Bloomberg Myanmar protesters marched Monday in some of the country’s biggest cities, part of another nationwide strike to pressure the military to relinquish power after a February 1 coup. Thousands of demonstrators hit the streets in Yangon and Mandalay, Myanmar’s biggest cities, as well as other cities to keep up momentum for the pro-democracy movement. In the southeastern city of ...

Bloomberg New York’s highest-ranking state lawmakers called on Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign even as he remained defiant that he wouldn’t step down. “I am not going to resign because of allegations,” Cuomo said on a call with reporters. “There is no way I resign.” Cuomo, a third-term Democrat, faces claims of impropriety from five women, after disclosures from two ...

Bloomberg Beijing pledged to speed up legislation aimed at countering US sanctions, as it seeks to narrow Washington’s advantages in disputes after the Trump administration levied waves of penalties against China. Measures were announced by National People’s Congress Standing Committee Chairman Li Zhanshu as part of his annual report to the Chinese legislature on Monday. “We will upgrade our legal ...