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Portal:Current events/2020 April 17

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;Armed conflicts and attacks

  • The United Nations human rights office says that Myanmar has been carrying out daily airstrikes in Rakhine and Chin states and that at least 32 civilians (mostly women and children) have been killed since March 23. The Arakan Army unilaterally declared a month-long ceasefire to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, but the military rejected the ceasefire saying a previous ceasefire had not been respected by the insurgents. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-rakhine-un/u-n-says-at-least-32-people-mostly-women-and-children-killed-as-insurgents-myanmar-military-clash-idUSKBN21Z1DJ (Reuters)]
  • Moro conflict
  • Abu Sayyaf militants ambush and kill 11 Philippine Army troops and wound 14 others in the southern Sulu Province, according to general officer Cirilito Sobejana. [https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/militants-kill-11-philippine-troops-wound-14 (The Straits Times)]

;Business and economy

  • The China Securities Regulatory Commission has approved a transaction in which Switzerland's Credit Suisse will take a majority interest in a China securities firm. Credit Suisse will thus be the first foreign bank to own a majority of such a company since the easing of rules about foreign ownership in 2018. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-credit-suisse-gp-china/credit-suisse-gets-approval-to-take-majority-stake-in-china-jv-idUSKBN21Z1V7 (Reuters)]

;Health and environment

;International relations

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