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Breakdown of people arrested in Myanmar since the beginning of February 1 coup, as of March 2.

UN Says 38 Dead In Myanmar's 'Bloodiest' Day Since Coup

UN says 38 dead in Myanmar's 'bloodiest' day since coup

Netflix Serves Up TikTok-style 'Fast Laughs'

Netflix serves up TikTok-style 'Fast Laughs'

Czech soldiers wearing protective equipment (PPE) wait for patients at a testing station in Chodova Plana town, western Bohemia, on March 3, 2021, during the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic

Czechs Launch Mass Testing To Battle Covid Surge

Czechs launch mass testing to battle Covid surge

The grouping of 11 indigenous associations, backed by French and American NGOs, is seeking compensation of about 3.1 million euros ($3.7 million) from Casino for "damages done to their customary lands and the impact on their livelihoods"

Amazon Indigenous Groups Sue Casino Chain Over Deforestation

Amazon indigenous groups sue Casino chain over deforestation

US firms are feeling more optimistc, but are having trouble finding and retaining workers, forcing some to raise salaries, the Federal Reserve said

US Fed Says Firms Optimistic But Jobs Gaining Only Slowly

US Fed says firms optimistic but jobs gaining only slowly

Facebook said it took down bogus accounts which sought to derail protests supporting Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, seen here in a detention center in February

Facebook Derails Effort To Mislead Protesters In Russia

Facebook derails effort to mislead protesters in Russia

In 2018, Karin Kneissl, then Austria's foreign minister, made headlines when she invited Russian president Vladimir Putin to her wedding and danced with him

Austria Ex-minister Who Danced With Putin Gets Rosneft Nomination

Austria ex-minister who danced with Putin gets Rosneft nomination

Facebook political ads may resume in the United States from March 4, 2021, as the social network lifts a ban imposed following the November 2020 election

Facebook To Resume Political Ads, Joining Google

Facebook to resume political ads, joining Google

US-Italian automaker Fiat Chrysler and France's PSA, which merged in January 2021 into the Stellantis group, combine brands such as Peugeot, Citroen, Fiat, Chrysler, Jeep, Alfa Romeo and Maserati

PSA, Fiat Chrysler In Black Despite Weaker Sales

PSA, Fiat Chrysler in black despite weaker sales

Armenian investigators said a criminal case had been opened after opposition leader Vazgen Manukyan (pictured December 2020) had urged supporters to join protests and called on the army to rebel

Armenian Opposition Leader Probed For Inciting Violence

Armenian opposition leader probed for inciting violence

Farmers shout slogans as they burn an effigy of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a protest against agricultural reforms on the outskirts of Amritsar on February 5, 2021

Freedom House Downgrades India To 'Partly Free'

Freedom House downgrades India to 'partly free'

Princess Elena of Spain (L, pictured January 2020) and her sister Princess Cristina (C) said they accepted an offer to be vaccinated in the UAE in order to get a health passport, making it easier to visit their father, former king Juan Carlos (R)

Row In Spain After King's Sisters Get Virus Jab In UAE

Row in Spain after king's sisters get virus jab in UAE

Members of the National Guard remain in Washington as part of the enhanced security posture that has been in place since the deadly riot at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021

US Police Warn Of New Militant Plot To 'Breach' Capitol

US police warn of new militant plot to 'breach' Capitol

US President Joe Biden last month ordered a review of critical supplies following a shortage of semiconductor chips

General Motors Extends Plant Closures On Chip Shortage

General Motors extends plant closures on chip shortage

Navalny posted his message after his defence team visited him in the Kolchugino jail, where he is under quarantine

Kremlin Critic Navalny Says 'Everything Fine' In Message From Jail

Kremlin critic Navalny says 'everything fine' in message from jail

The US service sector's recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic stumbled in February

Recovery Of Hard-hit US Service Sector Stumbles In February

Recovery of hard-hit US service sector stumbles in February

Parler, the social network popular with conservatives and Donald Trump supporters, has relaunched its website after being cut off by Amazon Web Services

Parler Social Network Drops Lawsuit Against Amazon

Parler social network drops lawsuit against Amazon

US singer Dolly Parton has tweaked her hit 'Jolene' to support the Covid vaccine

Dolly Parton Tweaks Hit 'Jolene' To Urge Covid Vaccine

Dolly Parton tweaks hit 'Jolene' to urge Covid vaccine

The Covid-19 pandemic pushed many places that deal with the public to switch to contactless payments, including the 'La conterie' public swimming pool in Chartres-de-Bretagne, a suburb of the French city of Rennes

Covid-19 Anchors 'Contactless' In Europe, But Consumers Weary And Wary

Covid-19 anchors 'contactless' in Europe, but consumers weary and wary

ExxonMobil pointed to a potential $2 trillion market for carbon capture by 2040

ExxonMobil Touts Carbon Storage As Key Climate Strategy

ExxonMobil touts carbon storage as key climate strategy

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Myanmar military chief General Min Aung Hlaing declared that this time, things would be "different" from the army's previous 49-year reign, which ended in 2011

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US contractor dead after rockets hit Iraq base hosting coalition

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New York governor refuses to quit over sexual harassment scandal

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