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The actual death toll is believed to be much higher than the official figures provided by the junta.
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Despite a big advantage in numbers and weaponry, the military government of Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing has lost control of much of the country to pro-democracy fighters and ethnic minority guerrillas...
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The only building to completely crumble in the Thai capital, the 30-storey structure was under construction when Friday's quake of magnitude 7.7 in neighbouring Myanmar brought it crashing down.

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