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Myanmar's military leader justifies coup

27/03/2021 GMT

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Myanmar's military justifies the coup; Ethiopia's PM admits Eritrean troops in Tigray

The leader of Myanmar's military regime has used an annual armed forces parade to defend its seizure of power.

Also, after months of denial, Ethiopia's Prime Minister admits to the presence of Eritrean troops in its northern Tigray region. 

Plus, President Biden condemns an electoral law in the state of Georgia as a clear attempt to stop Black people from voting. 

And France salutes the humble baguette, giving it status as a key part of its cultural heritage.

Joining Celia Hatton to discuss these and other issues are Verashni Pillay, a South African journalist and founder of the Explain news portal; and David Robert Grimes, an Irish physicist, cancer researcher and science author.

(Picture: Myanmar's junta chief, General Min Aung Hlaing, presides over a parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw. Credit: Reuters)

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