9 h. ago Rescue efforts from Myanmar’s deadly earthquake wind down as death toll exceeds 3,500

BANGKOK (AP) — Long-shot efforts to find survivors from Myanmar’s devastating March 28 earthquake were winding down Monday, as rescue efforts were supplanted by increasing relief and recovery activity, with the death toll from the disaster surpassing 3,500 and still climbing. In the capital, Naypyitaw, people cleared debris and collected wood from their damaged houses […]

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58 h. ago Russian Strike on Kryvyi Rih, Zelenskiy’s Home Town, Kills 19

The death toll from Friday’s Russian ballistic missile and drone strike on Ukraine’s Kryvyi Rih has risen to 19, including nine children, mayor Oleksandr Vilkul said on Telegram.

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5 d. ago Myanmar earthquake death toll exceeds 2,700, but survivors still being found

The head of Myanmar’s military government told a forum for relief donations in Naypyitaw that 2,719 people have now been found dead, with 4,521 others injured and 441 missing.

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6 d. ago Earthquake compounds Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis as death toll passes 2,000

The quake could exacerbate hunger and disease outbreaks in a country that was already one of the world’s most challenging places for humanitarian groups to operate

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8 d. ago Canadian, international relief orgs plan response to Myanmar earthquake aftermath

In hours, the death toll has risen to 1,644, with the likelihood numbers will continue to grow as rescuers confirm more casualties over a widespread region.

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8 d. ago Canadian agencies join relief efforts in Myanmar earthquake aftermath

In hours, the death toll has risen to 1,644, with the likelihood numbers will continue to grow as rescuers confirm more casualties over a widespread region.

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9 d. ago Myanmar’s earthquake death toll jumps to more than 1,000 as bodies recovered from rubble

BANGKOK — 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 when it struck near the country’s second-largest city. The country’s military-led government said in a statement that 1,002 people have […]

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9 d. ago 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 1,002 people have been killed, with another 2,376 injured and 30 others missing. The earthquake struck midday Friday, followed by several aftershocks, including one that measured 6.4. In Thailand, the quake rocked […]

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9 d. ago Myanmar’s earthquake death toll jumps to 1,644 as more bodies are recovered from the rubble

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s ruling military said Saturday on state television that the confirmed death toll from a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake rose to 1,644, as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the country’s second-largest city. The new total is a sharp rise […]

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9 d. ago Myanmar resistance movement announces partial ceasefire to facilitate earthquake relief efforts

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government, which coordinates the popular struggle against the ruling military, has announced a unilateral partial ceasefire to facilitate earthquake relief efforts. An announcement issued Saturday night said its armed wing, the People’s Defense Force (PDF) will implement a two-week pause in offensive military operations starting Sunday in earthquake-affected […]

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9 d. ago Myanmar’s earthquake death toll jumps to more than 1,000 as more bodies recovered from the rubble

Earthquake struck midday Friday followed by several aftershocks including one measuring a strong 6.4 magnitude

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9 d. ago Myanmar’s earthquake death toll jumps to more than 1,600 as more bodies recovered from the rubble

Earthquake struck midday Friday followed by several aftershocks including one measuring a strong 6.4 magnitude

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1 week ago Hope persists for Brave Little Hunter, a year after orca was freed from a shallow North Island inlet

Jared Towers of Bay Cetology, a leading researcher who was involved in the rescue efforts through late March and April last year, said Monday there is still hope for the young orca.

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2 w. ago Israel strikes Gaza and orders new evacuation as Palestinian death toll climbs past 50,000

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes across the southern Gaza Strip killed at least 26 Palestinians overnight into Sunday, including a Hamas political leader and several women and children. Residents said tanks had advanced into an area of the southern city of Rafah as the military ordered it evacuated. Gaza’s Health Ministry said the […]

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3 w. ago Columbine victim’s death from health problems related to 1999 school shooting ruled a homicide

DENVER (AP) — The death of a woman who was partially paralyzed in the Columbine High School shooting has been ruled a homicide, raising the death toll of the 1999 attack to 14. Anne Marie Hochhalter died Feb. 16 of sepsis — a reaction to infection — and complications from her paralysis were a “significant […]

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