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Musicians take part in a protest against the military coup in Yangon on February 11, 2021. — AFP pic Myanmar’s ruling general signalled waning patience Thursday with nationwide protests over the military’s takeover, ordering demonstrators to return to work or face “effective actions”. His warning comes after a sixth consecutive day of anti-coup rallies condemning the ouster of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and follows US President Joe Biden announcing sanctions against the generals on Wednesday. While the demonstrations have largely been peaceful, security forces earlier this week used tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets, with isolated reports…

SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 08: The suspended Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump appears on an iPhone screen on January 08, 2021 in San Anselmo, California. Citing the risk of further incitement of violence following an attempted insurrection on Wednesday, Twitter permanently suspended President Donald Trump’s account. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Twitter will not allow former president Donald Trump back on the platform even if he runs for office again, the company’s chief financial officer said Wednesday. “The way our policies work, when you’re removed from the platform, you’re removed from the platform, whether you’re a…

A Seismograph record of a quake PHOTO: NurPhoto/via Getty Images A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, sparking a tsunami warning for New Zealand, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and other nations in the region. The quake struck at just after midnight on Thursday local time (1320 GMT Wednesday) about 415 kilometres (258 miles) east of Vao in New Caledonia at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to the USGS. “Hazardous tsunami waves from this earthquake are possible within the next three hours,” the NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. Waves reaching between 0.3…

A November 24, 2020 photo shows US President Donald Trump speaking at the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardon in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC. – Trump’s unprecedented attempt to defy the results of the US election were thrown into fresh disarray November 25, 2020 when he abruptly canceled a trip reportedly meant to showcase his grievances with an appearance at the epic Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) Democrats present the case against Donald Trump in his Senate impeachment trial Wednesday, arguing that he directed an enraged crowd to storm Congress…

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 09: US President Joe Biden speaks as Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen meet with business leaders about the critical need for the American Rescue Plan in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Attending the meeting are Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, Tom Donohue, CEO at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Doug McMillon, President and CEO of Walmart, Sonia Syngal, President and CEO of Gap, Inc. and Marvin Ellison, President and CEO of Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Pete Marovich-Pool/Getty Images/AFPJoe…

(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 28, 2020 Britain’s Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Britain’s Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall gesture during a visit to the Headquarters of the Bank of England in the City of London, to meet with the Governor and highlight the Bank’s role in supporting the national economy through the COVID-19 pandemic. – Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest son and heir Prince Charles, who contracted Covid-19 last year, has received a first vaccine dose, his office said on February 10, 2021. The 72-year-old Prince of Wales and his wife Camilla, 73, both received the shot…

A gunman opened fire inside a US health clinic on Tuesday, leaving at least five people wounded before a bomb exploded at the facility, reports said. Police were called to the Allina Health Clinic in Buffalo, Minnesota, just before 11:00 am (1700 GMT), Buffalo Police Chief Pat Budke told TV station KSTP. The device went off in the clinic around half an hour later, the Star Tribune newspaper said, citing emergency dispatch audio.Buffalo police, Sheriff Wright’s agent, and the SWAT team responded to the scene at around 10:55 am. Photo; LONDONNEWSTIMEThe explosion forced medical workers to flee the clinic’s parking…

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 09: Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J) heads to the senate floor at US Capitol on February 09, 2021 in Washington, DC. House impeachment managers will make the case that Trump was “singularly responsible” for the January 6th attack at the U.S. Capitol and he should be convicted and barred from ever holding public office again. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/AFPThe historic second impeachment trial of Donald Trump opened in the US Senate on Tuesday, with prosecutors vowing to win a conviction based on the “cold, hard facts” of the January storming of the US Capitol. Kicking off with days…

Members of the Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas, mask-clad due to the coronavirus pandemic, stand guard at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip, on February 9, 2021, as vehicles pass through leaving the Gaza Strip after Egypt’s announcement to let through incoming traffic until further notice. – Egypt on February 9 opened its border crossing “indefinitely” with Gaza — the Israeli-blockaded Palestinian enclave — against the backdrop of Palestinian political unity talks in Cairo continue, a security source said. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)Egypt on Tuesday opened its border with the Israeli-blockaded Gaza…