Biggest protests in #Myanmar since 2007 draw tens of thousands
(Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people marched for a second day in Myanmar’s biggest city on Sunday, and thousandsContinue Reading
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Pfizer drops India COVID19 vaccine application after regulator seeks local trial
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc said on Friday it had withdrawn an application for emergency-use authorisation of its COVID-19Continue Reading
Sri Lankan officials say vaccinations advancing
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP)— Sri Lankan health officials said on Saturday that more than half of the health workers andContinue Reading
De Silva, Muralitharan tasked with reviving #SriLanka national team
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka is hoping a cricket committee of former players can improve the national team’sContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Tamils defy ban to stage independence day protest
Thousands of Sri Lankan Tamils defied bans to stage protests as the Sinhala-majority government celebrated its independence day with aContinue Reading
Japan regrets SriLanka’s scrapping of port terminal deal
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Japanese Embassy said Wednesday it regrets a decision by Sri Lanka’s government to scrapContinue Reading
Tech investor Chamath Palihapitiya says he’s not running for California governor
KEY POINTS- Tech investor Chamath Palihapitiya said he won’t run for California governor. “Let’s be really honest. I’m not readyContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Tamils march to protest deaths, disappearances
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Hundreds of ethnic Tamils began a four-day protest march from eastern to northern Sri LankaContinue Reading
Sri Lanka scraps Japan-India port deal
(AFP) -Sri Lanka said Tuesday it had pulled out of an agreement with Japan and India to develop a deep-seaContinue Reading
#Myanmar coup: Army takes control after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and other key government figures
Myanmar’s military has taken control of the country after detaining a number of leading politicians and claiming there were “hugeContinue Reading
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