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Morning news brief: Myanmar anti-military protests, Trump impeachment trial, and more

WION Web Team
New Delhi, Delhi, IndiaUpdated: Feb 10, 2021, 09:20 AM IST
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The Myanmar police started its crackdown by arrested over 100 people who participated in anti-military protests. One person was fatally injured as the police fired live bullets. Meanwhile, the Senate on Tuesday voted in favour of ruling Trump impeachment trial "constitutional".  Iran's intelligence chief has said that pressure by Western nations could force the nation to develop nuclear capabilities. 

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Over a hundred people have been arrested as Myanmar police began a crackdown on the anti-military protests. Police also started using live bullets and there has been at least one incident where a protester was fatally injured.

The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump began on Tuesday with the US Senate declaring it constitutional with a 56-44 vote.

Iran’s intelligence minister said persistent Western pressure could push Tehran to fight back like a "cornered cat" and seek nuclear weapons, which the Islamic Republic has for years insisted it has no intention of ever developing.

Rescue teams use drones in Uttarakhand's Tapovan tunnel

The death toll in the disaster has risen to 31 with the recovery of five bodies on Tuesday with the state agencies informing that 175 people are still missing. 



The coronavirus jumped from animals to humans, it wasn't artificially engineered and the pandemic probably began in December 2019. While we have known this for months, it is a pathbreaking finding of a month-long investigation for the WHO team in Wuhan.

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