UN: Myanmar Violence ‘Textbook Ethnic Cleansing’

UN: Myanmar Violence ‘Textbook Ethnic Cleansing’

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Myanmar military has been conducting an operation in Rakhine state. Witnesses report systematic rape and murder and religious tensions appear to be rising between Muslims and the majority Buddhists. Also: the US authorities are beginning to assess the damage caused by Hurricane Irma, and the world’s highest-paid YouTube star, PewDiePie, once again uses a racial slur during an online broadcast.