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Three Russian Ballistic Missile Submarines Just Surfaced Through The Arctic Ice Together

The unprecedented exercise served as a bold statement of Russia’s presence and capabilities in the increasingly tense Arctic region.

“As part of the Arctic expedition, three nuclear-powered submarines surfaced from under the ice in a limited space with a radius of 300 meters [approximately 984 feet] for the first time in the history of the Russian Navy,” Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, Command-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, reported to President Vladimir Putin on March 26. “For the first time, a set of combat training, scientific research, and practical diverse measures is underway under the single design and plan in subpolar regions.”

Source: Three Russian Ballistic Missile Submarines Just Surfaced Through The Arctic Ice Together

Myanmar: Defense chiefs from 12 countries condemn protest deaths | News | DW | 28.03.2021

Nations including Germany and the US jointly decried the military violence which resulted in over 100 deaths in one day. Protesters have returned to the streets of Yangon and Mandalay in further defiance of the junta.

Source: Myanmar: Defense chiefs from 12 countries condemn protest deaths | News | DW | 28.03.2021

Chile imposes lockdowns to fight new Covid wave despite vaccination success | Global development | The Guardian

Health officials pleaded for people to stay indoors where possible.
“The new variants arriving in Chile are a great worry, and we effectively have one pandemic on top of another now,” said Dr Ximena Aguilera, an epidemiologist who sits on the government’s Covid-19 advisory committee.

“Unlike before, we are seeing serious cases among younger people too, and there is a sense that some people had become complacent towards the end of the summer with the vaccinations going so well.”

A total of 22,587 people have died in the country having contracted the virus, and both the British and Brazilian strains of the virus have been detected in Chile. Its cumulative death rate relative to population remains far below that of Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Colombia and Argentina.

Source: Chile imposes lockdowns to fight new Covid wave despite vaccination success | Global development | The Guardian

Fear turns to fury in Myanmar as children shot by military | Global development | The Guardian

A 19-year-old man described the bloodiest crackdown yet this weekend as “a loss for the future”, given the young people who were killed. “There is so much anger and an even stronger desire for the junta to be removed,” he said, but there is confusion about what should be the next steps for the pro-democracy movement.

Military leader Hlaing’s long-term plan is unclear, if it exists. Rather than intelligence and rationale, large sectors of the public believe the general is driven by ego and cruelty.

“Everyone is disgusted to see the military leaders celebrating with a big parade and a dinner party when earlier that day they massacred well over a hundred people,” said a university student.

Hlaing has unleashed unimaginable violence on Myanmar. But his coup has also had the unintended consequence of creating new leaders who are willing to correct the mistakes of the past, such as discrimination against the Rohingya, and lead a new, united country. They are showing the population that a future without the Tatmadaw is possible.

“The military’s actions are only making people angrier,” said the student. “We are furious more than scared.”

Source: Fear turns to fury in Myanmar as children shot by military | Global development | The Guardian

Murphy, Toomey say background check bill could pass Senate | TheHill

Toomey said that with the expansion to commercial sales, background checks will cover a “vast, vast majority of all transactions,” adding that it would represent “progress.”

“Between the sales that already occur at licensed firearm dealers, all of which require a background check, and what we consider commercial sales, advertised sales, gun shows, and on the internet, that covers a vast, vast majority of all transactions,” Toomey said. “And it would be progress if we had background checks for those categories.”

These comments followed remarks from Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy (Conn.), who expressed optimism that Congress could pass gun reform legislation on a bipartisan basis.

“I’ve gotten a lot of calls from Republicans in the Senate who don’t want to fight this fight any longer because the NRA’s authority is fading, the anti-gun violence movement’s impact is increasing. I think we have a chance,” Murphy told Todd.

The conversation regarding gun reform was reignited following two deadly shootings in Atlanta and Boulder, Colo., which took the lives of a combined 18 people.

Following the violence, President Biden urged Congress to pass a ban on assault weapons and close loopholes in the background check system.

“I don’t need to wait another minute, let alone an hour, to take common sense steps that will save lives in the future and to urge my colleagues in the House and Senate to act,” Biden said in remarks at the White House. “We can ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in this country once again. I got that done when I was a senator. … We should do it again.”

He also called on the Senate to “immediately pass” two House-approved bills that would expand background checks for gun sales, noting that both bills passed through the House with some Republican support.

Source: Murphy, Toomey say background check bill could pass Senate | TheHill

Defense chiefs from U.S., Japan and allies condemn Myanmar violence

“As Chiefs of Defense, we condemn the use of lethal force against unarmed people by the Myanmar Armed Forces and associated security services,” they said in a joint statement, after local media reported that at least 114 were killed Saturday in the bloodiest day since anti-coup protests began in February.

Black smoke rises from tires burning in a road in Yangon, Myanmar on March 27, 2021. (Kyodo)

The use of deadly force to crack down on demonstrations has been intensifying since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government on Feb. 1. The latest violence came as the military celebrated its annual Armed Forces Day.

Source: Defense chiefs from U.S., Japan and allies condemn Myanmar violence

28th Day of March – Fatcowco – 1910 – Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane

1910 – Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane

Henri Fabre (29 November 1882 – 30 June 1984) was a French aviator and the inventor of the first successful seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion.

Henri Fabre was born into a prominent family of shipowners in the city of Marseille and was educated in the Jesuit College of Marseilles where he undertook advanced studies in sciences.

1910 – Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane

Source: 28th Day of March – Fatcowco

Rios💧💧💧 – Mágica Mistura

The river is a beautiful example

Of union, of power, of strength

Have you seen the source of a river?

It’s just a water eye

Almost always lonely, shy

That along the way

With other strands it unites

Gaining body, volume

It is now a stream …

Still without pride

Accepting willingly,

The waters that arrive

Soon, it soon becomes a stream

But, the goal is bigger

Need the ocean to reach

The road is still long

Our river continues to drain

The tributaries contribute

It is now a stream

Its width expands

Its waters are renewed,

With contributions for the course

Exceeds limits …

Finally the sea reaches

A perfect cycle of nature.

We humans could

Take the example of the river

Put pride aside

We become one, united

Proving for ourselves

That we overcome any obstacle …

Source: Rios💧💧💧 – Mágica Mistura