SEOUL -- South Korea's constitutional court will decide whether to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol on April 4, the court said Tuesday.

The ruling on Yoon will be delivered at 11:00 a.m. local time (0200 GMT) on Friday and it will be broadcast live, the court said in a statement. (South Korea-Presidential Impeachment)

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MANDALAY, Myanmar -- Chinese rescue teams are continuing to work in the hard-hit Mandalay in central Myanmar following the 7.9-magnitude temblor last week, and have so far saved eight survivors as of 08:00 local time on Tuesday in the country.

The China Search and Rescue Team saved four survivors, the Yunnan Rescue Medical Team rescued one survivor, and other civil emergency forces rescued three and assisted the China Search and Rescue Team. (Myanmar-China-Rescue)

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YANGON -- The death toll from Friday's devastating earthquake in Myanmar has reached 2,719, with 4,521 people injured and 441 others still missing, the country's State Administration Council Chairman Min Aung Hlaing said during a cash donation ceremony for quake victims held in Nay Pyi Taw on Tuesday, according to the local media reports. (Myanmar-Earthquake-Death Tolls)

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KUALA LUMPUR -- A huge gas pipeline fire that had been burning since early Tuesday in Malaysia's western Selangor state was extinguished as of 3:45 p.m. local time, according to local officials.

A total of 305 people have been successfully evacuated from the area, with some being moved to temporary evacuation centers and those in need of medical attention sent to several hospitals in the state, state chief minister Amirudin Shari said in a statement. (Malaysia-Fire) Enditem

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