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Myanmar's junta chief, Min Aung Hlaing, has made a rare appeal for global assistance.
Reuters |
A strong earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, and people rushed out of buildings in panic in Yangon and also in Bangkok, the capital of neighbouring Thailand, witnesses said.
Reuters |
People rushed out of buildings in panic in Yangon and also in Bangkok, the capital of neighbouring Thailand, witnesses said.

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