Azerbaijan demonstrates a great example of multiculturalism to the world, President of the European Turkic-Muslim Union, and Director General of the Asian Center for Strategic Studies Musa Serdar Celebi said in an exclusive interview...
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Myanmar’s school system in shambles since coup as high school exam-takers plunge 80%
Battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the military coup and an ensuing civil war, Myanmar’s school system is in shambles. The number of high school students taking a key exam has plunged 80%, parents, teachers...
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Vietnam ranked world’s fifth worst country for internet freedom
Vietnam is among the worst countries for respecting internet freedom, according to a study by Freedom House, a New York-based non-profit organization funded mainly by the U.S. government. On Oct. 18 it published its...
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Facebook contributed to abuses against Myanmar’s Rohingya: Amnesty International
Facebook owner Meta’s use of algorithms to promote user engagement and increase ad revenue contributed to anti-Rohingya sentiment in Myanmar ahead of a brutal military campaign against the ethnic group in 2017, rights group...
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Over 132,000 Students Passed University Entrance Exam In Myanmar
YANGON, Jun 18 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s Ministry of Education announced yesterday that, 132,077 students passed their high school graduation exam for the 2021-2022 academic year.The country’s matriculation exam pass rate this year was 46.88...
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For Myanmar’s youth, college becomes another casualty of country’s turmoil
Security concerns led to a dramatic decline in the number of students who registered for the first university entrance exams in Myanmar since the military coup, sources said Thursday, citing ongoing unrest and armed...
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EU to Finance Weapons Purchases For Ukraine, Ban Russian Media
The European Union plans to take the unprecedented step of funding weapons purchases for Ukraine, EU officials said on Feb. 27 as the bloc announced a raft of new sanctions in response to Russia’s...
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Hong Kong COVID-19 Tracking App Spurs Opposition
A new Hong Kong mandate that restaurants and other establishments require use of an app aimed at recording people’s locations and telling them if they have been near a COVID-19 patient has spurred opposition...
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South Africa Avoiding Lockdown Despite Spike in COVID-19 Cases
South Africa recorded more than 20,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, nearly double the number from one week earlier. The government is making a renewed push for people to get vaccinated, but so far is...
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Delhi’s Air Pollution Crisis Prompts Shutdown of Thermal Plants, Schools, Colleges
With the Indian capital enveloped in a haze of toxic smog, authorities ordered six thermal plants in the city’s vicinity to shut temporarily, closed schools and colleges indefinitely and imposed work-from-home restrictions to control...
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