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    Yiyun Li lost both her sons to suicide. Her new memoir reveals her as a very special writer

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    Uganda, India and beyond: What Zohran Mamdani’s win reveals about the insecurities of expulsion

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    ‘Tell the judge he has done no crime’: The struggles of Hany Babu’s family

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    Mount Everest: A new route avoids treacherous Khumbu Icefall in safer path to summit

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    For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance

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    ‘The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case’ review: A balancing act between fact and drama

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    ‘Exoticised, alienised, villainised’: A book looks at how Muslims have been portrayed in Hindi films

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    Why a letter by Chhattisgarh’s forest department ignited protests

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    ‘The Hyderabadis’: Displacement, broken geographies, and evolving identities in the city’s history

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    A new book suggests ways for professionals to develop AI literacy to thrive in an AI-first world

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Watch: Scenes from Myanmar’s Yangon as the city comes out on the streets despite curfew

Evening curfews have been in place and gatherings of more than five people are banned in Yangon and Mandalay, Myanmar.

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Feb 10, 2021 · 09:29 am
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Our correspondent in Myanmar has sent this footage of protests outside the Hledan Centre in Yangon, where protests continue despite a ban imposed by military rulers last night. The demonstration is peaceful but atmosphere tense, with reports of rubber bullets used elsewhere pic.twitter.com/58sYdAYoWN

— michael safi (@safimichael) February 9, 2021

More footage from Hledan in Yangon from our correspondent in Myanmar. "The whole city is out on the streets," they write. "Yangon is in total revolt." pic.twitter.com/kiI2ZvqeM8

— michael safi (@safimichael) February 9, 2021
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