Good morning. A 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck Myanmar. We’ll be bringing you the latest updates. Our correspondents in Nuuk, Washington DC and Denmark are reporting on Greenland's preparations for an uncomfortable visit from US Vice-President JD Vance. And finally, do you know your Swedish from your Danish artefacts? Discover why archaeologists now question the origins of the iconic Sutton Hoo helmet.

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Massive earthquake hits central Myanmar

A building collapsed in Bangkok after the earthquake hit central Myanmar. Credit: Reuters

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake has hit central Myanmar, sending strong tremors into Thailand and China. There are reports of roads buckling in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw, and 43 construction workers are missing after an unfinished 30-storey building in Bangkok collapsed. Getting information on the ground in Myanmar is difficult - the country has been in political turmoil since a military junta seized power in a 2021 coup. 

• Watch: Water spills from rooftop pool onto the streets below as Bangkok building sways following earthquake. 

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• Watch: Colonial-era bridge collapses in Mandalay, northern Myanmar. 

Greenland prepares for JD Vance visit

A delegation of US officials including the Vice-President, his wife Usha and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz are due to visit a remote military base in Greenland on Friday. It’s the latest twist in what has become a tangled diplomatic journey after the US expressed its desire to acquire the Danish territory. Our correspondents in Greenland, the US and Denmark explain the situation. 

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India's love for 'fur babies' fuels pet care industry boom

Neha Bapna sees her pet dog Muffin as her child. Credit: Neha Bapna

For Neha Bapna, nothing in the world is more important than her dog Muffin. Pampering one's pet used to be a luxury that was exclusive to the ultra-rich. But now affluent and middle-class urban Indians like Ms Bapna are splurging more on their "fur babies", fuelling a boom in India's pet care industry that has almost doubled in value in recent years, as Nikita Yadav reports from Delhi.

And finally...

For decades the Sutton Hoo helmet discovered in England's "Valley of the Kings" was thought to have links to Sweden. But then a detectorist on an island in southern Denmark found a small metal stamp with similar markings to those on the famous helmet. Now, archaeologists might have to reconsider its origins - and our understanding of the balance of power in 7th Century northern Europe.