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Myanmar earthquake: Death toll jumps to over 1,000

The country’s military-led government said in a statement that 1,002 people have now been found dead and another 2,376 injured, with 30 others missing Bangkok: The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to over 1,000 on Saturday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the country’s second-largest city. The country’s military-led government said in a statement that 1,002 people have now been found dead and another 2,376 injured, with 30 others missing. The statement suggested the numbers could still rise, saying “detailed figures are still being collected.” Myanmar is in the throes of a prolonged and bloody civil war, which is already responsible for…

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Two successive quakes rock Afghanistan

The first earthquake that struck northern Afghanistan at 4:51 am India Standard Time was of 4.3 magnitude. This was followed by a second more powerful tremor of 4.7 magnitude at 5:16 am IST. New Delhi: Afghanistan was rocked by two successive earthquakes of more than four magnitude on Saturday, the National Centre for Seismology said here. The first earthquake that struck northern Afghanistan at 4:51 am India Standard Time was of 4.3 magnitude. This was followed by a second more powerful tremor of 4.7 magnitude at 5:16 am IST. The epicentre of both the quakes was located about 280 km from Kabul. The focal depth of the two quakes was over 180 km. The Afghanistan quakes come a day after Myanmar…

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Will Elon Musk step down as Head of USA’s DOGE?

Speculations on Elon Musk’s exit from USA’s DOGE are rife. Find out weather he will quit as the Special government employee, Head of DOGE Elon Musk founder of SpaceX, who is often in the news, made headlines after being appointed as a ‘Special government employee’ by President Donald Trump for spearheading the United States of America government’s cost cutting and fraud limitation programme Department of Governance Efficiency (DOGE). However, not many know that his tenure as the Special Government Employee came with a time limit of 130 days. Now, with the deadline closing in by May end, questions arise on extension of Elon’s tenure. Answering whether his job in the Government is completed, in an interview with Fox News, he…

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Protests against Elon Musk’s purge of US government swarm Tesla showrooms

The protesters were trying to escalate a movement targeting Tesla dealerships and vehicles in opposition to Musk’s role as the head of the newly created Department of of Government Efficiency San Francisco: Protesters against billionaire Elon Musk’s purge of the US government under President Donald Trump demonstrated outside Tesla dealerships throughout the US and in some cities in Europe on Saturday in the latest attempt to dent the fortune of the world’s richest man. The protesters were trying to escalate a movement targeting Tesla dealerships and vehicles in opposition to Musk’s role as the head of the newly created Department of of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, where he has gained access to sensitive data and shuttered entire agencies as he attempts…

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Drone strikes kill 11 TTP members, 9 civilians in Pakistan

Following Saturday’s operation, security sources claimed that the attack was carried out after credible information based on intelligence of TTP hideouts Mardan: In a first-of-its-kind operation, the Pakistan military carried out drone strikes to target suspected militant hideouts in Babozai village in Katlang tehsil of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa (KP) province’s Mardan district, killing at least 11 militants of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and, reportedly, nine civilians. Following Saturday’s operation, security sources claimed that the attack was carried out after credible information based on intelligence of TTP hideouts and the militants gathered in the Katlang mountains with a plan to carry out attacks during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr festivities and prayers. Security sources also alleged that the air strikes killed 11 TTP militants, while…

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Over 150 killed as massive earthquake rocks Myanmar and Thailand; high-rise collapses in Bangkok

7.7-magnitude quake struck at midday, with an epicentre near Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city; aftershocks followed, one of them measuring a strong 6.4 magnitude Bangkok: A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand on Friday, destroying buildings, bridges and a monastery. At least 144 people were killed in Myanmar, where photos and video from two hard-hit cities showed extensive damage. At least 10 died in the Thai capital, where a high-rise under construction collapsed. The full extent of death, injury and destruction was not immediately clear — particularly in Myanmar, one of the world’s poorest countries. It is embroiled in a civil war, and information is tightly controlled. “The death toll and injuries are expected to rise,” the head of Myanmar’s military government, Senior General Min…

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Lebanon, Syria sign deal on border demarcation, easing tensions

The deal signed by Lebanese and Syrian defense ministers in Saudi Arabia came after clashes in border areas earlier this month left several people dead and dozens wounded on both sides Beirut: Lebanon and Syria have signed an agreement on border demarcation and to boost coordination between the two countries regarding security along their tense frontier. The deal signed by the Lebanese and Syrian defense ministers in Saudi Arabia late on Thursday came after clashes in border areas earlier this month left several people dead and dozens wounded on both sides. The plan for border demarcation also comes after the ouster in early December of the 54-year Assad family rule in Syria, leading to tensions along the frontier where Lebanon’s Hezbollah…

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Know about United State’s Pituffik Space Base in Greenland

The base was built following a 1951 defence agreement between Denmark and the United States. It supports missile warning, missile defence and space surveillance operations for the US and NATO Nuuk: The remote Pituffik Space Base in northwestern Greenland, which Vice President JD Vance is visiting on Friday, is the US Department of Defence’s northernmost installation. The base was built following a 1951 defence agreement between Denmark and the United States. It supports missile warning, missile defence and space surveillance operations for the US and NATO. The Pituffik base is located on the northwestern coast of Greenland, about 1,200 km north of the the Arctic Circle and 1,524 km south of the North Pole. It is about 1,500 km north of…

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Ramagundam MLA Makkan Singh Raj Thakur’s family members escape Myanmar-Bangkok earthquake unhurt

The MLA’s wife Manali Thakur, daughter, younger son and son-in-law went to Bangkok to attend a function on Thursday Peddapalli: The family members of Ramagundam MLA Makkan Singh Raj Thakur escaped from an earthquake that occurred in Bangkok on Friday. The MLA’s wife Manali Thakur, daughter, younger son and son-in-law went to Bangkok to attend a function on Thursday. They stayed on the 35th floor of a hotel, which was also partially damaged in the earthquake that hit the area on Friday afternoon. They escaped the incident unhurt and returned to India. Knowing about the incident, Makkan Singh, who was coming to Ramagundam from Hyderabad, returned to the State capital.

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Another earthquake hits Myanmar amid rescue efforts; over 150 dead, hundreds injured

Earlier on Friday, the Myanmar military junta declared a state of emergency in six regions after Friday’s devastating earthquake, media reported. Naypyidaw: Another earthquake, with a magnitude of 4.2 on the Richter Scale, hit Myanmar late on Friday, the National Center for Seismology reported. This comes hours after a powerful 7.7 magnitude quake rattled much of Southeast Asia. More than 150 people were confirmed dead and hundreds were injured after the first earthquake. Earlier on Friday, the Myanmar military junta declared a state of emergency in six regions after Friday’s devastating earthquake, media reported. Casualties are expected to rise as search and rescue efforts are underway across Myanmar and Thailand, officials said. The quake was felt in Bangkok, where at least eight people…

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