Associated Press EXPLAINER: Myanmar, Burma and why the different names matter Associated Press - KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIMThis week, the military upended years of quasi-democratic rule in Myanmar, with soldiers taking control of the country in a carefully orchestrated coup. The military said the seizure of power was necessary...
Associated Press EXPLAINER: Why is the military taking control in Myanmar? Associated Press - By VICTORIA MILKOJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A coup in Myanmar has left the military in control under a one-year state of emergency, while the country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior politicians have...
Associated Press EXPLAINER: Behind the Kremlin's response to Navalny rallies Associated Press - By DARIA LIVTINOVAMOSCOW (AP) — Rattled by nationwide protests over jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Russian authorities are moving rapidly to block any new ones – from piling legal pressure on his allies to launching...
Associated Press EXPLAINER: Why it's hard to make vaccines and boost supplies Associated Press - By LAURAN NEERGAARDWith demand for COVID-19 vaccines outpacing the world’s supplies, a frustrated public and policymakers want to know: How can we get more? A lot more. Right away. The problem: “It’s not like adding more...
Associated Press EXPLAINER: How Taiwan figures in US-China ties under Biden Associated PressTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — It didn’t take long for relations with China to become an issue for new U.S. President Joe Biden. A show of force by the Chinese air force off Taiwan last weekend prompted a U.S....
