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Death Sentences in Myanmar
BRUSSELS, Jun 15 (IPS) – “The illegal military junta provides further evidence to the international community of its disregard for human rights as it prepares to hang pro-democracy activists,” said Thomas Andrews and Morris Tidball-Binz, UN special rapporteurs in Myanmar for human rights and extrajudicial arbitrary executions, respectively on June 10, 2022.
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Coinbase lays off 18% of its workforce. The CEO cites an upcoming crypto winter
The company’s platform allows people to buy and sell cryptocurrency. It had just gone public last year.
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Yemen truce holding, but full measures still not in place
The “unprecedented” truce in Yemen has so far led to a reduction in fighting and other positive developments, but action is needed on its full implementation and to address rising humanitarian needs and insecurity, the UN Security Council heard on Tuesday.
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Air Force says crew members are not at fault for Afghan deaths during evacuation
The Air Force has concluded that air crew members acted appropriately and were not at fault for some tragic deaths during the chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan last year.
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