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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday that the United States was “outraged” by reports that Myanmar soldiers rounded up and killed 11 people in the northwestern region of Sagaing. The soldiers were accused of shooting the people and setting fire to their bodies. Charred remains were discovered in a …

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By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – Laboratory studies released this week suggest that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus will blunt the power of Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine to prevent COVID-19 infection after two doses, although a third dose may restore that protection. Data is still needed on how protective COVID-19 vaccines remain in real-world …

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By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Thursday denied bowing to political pressure when he decided to focus an Afghan war crimes investigation on alleged crimes by the Taliban and Islamic State Khorasan rather than by U.S. or former Afghan government troops. Prosecutor Karim Khan, …

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(Reuters) – Myanmar’s military government accused senior United Nations officials on Thursday of interference and making judgments based on “distorted news”, days after a storm of international criticism over the jailing of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi. U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet was among several officials who denounced the conviction on Monday of …

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By Tommy Ardiansyah LUMAJANG, Indonesia (Reuters) – Clowns brought a few moments of cheer to displaced children in Indonesia on Thursday, putting on a special show after a volcanic eruption killed 43 people and forced thousands to flee villages that were later blanketed in ash. Evacuees clapped and laughed as red-nosed clowns dressed in neon …

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By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) – Elections worldwide cannot be conducted with integrity as long as social media platforms amplify lies over facts, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa said on Thursday, a day before she will collect the award jointly with Russia’s Dmitry Muratov. The journalists won the award for their efforts to safeguard …

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