69 h. ago New BBC TV licence fee update over calls to scrap it for over

A new petition calling on the UK Government to scrap the BBC TV licence fee for every person over State Pension age has received nearly 50,000 signatures to date

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2 w. ago Forecast of a week of rain adds to woes faced by victims of Myanmar quake, as death toll tops 3,500

People in Myanmar’s earthquake-stricken areas were braced for thunderstorms late Sunday, after heavy rains and winds the previous night disrupted rescue and relief operations and added to the misery of the many who lost their homes in the disaster and were forced to sleep in the open

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2 w. ago UN urges relief efforts in Myanmar as earthquake death toll crosses 3,000

The confirmed death toll from last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,455

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2 w. ago UN urges relief efforts in Myanmar as earthquake death toll rises

The confirmed death toll from last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,455, as U.N. agencies and foreign aid donors ramp up their emergency relief efforts

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2 w. ago Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to 3,085 as more bodies found

The death toll from the massive earthquake that hit Myanmar nearly a week ago rose Thursday to 3,085 as more bodies were found by search and rescue teams, the military-led government said

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2 w. ago Man pulled alive from Myanmar earthquake rubble after five days

Twenty-six-year-old rescued from hotel in Naypyidaw as agencies call for increased aid before monsoonA man has been pulled alive from the rubble of a hotel in Myanmar, five days after the country’s worst earthquake in a century flattened entire neighbourhoods and tore through temples, bridges and highways.A joint team of rescuers from Myanmar and Turkey found the 26-year-old in the ruins of the building in the capital, Naypyidaw, after midnight, the fire service and the country’s ruling junta said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Myanmar junta fires on earthquake aid convoy as military leader rejects ceasefire proposal

Junta leader says military responded to attacks by rebel groups, in first admission of continued attacks

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2 w. ago Myanmar earthquake: man pulled alive from rubble after five days as looming monsoon sparks urgent call for aid

A 26-year-old man was rescued from hotel in capital Naypyidaw, long after disaster that has killed thousandsA man was pulled alive from the rubble of a hotel in Myanmar on Wednesday, five days after the country’s worst earthquake in a century flattened entire neighbourhoods and tore through temples, bridges and highways.The 26-year-old was found alive in the ruins of the building in the capital, Naypyidaw, by a joint team of rescuers from Myanmar and Turkey after midnight, the fire service and the country’s ruling junta said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Myanmar earthquake deaths set to pass 3,000 as looming monsoon sparks urgent call for aid

Torrential rains are expected next month, but many at the epicentre in Mandalay and Sagaing are still sleeping in the streetsThe death toll from the worst earthquake to hit Myanmar in a century is expected to surpass 3,000 on Wednesday, as humanitarian agencies urged other countries to ramp up aid ahead of the monsoon rains.Close to the epicentre, in the decimated cities of Mandalay and Sagaing, traumatised survivors slept in the street, with the stench of corpses trapped under the rubble permeating the disaster zone. Water, food and medicine are in short supply, and the monsoon could hit in May. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'We have to go on': Bangkok pushes on with quake rescue despite 'no signs of life' – video

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said that although no signs of life had been detected, the search for survivors in the rubble of a skyscraper that collapsed during the 7.7 magnitude Myanmar earthquake will continue as experts 'still have hope'. He added that 12 bodies have been found, but that the search for survivors is the priority.‘It’s beyond description’: Bodies pile up in mass graves as Myanmar grapples with quake tollMyanmar earthquake death toll tops 2,000, as health system ‘overwhelmed’ Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Myanmar earthquake death toll to surpass 3,000 amid 'strong possibility' 10,000 dead

The huge 7.7-magnitude earthquake on Friday caused widespread destruction across the country - with fears that the death toll could in reality end up being more than 10,000

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3 w. ago Myanmar earthquake: Death toll from devastating quake rises to more than 2,700

Experts say the likelihood of finding survivors drops dramatically after 72 hours

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3 w. ago Thousands now confirmed dead in Myanmar earthquake but woman, 63, is found alive after 91 hours in rubble

Myanmar's military-run government has reported 2,065 people killed, more than 3,900 injured and 270 missing, but most of the reports so far have come from Mandalay and the capital Naypyitaw

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3 w. ago Myanmar death toll nears 3,000 as signs of life detected in ruins of collapsed Bangkok skyscraper

Aid agencies say access to victims has been an issue given the ongoing conflict in Myanmar

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3 w. ago Signs of life detected in ruins of collapsed Bangkok skyscraper as death toll tops 2,000

Aid agencies say access to victims has been an issue given the ongoing conflict in Myanmar

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3 w. ago ‘It’s beyond description’: Bodies pile up in mass graves as Myanmar grapples with quake toll

In Sagaing, the epicentre of the quake, the stench is becoming unbearable as a country wracked by civil war bears the burden of burying thousands killed in Friday’s disasterDays after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake ripped through central Myanmar, upending buildings, pagodas and thousands of lives, the grim reality of the disaster is setting in.At a cemetery in Sagaing, a city in central Myanmar that lies at the epicentre of the quake, the bodies are starting to pile up. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Myanmar earthquake death toll tops 2,000, as health system ‘overwhelmed’

WHO warns there is urgent need for care capacity, while US agency says number of dead could eventually exceed 10,000The fallout from Myanmar’s earthquake has overwhelmed parts of the healthcare system, the World Health Organization has said, as the official death toll rose to more than 2,000, with many more missing.Rescue operations faced “significant obstacles including damaged roads, collapsed bridges, unstable communications and the complexities related to civil conflict”, the WHO said in an update. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Moment pregnant woman is found alive in rubble 60 HOURS after quake as 'smell of dead bodies fills the air' in Myanmar with death toll nearing 2,000

The stunning rescue unfolded as day broke in Myanmar with weary emergency workers having toiled through the night to locate any signs of life within the remains of a collapsed building

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3 w. ago Survivors continue to be pulled from Myanmar earthquake rubble 60 hours after disaster

Four survivors were pulled from a collapsed school and one from a hotel as rescue missions continue

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3 w. ago Deaths from devastating earthquake in Myanmar climb past 1,700

The death toll from the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar has risen to more than 1,700 as more bodies have been pulled from the rubble

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