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  EXPLAINER: Myanmar, Burma and why the different names matter

  Associated Press - KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM

  This 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 because the government had failed to act on its unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in …

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  EXPLAINER: Why is the military taking control in Myanmar?

  Associated Press - By VICTORIA MILKO

  JAKARTA, 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 been detained. Here’s a look at what could be behind the military’s actions. WHY NOW? Full Coverage: …

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  EXPLAINER: Behind the Kremlin's response to Navalny rallies

  Associated Press - By DARIA LIVTINOVA

  MOSCOW (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 a campaign to discredit the demonstrations. Unprecedented mass rallies across Russia on Jan. …

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  EXPLAINER: Why it's hard to make vaccines and boost supplies

  Associated Press - By LAURAN NEERGAARD

  With 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 water to the soup,” said vaccine specialist Maria Elena Bottazzi of Baylor College of …

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  EXPLAINER: How Taiwan figures in US-China ties under Biden

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  TAIPEI, 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. response, even as Biden and his administration focus on the COVID-19 pandemic and other pressing …

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  EXPLAINER: What's next after US accused China of genocide

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  BEIJING (AP) — The U.S.’s accusation of genocide against China touches on a hot-button human rights issue between China and the West. In one of his final acts as secretary of state, Mike Pompeo declared Tuesday that China’s policies against Muslims in its Xinjiang region constitute “crimes against …