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GENEVA: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies launched an emergency appeal on Sunday (Mar 30) for more than US$100 million to help victims of the devastating earthquake in Myanmar. The IFRC, the world’s largest humanitarian network, said the country suffered extensive destruction in Friday’s 7.7-magnitude quake near the central city of Mandalay, and needs were growing by the hour. “To scale up support, the IFRC launches an emergency appeal for 100 million Swiss francs (US$115 million) to assist 100,000 people (20,000 households) with life-saving relief and early recovery support over the next 24 months,” it said…
TOKYO: US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Sunday (Mar 30) that Japan was…
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck northwest of the city of Sagaing in central Myanmar on Friday,…
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Saturday (Mar 29) that Vietnam may…
“We expect a response, a serious response. We are working to ensure there is a…
BANGKOK: In the hours after a massive earthquake flattened buildings in Myanmar’s Mandalay on Friday…
MANDALAY: More than 90 people could be trapped inside the crushed remains of an apartment block…
BEIJING: Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met visiting European Trade and Economic Security Commissioner Maros…
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BANGKOK: A construction worker recounted on Saturday (Mar 29) how he cheated death when a…
Significant quakes are extremely rare in Bangkok, and Friday’s tremors sent shoppers and workers rushing…
Various Southeast Asian countries have also extended condolences to people affected by the quake. “On…
ANDONG, South Korea: Kim Dal-geun has lived in Andong for the past decade with his…
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