Myanmar quake toll surpasses 3,000
The head of Myanmar鈥檚 junta arrived in Bangkok on Thursday for a regional summit as the death toll from his country鈥檚 devastating earthquake passed 3,000.
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Myanmar, Thailand quake death toll rises to 1,654
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