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Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai to wait for bail verdict in national security case
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai, the most high-profile person charged under the national security law, will remain in custody after the city's top court said ...
Feb 01, 2021
Russia fines Kremlin critic Navalny’s wife Yulia for taking part in protests
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Monday fined Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, 20,000 roubles ($265) for taking part in unsanctioned protests on Sunday, the cour...
Feb 01, 2021
Unease, anger simmer over Myanmar coup as some celebrate
(Reuters) - Swaggering supporters of Myanmar's army chief swung through the streets of Yangon, waving national flags from pickup trucks to cheer on his coup against a democratically elected government...
Feb 01, 2021
Kremlin says Sunday’s pro-Navalny rallies attended by ‘hooligans and provocateurs’
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that a large number of people who took part in protests against the jailing of opposition politician Alexei Navalny on Sunday were "hooligans and provocat...
Feb 01, 2021
Mumbai’s suburban train services restored after 11 months
MUMBAI (Reuters) - One of the world's busiest urban rail systems situated in India's financial capital Mumbai was restarted for all commuters on Monday, 11 months after it was shut down to prevent the...
Feb 01, 2021
Hundreds gather in Tokyo to protest Myanmar military coup
TOKYO (Reuters) - Hundreds of Burmese protesters holding portraits of Aung San Suu Kyi gathered in Tokyo on Monday to protest against the detention of the country's leaders earlier in the day in a sud...
Feb 01, 2021
EU condemns military’s seizure of power in Myanmar
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission president and the EU's top diplomat on Monday condemned the military's seizure of power in Myanmar and demanded the immediate release of all those it had d...
Feb 01, 2021
Bangladesh expects Myanmar to keep Rohingya repatriation commitments despite coup
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh called for peace and stability in Myanmar after a military coup on Monday, and said it hoped its neighbour make genuine efforts to move forward the stalled pr...
Feb 01, 2021
China ‘notes’ Myanmar coup, hopes for stability
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Monday it had "noted" the military coup in Myanmar and hoped that all sides could properly manage their differences under the constitution and uphold stability. "We h...
Feb 01, 2021
UK PM Johnson condemns Myanmar coup and imprisonment of Aung San Suu Kyi
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he condemned the coup in Myanmar after the military in the Asian country seized power, saying Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian...
Feb 01, 2021
