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Protesters displayed a banner calling Myanmar's junta chief a "murderer" as he joined a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, a week after a huge earthquake killed thousands, leaving desperate survivo...
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For most of the day, the mood was somber among relatives of dozens of workers missing at the site where a multi-story building collapsed in Bangkok.
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The immense scale of the disaster has piled a fresh crisis on the impoverished Southeast Asian country, where almost 20 million people were already in need of humanitarian assistance after four years...
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Myanmar quake death toll at 3,354, junta leader returns from summit
The death toll from Myanmar's devastating earthquake climbed to 3,354, with 4,850 injured and 220 missing, state media said on Saturday, as the visiting U.N. aid chief praised humanitarian and community groups for leading the aid response.
Protest as quake-hit Myanmar junta chief joins Bangkok summit
Protesters displayed a banner calling Myanmar's junta chief a "murderer" as he joined a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, a week after a huge earthquake killed thousands, leaving desperate survivors pleading for food and shelter.
How will the Myanmar earthquake affect the nation's military junta?
Ruling Myanmar since seizing power from the country's democratically elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, in 2021, the junta has reportedly not stopped fighting against pro-democracy rebel forces despite the deadly disaster.
Sniffer dogs double up as emotional support for families of missing workers in Thailand
For most of the day, the mood was somber among relatives of dozens of workers missing at the site where a multi-story building collapsed in Bangkok. A volunteer group with sniffer dogs took time away from its grim task of searching the rubble to bring the animals on a visit top help lift their spirit.
DEC Myanmar Earthquake Appeal
Dr Sian Williams presents the DEC Myanmar Earthquake Appeal
Burma earthquake death toll rises to 3,085, humanitarian crisis deepens
More than 3,000 people have died from the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Burma last week, which has sent the country into a deeper humanitarian crisis.
The smell of death still lingers in the town at the epicenter of Myanmar’s earthquake
As the road shook beneath him, Ko Zeyer sped past crumbled buildings, buckled roads and gaping sinkholes toward his hometown of Sagaing, the epicenter of the most powerful earthquake to hit Myanmar in a century.
Myanmar earthquake toll crosses 3,000; heat and rains fuel disease risk
Conditions could get even tougher for the huge relief effort after weather officials warned unseasonal rain could threaten the areas hardest-hit by the quake, such as Mandalay, Sagaing and the capital Naypyidaw.
Rescue efforts continue as Myanmar's earthquake death toll continues to rise
The death toll from the massive earthquake that hit Myanmar nearly a week ago rose Thursday to 3,085 as more bodies were found by search and rescue teams, the military-led government said. In a short statement,
How Myanmar’s Junta—and Ongoing Civil War—Complicates the Nation’s Earthquake Recovery
Here’s what to know about the challenges from the natural disaster—compounded by ongoing civil war—and where the country could go from here.
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Live Updates: Death Tolls Rises; Election Plans Reaffirmed; 54 Junta’s Attacks Since Quake and more
The regime reported the earthquake death toll at 3,145 on Friday morning, including 2,053 in Mandalay Region, followed by Naypyitaw with 511, Sagaing Region with 471 and southern Shan State with 66. Many are still missing. (Photo: Myanmar Rescue)
Junta-ruled Guinea sets referendum for September in potential step to democracy
Guinea's military leader has set September 21, 2025, as the date for a constitutional referendum, according to a decree read out on state television on Tuesday evening, in a potential first step towards returning to constitutional democracy.
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Myanmar Junta Blocks Entry Of International Journalists In Quake-Affected Areas
Myanmar's military junta has banned the entry of foreign media seeking to cover the earthquake-devastated areas in the country as the casualties jumped to 1700. The junta has put the restriction ...
Niger’s junta frees dozens of former officials and military officers detained after 2023 coup
Niger’s military junta has freed dozens of former government officials and military officers detained after a coup in 2023 as part of what military authorities have described as efforts to reform the country.
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Gabon junta leader Nguema seeks democratic legitimacy in post-coup vote
Gabon's Brice Oligui Nguema will try to ride the advantages of incumbency and a popular crackdown on corruption to make the jump from junta leader to democratically-elected president in an election scheduled for April 12.
In Myanmar, a heartless junta deepens earthquake despair with ‘collective punishment’
As quake survivors dig through the rubble for loved ones with their bare hands, the military bombs villages and seeks diplomatic openings.
Myanmar junta declares three-week ceasefire after firing on Chinese earthquake aid convoy
Myanmar ’s military junta has declared a ceasefire in its ongoing civil war with ethnic rebel groups until 22 April, a day after it confirmed that soldiers had fired at a Chinese convoy carrying aid for victims of last week’s devastating earthquake.
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