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Myanmar protesters take up Easter eggs; junta hunts celebrities
Published On: April 4, 2021 10:01 AM NPT By: Reuters
MYANMAR, April 4: Opponents of military rule in Myanmar made the Easter egg a symbol of defiance on Sunday, posting pictures of eggs with slogans after a night of candle-lit vigils across the country to remember those killed since the Feb. 1 coup.
Jordanian military warns king's half-brother to stop actions undermining stability
Published On: April 4, 2021 07:22 AM NPT By: Reuters
AMMAN, April 4: Jordan’s military has told King Abdullah’s half-brother Prince Hamza bin Hussein to halt actions targeting “security and stability” in what people familiar with the matter said could be related to a plot to destabilise the country.
Myanmar protesters defy crackdown, five killed; junta hunts critics
Published On: April 3, 2021 04:27 PM NPT By: Reuters
MYANMAR, April 3: Myanmar security forces opened fire on pro-democracy protests on Saturday killing at least five people, a protester and media said, as the military reinforced its bid to end dissent with arrest warrants for online critics and internet blocks.
Five killed in Myanmar protests as junta cracks down on online critics
Published On: April 3, 2021 01:07 PM NPT By: Reuters
MYANMAR, April 3: Myanmar security forces opened fire on pro-democracy protests on Saturday killing five people, a protester and media said, as the military reinforced its bid to end dissent with arrest warrants for online critics and internet blocks.
India's daily coronavirus infections hit six-month high
Published On: April 3, 2021 11:01 AM NPT By: Reuters
MUMBAI, April 3: India’s daily coronavirus infections hit another record on Saturday for the highest tally since September, while daily deaths reached a five-month high, a Reuters count based on data from the health ministry showed.
Man rams car into 2 Capitol police; 1 officer, driver killed
Published On: April 3, 2021 08:56 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, April 3: A Capitol Police officer was killed Friday after a man rammed a car into two officers at a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol and then emerged wielding a knife. It was the second line-of-duty death this year for a department still struggling to heal from the Jan. 6 insurrection.
UPDATE: Train hits truck that slid onto track in Taiwan, killing 51
Published On: April 3, 2021 08:52 AM NPT By: Associated Press
HUALIEN COUNTY, Taiwan, April 3: A train barreled into an unmanned truck that had rolled onto the track Friday in Taiwan, leaving at least 51 people dead and dozens injured in the island’s deadliest rail disaster. Many passengers were crushed, while some survivors were forced to climb out of windows and walk along the train’s roof to safety.
India's Maharashtra state warns of full lockdown amid second wave of coronavirus
Published On: April 3, 2021 07:18 AM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, April 3: The chief minister of India’s Maharashtra state warned on Friday of a full lockdown to curb coronavirus infections if people did not limit their movement, as the country hit a six-month high for daily cases.
Train crash kills 48 in Taiwan's deadliest rail tragedy for decades
Published On: April 2, 2021 04:05 PM NPT By: Reuters
HUALIEN, TAIWAN, April 2: A Taiwan express train with almost 500 aboard derailed in a tunnel on Friday, killing at least 48 passengers and injuring 66 in the island’s worst rail disaster in almost four decades.
UPDATE: Taiwan train crash kills 41 in deadliest rail tragedy in decades
Published On: April 2, 2021 02:25 PM NPT By: Reuters
TAIPEI, April 1: At least 41 people were killed and more than 60 injured after a Taiwanese train carrying almost 500 passengers derailed in a tunnel on Friday when it apparently hit a truck that slid off a road leading to a nearby construction site.
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