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An Internet shutdown that began a year ago in parts of Myanmar is keeping some villages completely unaware of the global pandemic. The restrictions apply to multiple townships in the Rakhine and Chin states, site of an ongoing conflict between the country's military and the insurgent Arakan army.

Parts Of Myanmar Unaware Of COVID-19 Due To Internet Ban, Rights Advocates Say

Human Rights Watch says the restrictions, put in place last year on Rakhine and Chin states, are leaving some unaware of the pandemic. The restrictions are said to affect more than 1 million people.

A sign advising visitors to wear a facial covering in Del Mar, Calif. Aug. 14, 2020.

SD County Reports 236 New COVID-19 Cases, Five Deaths

San Diego County reported 236 new cases of COVID-19 and five additional deaths Sunday, raising the county's totals to 48,436 cases and 803 fatalities.

Nearly 100 drivers were recently led astray on a Google Maps-suggested detour near Denver's airport.

Google Maps Leads About 100 Drivers Into A 'Muddy Mess' In Colorado

A snafu of a shortcut was a reminder that even navigation apps can still get it wrong. "There's so many other people going, it must be OK," is how one driver was led astray.

Vanity Fair studio portrait of American newspaper and radio commentator Walter Winchell half-sitting on a stool and lighting a cigarette. 1930 (Photo by Edward Steichen/Condé Nast via Getty Images)

AMERICAN MASTERS: Walter Winchell: The Power Of Gossip

Stream or tune in Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Saturday, Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. on KPBS 2

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (left) and Trade Minister Tran Tuan Anh applaud next to a screen showing Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Trade Minister Hiroshi Kajiyama holding up signed RCEP agreement, in Hanoi, Vietnam. China and 14 other countries have agreed to set up the trading bloc.

Asia-Pacific Allies Sign Huge Trade Deal With China While U.S. Sits It Out

What it means for the U.S. to be on the sidelines of another major trade agreement, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, which 15 countries agreed to Sunday.

Sarah Hawkins and Andy Pestana lost their home, farm and several of their animals in the LNU Lightning Complex fire.

'We've Lost Everything': California Wildfire Takes The Home Of A Veteran Firefighter

The firefighter and his partner were sleeping in their home when the fire approached, a day earlier than expected.

Eugene Levy accepts his award for lead actor in a comedy series for Schitt's Creek as his son (and creative partner) Dan Levy looks on at Sunday night's Emmy Awards.

The Emmys Pull Off A Good Show As 'Schitt's Creek' And 'Watchmen' Shine

Sunday night's Emmy Awards, which featured neither a large crowd nor a red carpet, managed to achieve a charming intimacy as Watchmen, Schitt's Creek and Succession all won major awards.

Australian Police Seek Culprit For Hit-And-Run Killings Of Up To 20 Kangaroos

Detectives in New South Wales made an appeal for witnesses Monday, alleging that a driver committed the "acts of animal cruelty" in the span of an hour this weekend.

A screenshot of the online version of a satirical edition of The Washington Post distributed around Washington, D.C., by political activists Wednesday.

Real Fake News: Activists Circulate Counterfeit Editions Of 'The Washington Post'

The phony paper, distributed in Washington, D.C., "reported" that President Trump had resigned under pressure from female political activists.

The 50 Best Albums Of 2020

2020 was so stuffed with urgent voices it could be hard to discern the melody from the noise. Here's our guide to the greatest albums that emerged from a year of cacophony.

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