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Myanmar quake death toll passes 3,300: state media

By Agence France-Presse The death toll from a major earthquake in Myanmar has risen above 3,300, state media said Saturday (April 5), as the United Nations aid chief made a renewed call...

PH Contingent lends helping hand on rescue, medical ops in quake-hit Myanmar

By Brian Jules Campued The Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC) on Friday continued to assist in rescue and medical operations in Myanmar as the Southeast Asian nation grapples from the devastation of...

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...

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