ReutersMyanmar junta cuts internet, protesters say they will not surrenderverified_publisherReuters(Reuters) -Opponents of military rule in Myanmar marched and laid bouquets of flowers on Friday while trying to find alternative ways to organise their campaign of dissent after the authorities cut off most users from the internet. Protests have taken place almost daily since the military overthrew …
ReutersGreece accuses Turkey of trying to provoke it with migrant boatsverified_publisherReuters - by Karolina Tagaris in Athens and Tuvan Gumrukcu in AnkaraATHENS (Reuters) - Greece accused Turkey on Friday of trying to provoke it by attempting to push boats carrying migrants into Greek waters. Greece and Turkey disagree on a range of issues, including energy resources in the Mediterranean, and tensions between the NATO allies rose last year when …
ReutersU.N. says four peacekeepers killed in north Mali attackverified_publisherReutersBAMAKO (Reuters) - The United Nations mission in Mali said on Friday that four peacekeepers were killed and several others injured in an attack on its base in the northern town of Aguelhok. Peacekeepers repelled the attack, carried out by several “heavily armed terrorists”, a U.N. mission statement …
ReutersResidents drum up Easter spirit in spite of pandemicverified_publisherReuters - Michael Gore and Susana VeraCALANDA, Spain, April 2 (Reuters) - When Holy Week processions were cancelled because of Spain's COVID-19 restrictions, keeping a Good Friday drumming tradition alive took on extra importance for the residents of Calanda. Dressed in vivid purple costumes, they played the drums in the streets, in …
ReutersBulgarian PM woos rural voters with infrastructure in tough re-election bidverified_publisherReuters - By Tsvetelia TsolovaST. PETKA, Bulgaria (Reuters) - Nestled on the slopes of the Rhodope mountains, the remote Bulgarian village of St. Petka briefly found itself at the centre of campaigning for Sunday's parliamentary election when Prime Minister Boyko Borissov rolled up in his SUV. Home to some 1,500 people, the …
ReutersNew Niger president Bazoum says he will improve education, securityverified_publisherReuters - Boureima BalimaNIAMEY (Reuters) - Mohamed Bazoum said he would make education and security a priority as he took over as president of Niger on Friday, inheriting a state racked by political tension and an Islamist insurgency that has killed more than 300 people this year. His swearing-in took place two days after …
