10 h. ago Trump’s USAID cuts cripple American response to Myanmar earthquake

Trump’s USAID cuts cripple American response to Myanmar earthquake  The Washington Post

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13 h. ago The window to rescue people after Myanmar's earthquake is closing

Seventy-two hours after Friday's devastating earthquake in war-torn Myanmar, time may be running out before the focus of the relief effort shifts from rescue to recovery.

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20 h. ago Earthquake devastation in Myanmar underscores regional lag in construction standards, regulations, says expert

The 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar Friday and could leave a death toll over 1,000 further underscores a regional lag in building codes and construction standards, according to Daniel Aldrich, a Northeastern professor, director of the university's Resilience Studies Program and co-director at the Global Resilience Institute.

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21 h. ago Soldiers Slow Rescue Efforts in a City Destroyed by Myanmar Earthquake

As the death toll rose past 2,000, some volunteers complained of being blocked by Myanmar’s military from reaching a rebel stronghold that was badly hit.

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23 h. ago Trump doesn't rule out seeking 3rd term. And, a revamp of the Smithsonian Institution

President Trump says he isn't ruling out the possibility of seeking a 3rd term in office. And, an executive order targets the Smithsonian Institution to restore "sanity to American history."

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24 h. ago Trump ‘Not Joking’ About Third Term, and the Myanmar Earthquake Toll

Plus, trying the impossible at the Olympics.

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38 h. ago Gaza Residents Chant Against Hamas After Torture, Murder of Young Gazan for Protesting Terror Group

A 22-year-old Gazan was reportedly abducted, tortured, and murdered by Hamas’s al-Qassam Brigades for his participation in anti-Hamas protests, according to statements from his family, who condemned the terrorist group as a “sinful, rogue” faction. The post Gaza Residents Chant Against Hamas After Torture, Murder of Young Gazan for Protesting Terror Group appeared first on Breitbart.

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38 h. ago Gaza Residents Chant Against Hamas Following Torture, Murder of Young Gazan for Protesting Terror Group

A 22-year-old Gazan was reportedly abducted, tortured, and murdered by Hamas’s al-Qassam Brigades for his participation in anti-Hamas protests, according to statements from his family, who condemned the terrorist group as a “sinful, rogue” faction. The post Gaza Residents Chant Against Hamas Following Torture, Murder of Young Gazan for Protesting Terror Group appeared first on Breitbart.

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38 h. ago Trump’s U.S.A.I.D. Cuts Hobble Earthquake Response in Myanmar

While China, Russia and other nations have rushed emergency response teams to the devastated country, the U.S., once a leader in foreign aid, has been slow to act.

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47 h. ago Medical supplies in great need as aid flows into Myanmar after earthquake

Emergency aid has streamed into Southeast Asia in the two days since a massive earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand.

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48 h. ago In Myanmar, Earthquake Aftershocks and Airstrikes Terrorize Residents

New tremors rattled survivors of Friday’s earthquake, which killed more than 1,600 people, while the government continued its bombing campaign elsewhere in the country.

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63 h. ago Myanmar Earthquake Toll Surpasses 1,600 Dead Amid Search for Survivors

Aid workers delivered the first shipments of help to Myanmar, but will have to cross a country buckled by the disaster and divided by civil war, arms dealers and drug syndicates.

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66 h. ago Photos: See the aftermath of the earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand

The magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck at midday with the epicenter not far from the city of Mandalay.

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66 h. ago Myanmar Earthquake: What We Know About Death Toll and Damage

The death toll in Myanmar has exceeded 1,600, the country’s military government said. The powerful earthquake also jolted other parts of Southeast Asia.

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2 d. ago Volunteer Rescuers in Mandalay Sift Through Earthquake Rubble

Volunteers gathered to help, some coming in from other cities, to do whatever they could in the city near the epicenter of the powerful quake.

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3 d. ago Myanmar's earthquake death toll jumps to more than 1,000 as more bodies are recovered

The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to more than 1,000 on Saturday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed.

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3 d. ago 'Am I going to survive?': Myanmar's quake death toll jumps to more than 1,600

The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to more than 1,600 on Saturday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed.

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3 d. ago Myanmar earthquake death toll jumps to nearly 700, according to the government

Myanmar earthquake death toll jumps to nearly 700, according to the government  NBC Los Angeles

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3 d. ago Myanmar's earthquake death toll jumps to over 1,000 as more bodies recovered from the rubble

Myanmar's earthquake death toll jumps to over 1,000 as more bodies recovered from the rubble  NBC Los Angeles

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3 d. ago Remaining USAID staff fired, Trump says Myanmar will still get earthquake aid

Remaining USAID staff fired, Trump says Myanmar will still get earthquake aid  Reuters

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