Emmy Sasipornkarn

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03/08/2025March 8, 2025Myanmar's long-promised general election would be the first since the ruling military ousted an elected civilian government in a coup four years ago. https://p.dw.com/p/4rXXSMyanmar's military government will hold an election in December or January, state media reported on Saturday. Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing said the votes will be "free and fair," according to the state-run newspaper Global New Light of Myanmar.

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03/08/2025March 8, 2025The EU has announced its plan to send peacekeeping reinforcements to Bosnia after the country's top court suspended separatist laws. https://p.dw.com/p/4rXQWThe EU said Friday it would strengthen its peacekeeping presence in Bosnia after the country's top court suspended separatist laws enacted by Bosnian Serb authorities. The European Union Force (EUFOR) announced that it will "temporarily" expand the size of its peacekeeping force in the country.

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03/06/2025March 6, 2025Five people have been convicted of planning to kidnap German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach. The verdicts mark the end of a nearly two-year long trial. https://p.dw.com/p/4rSrLA German court sentenced five people who planned to abduct Health Minister Karl Lauterbach to prison on Thursday. According to the indictment, the group wanted to plunge Germany into chaos. The defendants planned to use bomb attacks to cause a power outage and kidnap Lauterbach.

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03/06/2025March 6, 2025Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has said semiconductor giant TSMC's decision to invest $100 billion in the US was not pressured by Washington. The firm has been facing calls to move more production abroad. https://p.dw.com/p/4rSd0Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Thursday hailed the semiconductor giant TSMC's plan to invest $100 billion (€92.7 billion) in the United States as a "historic moment" for Taiwan-US ties.

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03/06/2025March 6, 2025The EU's highest court has fined Germany and four other countries for failing to create laws to boost protection for those who expose wrongdoing. https://p.dw.com/p/4rRtAThe European Union's highest court on Thursday handed Germany a fine of €34 million ($36.7 million) for failing to adequately protect whistleblowers.