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Americas · 5:28 PM UTCProtests break out at Haiti president's funeral, guests run for cover

The funeral of assassinated Haitian president Jovenel Moise on Friday was disrupted by what appeared to be shots nearby and riot gas used on protesters, prompting a U.S. delegation and other dignitaries to duck into vehicles for safety.

AmericasWhite House says delegation to Haiti safe after gunshots heard at president's funeral
Asia PacificMyanmar junta picks replacement for envoy to Britain who broke ranks - sources
AfricaEthiopian parents appeal for help to evacuate students stranded by Tigray war
Asia PacificCanada vows to resettle Afghan interpreters, citing threat from Taliban
ChinaChina retaliates with sanctions on former U.S. commerce secretary Ross, others
EnergyU.S. weighs crackdown on China's import of Iranian oil
Asia PacificMany migrant workers stranded in Chinese cities hit by floods
EuropeSlovak police use teargas at protest over COVID-19 restrictions
AfricaSierra Leone parliament votes to abolish death penalty

Sierra Leone's parliament voted unanimously on Friday to repeal the death penalty more than two decades after the West African country carried out its last execution.

Asia PacificProtest breaks out at prison in Myanmar's biggest city

A protest erupted at a prison in Myanmar's commercial capital of Yangon on Friday against what activists said was a worsening COVID-19 outbreak at the jail, which is used to hold opponents of February's military takeover.

United StatesBiden poised to nominate Caroline Kennedy as U.S. ambassador to Australia -CNN
IndiaAt least 112 dead in India as rains trigger floods, landslides
Sustainable BusinessRussia to build first LNG-powered icebreakers for Arctic sea route
EuropeAfter the floods, German winemakers look to rebuild
ChinaChina bars for-profit tutoring in core school subjects -document
WorldBlinken to visit India with vaccines and China in focus
Middle EastIran's Khamenei: don't blame people protesting over water crisis
WorldRights experts urge UNESCO to defer heritage status for Thai park

U.N. human rights experts urged UNESCO on Friday not to grant World Heritage Site status to a national park in Thailand where they said indigenous people are being arrested and evicted from their traditional lands.

EuropeGermany tightens rules for unvaccinated travellers from Spain, Netherlands