In myanmar a direct assault on the countrys transition to democracy. The countrys armed forces seized power, detaining civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and her top advisers. The takeover follows a Landslide Win by her National League for democracy in novembers election, which the army claims was fraudulent. Myanmar, also known as burma, was ruled by the military until 2011. Democratic reforms by Aung San Suu Kyi ended their control. Troops are being said to be patrolling the streets of the capital and the main city yangon. Now her leadership and reputation has been once hailed as a beacon of democracy she was awarded the nobel peace prize. Her leadership has been tarnished by looking at the Rate Map Working alongside the army. Alongside the army. Muslim rohingya minority. But she still enjoys great support throughout the country. Our special correspondent fergal keane reports. tx next this. An army reverting to autocratic type, swiftly and ruthlessly deposing a democratically elected
Part of the country went into lockdown. How locals are coping. Hello, thank you for joining us. Tona has urged the u. S. Fulfill its obligations to the world Health Organization, this after President Trump said he was going to halt funding to the u. N. Agency, accusing it of mismanaging and covering up the spread of covidd19. The editor and chief of the land set medical journal calls this a crime against humanity. And its dangerous, says bill gates, whose foundation is the whos number two contributor. Critics say hes trying to deflect blame for his own failings. Nancy pelosi said on tuesday that trump had caused unnecessary death and economic disaster. As the u. S. Covid19 death toll continues to climb, President Trump has halted funding to the organization charged with leading the global response. But not before laying out his accusations. Had the who done its job to get medical experts into china to object the assess to objectively assess the situation and call out chinas lack of tra
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