85 dead following bombing in Afghanistan
Yahoo Finance's Akiko Fujita breaks down the top stories aroud the world.
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AKIKO FUJITA: In our world view today, 85 people have been killed and at least 140 people injured in Kabul after an attack targeted schoolgirls. The violence unfolded in a largely Shiite neighborhood Saturday when a car bomb exploded. Two other bombs were then detonated, as students rushed out in panic. Afghan president Ashraf Ghani blamed Taliban insurgents for the attacks, though a spokesman for the group denied any involvement. The attack comes a week after US and NATO troops began exiting Afghanistan as part of a larger troop drawdown. President Biden has called for all US troops to exit the country by September 11th this year, 20 years after the terrorist attacks.
Over in Myanmar, more than 11,000 teachers and university staff have been suspended for opposing the country's military rule. The suspensions come as universities resume classes after a year-long pause because of COVID-19. Members of Myanmar's Teachers Federation tells Reuters professors were told to denounce ongoing protests against the military or risk losing their jobs. Students and academics have been at the forefront of demonstrations that began in February. Security forces have killed nearly 800 people so far, and arrested roughly 4,000.
And finally, crisis averted. Debris from a large Chinese rocket landed in the Indian Ocean early Sunday morning, allaying fears it could hit a more populated area. The [? Long ?] [? March ?] [? 5V ?] rocket specifically landed in waters off of the Maldives, south of India, after entering Earth's atmosphere over the Mediterranean. Chinese state media blamed the US and Western countries for hyping the concerns, calling it an effort to discredit China's space program. China is building a competitor to the International Space Station. The rocket did successfully deliver the first module last week.
