Vise tightening on Myanmar’s economy 3 years after military takeover triggered civil strife

BANGKOK, Thailand — Myanmar was a rising star in Southeast Asia before its military seized power three years ago in a takeover that has brought civil strife and a tightening vise of international sanctions, undoing years of progress and leaving the economy 10% smaller than it was in 2019. Economists say the generals who toppled … Read more

Cleaning agent found in the bottled drink that sickened a man and triggered alarm in Croatia

ZAGREB, Croatia — Traces of a cleaning agent have been found in the fizzy drink that was served to a man in Croatia who was later hospitalized with a throat injury, triggering nationwide alarm, police said Thursday. An analysis of the bottle and glass served to the man at a cafe last weekend in the … Read more

Rep. Jamaal Bowman triggered a fire alarm in a House office building amid voting on a funding bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman acknowledged triggering a fire alarm Saturday in one of the U.S. Capitol office buildings as lawmakers scrambled to pass a bill to fund the government before the midnight shutdown deadline. The fire alarm sounded out around noon in the Cannon House Office Building and prompted a building-wide evacuation … Read more

Costco buyer says interrogation triggered by new ID coverage offended her

Longtime Costco buyer Leronda Jackson was offended Wednesday when an worker on the retailer’s Centerville retailer claimed Jackson’s face didn’t match the one on the again of her membership ID card. >> Damaging winds, twisters doable as late-week storms roll into Miami Valley Costco nationwide lately introduced a brand new coverage that calls for workers … Read more

4 useless, 900 evacuated after landslides triggered by flash floods in southwest China

4 individuals have died and three others are lacking after landslides hit a county in China’s southwestern Sichuan province, main authorities to evacuate greater than 900 individuals On this picture launched by China’s Xinhua Information Company, rescuers work at a landslide website in Miansi Township of Wenchuan County in southwestern China’s Sichuan Province, Tuesday, June … Read more