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More than 1 million displaced since Myanmar coup: UN
More than 1 million displaced since Myanmar coup: UN
by  AFP

More than one million people have been displaced in Myanmar since the military coup last year, the United Nations children's agency has said. Since the coup and as of last month, 1,017,000 people have been internally displaced, UNICEF said in a statement on Thursday.

Hong Kong to not enforce sanctions on megayacht linked to Putin ally
Hong Kong to not enforce sanctions on megayacht linked to Putin ally
by  AFP

Hong Kong said Friday it will not act on any "unilateral" Western sanctions, after a luxury megayacht linked to one of Russia's wealthiest oligarchs docked in its waters. "The Hong Kong government does not implement, nor do we have the legal authority to take action on, unilateral sanctions imposed by other jurisdictions," a spokesperson told AFP on Friday.

Troubled Lesotho votes for parliament
Troubled Lesotho votes for parliament
by  AFP

Voters in the southern African kingdom of Lesotho were casting ballots in parliamentary elections on Friday, but hopes were low that the outcome will end the country's long-running political gridlock. Only 47 percent of registered voters bothered to cast their ballot at the last elections in 2017.

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