45 h. ago Japanese politician gets 8,000 death threats over call for sanitary pads in public toilets

Experts say abusive messages reflect a deeper pattern of gender-based harassment aiming to silence outspoken women and are frequent occurrences.

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56 h. ago Myanmar junta declares temporary ceasefire for quake relief as death toll tops 3,000

The truce, to show compassion for people affected by Friday’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake, will run until April 22.

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3 d. ago Hong Kong rescue team presses on with search for survivors of Myanmar earthquake

Death toll has exceeded 2,000, with 3,900 people injured and 270 more still missing.

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3 d. ago Hong Kong rescue team presses on with search for Myanmar earthquake survivors

Death toll has exceeded 2,000, with 3,900 people injured and 270 more still missing.

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4 d. ago Myanmar earthquake: Hong Kong rescue team begins work in Mandalay

Death toll has exceeded 2,000, including three Chinese nationals, with rescue team arriving in city near quake’s epicentre.

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6 d. ago Myanmar, Thailand earthquake death toll tops 1,000 as search for survivors intensifies

The US, China and Asean have pledged to help Myanmar to deal with the disaster that also left more than 2,000 people injured.

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