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Government officials do not typically enjoy a positive reputation in Myanmar, and reform efforts have been sluggish since the country began moving toward democracy. Decades of rule by a military junta that did not regard itself as accountable to the general public have created a legacy of distrust. But successive governments since 2011 — the …
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It’s been in use for nearly 160 years and still holds 2,500 inmates. Kyiv’s Lukyanivska prison is notorious for overcrowding, crumbling infrastructure, and poor hygiene. …
Seventeen victims of abduction have been recognized by Japan, but abductions occurred across Asia. There are more than 800 missing people for whom abduction cannot be ruled out. …
A pair of suicide bombers, armed with assault rifles, stormed a crowded Shiite mosque in eastern Afghanistan during Friday prayers, killing at least 25 worshippers and wounding more than 70 others. The assailants entered the mosque in Gardez, the capital of eastern Paktia province, and sprayed worshippers with bullets before blowing themselves up, the provincial …
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After a whirlwind six-day visit to the U.S., Abiy Ahmed, the new prime minister of Ethiopia, has returned home. Now, the question is how newfound relationships will impact one of Africa’s fastest-changing countries. Salem Solomon and Karina Choudhury attended one of the prime minister’s business meetings in Washington and have this story. …
Leaders of the U.S. intelligence and security community told a briefing at the White House that Russia is continuing to use “pervasive methods” to exploit and intensify differences in U.S. society and that they remain concerned about U.S. election security. …
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Apple made history Thursday when it became the first publicly listed U.S. company to be valued at $1 trillion. The tech giant’s share price climbed well over 2 percent in mid-session trading, boosting it about 9 percent higher since Tuesday, when it announced better-than-expected second-quarter earnings and a buyback of $20 billion worth of its …
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An amateur video appears to show protests in Tehran as unrest spread across the country over Iran’s collapsing currency. A speaker recorded in the video says that the protest was under way in the center of the capital on August 2. Demonstrators are also heard chanting “Mullahs, get lost.” …
Russian soldiers and veterans gathered with their families in Moscow’s Gorky Park on August 2 to mark national Paratroopers Day. The paratroopers, wearing their signature berets and striped tank tops, repeated their tradition of swimming in public fountains. …
Decades after the end of the Korean War in 1953, the remains of dozens of presumed U.S. war dead returned Wednesday to Hawaii for analysis and identification. The U.S. military believes the bones are those of U.S. servicemen and potentially servicemen from other United Nations member countries who fought alongside the U.S. on behalf of …
A Roman Catholic diocese in Pennsylvania has released a list of more than 70 of its clergy members accused of child abuse dating back decades. Harrisburg Bishop Ronald Gainer also announced changes to confidentiality policies and said the names of anyone accused of abuse, as well as the bishops who led the church for the …
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He came from Bulgaria to study at an American university 13 years ago. He received a master’s degree, followed by a doctorate. J.B., who prefers not to be identified by his real name, told VOA that life in the U.S. has been going great. He has been working as a visiting professor for a U.S. …
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia – U.S. prosecutors drilled deep into Paul Manafort’s lavish lifestyle and spending habits, as they continued building their case that President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager committed bank fraud and tax evasion. Prosecutors spent the second day of the trial against Manafort presenting more invoices and witness testimony as they detailed wire …
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Georgia’s president, Giorgi Margvelashvili, condemned Russia’s illegal ocupation of part of his country on August 1 as he opened two weeks of military exercises with the United States and several other NATO members. …
Thousands of Afghan migrants in Iran are returning home amid an economic crisis that has seen unemployment soar and the value of Iran’s national currency plummet. …
A group of New York state grandmothers embarked on a six-day, six-city caravan tour to the U.S.-Mexico border to demand an immediate return of all immigrant children to their families, and to protest a policy of indefinite family detention. Their message, through rallies, vigils, potlucks and song, is simple: if an older person can trek …
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The U.S. Treasury Department says that it has extended the deadline for investors to divest holdings in the sanctioned Russian companies En+, GAZ Group, and Rusal from August 5 to October 23. …
U.S. prosecutors have portrayed President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, as a tax cheat who used offshore accounts to hide millions of dollars he earned from his political work for the former pro-Russian president of Ukraine, in the first trial arising from an investigation into Russian ties to the Trump campaign. …
U.S. scientists have determined that the Gulf of Mexico’s annual “dead zone” — an area with low oxygen that can kill fish and marine life — is the fourth smallest since they started mapping the area in 1985. Scientists supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said in a report Tuesday that the …
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow is “concerned” that Armenia’s new leadership is making what he called “political” moves against pro-Moscow former political leaders who have been targeted in an anticorruption campaign. …
An Israeli court jailed an Israeli Arab poet for five months on Tuesday after convicting her of incitement to terrorism for a poem and remarks she posted on social media during a wave of Palestinian street attacks. Dareen Tatour, 36, posted on Facebook and YouTube a video of herself reading out her poem “Resist, My …
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The U.S. military in Africa has taken steps to increase the security of troops on the ground, adding armed drones and armored vehicles and taking a harder look at when American forces go out with local troops, the head of the U.S. Africa Command says. Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser told reporters on Monday the U.S. …
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China urged the United States on Tuesday not to allow Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen to transit its territory when she visits Belize and Paraguay next month, adding to tension between Beijing and Washington that has worsened amid a trade war. Beijing considers democratic Taiwan to be a wayward province of “one China,” ineligible for state-to-state …
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