in protest over coup by 'illegitimate military regime' Student and youth groups also join the civil disobedience campaign after Myanmar's military seized power on Monday. Wednesday 3 February 2021 10:21, UK Myanmar Image: A Myanmar citizen joins a protest outside a UN building in Thailand's capital Bangkok ...

  Myanmar military attempts to block Facebook for 'stability' after coup The move follows citizens adopting the platform to organise protests against the overthrowing of the elected government. Alexander Martin Technology reporter @AlexMartin Thursday 4 February 2021 13:06, UK Facebook Myanmar Image: ...

  Aung San Suu Kyi: Ousted Myanmar leader remanded after being charged with possessing 'illegal' radios Aung San Suu Kyi was charged after police said they found four illegally imported handheld radios at her home. Wednesday 3 February 2021 12:20, UK Image: Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged with breaching import and export laws ...

  Home World 12:00 AM, February 05, 2021 / LAST MODIFIED: 02:06 AM, February 05, 2021 Outcry grows over Navalny crackdown Top EU envoy heads to Moscow AFP, Moscow The outcry grew in Russia over the crackdown on peaceful protesters yesterday as EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell was set to visit the country under pressure to confront Moscow over the imprisonment of opposition figure Alexei Navalny. Borrell's visit -- the first to Russia by a top EU envoy since 2017 -- comes at a period of unusual turbulence in the country, with tens of thousands taking to the streets in support of President Vladimir Putin's top critic. Navalny was sentenced this week to nearly three years in prison. Over the past few weeks police detained thousands of protesters and dozens of journalists, and detention centres in Moscow and Saint Petersburg were overflowing with demonstrators serving brief jail terms. On the eve of the EU foreign po...