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The number of civilians reported killed in explosions nearly halved in 2020 to the lowest level in a decadeThe number of civilian casualties in conflicts around the world plummeted during the Covid-19 pandemic, a new report shows.Last year, an average …
Read MoreThe pygmy hog is still endangered but a reintroduction programme in Assam, India, has given it a greater chance of survivalThe greyish brown pygmy hog (Porcula salvania), with its sparse hair and a streamlined body that is about the size of a cat’s, is…
Read MorePolice clear protesters in parts of Yangon as ministers from regional Asean grouping seek end to violenceThree people have been critically injured after security forces fired live rounds at anti-coup protesters in north-western Myanmar, medics said, as…
Read MoreRally in Kale turns violent and stun grenades deployed in YangonThree people have been critically injured after security forces fired live rounds at anti-coup protesters in north-western Myanmar, medics said, as a regional meeting of south-east Asian c…
Read MoreBorn under Taliban rule, Sara Barackzay studied abroad and now hopes to start her own schoolA woman in traditional dress breaks open the bars of a prison. A young child dances, oblivious to a backdrop of tanks and explosions. The drawings by Afghanista…
Read MorePolice clear protesters in parts of Yangon as ministers from regional Asean grouping seek end to violenceMyanmar police have fired stun grenades to disperse protesters in the city of Yangon, witnesses said, as foreign ministers of neighbouring countrie…
Read MoreThe world’s poorest are becoming poorer as the impact of Covid compounds existing crises, says Disaster Emergency ComitteeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThousands could starve in the world’s most fragile states as the pande…
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Read MoreBan on violence against children will only apply in Islamabad, but campaigners hope rest of the country will follow suitPakistan has passed a bill banning corporal punishment for children in a move described as “historic” by rights activists.It comes a…
Read MoreAt least two people stabbed after pro-junta demonstrators march through central YangonSupporters of Myanmar’s military armed with iron rods, catapults and knives have attacked anti-coup protesters in Yangon after weeks of rallies calling for the return…
Read MoreVillages in southern Afghanistan have become frontline of conflict as peace talks stall and uncertainty surrounds US withdrawalThe people who lived in Spairwan village spent two days huddled in their homes, besieged by fighting, before the Taliban came…
Read MoreCivil rights groups say situation ‘getting worse on a daily basis’ as UN human rights chief expresses alarm over deepening impunitySri Lanka could descend swiftly back into violence and human rights abuses unless decisive international action is taken,…
Read MoreStudios report surge in requests for tattoos of the deposed civilian leader – and some are using their profits to support protesters In the last three weeks, Ye, 37, has inked more images of Aung San Suu Kyi than throughout his 19 years of tattooing.“W…
Read MoreFleeing to Kyrgyzstan in the 1960s, communities established mosques and villages but the local leaders, or dzhigit-beshchis, are a dying breedDzhigit-beshchi is the name Uighur people in Kyrgyzstan give to the leader they elect for their mahallah – or …
Read MoreGrocery store worker Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing, 20, is the first protest fatality since military took control in coup two weeks agoA woman who was shot in the head by police during protests in Myanmar last week has died – the first protest fatality sinc…
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