Headlines: Burma sinks into terror, three months after the junta's coup
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Demonstration in the streets of Rangoon, 3 months after the coup d'état of the military junta, on May 6, 2021. AP
By: Véronique Rigolet Follow
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The junta restores the reign of terror in Burma
", headlines the
New York Times
which devotes a long report on the wave of deadly violence which since the putsch has already claimed more than "
770 civilian victims, among whom dozens of 'children
,' notes the American daily. “
As in the worst hours of the dictatorship,
” the
New York Times
describes “
prisons once again filled with poets, Buddhist monks and politicians. And there are also hundreds of others, including many young men who are missing, whose families have no news
”.
And “
every evening at 8 pm
”, says the daily, it is the same sinister ritual with this presenter “
with the severe face of military TV announcing the hunt of the day
”.
On the screen, "
the identity photos of people accused of political crimes
", "
often puffy and bruised faces
", tells the
New York Times
"
the probable result of the interrogations
".
"
They are a warning not to oppose the military junta
", explains the American daily which emphasizes that the Tatmadaw - as the Burmese military is called "
has built an entire infrastructure dedicated to one goal: to perpetuate its power for the sake of power
”.
For its part, the
Japan Times is
worried about the "
humanitarian crisis which is worsening in Burma
", while "
hostilities are intensifying again in the regions where ethnic minorities live
".
The Japanese daily reports a country "
where the economy has collapsed, and more than 250,000 people have been displaced, exacerbating the health crisis in the midst of a covid pandemic
".
"
According to the WFP, 3.4 million people will no longer have the means to feed themselves in the coming months
", underlines the
Japan Times
for which "
the failure of the Burmese state is leading the country to disaster
".
Germany opposes US proposal to lift vaccine patents
"
Merkel contradicts Biden
", headlines the
Suddeutsche Zeitung
which explains that the decision of the American administration would mean "
that companies around the world could produce vaccines from manufacturers - such as the German BioNTech without paying royalty
". This is why the Chancellor is more than skeptical, underlines the daily, which quotes the reaction of the German government for which "
the protection of intellectual property is a source of innovation and must remain so in the future
".
While Berlin is "
one of the main donors of the Covax initiative for the distribution of vaccines to developing countries
", explains the
Suddeutsche Zeitung,
the German authorities note with a touch of bitterness "that
after having protected their campaign national vaccination program by blocking all exports, the Americans today want to appear as champions of international solidarity
”.
"
This disagreement is the first major break between Germany and the United States since the arrival of Joe Biden,
" points out the
Guardian,
which is worried that this showdown between the two economic powers "is
blocking all discussion within the WTO
”on the suspension of patents on vaccines, and could even“
poison relations within the G7
”.
Less than 80 days before the Olympics, the sling of Japanese healthcare workers
"
Bad news, one more for the organizers of the Tokyo Games
," writes the Japanese correspondent of the daily
Le Soir,
who explains that "
more and more doctors and nurses are warning that they will refuse to medically supervise the Games. this summer
”. A sling of Japanese caregivers, against a backdrop of national discontent in the face of the health risk posed by the Olympic Games in the midst of a pandemic and "
while the vaccination campaign has just begun
", in the Japanese archipelago.
The medical unions are frightened by the demands of an organizing committee "
completely disconnected from reality
" and will argue that this summer the "
priority of caregivers will be the vaccination of the population rather than watching over young and healthy athletes
" , notes
Le Soir
which also recalls the repeated calls from the press for the Games "to
be canceled
".
In the United States, cicadas arrive, ready to be tasted
While the great invasion of the cicadas will soon begin in the American East, the press is competing for ideas to better experience this exceptional natural phenomenon. "
How to observe them, catch them and even cook them
", suggests the
Washington Post,
which quotes the best recipes concocted by biologists: "
cicadas with mushroom, or in omelet or even roasted or sautéed with garlic and why not soaked in chocolate
”.
Flavor level, amateurs describe "
a little nutty taste or even asparagus
", notes the daily which perhaps recognizes a possible small "
factor of disgust
", and recommends "to
remove the wings and the legs, if you do so. wish
”... but even if it means losing“
crispness
”.
Enjoy your meal !
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