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Thousands mourn Buddhist abbot killed by Myanmar security forces
AFP News via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThousands of mourners on Thursday attended the funeral of a popular Buddhist abbot shot dead by...
2024 Hot Docs 'An Unfinished Journey': 4 women leaders who fled Afghanistan fighting against gender...
Yahoo News Canada· 3 months agoAfter the Taliban took over in Afghanistan in 2021, four women — parliamentarians, ministers and...
Heavy flooding in southern Myanmar displaces more than 14,000 people
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFlooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar’s southern areas has displaced more than 14,000...
Ex-UN Secretary-General Ban makes surprise visit to Myanmar
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFormer U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has made a surprise visit to military-run Myanmar on...
Floods triggered by monsoon rains in Myanmar have killed 5 people, displaced 60,000 since mid-July
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFloods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar have killed five people and displaced about...
Thousands along Bangladesh, Myanmar coast told to seek shelter as powerful Cyclone Mocha approaches
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoVolunteers in Bangladesh’s coastal districts were using loudspeakers to urge people to seek shelter...
UN special envoy to Myanmar arrives on inaugural visit
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoUnited Nations special envoy Noeleen Heyzer arrived in Myanmar on Tuesday on her first mission to...
Powerful Cyclone Mocha makes landfall in Myanmar, tearing off roofs and killing at least 3
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThousands of people hunkered down Sunday in monasteries, pagodas and schools, seeking shelter from a...
UN agency says Myanmar has suspended international aid deliveries to cyclone-hit areas
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMyanmar’s military government has rescinded its approval for international organizations to...
Turkey earthquake – latest: WHO issues stark warning over disaster survivors
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe World Health Orgnisation (WHO) has warned that survivors of the devastating earthquakes felt...