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By Hnin Yadana Zaw and Timothy Mclaughlin YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s health minister on Wednesday scrapped plans to fill more of the 300 vacancies at his ministry with military personnel, after thousands of people joined a rare online protest against eight initial appointments. The Black Ribbon Movement, launched this week by medical workers and doctors following the appointments, called on the government to end the “militarization” of the ministry. “We
Microsoft has celebrated getting to six million Windows Insider members by taking on the second annual ALS Ice Bucket challenge. In a video posted earlier, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella once again accepted the challenge of former NFL player Steve Gleason, who suffers from ALS, and poured a bucket of ice cold water over his head along with Terry Myerson and members of the Windows 10 team. At the same time,
A Turkish soldier and two fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) were killed when militants attacked a military outpost in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir, security sources said on Wednesday. At least four other soldiers and a local security contractor were wounded when militants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the outpost, sparking a firefight. The incident is the latest in a surge of violence during the recent weeks between
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Tennis star Maria Sharapova, British mogul Richard Branson and Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai have signed up. So have actor Ashley Judd, Colombian singer Juanes and Brazilian football star Kaka.
The National Football League and the players union met with a federal judge on Wednesday to provide closed-door updates on the status of settlement talks in their dispute over New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s “Deflategate” suspension. U.S. District Judge Richard Berman in Manhattan met first with the NFL, then began meeting with the NFL Players Association. Berman had ordered the briefings ahead of a previously scheduled hearing in litigation
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting later this month will consider how to finance the monitoring of Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers, a crucial step toward an eventual end of sanctions on Tehran. The IAEA has been asked to report on whether Iran is taking the necessary measures to shrink its nuclear program as agreed in the July 14 accord, which was days later enshrined in a Security
“It’s time we have a tool to really let people know there is pot in something,” said Diane Carlson of Smart Colorado, a parents’ group that has pushed for giving edible pot a distinct look.
Already locked in its tightest trading range on record, U.S. investors are watching as rallies and retreats alternate with uncommon speed. This is happening in a market that has gone virtually nowhere in seven months even as the average daily swing widened almost 20 percent from a year ago.
“It’s time we have a tool to really let people know there is pot in something,” said Diane Carlson of Smart Colorado, a parents’ group that has pushed for giving edible pot a distinct look.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Philip Johnson was dying of pancreatic cancer when he brought his former wife, Thanh Tran, to the basement of his home in Venice, California. Under a tarp that was weighted down with bricks was a violin case with a combination lock.
