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The UN decries ongoing combat in Myanmar as earthquake relief faces big challenges
Human rights experts for the United Nations are expressing urgent concern about ongoing military operations in Myanmar’s ...
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 ...
A Deadly Earthquake Rocks a Pillar of a Buddhist Nation: Its Monks
The people of Myanmar have often turned to the clergy for aid during natural disasters. But last month’s earthquake was also ...
Why The Myanmar Earthquake Death Toll Could Be '10 Times To 100 Times' Higher Than Reported
Dr. Lucy Jones, renowned seismologist, joined ForbesWomen editor Maggie McGrath to talk about the causes and impact of the ...
The Rise in Los Angeles Earthquakes Explained
The ground beneath Southern California isn't staying still. Whether it's a blip or the new normal remains to be seen.
Lessons from the Myanmar earthquake: Disaster preparedness
The 7.7 Myanmar temblor raises questions about earthquake preparedness in Southeast Asia — and California. What can the rest ...
Myanmar’s earthquake death toll jumps to more than 1,600 as more bodies recovered from the rubble
The new total of 1,644 is a sharp rise over the 1,002 total announced just hours earlier, underlining the difficulty of ...
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Will the Earthquake Affect Politics and War in Myanmar?
The massive earthquake in Myanmar has exacerbated the country’s existing crises, and will likely worsen instability rather ...
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 ...
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The Latest: Countries sending humanitarian aid after Myanmar earthquake
BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from Myanmar’s powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake keeps climbing amid rescue efforts. The military government said Saturday that 1,644 people have been killed, with ...
Earthquake compounds Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis as the death toll passes 2,000
A government spokesman told state-run MRTV that another 3,400 have been injured and more than 300 were missing.
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Myanmar's earthquake death toll jumps to more than 1,600 as search efforts continue
A unilateral partial ceasefire to facilitate earthquake relief efforts was announced on Saturday by Myanmar's shadow National Unity Government, which coordinates the popular struggle against the ...