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Authorities in military-ruled Myanmar announced a suspension of the normal four-hour curfew to allow New Year celebrations in three biggest cities, but opponents of army rule urge people to stay away and claimed security forces might stage an attack and blame it on them.A leaked official letter that circulated on social media said the Yangon regional government was lifting the curfew from midnight to 4 am for one night, when it would host a New Year countdown party with fireworks and music at the city People Park.Resident
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stanley cup e curfew had also been lifted in their cities, which would also host official celebrations.Story continues below this adHowever, groups opposed to army rule posted warnings on social media urging people not to attend the military-organised events for safety reasons.They suggested that security forces might stage a provocation, such as a bombing or shooting, for which it would blame urban guerrillas of the People Defence Force, the armed wing of Myanmar banned main pro-democracy movement, which calls itself the National Unity Government.Myanmar has been engulfed in what some UN experts have characterised as a civil war since the military seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021.The army is engaged in brutal large-scale counterinsurgency operations in the countryside, while auth Mbeg Fearing eruption, thousands in Bali flee from Mount Agung
The two Syrians have no further recourse to appeal in Greece. File photo Greece supreme court ruled on Friday that refugees can be returned to Turkey under last year migrant deal between the European Union and Turkey, rejecting arguments by two Syrian men that Turkey is not a safe destination.In a case with implications for thousands of refugees in Greece and others planning to enter the country seeking asylum the court found that deported refugees face no threat of torture, inhumane or degrading treatment, or punishment in Turkey.Under the 2016 EU-Turkey agreement to stem migratory flows, refugees or migrants reaching the Greek islands from Turkey will be returned there unless they can prove sufficient reason for seeking asylum in Greece rather than Turkey.Story continues below this adThe decision made public on Friday concerned two Sy
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