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Nearly 100 dead in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse
Apr 09, 2025 (AFP)
Rescue workers were pressing on with the search effort, which more than 24 hours after the roof caved in began to be limited more to recovering bodies. Renowned...
EU funding of NGOs 'too opaque', auditors find amid political storm
Apr 07, 2025 (AFP)
The European Union awarded about 7.4 billion euros ($8 billion) to a plethora of NGOs between 2021 and 2023, but public information about who got the money and ...
Rain complicates recovery in quake-hit Myanmar as death toll rises
Apr 06, 2025 (AFP)
The 7.7-magnitude quake struck on March 28, razing buildings, cutting off power and destroying bridges and roads across the country. Damage has been particularl...
Finland's colossal bomb shelters a model for jittery Europe
Apr 04, 2025 (AFP)
Finland shares a 1,340-kilometre (830-mile) border with Russia. Its network of civil defence shelters is an integral part of its preparedness strategy, which ha...
US ups Myanmar quake aid, says others should bear burden
Apr 04, 2025 (AFP)
The State Department said it was adding $7 million on top of an earlier $2 million, channeled through groups already on the ground in the military-run country w...
Civilians act to bring aid to Myanmar earthquake victims
Apr 03, 2025 (AFP)
When she saw the carnage the 7.7-magnitude tremor had inflicted on the city of Sagaing in central Myanmar, she decided to act. "Myself and my friends gathered o...
Lessons and liquids: buried alive in Myanmar's earthquake; Ceasefire declared
Apr 03, 2025 (AFP)
The primary school headmaster was on a training course in Sagaing, the closest place to the epicentre, when the 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck. The 47-year-old...
Like 'living in hell': Quake-hit Mandalay monastery clears away rubble
Apr 02, 2025 (AFP)
"Some of the buildings have been around for longer than me," said Wayama, a grey-haired monk at the place of worship in Myanmar's second city. "So it makes me s...
China urges firms to follow laws after Bangkok building collapse
Apr 02, 2025 (AFP)
The 30-storey skyscraper, set to house government offices, was the only major building to collapse in Bangkok when a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck neighbourin...
Body of 4th missing U.S. Army soldier found in Lithuania
Apr 01, 2025 (UPI)
"The soldier was found after a search by hundreds of rescue workers from the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Lithuanian Armed Forces, Polish Armed Forces, Estonian Armed ...
UN says has seen no blockage of aid to Myanmar quake victims
Apr 01, 2025 (AFP)
Four days after the shallow 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck, humanitarians are struggling to deliver assistance, with mounting fears that attacks and obstructio...
Chinese developer under scrutiny over Bangkok tower quake collapse
Apr 01, 2025 (AFP)
The 30-storey tower, still under construction, was to house government offices, but the shaking reduced the structure to a pile of rubble in seconds, killing at...
Sirens wail and families cry at Myanmar disaster site
Apr 01, 2025 (AFP)
"She is such a good daughter," said the 40-year-old. The last time she saw Chit Yamin Pyae, she told AFP in tears, "she paid homage to me and her father by touc...
Thai authorities probe collapse at quake-hit construction site
Mar 31, 2025 (AFP)
The planned skyscraper was to house government offices, but the shaking reduced the structure to a pile of rubble in seconds. The collapse is the worst damage i...
US says team on way to quake-hit Myanmar, defends pace
Mar 31, 2025 (AFP)
The United States has announced $2 million in support to aid organizations on the ground in Myanmar, where the earthquake death toll has surpassed 2,000. "A US ...
Global aid effort begins for Myanmar quake relief
Mar 30, 2025 (AFP)
Here is what we know about relief efforts: - China - China sent an 82-person team of rescuers to Myanmar on Saturday, Beijing said. A separate rescue team arriv...
WHO says Myanmar quake a top-level emergency, seeks urgent funding
Mar 30, 2025 (AFP)
The WHO said the high numbers of casualties and trauma injuries were at high risk of infection due to limited surgical capacity in the country, while the underl...
Myanmar quake: a nation unprepared for disaster
Mar 30, 2025 (AFP)
The 7.7-magnitude quake that struck central Myanmar has killed more than 1,600 people and destroyed thousands of homes. But the bloody conflict sparked by the 2...
U.S. Navy dive team joins international recovery effort in Lithuania
Mar 29, 2025 (UPI)
The underwater construction dive team with U.S. Navy Commander Task Force 68 traveled by air overnight to Rota, Spain, and proceeded to the search location near...
Lithuania says 'long night ahead' in US soldiers search
Mar 28, 2025 (AFP)
Authorities from the Baltic state received a report on Tuesday that the soldiers had disappeared during a military drill on a training ground in the eastern cit...
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