MYANMAR
<strong>Military shells restive town</strong>
The military on Friday shelled a restive western town, with an ensuing fire destroying dozens of houses, as well as the office of charity Save the Children, witnesses and local media reported. The Southeast Asian country has been in chaos since a coup in February, with more than 1,200 people killed in a crackdown on dissent, data compiled by a local monitoring group show. Across Myanmar, “self-defense forces” have sprung up to take on the junta, escalating attacks and bloody reprisals. Junta troops shelled Thantlang in western Chin State after a confrontation with a local self-defense force,
A couple quit their high-paying corporate jobs to go on an epic 38,000-mile, 16-month road trip
A couple quit their high-paying corporate jobs to go on an epic 38,000-mile, 16-month road triphttps://www.businessinsider.in/a-couple-quit-their-high-paying-corporate-jobs-to-go-on-an-epic-38000-mile-16-month-road-trip/they-bought-a-used-2008-dodge-sprinter-2500-high-roof-van-with-a-144-inch-wheelbase-and-with-about-90000-miles-on-the-clock-/slidelist/53288375.cms
A couple quit their high-paying corporate jobs to go on an epic 38,000-mile, 16-month road trip
They bought a used 2008 Dodge Sprinter 2500 high-roof van, with a 144-inch wheelbase, and with about 90,000 miles on the clock.
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