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(AP) Security forces in Myanmar pointed guns toward anti-coup protesters and attacked them with sticks Monday, seeking to quell the large-scale demonstrations calling for the military junta that seized power this month to reinstate the elected government. More than 1,000 protesters rallied in front of the Myanmar Economic Bank in Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city, … [Read more...] about Myanmar Security Forces Intensify Crackdown on Protesters

(Business Insider) In the UK, people with learning disabilities have been told that healthcare workers will not attempt to save their lives with CPR if they succumb to COVID-19, according to an advocacy group. Mencap, a UK charity advocating for people with learning disabilities, said that in January it was still receiving reports of people being told that they would not be … [Read more...] about UK Watchdogs Say People With Learning Disabilities Have Been Given Inappropriate ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ Orders for COVID-19

By ISAAC SCHARF and ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) After surging ahead in the race to vaccinate its population against the coronavirus, Israel is blaming online misinformation for a sudden slowdown in the campaign. Now, officials are fighting back. Israel's Health Ministry, which is spearheading the vaccination efforts, is employing both warnings and … [Read more...] about As Vaccinations Lag, Israel Combats Online Misinformation

(Christianity Today) Frustrated by years of terrorism inflicted by radical Islamists, France’s parliament is debating a law to end Muslim separatism. French evangelicals fear their churches will become collateral damage. “This is the first time, as president of the Protestant Federation of France, that I find myself in the position of defending freedom of worship,” said … [Read more...] about Hundreds of Churches Threatened by France’s Plan to End Muslim Separatism

(The Daily Citizen) French politicians, intellectual elites and journalists don’t like American progressive ideas on “race, gender, post-colonialism” The New York Times recently reported. It should be a sign to Americans that “wokeness” is starting to go too far. “Certain social science theories entirely imported from the United States, with their problems, which I respect, … [Read more...] about French Say Imported Wokeness from U.S. is Undermining Society