JAN. 29-FEB. 4, 2021

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Soldiers sit inside trucks parked on a road in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Myanmar military was taking control of the country for one year. (AP Photo)

JAN. 29-FEB. 4, 2021

A Myanmar national living in Thailand wears a face mask with an image of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest in front of Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. The military announced Monday that it will take power for one year, accusing Suu Kyi's government of not investigating allegations of voter fraud in recent elections. (AP PhotoSakchai Lalit)

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Myanmar people living in Thailand hold pictures of Myanmar military Commander-in-Chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing during a protest in front of the Myanmar Embassy, in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Myanmar's military took control of the country under a one-year state of emergency. (AP PhotoSakchai Lalit)

Myanmar people living in Thailand hold pictures of Myanmar military Commander-in-Chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing during a protest in front of the Myanmar Embassy, in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Myanmar's military took control of the country under a one-year state of emergency. (AP PhotoSakchai Lalit)

A security official moves journalists away from the Wuhan Institute of Virology after a World Health Organization team arrived for a field visit in Wuhan in China's Hubei province on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. The WHO team is investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic has visited two disease control centers in the province. (AP PhotoNg Han Guan)

A security official moves journalists away from the Wuhan Institute of Virology after a World Health Organization team arrived for a field visit in Wuhan in China's Hubei province on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. The WHO team is investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic has visited two disease control centers in the province. (AP PhotoNg Han Guan)

People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus are silhouetted as they walk by a commercial office building during their lunch break in Beijing, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP PhotoAndy Wong)

People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus are silhouetted as they walk by a commercial office building during their lunch break in Beijing, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP PhotoAndy Wong)

Indian tourists enjoy shikara ride as Kashmiri boat men navigates their way through the frozen portion of the Dal Lake on a cold day in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP PhotoDar Yasin)

Indian tourists enjoy shikara ride as Kashmiri boat men navigates their way through the frozen portion of the Dal Lake on a cold day in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP PhotoDar Yasin)

Nepalese Hindu devotees offer prayers during Madhav Narayan Festival along the banks of the Hanumante river in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. During the festival, devotees recite holy scriptures dedicated to Hindu goddess Swasthani and Lord Shiva. (AP PhotoNiranjan Shrestha)

Nepalese Hindu devotees offer prayers during Madhav Narayan Festival along the banks of the Hanumante river in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. During the festival, devotees recite holy scriptures dedicated to Hindu goddess Swasthani and Lord Shiva. (AP PhotoNiranjan Shrestha)

Sarang, a helicopter display team of Indian Air Force, performs aerobatic maneuvers on the inaugural day of the Aero India 2021 at Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Aero India is a biennial event with flying demonstrations by stunt teams and militaries and commercial pavilions where aviation companies display their products and technology. (AP PhotoAijaz Rahi)

Sarang, a helicopter display team of Indian Air Force, performs aerobatic maneuvers on the inaugural day of the Aero India 2021 at Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Aero India is a biennial event with flying demonstrations by stunt teams and militaries and commercial pavilions where aviation companies display their products and technology. (AP PhotoAijaz Rahi)

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Soldiers sit inside trucks parked on a road in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Myanmar military was taking control of the country for one year. (AP Photo)

Soldiers sit inside trucks parked on a road in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Myanmar military was taking control of the country for one year. (AP Photo)

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A Myanmar national living in Thailand wears a face mask with an image of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest in front of Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. The military announced Monday that it will take power for one year, accusing Suu Kyi's government of not investigating allegations of voter fraud in recent elections. (AP PhotoSakchai Lalit)

A Myanmar national living in Thailand wears a face mask with an image of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest in front of Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. The military announced Monday that it will take power for one year, accusing Suu Kyi's government of not investigating allegations of voter fraud in recent elections. (AP PhotoSakchai Lalit)

Myanmar people living in Thailand hold pictures of Myanmar military Commander-in-Chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing during a protest in front of the Myanmar Embassy, in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Myanmar's military took control of the country under a one-year state of emergency. (AP PhotoSakchai Lalit)

Myanmar people living in Thailand hold pictures of Myanmar military Commander-in-Chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing during a protest in front of the Myanmar Embassy, in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Myanmar's military took control of the country under a one-year state of emergency. (AP PhotoSakchai Lalit)

A security official moves journalists away from the Wuhan Institute of Virology after a World Health Organization team arrived for a field visit in Wuhan in China's Hubei province on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. The WHO team is investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic has visited two disease control centers in the province. (AP PhotoNg Han Guan)

A security official moves journalists away from the Wuhan Institute of Virology after a World Health Organization team arrived for a field visit in Wuhan in China's Hubei province on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. The WHO team is investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic has visited two disease control centers in the province. (AP PhotoNg Han Guan)

People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus are silhouetted as they walk by a commercial office building during their lunch break in Beijing, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP PhotoAndy Wong)

People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus are silhouetted as they walk by a commercial office building during their lunch break in Beijing, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP PhotoAndy Wong)

Indian tourists enjoy shikara ride as Kashmiri boat men navigates their way through the frozen portion of the Dal Lake on a cold day in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP PhotoDar Yasin)

Indian tourists enjoy shikara ride as Kashmiri boat men navigates their way through the frozen portion of the Dal Lake on a cold day in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP PhotoDar Yasin)

Nepalese Hindu devotees offer prayers during Madhav Narayan Festival along the banks of the Hanumante river in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. During the festival, devotees recite holy scriptures dedicated to Hindu goddess Swasthani and Lord Shiva. (AP PhotoNiranjan Shrestha)

Nepalese Hindu devotees offer prayers during Madhav Narayan Festival along the banks of the Hanumante river in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. During the festival, devotees recite holy scriptures dedicated to Hindu goddess Swasthani and Lord Shiva. (AP PhotoNiranjan Shrestha)

Sarang, a helicopter display team of Indian Air Force, performs aerobatic maneuvers on the inaugural day of the Aero India 2021 at Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Aero India is a biennial event with flying demonstrations by stunt teams and militaries and commercial pavilions where aviation companies display their products and technology. (AP PhotoAijaz Rahi)

Sarang, a helicopter display team of Indian Air Force, performs aerobatic maneuvers on the inaugural day of the Aero India 2021 at Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Aero India is a biennial event with flying demonstrations by stunt teams and militaries and commercial pavilions where aviation companies display their products and technology. (AP PhotoAijaz Rahi)