China has proposed the establishment of an economic corridor linking Bangladesh, Myanmar and China during bilateral talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Beijing on Friday (June 26).
The death toll from twin powerful earthquakes that struck near Venezuela's capital, Caracas, has risen to at least 235, while more than 1,500 people have been injured, authorities said, as rescuers race against time to find survivors trapped beneath collapsed buildings.
Two powerful earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude have caused widespread devastation across several areas of Venezuela and a high number of casualties, which is expected to rise as the hours pass.
The Indian government has granted Indian envoy to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, the status equivalent to that of a Union cabinet minister. An order issued by the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday said Trivedi "has been assigned the equivalent status of Union Cabinet Minister in the Table of Precedence (ToP) as a measure personal to him, without amending the Table of Precedence".
The death toll in Venezuela has risen to 164, with approximately 971 people injured, following two powerful earthquakes that struck within about a minute of each other. The country's Acting President, Delcy Rodríguez, provided this updated information, warning that the casualties could rise further as rescue workers continue to clear the rubble on Thursday.
At least 32 people have been killed and more than 700 injured after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within seconds of each other.