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Myanmar teachers protest against military coup that toppled leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Burmese teachers protested on Friday (February 5) against the military coup that toppled leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar. Footage shows education staff from the Yangon University of Education joining the “red ribbon” campaign to show support for the country’s previous civilian government. They are seen in the video chanting “down with dictatorship” and “long live Mother Suu” in reference to Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who led the country away from military rule towards democracy. Peaceful protests have erupted across the country’s largest city Yangon after Aung San Suu Kyi was detained on Monday morning (February 1) and MPs were arrested. Army chiefs seized power in a military coup. The military said in a statement that “all authority has been given to the top army commander and a one-year state of emergency has been declared.” Reacting to events, the White House said it was “alarmed” by the developments in Myanmar, which is also known as Burma. Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said: “We continue to affirm our strong support for Burma’s democratic institutions.” America called for Aung San Suu Kyi to be released and threatened to “take action against those responsible if these steps are not reversed.” Burma was governed by Britain from 1824 to 1948, during which time it became the second-wealthiest country in Southeast Asia but following independence was ruled by the military until 2011 when democratic reforms began.

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Students run for their lives as headmaster brandishes gun after being accused of sleeping with 15-year-old
This is the terrifying moment a headmaster in Thailand accused of sleeping with a pupil pulled out a gun at morning assembly Students were lining up to sing the national anthem and raise the flag when the Principal Sayan Chaleephol apologised following accusations he had sex with the 15-year-old girl. After he announced the school’s agenda, the director pulled out his firearm and showed it to hundreds of shocked students at the Thepha School in Songkhla province on Thursday (February 4). Mobile phone footage from a terrified teacher shows the moment the pupils fled in fear. One of the students told local media: “The director was talking about budgets and financial details when all of a sudden he said ‘sorry, please forgive me, I will make everyone know about this more than she did.'” The director then put away the microphone, unbuttoned his suit and pulled out a gun from a waist holster. Terrified students screamed and ran away in different directions. The teachers ushered the director into a room so he could compose himself. There was an announcement in the school that classes were closed for the day and that parents should come and take their children home. Police said that the director had allegedly been having an affair since last year with a female pupil who was in grade nine. The parents allegedly knew about the affair and pressured the director to stop seeing their daughter. Local media reported that many people at the school knew about the relationship and the headmaster had become increasingly stressed about it. Lieutenant Colonel Thammarat Petchnongchum, Superintendent of Thepha Police Station, said: “Yesterday, there was a parent of a female student who reported to the investigator about the daughter’s relationship with the director. “They said they have recorded it happening daily as evidence. “It is still in the process of investigating the facts, waiting for the results of the examination of the children from the hospital and investigating the children together with a multidisciplinary team. “This teacher has been the school director for two years and staff and students say he is normally a good person without any problems and often talks to students in their free time. “So all of the students and teachers were shocked that this had happened.” The teacher’s mobile phone has been called with a request for comment. A woman answered the call and said it was the director’s number, but now the director is not comfortable to talk, she then hung up.

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Massive snowstorm causes emergency to be issued in central Ohio
Several central Ohio counties have issued snow emergencies as a snowstorm moved into the area, including here in Westerville. A strong cold front moved across the region on February 4, bringing freezing rain, snow, and strong winds from the Midwest through the Great Lakes.

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