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| Aung San Suu Kyi detained in Myanmar coup |
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| | | Aung San Suu Kyi spent nearly 15 years in detention between 1989 and 2010, winning the Nobel Peace Prize along the way. In 2016 she became de facto leader of her country, Myanmar. She has now been detained in a military coup - with the military making its commander-in-chief the country's new leader. There are soldiers on the streets of the main cities, queues at cash machines, the internet connection is down in places, and the state broadcaster has been off air. Other politicians, alongside Ms Suu Kyi, have also been detained. The army says November's election - in which Ms Suu Kyi's party won 83% of votes - was fraudulent, which is why it has stepped in. It was just the second election since the end of military rule in 2011. Although Ms Suu Kyi was feted in the west when taking office, her rule has been defined by the alleged genocide of her country's Rohingya people. Read her profile here, and see our correspondent Jonathan Head's analysis below. |
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| Every care home resident in England offered jab |
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| Every eligible care home resident in England has had a Covid vaccine, or been offered it, the NHS has announced. Prime Minister Boris Johnson described it as a "crucial milestone". The UK target is to vaccinate all care home residents and carers, people over 70, and frontline care workers, by 15 February. On Saturday a record 598,389 first jabs were given across the UK. It means nearly nine million people have received the first dose, with about 490,000 having both. |
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| | | | | So it's official. The armed forces in Myanmar have confirmed they have carried out a coup d'etat, their first against a civilian government since 1962 - and in apparent violation of the constitution which the military promised to honour as recently as last Saturday. The grievances which have been driving tension between the military and the government are well enough known. The military-backed party, the USDP, performed poorly in last November's general election, whereas the NLD did even better than in 2015. The timing of this coup is also easily explained. This week the first session of parliament since the election was due to start, which would have enshrined the election result by approving the next government. That will no longer happen. But the military's longer game plan is hard to fathom. What do they plan to do in the year they have given themselves to run the country? | |
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| | Jonathan Head | BBC South East Asia correspondent | |
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| | | | The UK's speedy vaccination programme leads most of the front pages. Nearly 1% of the population was vaccinated on Saturday alone, the i says. However - health chiefs have warned that lockdown easing should be gradual. Read all the front pages here. | |
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| | | 1984 Chancellor Nigel Lawson announces the end of the halfpenny - see the reaction to the withdrawal of the UK's least popular currency |
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