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Scientists explain why Myanmar quake was so deadly 29 Mar 2025 - 03:11 pm
People look on as teams of rescue workers attempt to free residents trapped under the rubble of the destroyed Sky Villa Condominium development in Mandalay on March 29, 2025. (Photo by Sai Aung Main / AFP)
'We need aid': rescuers in quake-hit Myanmar city plead for help 29 Mar 2025 - 02:39 pm
Heavy construction equipment is used by rescue teams trying to find people trapped in the rubble at the site of an under-construction building collapse in Bangkok on March 29, 2025. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana / AFP)
China to provide Myanmar with 100 million yuan in emergency humanitarian aid 29 Mar 2025 - 12:51 pm
This photo shows rescue operations underway in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 29, 2025. (Photo by Kyaw Zin Tun/Xinhua)
South Korea firefighters deploy helicopters as wildfires reignite 29 Mar 2025 - 12:34 pm
An aerial view shows properties ravaged by wildfires in the coastal village of Nomul-ri in Yeongdeok on March 28, 2025.  (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)
Myanmar quake: what we know 29 Mar 2025 - 11:23 am
Heavy construction equipment is used to dig through the rubble as people look for survivors in a destroyed building in Mandalay on March 29, 2025, a day after an earthquake struck central Myanmar. Rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings on March 29 in a desperate search for survivors after a huge earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand, killing more than 1000 people. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)
Myanmar quake toll passes 1,000 as rescuers dig for survivors 29 Mar 2025 - 09:19 am
A man uses his smartphone to record at the site of an under-construction building collapse in Bangkok on March 29, 2025, a day after an earthquake struck central Myanmar and Thailand. (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP)
Video: Death toll in Myanmar, Thailand massive quake rises to over 150 28 Mar 2025 - 07:59 pm
People inspect the debris of a collapsed building in Mandalay on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake. (Photo by AFP)
Japan's imperial family to start YouTube account 28 Mar 2025 - 03:00 pm
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Pro-Duterte rallies as ex-Philippine leader marks 80th birthday in jail 28 Mar 2025 - 02:18 pm
Supporters of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte take part in a motorcade rally to celebrate his 80th birthday at Quirino Grandstand in Manila on March 28, 2025. Photo by Earvin Perias / AFP
'Mass casualty' quake rocks Myanmar, Thailand 28 Mar 2025 - 01:23 pm
Rescue workers walk past debris of a construction site after a building collapsed in Bangkok on March 28, 2025, following an earthquake. Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP
43 trapped as Bangkok skyscraper collapses after quake 28 Mar 2025 - 11:41 am
Rescue teams are seen at a construction site where a building collapsed in Bangkok on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake. Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP
Strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits central Myanmar: USGS 28 Mar 2025 - 10:01 am
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Strong tremors felt in Thailand, offices and shops evacuated 28 Mar 2025 - 10:00 am
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Afghans prepare for Eid amid economic hardships, despair 27 Mar 2025 - 07:31 pm
Afghans buy dry fruits along the Kabul river ahead of Eid Al Fitr, in downtown Kabul on March 27, 2025. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP)
Water cannon break up Indonesia military law protests 27 Mar 2025 - 07:18 pm
Anti-riot police disperse protesters during a demonstration against a revision to the armed forces law in front of the House of Representatives building in Jakarta on March 27, 2025. (Photo by Azwar Ipank / AFP)
South Korea wildfires 'largest on record': disaster chief 27 Mar 2025 - 04:03 pm
A member of the Korea Forest Service observes a wildfire from the side of a road in Andong early on March 27, 2025. Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP
Fire fighting helicopter tackles Thailand blazes 27 Mar 2025 - 03:30 pm
A Thai Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) personnel on a firefighting helicopter inspects fire spots to drop water to combat forest fires over Mae On district in the northern Thai province of Chiang Mai on March 26, 2025. Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP
Brunei-Malaysia land border posts to operate until midnight for Hari Raya travel 26 Mar 2025 - 09:24 pm
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