Massive earthquake strikes Myanmar and Thailand

The World

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News, Lethaldissent

4.6 • 884 Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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A massive 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand today, killing dozens of people in both countries. Also, former US ambassador to China Nicholas Burns discusses the implications of the world’s shifting geopolitical situation. And, Israel strikes southern Beirut in Lebanon saying it targeted a Hezbollah drone storage facility. Plus, a new borrowed word in the Oxford English Dictionary that describes a feeling so intense you can't help but have a physical reaction to it.

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0:39.6	Our correspondent in Bangkok describes what a 7.7 magnitude earthquake feels like.
0:45.6	I would describe it as really bad airplane turbulence, the kind that makes you worry the plane is going to crash.
0:52.2	I'm Carol Hills. We've got the latest on last night's earthquake in Southeast Asia
0:56.4	and what an America-first foreign policy means for China.
1:00.8	I'm concerned that we're taking away one of the great strengths of the United States
1:04.7	and giving China an opportunity to fill in behind us and try to weaken us in the process.
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