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Washington (AFP) – The United States, Britain and Canada unveiled coordinated sanctions on Myanmar officials Monday as the junta leveled fresh charges against Aung San Suu Kyi — one year after ousting her in a coup. Suu Kyi, 76, has been detained since the February 1 coup last year that triggered mass protests and a crackdown on dissent with more than 1,500 civilians killed, according to a local monitoring group. The military junta has now charged her with influencing election officials during 2020 polls, a source said, on top of previous charges, including violating the country’s official se…