Turkey/Syria Earthquake Death Toll Passes 46,000
Many are still missing as rescuers listen for signs of life under the rubble.
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Rescuers Pull Two Survivors From Rubble in Turkey 11 Days After Earthquake
The earthquake happened 11 days ago, killing more than 43,000, and leaving millions homeless.
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Biden Says He Will Speak To China’s President About Balloon Incident
“We are not looking for a new cold war,” Biden said.
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U.S. still stumped by latest flying objects as friction with China grows
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States said on Monday it still did not know the origin or purpose of three aerial objects that its military shot down over the weekend, as Washington and Beijing traded accusations about high-altitude balloons. While American and Canadian officials struggled to explain the presence of the objects, a White House
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What we know about the objects shot down by the U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An unprecedented spate of mysterious flying objects over North America – including a Chinese spy balloon shot down on Feb. 4 after floating over much of the United States – has transfixed Americans and Canadians, prompted political outrage and raised a host of national security questions. Here is what we know –
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United States tells citizens To Leave Russia immediately
The United States has told its citizens to leave Russia immediately due to the war in Ukraine and the risk of arbitrary arrest or harassment by Russian law enforcement agencies.
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Death toll in Turkey, Syria quake tops 33,000; Turkey starts legal action against builders
Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble on Sunday, nearly a week after one of the worst earthquakes to hit Turkey and Syria.
Turkey acknowledges earthquake relief problems as death toll passes 12,000
KAHRAMANMARAS/ANTAKYA, Turkey (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday admitted there were problems with his government’s initial response to a devastating earthquake in southern Turkey, amid anger from those left destitute and frustrated over the slow arrival of rescue teams. Erdogan, who contests an election in May, said on a visit to the disaster zone that operations were now
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Explainer: Why was the Turkey-Syria earthquake so bad?
LONDON (Reuters) – The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday is likely to be one of the deadliest this decade, seismologists said, with a more than 100 km (62 miles) rupture between the Anatolian and Arabian plates. Here is what scientists said happened beneath the earth’s surface and what to expect in the
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Major earthquake kills 3,700 in Turkey and Syria, weather hits survivors
KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey/DAMASCUS (Reuters) – A huge earthquake killed more than 3,700 people across a swathe of Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, with freezing winter weather adding to the plight of the thousands left injured or homeless and hampering efforts to find survivors. The magnitude 7.8 quake brought down whole apartment blocks in Turkish cities
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