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Myanmar’s army is reportedly emptying villages in a western state to boost defenses against rebels

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military has been emptying villages on the outskirts of the capital of the western state of Rakhine as part of an evident effort to defend against expected attacks by a powerful rebel group that has captured most of the surrounding area, according to residents, a local activist group and media reports on Tuesday. The Arakan Army, which …

Township residents say the opposition Democratic Alliance party is elitist and runs a city that functions only for the rich. The DA, which has governed the Western Cape since 2009, calls Cape Town the “best-run city in South Africa”, setting it apart from the rest of the ANC-run country that it often lambasts as “broken, collapsing, corrupt, chaotic” – a …

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Judge OKs settlement over western Michigan contamination

PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A federal judge on Wednesday approved a settlement with a western Michigan footwear company that faced a lawsuit over groundwater tainted with potentially harmful “forever” chemicals that are turning up in drinking water across the industrial state. Wolverine Worldwide did not admit liability, but it agreed to pay $69.5 million in a consent decree with the …

Mobile operator Telenor says it was told to block services in conflict-torn states for ‘security and public interest’. Myanmar has reimposed an internet shutdown in two conflict-torn western states, after partially lifting the blackout five months ago, a leading telecoms operator said late on Monday. Norwegian mobile operator Telenor Group said in a statement the transport and communications ministry had …

PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Two western Michigan townships reached a tentative settlement with a footwear company in a federal lawsuit over contaminated water, officials announced Tuesday. The tentative deal between Plainfield and Algoma townships and Wolverine World Wide calls for the company to pay $69.5 million toward extending a municipal water system to about 1,000 homes. Additionally, the company would …