Myanmar’s junta announces 3-week ceasefire to facilitate quake relief efforts

This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Myanmar’s military government on Wednesday announced a three-week ceasefire across the war-torn country to help facilitate recovery efforts in the wake of last week’s devastating earthquake that killed nearly 3,000 people. The ruling junta’s statement, broadcast on state-run MRTV, said the…

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Video: Huge job cuts at Health Department started by Trump admin

President Donald Trump’s administration started implementing huge job cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Tuesday following the administration’s announcement last week that the department would be cutting roughly 10,000 jobs. According to The Associated Press, some HHS staffers cut under the Trump administration were notified of the termination of their…

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