Category: World

The US policy on the Myanmar military’s crackdown on peaceful pro-democracy demonstrators has been bipartisan — but that hasn’t helped stop the conflict in the Southeast Asian nation.

1. What’s happening in Myanmar and what the Biden administration is trying to do about it – CNN Philippines
2. Crisis looms as experts warn Myanmar economy will shrink up to 20% – The Straits Times
3. What’s happening in Myanmar and what the Biden administration is trying to do about it – CNN

US biotech company Moderna announced Covid vaccine is 90 percent effective against all forms of the disease and 95 percent effective against severe disease.

1. Moderna COVID vaccine efficacy falls slightly to 90 percent in US trial – ABS-CBN News
2. Moderna says protection from its COVID-19 vaccine still strong six months on – INQUIRER.net
3. Novavax says supply shortages delaying full-speed production of its COVID-19 vaccine – Rappler
4. Cameroon starts Covid vaccination using jabs given by China – africanews
5. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine bet that paid off – INQUIRER.net

An attack on Iran’s key nuclear site has just complicated efforts to save the frayed accord.

1. Iran nuclear deal: Shadow of sabotage hangs over critical talks – BBC News
2. IAEA confirms Iran’s intention to ramp up uranium enrichment – GMA News
3. China Is Boldly Supporting Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions | Opinion – Newsweek

The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent.

1. Queen returns to royal duties following Prince Philip’s death – The Independent
2. Prince Harry quarantines at Frogmore Cottage – miles apart from Prince William – Geo News
3. Sad truth behind William and Harry’s Prince Philip statements – PHIL DAMPIER – Express

Connecticut clinics have suspended use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine following reports of rare blood clots.

1. VIDEO: CT presses pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccines – WFSB 3
2. Johnson & Johnson vaccine delayed in Europe due to safety concerns – BBC News – BBC News
3. US suspends use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine | DW News – DW News
4. FDA Pause of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Is a Costly Mistake – Bloomberg

The league’s vaccine protocol will also require teams to report numbers of vaccinated players.

1. N.F.L. to Bar Unvaccinated Coaches From Working With Players – The New York Times
2. Problem Not Of Covid Vaccine Shortage But Planning: Government – NDTV
3. The Vaccinated Parent’s Guide to Life With Unvaccinated Kids – The New York Times

Following rare blood clots, the US, South Africa and EU have suspended the jab.

1. Johnson & Johnson vaccine paused over rare blood clots – BBC News
2. US pauses J&J COVID-19 vaccine over rare blood clots – Rappler
3. Johnson & Johnson drops after US health officials call for pause in use of company’s COVID-19 vaccine – Markets Insider
4. What to Know About the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause – New York Magazine

With two COVID-19 vaccines now under scrutiny for possible links to very rare cases of blood clots in the brain, U.S. government scientists are focusing on whether the specific technology behind the shots may be contributing to the risk.

1. U.S. FDA to scrutinize vaccine design behind COVID-19 shots linked to blood clots – Reuters
2. Clot questions over AstraZeneca and J&J vaccine – ABS-CBN News
3. Australia shelves plans to buy J&J’s one-dose COVID-19 vaccine – INQUIRER.net
4. Could COVID cause blood clots? – ABC15 Arizona
5. Australia reports second AstraZeneca blood clot case, vaccine rollout steady – ABS-CBN News

Daunte Wright was shot during a traffic stop by an officer who says she mistakenly grabbed her gun instead of her taser.

1. Police chief, officer resign two days after Black motorist killed – Al Jazeera English
2. Minnesota police chief, officer who fatally shot Black man, both resign – INQUIRER.net
3. The Shooting of Daunte Wright and the Meaning of George Floyd’s Death – The New Yorker
4. Readers Write: The death of Daunte Wright – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Wright’s family is offered support from civil rights lawyer Ben Crump and Floyd’s family as officer who shot Wright resigns.

1. Floyd family, lawyer, decry ‘injustice’ of Daunte Wright’s death – Al Jazeera English
2. Katie Phang Said ‘The Defense Failed Today’ In The Chauvin Trial | The ReidOut | MSNBC – MSNBC
3. ‘A big momma’s boy’: George Floyd’s brother offers ‘spark of life’ testimony at murder trial – Rappler
4. Expert witness says Derek Chauvin justified in pinning down George Floyd – TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
5. Expert: Cop was justified in pinning Floyd – Associated Press

The government of Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has started the process to open up a mass grave containing the remains of more than 33,000 victims of the country’s 1936-39 civil war.

1. Spain plans to open grave containing 33,000 civil war victims –

The move deepens relations with Taipei amid stepped-up Chinese military activity around the island, which China claims as its own.

1. White House: Biden sends unofficial delegation to Taiwan to stress commitment – ABS-CBN News
2. Don’t play with fire on Taiwan, China warns US – INQUIRER.net
3. Taiwan ready to welcome former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo – South China Morning Post
4. Taiwan sees biggest Chinese jet incursion after Blinken warning – ABS-CBN News
5. Taiwan reports largest incursion yet by Chinese air force – INQUIRER.net