La Croix3d
New bishop brings hope to Myanmar’s war-torn Kachin state
Cadets of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) preparing for military drills at the group's headquarters in Laiza, Kachin State, Myanmar, October 2016. (Photo by Paul Vrieze / VOA/ public domain ...
Myanmar Now5d
Lives transformed by war: Inside the struggle to end military rule in Myanmar
A visit to resistance-held Karen State reveals the impact of four years of war, and the determination of ordinary citizens to ...
A nation in turmoil as Myanmar’s civil war rages on
Crimes against humanity, a growing hunger crisis, and over 2,600 rebel groups: Myanmar’s brutal civil war continues to worsen ...
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Excited miners celebrate as they strike rich vein of gold in Myanmar
Footage shows the workers shovelling dirt from the abundant spot of precious metal in Kachin State on January 1. They collected the soil and rocks into a sack and dug further, hoping to find more.
The Independent23d
‘One flag policy’: Trump admin tells US embassies they can’t fly the Pride, BLM flags
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Fox News23d
State Department blocks pride, BLM flags from embassies, outposts with 'one flag policy'
The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...
Malaysia Sun24d
Interview: McKinsey regional chief says confident in Chinese economy
This is the second time... KACHIN, Myanmar - The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has taken another junta stronghold in Bhamo, a district-level town in Kachin State... DHAKA, Bangladesh - The Dhaka High ...
People24d
American Flag Sitting Atop of the White House Lowered to Half-Staff Following Trump's Inauguration
According to U.S. flag code, "all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ...
Austin American-Statesman24d
US flags return to half-staff after Trump's inauguration, White House says. Here's why
After Monday's presidential inauguration, flags fly back at half-staff in Texas. According to a press release from the White House, flags were ordered to be flown at full-staff at the White House ...
The New York Times25d
What Trump’s Pledge to Plant the U.S. Flag on Mars Really Means
The president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red Planet with Manifest Destiny, but left many of the specifics unclear. By Kenneth Chang During his Inaugural Address on Monday ...
The Independent25d
One of Trump’s very first moves? Ordering flags at full mast on his inauguration despite Jimmy Carter mourning
But executive order No. 5, the first non-appointment related order, declares the flags be flown at full mast for the remainder of Monday and any future inauguration days. Trump ordered this after ...
The Hill25d
Flags are set to fly at half-staff until next week: Why they were at full-staff on Monday?
(NEXSTAR) — Flags across the U.S. are meant to be at half-staff for another eight days, but they were at full staff in Washington, D.C. on Monday. Why was the nation’s capital in defiance of a ...