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Myanmar's Junta Is Complicating Earthquake Recovery

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A deadly 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, which killed nearly 2,900 people, has unexpectedly strengthened the position of ruling general Min Aung Hlaing by reopening diplomatic channels that had b...
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Myanmar’s ruling military declared a temporary ceasefire in the country’s civil war Wednesday to facilitate relief efforts following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 3,000 people.

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