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Ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi charged following coup

Top of The World

Top of The World: Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi who has been detained by authorities since Monday following a coup by the country’s military has now been formally charged. And, the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine may reduce the spread of the virus by two-thirds and prevent severe disease. Also, a devastating wildfire in Australia has torched more than 70 homes near the country’s western city of Perth.

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Micropixie expresses alienation of immigrant experience with music, sci-fi

Music
Oxford's Out of the Blue a cappella group.

All I want for Christmas is Oxford’s Out of The Blue

Music
The World

Tunisia: a historical context for current conflict

Global Politics
Rescue Annie

Here’s the story behind the ‘most kissed face’ in the world

Lifestyle & Belief

Mapouka: Ivory Coast’s Dance-Style Version of ‘Twerking’

Arts, Culture & Media

While everyone is talking about Miley Cyrus’s latest moves, no one is talking about Ivory Coast and a dance called the Mapouka. Known as the “butt dance,” it was twerking before twerking was twerking.

Low expectations for any U.S. president to jumpstart Middle East peace

U.S. presidents often talk of their hope to find peace in the Middle East and they practically always talk about their support for Israel’s security. But on the ground there, expectations are much lower. And perhaps with good reason.

Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi’s U.S. visit marked with delicate diplomatic dance

Global Politics

Aung San Suu Kyi has emerged from the shadows of protest in Myanmar and taking a seat in the country’s government. That’s enabled her to travel the world, finally, and to the United States this week. But her visit comes shortly before the visit of the president who implemented reforms that freed her, which has forced the U.S., and her, into difficult balancing act.

Filipino-Americans finally ‘making waves’ in politics

Global Politics

For years, Filipinos have been largely absent from American politics, despite being the second-largest group of Asian- Americans. But, for at least two people in California, that’s starting to change.

Economic transition and mortality rates

Health & Medicine

A new study links health with economic change, focusing on the collapse of the Soviet Union and higher death rates of men.