7 riders in Asian meet

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2019 18:00:32 +0000

Carino, 21 and the Best Young Rider of the 2018 Le Tour de Filipinas from Mangaldan (Pangasinan), is competing in his first of two events – the 40-kilometer Men Under-23 individual time trial (ITT) on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. in Manila).

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Myanmar leader pardons 9,500 prisoners but not 2 reporters

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 11:06:15 +0000

Myanmar leader pardons 9,500 prisoners but not 2 reporters

YANGON, Myanmar  — More than 9,500 prisoners were ordered released Wednesday in Myanmar under a presidential amnesty, but they did not include two Pulitzer Prize-winning Reuters reporters.

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Jailed Reuters journalists in Myanmar win UN press freedom prize

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 12:25:07 +0000

The United Nations’ cultural agency said Wednesday that it had awarded its annual press freedom prize to two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar.

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UN rights agency condemns combat in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 13:20:00 +0000

UN rights agency condemns combat in Myanmar's Rakhine state

BANGKOK — The main United Nations human rights agency expressed concern Friday about an upsurge in fighting between Myanmar’s army and guerrillas of the Rakhine minority’s Arakan Army, especially attacks on civilians by both sides.

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