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Chinese rescuers have freed six people from the rubble of an earthquake in Myanmar, including a child and a pregnant woman, Chinese state media reported Monday, placing Beijing at the forefront of an ...
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The junta has closed at least seven private hospitals in Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city, that were seen as sympathetic to the resistance.

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As Trump guts foreign aid, China and others lead Myanmar earthquake response
A U.S. team has yet to arrive in Myanmar after last week’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake, while China has already rescued six people and committed $14 million in humanitarian aid.
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After a 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook Myanmar on Friday, killing more than 2,800 people, international rescuers rushed into the devastated Southeast Asian country.
With US absent, China and other countries rush aid to earthquake-hit Myanmar
After a 7.7 magnitude shook Myanmar on Friday (March 28), killing more than 2,800 people, international rescuers rushed into the devastated Southeast Asian country.
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United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher will arrive in earthquake devastated Myanmar on Friday, said U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as he appealed for more international funding and rapid, unimpeded aid access in the country.
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The Trump administration’s shuttering of the decades-old U.S. Agency for International Development has halted foreign aid efforts around the globe.
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The United States will no longer bear the burden of providing the majority of global humanitarian aid, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday.
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On the day of the earthquake, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China extended deep condolences for the people of Myanmar and pledged to provide emergency humanitarian assistance and support according to Myanmar's needs.
Myanmar earthquake: US response muted as Trump guts foreign aid; China and India lead rescue efforts
While the teams from China, India, and Russia are rushing to assist, the US response appears muted, especially following President Donald Trump’s drastic cuts to foreign aid programmes, according to a
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