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Discovery in China of tools called Quina scrapers suggests the people of East Asia were as inventive and flexible with ...

The tool we've identified is called a Quina scraper. This type of stone tool is well known from archaeological sites in ...

A massive 7.7 earthquake originating in Myanmar has collapsed buildings over 600 miles away in Bangkok, Thailand ...

A major, 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in Myanmar on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. At a depth of about six miles, the quake was relatively shallow, which made it ...

Chinese imports of rare earth oxides and compounds from Myanmar dropped to 311 metric tons in February, down 89 per cent compared to the year-ago period, according to Chinese customs data that ...

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Nepal's lower house erupted in heated clashes over calls to restore the monarchy and the demand to remove the chief of the Nepal Electricity Authority. The session, delayed by two hours and ...

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A major 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck Myanmar, causing damage and casualties across the country and in neighbouring ...