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Japan's Kirin brewery ends Myanmar joint venture

The Japanese brewer has terminated the partnership following Monday's military coup

The Japanese brewer has terminated the partnership following Monday's military coup. We get the perspective of Mark Farmaner, director of Burma Campaign UK, which promotes human rights in the country. And Vasuki Shastry, associate fellow of the Asia-Pacific programme at the research group Chatham House, tells us what wider impact the move is likely to have.
Rupert Murdoch will launch a news streaming service in the UK in the spring. We speak to James Warrington of the City AM newspaper about what the channel will offer.
The US House of Representatives has voted in favour of President Biden's coronavirus relief plan. We get the latest from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Michelle Fleury in New York.
Vishala Sri-Pathma is joined throughout the programme by Sarah Knight of ABC News in Perth, Australia.

(Picture: A Myanmar woman holds a placard against the military coup. Credit: Getty Images)

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