By AFP, published by Channel NewsAsia Yangon – The Myanmar military’s crackdown on anti-coup protesters has displaced close to a quarter of a million people, a United Nations rights envoy said yesterday (April 21). The military government has stepped up its use of lethal force to quash mass demonstrations against a Feb 1 coup which
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Hospital halts Sinovac jabs after 40 medical staff suffer side effects
LAMPANG Hospital in the northern province has halted Sinovac vaccination after almost 40 medical staff out of approximately 400 who were vaccinated yesterday (April 21) developed side effects, Matichon said this afternoon (April 22). The most severe case was a 46-year-old nurse who 15 minutes after getting the jab started feeling dizzy and developed a
Read more7 Covid deaths in one day, 1,470 new cases
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said at 11.30 a.m. today (April 22) that seven coronavirus patients died over the past 24 hours, the highest single day total since the start of the global pandemic, with there being 1,470 new cases, Amarin TV said. The seven new fatalities raised the death toll to
Read moreCar Bombing at Pakistani hotel kills 4, wounds 12
By Reuters Staff, published by US News & World Report, and BBC Quetta, Pakistan – A car bomb blast late Wednesday (April 21) ripped through a luxury hotel’s parking area in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, killing four people and wounding 12, officials said. The Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan is suspected to have been
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