Myanmar junta blocks internet access as coup protests expand

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s new military authorities appear to have cut most access to the Internet as they face a rising tide of protest over their coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected civilian government. Numerous internet users noted a slow disappearance of services that accelerated sharply late Saturday morning. A London-based service that tracks internet disruptions and shutdowns said Saturday afternoon that “a near-total internet shutdown is now in effe