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Burma’s Military Junta Totters Toward the Brink
The American Conservative· 33 minutes agoOpponents of the military junta ruling Burma (or Myanmar) recently took another small step toward winning the ongoing civil war. The Karen National...
Ethnic Karen guerrilla fighters withdraw from Burmese border town army lost 2 weeks ago
Fox News· 9 hours agoGuerrilla fighters from the main ethnic Karen fighting force battling Burma’s military government...
Burma’s vice president steps down for unspecified health reasons
Fox News· 2 days agoBurma’s Vice President Henry Van Thio, who served in the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and...
Quakes do not kill people, bad buildings do
Phys.org· 10 hours agoIf an equally strong earthquake were to hit the tectonically unstable Himalayas, an even bigger catastrophe awaits with some 700 million people living...
Myanmar: the Spring Revolution and the downfall of the generals
The Week via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMyanmar. Something extraordinary is happening in Myanmar, said Moe Sett Nyein Chan in The Irawaddy...
Could newly arrived migrants legally work in Kansas City? It’ll depend on their status
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoThis designation does not automatically include a pathway to permanent status in the U.S. Currently,...
Remains of WWII pilot identified decades after fatal bombing mission
Military Times via Yahoo News· 1 day agoMcLauchlen, 25, was the pilot of a B-24J Liberator bomber during a Dec. 1, 1943, bombing mission...
Aung San Suu Kyi’s son casts doubt on reports of her move to house arrest from ‘barbaric’ prison
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 days agoReports of deposed former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s move to house arrest are “questionable,”...
Hospital begs for snakebite victims to stop bringing in serpents when seeking help: 'Puts the staff...
Fox News· 1 day agoAn Australian hospital urged snakebite victims to stop trying to catch the slithery culprits when...
‘The Road to Ruane’ tells the story of an antic, unforgettable character in Boston’s music scene -...
The Boston Globe· 12 hours ago“The Road to Ruane,” a feature-length documentary premiering Saturday, May 4 at the Somerville...
