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Slow here today-still dealing with phyz issues and then a b-day party later
Myanmar coup latest: Karen ethnic group condemns village airstrikes
Saturday, April 3
4:15 p.m. China logs 26 new COVID-19 cases on April 2, up from nine a day earlier, Reuters reports citing the country's national health authority and local media. Seven of the new cases were local infections in Yunnan Province, where a COVID-19 cluster has emerged in the city of Ruili bordering Myanmar. Genetic analysis of cases in Ruili suggest they stemmed from viruses imported from Myanmar and are not related to other recent localized outbreaks in China.
11:00 a.m. The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) activist group says the death toll since the Feb. 1 coup has reached at least 550, including 46 children, according to Reuters.
9:00 a.m. The Karen National Union, representing the Karen ethnic minority, issues a statement condemning air strikes by the Myanmar military against villages near the Thai border between March 27 and 30. It calls on the international community to "block the sale of all explosive weaponry large and small, any advanced technology used for propagating war, and jet fighters."
Friday, April 2
9:00 p.m. Myanmar authorities issue arrest warrants for 20 celebrities including singers, actors, social media influencers and activists, according to a news report on military-owned television. The celebrities are accused of inciting civil servants to participate in the civil disobedience movement and supporting the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, a group formed by elected parliamentarians ousted in the coup. The group has been labeled an "unlawful association" by the junta.
6:00 p.m. Local reports say several citizens who granted interviews to CNN Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward and her crew were arrested on Friday.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Myanmar-Coup/Myanmar-coup-latest-Karen-ethnic-group-condemns-village-airstrikes
58-0077 USAF KC-135 tanker took over for SWATH60 tanker who appeared and is heading back to McGuire AFB-they were not visible until the peel off back to McGuire
They are always there just not always seen or visible on da scope
United Arab Emirates AF UAF1230 C-17 Globemaster departed Charleston Int'l after an overnight
This AC arrived at Charleston on 0401 (from a ground stop at Rabat, Morocco) and yesterday took a trip to Reno, NV and back to Charleston Int'l
Jordan arrests: Official and royal arrested for 'security reasons'
A former adviser to Jordan's King Abdullah and a member of the royal family are among a number of people arrested on "security-related" grounds. Bassem Awadallah, a former finance minister, and Sharif Hassan Bin Zaid, a royal, were detained.
The military denied reports the king's half-brother, former Crown Prince Hamza bin Hussein, was among those arrested. But it said he had been ordered to stop actions that could be used to target the country's "security and stability". High level political arrests are rare in Jordan, a key US ally in the Middle East. The country has a powerful intelligence agency that has been granted new powers since the coronavirus pandemic, which has drawn criticism from rights groups. Mr Awadallah, an economist who was educated in the US, has been a confidant of the king and an influential force in Jordan's economic reforms. He has often found himself pitted against entrenched government bureaucracy resistant to his reforms.
Petra news agency earlier said the former Crown Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, the oldest son of the late King Hussein and Queen Noor, was not subject to any restrictions. However, in a later statement the military said he had been asked to stop any actions targeting the country's security and stability. King Abdullah stripped Hamzah of the title of crown prince in 2004.
It was seen as a blow to Queen Noor, who had hoped to see her eldest son become king. Prince Hamzah, who was 24 at the time, had been a favourite of the late King Hussein, who often described him in public as the "delight of my eye". However, he was seen as too young and inexperienced to be named successor at the time of his death. Jordan is a key US ally and has assisted US forces in security operations. It is also a partner in the US-led campaign against the so-called Islamic State.
The country has few natural resources and its economy has been hit hard by the pandemic. The kingdom has also absorbed waves of refugees from the civil war in neighbouring Syria.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56626370