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The death toll from the powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to more than 1,000 on Saturday and it is expected to go up as more search efforts are underway.
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Myanmar’s ruling military government has announced a temporary ceasefire in operations against armed opposition groups to aid recovery efforts following Friday’s devastating earthquake.
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Just before last week's earthquake of magnitude 7.7 that killed almost 2,900 people, the junta chief was readying for a rare foreign visit to a regional summit in Thailand, as aides worked the phones...
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