MYANMAR CUTS WIRELESS INTERNET SERVICE AMID COUP PROTEST AP News File YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s wireless broadband internet services were shut down on Friday by order of the military, local providers said, as protesters continued to defy the threat of lethal violence to oppose the junta’s takeover. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
TRAIN DERAILS IN EASTERN TAIWAN, KILLING 48, INJURING DOZENS AP News File HUALIEN COUNTY, Taiwan (AP) — A train partially derailed in eastern Taiwan on Friday after colliding with an unmanned vehicle that had rolled down a hill, killing 48 people and injuring dozens. With the train still partly in a tunnel, survivors climbed out of windows and walked along the train’s roof to reach safety after the country’s deadliest railway disaster. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
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