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At least 69 people have been killed and dozens injured after a powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines late on Tuesday.

The attempts made by England's representatives to articulate the magnitude of their achievement provoked much laughter.

The calamities in the past two years, including a fatal magnitude 7.1 earthquake in 2024, have devastated the county's tourism industry, Ms Yang said.

“How can austerity of this magnitude be imposed on the core academic mission while athletics spending goes unchecked?”

In a magnitude 8 or above, he said most buildings downtown would see all their glass shattered, and major casualties would likely be from falling shards — not collapsing buildings.