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Bundit Pantarakon, a local businessman and city council member in Mae Sai, Thailand, looks over the Sai River. Michael Sullivan/NPR

Kate Atkinson WHAT WAS CLAIMED Videos show the aftermath of an earthquake in Myanmar. OUR VERDICT False. The clips are

CNN — Two survivors have been pulled from under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Myanmar, more than five days after the country was struck by a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake. The miraculous rescues of the two men offer rare moments of hope in the Southeast Asian country, where the ruling military government has announced …
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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese rescuers arrive at the Yangon International Airport in Yangon, Myanmar on

CNN — A powerful, deadly earthquake struck at the heart of civil war-ravaged Myanmar on Friday, piling fresh misery on an impoverished nation that was cut off from much of the world even before this natural disaster struck. The timing could hardly be worse. The Southeast Asian country is reeling from a raging civil war …
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Myanmar’s military junta has confirmed that the nation is facing multiple fatalities and injuries following Friday’s earthquake. “Many civilians were killed and injured” by the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit central Myanmar, according to Myanmar state media. “Several injured people” are in hospitals in central Sagaing and Mandalay near the epicenter, as well as in …
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Cyclists pass police standing next to a burning makeshift tyre barricade, erected by protesters demonstrating against the military coup, in

ICC seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar’s president for crimes against Rohingya Muslims Min Aung Hlaing is accused of the persecution

In a bid to address two major issues threatening regional stability, Southeast Asian leaders met with a representative from Myanmar’s

The Myanmar military, known as the Tatmadaw, carried out new air strikes on Lashio, an opposition-controlled town, just hours after