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Moment baby is born on Bangkok street after quake evacuation
A woman gave birth to a baby on a street in Bangkok shortly after a hospital evacuation following tremors from an earthquake in Myanmar. The patient was lying on a stretcher as hospital staff surrounded her and delivered the baby. Patients from both King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital and BNH Hospital were gathered in a park,…
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Myanmar earthquake survivors describe horror
Rachel Hagan and Mallory Moench BBC News Getty Images The Burmese city of Mandalay has become the “scene of a tragedy”, a survivor of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake which struck central Myanmar on Friday has told the BBC. “It’s like a ruined city. Some are still stuck under rubble,” she said. “It was so severe.…
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Trump and Canada’s Carney hold first call amid ongoing trade war
Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington Watch: Defiance or diplomacy – how Canadians want to deal with Trump US President Donald Trump says he had an “extremely productive” first call with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, amid an ongoing trade war between the two North American allies. In a Truth Social post, Trump said that…
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Scramble at 30-storey Bangkok building reduced to rubble
BBC As the sun sets over Bangkok, hundreds of rescue workers desperately search for survivors at the collapsed 30-storey skyscraper on a construction site in Thailand’s capital. Rescuers are trying to reach dozens of workers trapped in the rubble after the skyscraper collapsed. Standing on a bridge a short distance from the scene, under the…
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Israel conducts first strike on Beirut since Hezbollah ceasefire
Israel has conducted the first air strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs, where Hezbollah is based, since a ceasefire with the group came into force in November. The Israeli military said it had hit a drone storage unit used by Hezbollah on Friday, after issuing an evacuation warning that sparked panic. The attack occurred hours after…
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Bridge collapses into river in Mandalay, Myanmar
Video shows damage to the Ava Bridge, near Mandalay, after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked central Myanmar. Source link
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State of emergency declared in Myanmar after huge earthquake
A huge 7.7 magnitude earthquake has hit central Myanmar, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The epicentre was 16km (10 miles) north-west of the city of Sagaing, at a depth of 10km, sending strong tremors that were felt as far as south-west China and Thailand. At least 81 construction workers are missing after…
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Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa names new army chief
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed a new army chief ahead of planned protests on Monday, called by a group of war veterans who want to force the president to resign. The former major general, Emmanuel Matatu, takes over with immediate effect. President Mnangagwa has faced calls from his former supporters to step down citing…
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Putin floats idea of UN-led government in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has suggested that Ukraine should temporarily be placed under UN control to elect what he called a more “competent” government. It is the latest attempt by the Russian president to challenge the legitimacy of the Kyiv government. Ukraine accused Putin of proposing “crazy” ideas to delay further movement towards a peace deal –…
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Moment Bangkok high-rise under construction collapses following Myanmar quake
Workers are feared trapped following the collapse of a high-rise building under construction in Thailand’s capital. A 7.7 magnitude quake struck in neighbouring Myanmar on Friday at a depth of 10km, followed by a strong aftershock, according to the US Geological Survey. Workers can be seen fleeing the scene in the Chatuchak neighbourhood. Elsewhere in…
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