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BANGKOK (Reuters) -A powerful earthquake killed more than 140 people in Myanmar on Friday, authorities said, toppling buildings and wrecking infrastructure across a wide area, including a skyscraper under construction in neighbouring Thailand. Much of the devastation was in Myanmar’s second-largest city, Mandalay, which lies close to the epicentre of the 7.7 magnitude quake that …

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By Mikhail Flores and Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Washington’s “ironclad” commitment to a defence treaty with the Philippines on Friday and pledged to deploy advanced capabilities to its partner to strengthen a deterrence against threats, including Chinese “aggression”. Hegseth met his counterpart Gilberto Teodoro and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos …

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By Eloisa Lopez DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of supporters of arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte flooded the streets of Davao City on his 80th birthday on Friday, calling for his return to the Philippines from International Criminal Court custody. Duterte was taken by the ICC on March 11 after his arrest …

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By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepali riot police lobbed tear gas, fired water cannon and used rattan sticks on Friday to break up a protest rally demanding the restoration of constitutional monarchy, and at least two people were killed in the violence, police said. Authorities said they had to use force to stop thousands …

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By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) -A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.7 centred in the Sagaing region near the Myanmar city of Mandalay caused extensive damage in that country and also shook neighbouring Thailand on Friday. HOW VULNERABLE IS MYANMAR TO EARTHQUAKES?  Myanmar lies on the boundary between two tectonic plates and is one of the …

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By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) – The powerful earthquake that hit Myanmar on Friday damaged buildings and public infrastructure and there are concerns for the state of large dams, the Red Cross said on Friday. Six states and regions are most impacted – particularly in the northwest of the country, the Red Cross said. …

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(Reuters) – A 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has killed at least 12 people and urgent international assistance is needed, the war-torn country’s shadow foreign minister told Reuters on Friday. Zin Mar Aung, the top diplomat of the parallel National Unity Government, said troops from the anti-junta militias, known as the People’s Defence Forces, would …

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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Tremors were felt in the Thai capital Bangkok on Friday, with buildings in the central business area swaying, according to Reuters witnesses.   (Reporting by Martin Petty)