4 h. ago Watch live: Emergency workers at scene of Bangkok building collapse after earthquake tremors rock city

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday (28 March ), sending tremors as far as Bangkok, and prompting Thai prime minister to declare a state of emergency.

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6 h. ago ITV GMB announce 'devastating' breaking news as state of emergency declared

Good Morning Britain hosts Adil Ray and Charlotte Hawkins issued a breaking news announcement towards the end of Friday's episode

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7 h. ago State of emergency declared in one of world's largest cities as people run for their lives

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the Prime Minister of Thailand, declared a state of emergency and said that all relevant ministries have been activated after the earthquake struck Bangkok

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7 h. ago Myanmar earthquake live: Bangkok declares state of emergency after massive 7.7 tremor strikes central Myanmar

Quake, centred near Mandalay, sent panicked residents onto the streets in Myanmar and Thailand

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7 h. ago State of emergency declared in Bangkok as Thailand and Myanmar hit by 7.7

United States Geological Survey said the quake was shallow, at a depth of just 10km (six miles) with the epicentre near the central city of MandalayRead our main report hereA 30-storey skyscraper under construction for government offices has collapsed in Bangkok trapping 43 workers, police and medics said, after the city was rocked by a strong earthquake.According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), the building in the north of the Thai capital was reduced to a tangle of rubble and twisted metal in seconds after the 7.7-magnitude quake in neighbouring Myanmar. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago US travel warning: Full list of countries advising 'caution' when visiting  America

A number of U.S. ally nations are urging their trans and non-binary residents to seek guidance from American embassies before entering the country.

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3 d. ago SNP 'asleep at the wheel' as housebuilding in Scotland drops amid national housing emergency

The Scottish Government declared a housing emergency last year but the number of new homes completed continues to decline.

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4 d. ago Evacuation orders across North Carolina as wildfires burn uncontained

Fires in North Carolina forced evacuations and South Carolina’s governor declared a state of emergency

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4 d. ago Three wildfires burn more than 3,300 acres in North and South Carolina

South Carolina governor declares emergency as North Carolina announces mandatory evacuation in Polk countyThree major wildfires that broke out in one North Carolina county still recovering from Hurricane Helene have exploded to burn more than 3,000 acres combined as South Carolina’s governor declared an emergency in response to a growing wildfire in the Blue Ridge mountains.The North Carolina department of public safety announced a mandatory evacuation starting at 8.20pm on Saturday for parts of Polk county in western North Carolina about 80 miles (129km) west of Charlotte. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Wildfires prompt evacuations and an emergency declaration in the Carolinas

Wildfires forced a mandatory evacuation in one North Carolina county as emergency crews fought separate fires in an area of the state still recovering from Hurricane Helene, while South Carolina’s governor declared an emergency in response to a growing wildfire

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6 d. ago Brits on holiday trapped after 'state of emergency' call and apocalypse swarm

An Italian beach town in Tuscany has been invaded by millions of midges, leading residents to demand a state of emergency to combat the infestation and prevent businesses from closing down

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7 d. ago An Italian beach town in Tuscany is invaded by midges. Residents seek emergency declaration to cope

Residents of the Tuscan beach enclave of Orbetello are seeking a state of emergency declaration to help combat an invasion of midges that are keeping people indoors and threatening businesses catering to tourists

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8 d. ago UK government issues travel warning for Peru after country declares state of emergency

Updated travel advice for South American nation comes amid surge in violence

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8 d. ago Russian region declares state of emergency as Ukraine strikes military base

Russia and Ukraine have continued to exchange fire following calls agreeing to a limited ceasefire

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8 d. ago Charity declares ‘national childhood emergency’ amid concerns about online harm

Children First said it has seen a ‘surge’ in young people coming to it in distress and at risk of ‘serious harm’.

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9 d. ago Delta flight to JFK declares emergency and turns around over the Atlantic

Delta Airlines flight DAL4 headed for New York's JFK Airport declared an emergency and turned around over the Atlantic Ocean Tuesday afternoon.

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2 w. ago People in the US: Share your thoughts on Trump’s second term in office so far

We would like to hear your views on President Donald Trumps’s second term Since taking office in January, US president Donald Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders and made a series of policy moves that have dominated the global news agenda.They range from imposing and threatening international trade tariffs and trying to force through a ceasefire deal between Ukraine and Russia; establishing the Department of Government Efficiency; suspending the refugee resettlement programme, and declaring a national emergency on the southern US border; putting an end to birthright citizenship and ending diversity programmes in federal government, to exiting the Paris Climate agreement and cuts to USAid. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘We have ignored lessons’: how Covid continues to affect lives five years later

The ways the pandemic has shaken Guardian readers’ worlds – from new businesses to difficulty socialisingIt’s been five years since the Trump administration declared a nationwide emergency across the US on 13 March 2020, The announcement came days after the World Health Organization (WHO) designated Covid-19 a global pandemic.Since then, there have been 1,222,603 deaths from Covid in the US. Much of the country, along with the rest of the world, has moved on from the pandemic, with fewer people wearing masks and life returning to the way it was before the outbreak started. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Met Police launch investigation after two found dead in Thamesmead home

Two people were declared dead after emergency services were called to a Thamesmead property

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2 w. ago Cyclone Garance: Reunion Island declares state of emergency after five killed by storm

Flooding and mudslides ravaged the island of about 900,000 residents after the tropical Cyclone Garance made landfall

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