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Myanmar

26,000 civilians displaced by violence

A total of 26,747 ethnic people have been evacuated to safe places in the northern state of Rakhine due to terrorist attacks since Aug 25, the government said on Wednesday. As of Tuesday, 36 people had been killed in 97 terrorist attacks launched by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army extremists. A total of 59 villages and 6,842 houses were burned down by the terrorists with eight bridges being destroyed by mines.

France

Govt to ban on oil, gas production by 2040

The government is unveiling a law to ban all production and exploration of oil and natural gas by 2040 on the country's mainland and overseas territories. The government claims such a ban is a world first. The move is largely symbolic, however, as France's oil and gas production represents just 1 percent of national consumption - the rest is imported.

India

Journalist gunned down outside home

A journalist was shot dead outside her home the southern city of Bangalore - the latest in a string of attacks targeting journalists or outspoken critics of religious superstition and extreme Hindu politics. The assailants fled on a motorcycle after spraying a hail of bullets at Gauri Lankesh on Tuesday night as she was leaving her car outside her home in the Karnataka state capital. Police said they were searching for leads.

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