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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Rachel Wright, and in the early hours of Saturday, the 29th of March, these are our main stories. Rescue workers in Myanmar and Thailand are scrambling to find survivors after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit the center of Myanmar. The U.S.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Rachel Wright, and in the early hours of Saturday, the 29th of March, these are our main stories. Rescue workers in Myanmar and Thailand are scrambling to find survivors after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit the center of Myanmar. The U.S.

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vice president has taken aim at Denmark on a visit to Greenland, accusing it of underinvesting in the security of the semi-autonomous territory. and family members of Venezuelans deported to an El Salvador prison say they are trapped in a nightmare.

We look at medieval cures... As we record this podcast, it's the early hours of the morning in Myanmar and Thailand, where rescue operations have been continuing after the huge earthquake on Friday. In Thailand, attention is focusing on a high-rise building which collapsed in the capital Bangkok. At least six people have been found dead and around 100 people are missing.

We look at medieval cures... As we record this podcast, it's the early hours of the morning in Myanmar and Thailand, where rescue operations have been continuing after the huge earthquake on Friday. In Thailand, attention is focusing on a high-rise building which collapsed in the capital Bangkok. At least six people have been found dead and around 100 people are missing.

And we'll be hearing from there a little later. In Myanmar, the picture is still unclear, but the authorities say 144 people have been killed. There are fears that that number will rise much higher. The 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit the centre of the country in the early afternoon. The epicentre was in Sergai, close to Myanmar's second largest city, Mandalay, where a historic pagoda collapsed.

And we'll be hearing from there a little later. In Myanmar, the picture is still unclear, but the authorities say 144 people have been killed. There are fears that that number will rise much higher. The 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit the centre of the country in the early afternoon. The epicentre was in Sergai, close to Myanmar's second largest city, Mandalay, where a historic pagoda collapsed.

These people in Mandalay described what they saw to the Burmese service.

These people in Mandalay described what they saw to the Burmese service.

What's more, the country is in the grip of a civil war and in an unusual move, the head of the military junta asked for international help.

What's more, the country is in the grip of a civil war and in an unusual move, the head of the military junta asked for international help.

Aid workers in the country say it will be difficult to get help to the affected areas because of the collapse in transport infrastructure. Dr Chi Min is the national director of World Vision and based in the former capital and largest city, Yangon.

Aid workers in the country say it will be difficult to get help to the affected areas because of the collapse in transport infrastructure. Dr Chi Min is the national director of World Vision and based in the former capital and largest city, Yangon.

Dr. Chi Min of World Vision speaking from Yangon. Our former Asia editor, Rebecca Henschke, has been monitoring the reports coming out of Myanmar and told us what she'd been finding out.

Dr. Chi Min of World Vision speaking from Yangon. Our former Asia editor, Rebecca Henschke, has been monitoring the reports coming out of Myanmar and told us what she'd been finding out.

We heard a little earlier from the head of the military junta. How unusual is it for him to speak and ask for help?

We heard a little earlier from the head of the military junta. How unusual is it for him to speak and ask for help?

Rebecca Henshke. Across the border, Thailand's capital Bangkok has been declared a disaster zone. As a result of the earthquake, a multi-storey building under construction collapsed in a tangled heap. Nick Marsh is at the scene.