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The Titanic: The most expensive life insurance policy the ocean ever bought

On this exact day, 114 years ago, the North Atlantic became a graveyard for the world’s most well-known maritime disaster. The "unsinkable" RMS Titanic sank deep into the ocean floor, taking 1,517 souls with her. In the final, freezing seconds of their lives, those men, women, and children had no…

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20 Inventors Who Didn’t Survive Their Own Inventions

You’d think inventing something new would be a good thing, but for some, it turned out to be deadly.

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ICC arrest warrant sought for Myanmar junta chief over Rohingya persecution

Myanmar’s coup leader Min Aung Hlaing accused of using armed forces to displace and persecute Muslim minority

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Singapore ‘tightens screws’ on Myanmar generals with arms trade crackdown

The UN says Russia, China and India continue to send weapons to Myanmar even as the Singapore route is blocked.

Al Jazeera

UN: Asean must hold Myanmar junta accountable

JAKARTA: Southeast Asian neighbours of conflict-riven Myanmar must consider imposing measures to hold its military rulers accountable, a United Nations expert said on Wednesday, adding the bloc is “deadlocked” over how to resolve the ongoing crisis.

Bangkok Post

World must rethink fundamental approach to Myanmar: UN expert

A plan to stop the violence that began with the military coup has made no progress, while the crisis has deepened.

Al Jazeera

Met police officer sacked after assaulting woman

A Met Police officer has been dismissed without notice after he was convicted of assaulting a woman.

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Myanmar junta accused of planting weapons on corpses to cover up massacre of civilians in Nan Neint

According to human rights group Myanmar Witness — which analysed photos and videos of a horrific attack centred around a Buddhist monastery — there are multiple indications of an attempt to hide the truth of what happened. WARNING: This story contains images and descriptions of graphic violence that may distress…

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U.N. expert calls for coordinated action against Myanmar junta

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar on Monday called on the international community to coordinate sanctions to counter the abuses perpetrated by the southeast Asian country's military.

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Met Police officer jailed for assaulting woman on the street in south London

PC Thomas Andrews is now due to face a Met Police misconduct hearing

Evening Standard

UN expert question sincerity of Myanmar's prisoner release

A U.N. expert says the release of thousands of prisoners in Myanmar is likely an attempt by its military government to “create a veneer of progress” in the country to sway international opinion

The Independent UK

Serving Met Police officer charged with strangling woman and breaking her mobile phone

PC Thomas Andrews was arrested after patrolling officers were called by a member of the public to Brockley Rise

Evening Standard

UN Investigator Warns of Increased Violence in Myanmar

More than a quarter million children have been displaced by junta attacks, hundreds have been killed or maimed, and more than 1,400 arbitrarily detained, said the UN special rapporteur.

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‘Pure propaganda’: inside Starbucks’ anti-union tactics

In a state where labor culture isn’t strong, a Denver store’s union drive is notable. As soon as it was announced, high-ranking company figures began visiting

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Titanic survivor Molly Brown’s blanket to go under the hammer

A number of items associated with the famous liner will be sold in east Belfast, a short distance from the shipyard where she was built.

Reuters

U.N. Myanmar expert says junta using new Russian, Chinese arms against civilians

The United Nations human rights expert on Myanmar on Tuesday said Russia and China were providing the junta with fighter jets being used against civilians, and urged the U.N. Security Council to halt the flow of weapons enabling atrocities.

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