Saturday, March 27, 2021

'Mass murder' in Myanmar: International outcry after '114 protesters' killed in crackdown


The killing of reportedly at least 114 unarmed civilians - including a five-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl - by Myanmar's security forces in the single deadliest day since the military coup on 1 February has drawn strong condemnation from around the world. https://ift.tt/3tSFt2O

As violent attacks rise, some Asians in the US say they are afraid to go out - others plan to move away


On the hilly streets around his home in the Anza Vista neighbourhood of San Francisco, everyone knew Vicha Ratanapakdee as "grandpa". https://ift.tt/3d5BLMg

'It was spectacular. We felt safe': 5,000 attend Barcelona gig after taking rapid COVID tests


Five thousand people attended a rock concert in Barcelona on Saturday after passing a same-day screening test for COVID-19. https://ift.tt/31oja95

Designer furniture, live animals, oil and gas: Here's what is stuck in the Suez Canal jam


The cargo ship wedged in the sand and blocking the Suez Canal may be on the other side of the world, but its affects are global. https://ift.tt/3fj2qYQ

More than 100 years before asteroid Apophis may hit Earth, says NASA


New observations from NASA have determined that the asteroid Apophis, which was thought to pose a risk to impacting Earth in 2068, actually won't come close to hitting us for at least a century. https://ift.tt/39leAfW

Civilians fleeing besieged hotel ambushed in Mozambique by suspected Islamists


A convoy of fleeing civilians, including foreign nationals, was ambushed by suspected Islamist insurgents in a northern Mozambique town, officials have said. https://ift.tt/3tZngk1

Jammed cargo ship's stern has budged - but it's still stuck in Suez Canal


Experts working to free a cargo ship - which has been jammed in the Suez Canal for five days - have managed to budge its stern and get its rudder and propeller to work again. https://ift.tt/3rtIa9x

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