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Americas · 5:27 PM UTCDignitaries rush to cover as protests flare at Haiti president's funeral

A U.S. delegation and other dignitaries were hurried to vehicles as reports emerged of shots fired and crowd control gas used on protesters outside the funeral of late Haitian president Jovenel Moise on Friday.

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
IndiaAt least 112 dead in India as rains trigger floods, landslides
Asia PacificMany migrant workers stranded in Chinese cities hit by floods
EuropeAfter the floods, German winemakers look to rebuild
Sustainable BusinessRussia to build first LNG-powered icebreakers for Arctic sea route
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
EuropeAfter the flood, Germany battles to clear mountains of trash
AfricaFrench citizen among six held over plan to kill Madagascar president -minister
Europe"I was reborn aged 102," - Russian WW2 veteran beats COVID-19 after week in ICU
ChinaChina's Xi urges people in Tibet to 'follow the party' in rare visit
ChinaDigger trucks drafted in to rescue people stranded in China floods