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Myanmar court sentences arrested politicians to 75-90 years-
By Express News Service BANGKOK : A court in Myanmar sentenced two members of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s political ...

In shift, UK to require COVID vaccination for health workers-
By PTI LONDON: The British government says all health care staff who work with the public will have to be ...

Chilean president impeached over Pandora Papers revelation-
By PTI SANTIAGO: President Sebastián Piñera was impeached Tuesday by the lower house of Chile’s congress, setting up a trial in ...

Morgues, hospitals struggle with COVID-19 deaths in Romania-
By Associated Press BUCHAREST: The morgue in Romania’s main hospital has no space for the dead any more. In a ...

US Holocaust Museum says China boosting Uyghur repression-
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum says it has compiled evidence of increasing government repression against Uyghur ...

Bangladesh’s former chief justice SK Sinha sentenced to 11 years in graft case-
By PTI DHAKA: A Bangladeshi court on Tuesday sentenced in absentia former top judge Surendra Kumar Sinha, the country’s first ...

Coronavirus deaths in Russia hit daily record after work limits-
By Associated Press MOSCOW: Coronavirus deaths in Russia hit a new record Tuesday and new confirmed cases remained high two ...

Nepal Army chief General Prabhu Ram Sharma on India visit to bolster military-to-military ties-
By PTI KATHMANDU: Nepal Army chief Gen. Prabhu Ram Sharma on Tuesday embarked on a four-day visit to India to ...

Denmark wants to reintroduce phased-out coronavirus pass-
By Associated Press COPENHAGEN: Denmark wants to again consider COVID-19 as “a socially critical disease,” paving the way for the ...

Rights groups urge Sudan army to free those detained in coup-
By Associated Press CAIRO: Two leading international rights groups urged Sudan’s military in a joint statement Tuesday to release government ...