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Myanmar military junta asks for earthquake aid
At least 144 people have died and 732 have been injured so far in the country.
Myanmar’s military government has asked the international community for aid after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit the country. We hear from rescue workers in the Mandalay area, close to the earthquake’s epicentre.
Also on the programme: US Vice President JD Vance visits Greenland, without an invitation from the Greenlandic government; and the singer Dua Lipa is cleared of accusations of plagiarising elements of her song ‘Levitating’.
(Picture: People look at damaged house in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, 28 March 2025 Credit: NYEIN CHAN NAING/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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