Wednesday 1st February 2023: Two years on from the military coup in Myanmar human rights abuses continue - but will Western sanctions force leaders there to improve the situation?

This is the World in 10 from the Times of London on Wednesday the 1st of February.

• Hear how the situation in Myanmar is increasingly dire - two years after the military coup there - and what the West is attempting to do about it.
• Hear from the family and community of Tyre Nichols on the eve of his funeral. The 29 year old was beaten to death by police during a traffic stop last month - and protestors want justice.
• Find out how Australian authorities found the metaphorical needle in a haystack - as a radioactive capsule which literally fell off the back of a lorry last week in the vast outback, is rescued by search teams and brought to safety.



And more, including:

• Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter charge
• Is the future of golf likely to be played in the virtual reality space?
• and police continue to investigate mystery crimes at Dallas Zoo.

You can hear more on these stories on Times Radio, and read more at thetimes.co.uk.

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