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Tonga, pacific tsunami warning center and earthquake

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Associated Press News |
A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, prompting an initial tsunami warning that was later lifted for the Pacific island country.
Yahoo |
Officers questioned four Chinese men who were found removing 32 files from containers behind the collapsed building, a police official said.
The New York Times |
More than 2,700 people have died as buildings there and in neighboring Thailand collapsed, according to the ruling authoritarian military leaders of Myanmar.

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