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US Government co-sponsors resolution led by EU over human rights concerns in Myanmar

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  The US urged the military in Myanmar to restore the democratically elected government in the country and release those who have been unjustly detained. The United States on March 24, 2021, decided to co-sponsor a resolution led by the European Union highlighting the ongoing Human Rights Concerns, including for Rohingyas. The developments since February 1 in the 46th session of United Nations Human Rights Council- UNHRC were also recalled. The European Union Council on March 22, 2021, had imposed sanctions on the 11 individuals who were responsible for the military coup in Myanmar as well as the subsequent military and police repression against the peaceful demonstrators. While addressing the session in the United Nations Human Rights Council- UNHRC, the US urged the military in Myanmar to restore the democratically elected government in the country and release those who have been unjustly detained. The US also asked the military to refrain from any form of violence on the citizens of

World's first ship tunnel to be constructed in Norway

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  The Stad Ship Tunnel is planned to run underneath the mountains in Norway's Stadhavet peninsula. It is expected to measure 1,700 metres long, 37 metes high and 26.5 metres wide after completion.  The world's first ship tunnel is slated to be constructed in Norway. The construction on the engineering project is expected to begin in 2022 and get completed by 2025-26. The ship tunnel is planned to run underneath the mountains in Norway's Stadhavet peninsula. It is expected to measure 1,700 metres long, 37 metes high and 26.5 metres wide after completion.  Key Highlights •Norway is expected to spend over $315 million in building the ship tunnel.  •The ambitious project has been designed to help ships navigate through the rough and treacherous Stradhavet Sea in northwestern Norway.  •Presently, the ships have to wait for days for the harsh weather conditions to improve and rough tides in the Stadhavet Sea to subside before transiting the area. •According to the Norwegian Coast