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UK announces £10 million for Myanmar quake relief

LONDON: The UK pledged £10 million ($12.9 million) in humanitarian aid for Myanmar on...

Myanmar earthquake death toll reaches 1,644

KATHMANDU: A powerful earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, leaving at least 1,644 people dead,...

More than 800 houses in southwest China damaged in Myanmar earthquake

KUNMING: The homes of 847 households in Ruili City, southwest China’s Yunnan Province that...

16 Naxals neutralised, 2 jawans injured in Sukma encounter

KATHMANDU: Security forces have neutralised 16 Naxalites in an ongoing encounter in the Kerlapal...

Myanmar quake toll passes 1,000 as rescuers dig for survivors

MANDALAY, Myanmar: The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand...

Myanmar earthquake: 144 dead, 732 injured

KATHMANDU: A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, resulting in at least 144 deaths...

Death toll rises to 26 in S. Korea’s worst-ever wildfires

SEOUL: The death toll rose to 26, with 30 others injured, as South Korea’s...

Thailand’s 6 airports resume normal operations after safety checks

BANGKOK: The Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT) announced on Friday that six...

Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut suburb for first time since ceasefire

BEIRUT: Israeli airstrikes struck a building in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday, the first...

France is top EU target for foreign disinformation: PM

PARIS: France has in recent years witnessed more disinformation campaigns coming “from abroad” including...