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Rat earns world record for sniffing landmines in Cambodia

By Agence France-Presse A landmine-hunting rat in Cambodia has set a new world record by sniffing out more than 100 mines and pieces of unexploded ordnance, a charity said Friday. Ronin, a giant...

South Korea court ousts impeached president Yoon

By Agence France-Presse South Korea's Constitutional Court unanimously ruled on Friday to remove impeached president Yoon Suk-yeol from office over his disastrous martial law declaration, triggering fresh elections after months of political...

Gaza rescuers say Israeli air strikes in north kill at least 15

By Agence France-Presse Gaza's civil defense agency said that Israeli air strikes in the north of the territory killed at least 15 people early on Thursday, April 3, as the military issued...

Myanmar’s junta chief to head to Bangkok summit as quake toll surpasses 3,000

By Agence France-Presse The head of Myanmar's junta is expected to travel to Bangkok on Thursday for a regional summit, as the death toll from his country's devastating earthquake passed 3,000. Min Aung...

Myanmar quake victim rescued after 5 days as aid calls grow

By Agence France-Presse Rescuers on Wednesday, April 2, pulled a man alive from the rubble five days after Myanmar's devastating earthquake, as calls grew for the junta to allow more aid in...

Myanmar quake toll passes 2,700; nation halts to honour victims

By Agence France-Presse Emergency workers in Myanmar rescued a woman on Tuesday—who had been trapped for more than 90 hours under the rubble of a building after—a devastating earthquake that has killed...

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