Myanmar earthquake: At least 144 killed, hundreds injured with eight dead in Thailand

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Rescuers are helping injured workers at a collapsed Bangkok construction site after an earthquake struck in neighbouring Myanmar. Myanmar’s junta chief says at least 144 people have been killed and 732 injured by a major earthquake that struck the country and also brought down a high-rise building under construction in the Thai capital, Bangkok. Min Aung Hlaing said he expected the toll to rise and he was inviting “any country, any organisation” to help with relief efforts – a rare request from the isolated junta. The powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar at 1.20pm local time at a depth of...