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Timeline: The week since Myanmar's coup

Published On: February 7, 2021 08:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

MYANMAR, Feb 7: Here is a timeline of events since Myanmar’s military took power in a coup on Monday, Feb. 1. Here is a timeline of events since Myanmar’s military took power in a coup on Monday, Feb. 1.

UPDATE: Glacier breaks in India’s north; flood kills 3, 140 missing

Published On: February 7, 2021 06:52 PM NPT By: Associated Press

LUCKNOW, INDIA, Feb 7: Indian authorities launched a search operation Sunday after part of a mountain glacier broke, sending a massive flood of water and debris slamming into two dams and damaging a number of homes. At least three people were killed and 140 were missing.

UPDATE: Himalayan glacier bursts in India, 100-150 feared dead

Published On: February 7, 2021 03:09 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, Feb 7: As many as 150 people were feared dead after a Himalayan glacier broke and crashed into an Indian dam early on Sunday, with floods forcing the evacuation of villages downstream.

The Latest: Israel eases restrictions 6 weeks after lockdown

Published On: February 7, 2021 02:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press

JERUSALEM, Feb 7: Israel has started to ease restrictions nearly six weeks after entering its third nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Himalayan glacier breaks in India, districts on high alert for flooding

Published On: February 7, 2021 01:45 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, Feb 7: India put many of its northern districts on high alert on Sunday after the “breaking of a part” of a Himalayan glacier, officials said, with people being evacuated due to rising water levels in a river that the glacier feeds.

4 skiers killed, 4 injured by Utah avalanche, police say

Published On: February 7, 2021 01:23 PM NPT By: Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb 7: An avalanche killed four skiers and injured four others Saturday in a popular recreation area, making it one of the deadliest avalanches in Utah history, authorities said.

5 key questions for Trump’s Senate impeachment trial

Published On: February 7, 2021 11:28 AM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Feb 7: Arguments begin Tuesday in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump on allegations that he incited the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Tens of thousands gather for second day of street protests in Myanmar: witnesses

Published On: February 7, 2021 11:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

MYANMAR, Feb 7: Tens of thousands of people marched for a second day in Myanmar’s biggest city on Sunday and thousands more across the country to protest against the military junta’s coup and detention of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi last week.

Iran's top diplomat urges Biden to return to nuclear deal

Published On: February 7, 2021 10:42 AM NPT By: Reuters

DUBAI, Feb 7: Iran’s foreign minister urged Washington to act fast to return to the 2015 nuclear accord, pointing out that legislation passed by parliament forces the government to harden its nuclear stance if U.S. sanctions are not eased by Feb. 21.

UK plans to tax firms that profited from pandemic: Sunday Times

Published On: February 7, 2021 10:07 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Feb 7: Britain plans to tax retailers and tech companies whose profits have soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sunday Times reported, citing leaked emails.