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Myanmar junta to start Suu Kyi’s first trial since February coup

Bloomberg Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was expected to be in court on Monday as her first trial begins on charges brought by the military junta after it seized power earlier this year. Suu Kyi and former President Win Myint, who have been in detention since the February 1 coup and face multiple charges, are expected to testify ...

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US top court rejects conviction appeals by Virginia rioters

Bloomberg The US Supreme Court rejected appeals by two members of a white supremacist group convicted under a federal anti-riot law for attacking counter-protesters during the deadly 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The men, Michael Paul Miselis and Benjamin Drake Daley, argued unsuccessfully that the 1968 Anti-Riot Act violates the Constitution by punishing protected speech. A federal ...

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Nurses to go on strike in Denmark amid pay dispute

Bloomberg About 5,000 Danish nurses are preparing to go on strike from Saturday, after their union failed to reach an agreement with employers over pay. The Danish Nurses’ Council rejected the wage proposal put forward in Copenhagen, Grethe Christensen, the group’s chair, said at a press conference. The council has made the case that nurses, who are predominantly female, have ...

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