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Myanmar’s military: A state within a state

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Since Myanmar emerged as an independent nation in 1948, the army has staged three coups to secure its firm hold on political and economic power. Here’s a look at the long arm of the military.

Day 5 of GED in 5 months, libraries, and La Convivencia! — The 4 Freedoms for ALL via Language & Adult Education, Writing, and PublicDomainInfrastructure

Libraries are one of the greatest legacies of the Convivencia (remember that cooperation, in Muslim Spain, of Jewish, Christian and Islamic scholars, that gave Europe books again?), and one of the key parts of Phase I of the Four Freedoms movement. Day 5 Lesson Plan Khan Academy Indefinite Pronouns Interactive Indefinite Pronouns Worksheet Online IndefPronouns […]

Day 5 of GED in 5 months, libraries, and La Convivencia! — The 4 Freedoms for ALL via Language & Adult Education, Writing, and PublicDomainInfrastructure

Solen den värmer och festisen den fryser, helg igen och en okänd fågel! — stefansphotos.se

Vintern den håller i sig i dag så sken solen som den har gjort mycket denna vecka och den värmer om kan kan parkera sig i en plats där det är lä, och lite varma känslor är bra för denna vecka har verkligen gått i kylans tecken, Minus 21 har varit rekord noteringen då jag […]

Solen den värmer och festisen den fryser, helg igen och en okänd fågel! — stefansphotos.se

F.D.A. Agrees Moderna Can Increase Vaccine Supply in Each Vial – The New York Times (specialized needle may be in short supply)

Regulators allowed Pfizer to relabel its vials as containing six doses instead of five, so Pfizer is now getting credit for delivering more doses than before, though the amount has not changed. Six doses can be extracted if health practitioners use specialized syringes, and federal and state officials say that equipment is now included in each shipment of Pfizer vaccine.

Some health practitioners say the same ambiguity exists with Moderna’s product. While the vials are labeled for 10 doses, they have sometimes been able to draw out an 11th dose using specialized syringes.

We Asked 175 Pediatric Disease Experts if It Was Safe Enough to Open School

Pediatric disease experts are not experts in how disease spreads during pandemic… why were they surveyed? And how are they expert in how schools are able to keep staff and students properly masked, distanced and washing hands?

In many places, the debates over reopening are fraught. But in a survey, experts broadly agreed that elementary schools didn’t need vaccines to open safely.

With the Economy on the Ropes, Hungary Goes All In on Mass Vaccination

Hungary became the first European Union country to administer Russia’s Sputnik vaccine, and will soon start with one from China — posing a challenge to the bloc’s joint vaccination strategy.

Hungary became the first European Union country to administer Russia’s Sputnik vaccine, and will soon start with one from China — posing a challenge to the bloc’s joint vaccination strategy.

‘I did what I thought was right’: a Myanmar protester voices her fears for the future

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Almost two weeks after the military coup, one demonstrator explains why she is still out on the streets

In previous years on Union Day – the Myanmar public holiday marking the agreement between ethnic leaders on 12 February 1947 to forge a unified country – Khin* had worn her traditional htamein, a snug maxiskirt. But since it would prevent her from running away if the police opened fire, this year she opted for loose trousers, large sunglasses, a baseball cap and face mask.

For the seventh consecutive morning she found a full-scale rebellion playing out on the streets of Myanmar’s biggest city, Yangon. A couple of thousand railway workers marched near her home as Khin, in her early 30s, reflected on a phone call she had just received from her father, a high-ranking official in the army, which seized power from Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected government on 1 February.

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Migrants in “remain in Mexico” program will soon be allowed to enter U.S. | The Texas Tribune

The DHS advised asylum seekers in the program to remain where they are for now while a virtual registration process is rolled out next week. Once they’ve registered, the migrants will be told where to go, the DHS statement says. Asylum seekers will be tested for COVID-19 before being allowed to cross the border.

Source: Migrants in “remain in Mexico” program will soon be allowed to enter U.S. | The Texas Tribune