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Myanmar's economy in crisis as civil strife disrupts trade and livelihoods
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 day agoMyanmar, once a thriving emerging economy, is struggling to regain momentum as the country’s civil...
Learning from Myanmar's rebels, junta builds new Chinese drone fleet
Reuters via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoChinese-made commercial drones modified to carry arms - in the unfamiliar hands of the country's...
How Myanmar’s Wood Funds Its Brutal Military
Foreign Policy Magazine· 3 days agoMyanmar is the most violent place in the world, ranking just above Syria and Palestine, according to data from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data...
Washington Tribe Whaling
The Herald Journal· 3 hours agoFILE - Members of the Makah Indian tribe paddle away from the rising sun as they head from Neah Bay, Wash., toward open Pacific Ocean waters during a...
Myanmar's army is reportedly emptying villages in a western state to boost defenses against rebels
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMyanmar’s military has been emptying villages on the outskirts of the capital of the western state of Rakhine as part of an evident effort to defend against expected attacks ...
Record 120 million people forcibly displaced worldwide, UN says
RFI via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoThe displacement of people around the world has once again smashed records, the United Nations...
Number of people fleeing violence hits new peak
BBC via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoThe world's largest displacement crisis remains in Syria, where a conflict that started in 2011 keeps nearly 14 million people from their homes. Millions...
Record-high 117m people displaced worldwide in 2023, UNHCR says
Nikkei Asian Review· 9 hours agoThe United Nations refugee agency estimates there were a record 117.3 million forcibly displaced ...
Nearly 120 million people were displaced around the world in 2023, UNHCR report says
NPR· 8 hours agoThat means 1 in 69 people on the planet have been forced from their homes, either displaced to other parts of their own country, or across an international border. Just a ...
Myanmar soldiers cut off tattoos and gave detainees urine to drink, witnesses tell BBC
BBC via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThey were looking for supporters of the Arakan Army (AA), which has become one of the most effective...
