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Newshour: 04/02/2021 14:06 GMT: Myanmar’s generals cut off social media

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04/02/2021 14:06 GMT

04/02/2021 14:06 GMT: Myanmar’s generals cut off social media

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Myanmar's military rulers block Facebook as anger over Aung San Suu Kyi's arrest grows.

Myanmar’s military government has cut off Facebook and other social media amid growing opposition to its seizure of power and the arrest of the country’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi. We hear how important Facebook is to people in Myanmar.

Also on the programme: After hundreds of players and staff are forced to isolate days before the start of the Australian Open tennis tournament – how likely is it the event will go ahead? And why British scientists are mixing and matching Covid vaccines in a new trial.

(Photo: People protest against the military coup outside Mandalay Medical University in Mandalay, Myanmar, 04 February 2021. EPA/KAUNG ZAW HEIN)

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