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Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into separatist regions of Ukraine, prompting a late-night meeting of the U.N. Security Council. England will do away with all its pandemic restrictions later this week. A military coup in Sudan has led to months of civilian unrest in the name of democracy. And Donald Trump’s social media app Truth Social launched yesterday with some major glitches. All this and more in today’s PDB.

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Protests sweep Myanmar in opposition to coup, support of Suu Kyi By Reuters - 08 February 2021 1300793798 A crowd of protesters marching on the road in Downtown Yangon on February 7, 2021. Image: Getty Images Tens of thousands of people rallied across Myanmar on Sunday to denounce last week’s coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in the biggest protests since the 2007 Saffron Revolution that helped spur a transition to democracy. In a second day of widespread protests against the military junta, crowds in the biggest city, Yangon, s...

Biden to Release More Doses: Virus Update Bloomberg 1/8/2021 Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Joe Biden says he’ll distribute more of the available doses of coronavirus vaccines, as the U.S. surpassed 4,000 daily fatalities for the first time. New York City has 270,000 unused vaccine doses that it’s seeking to administer to residents over age 75, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. Maine broke records for infections and deaths. London’s mayor declared an emergency as the U.K. reported record fatalities. Germany also reported the most daily deaths since the start of...