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Violence disrupt quake rescue as death toll tops 28,000

Unrest in southern Turkey has disrupted rescue efforts following Monday’s deadly earthquake.

February 12, 2023 11:22 am
 

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After massive Turkey quakes, Istanbul residents fear the next one

As Turkey reels from its deadliest earthquake in decades, some residents of Istanbul have already turned their growing anxiety elsewhere – towards the next big quake.

February 12, 2023 10:30 am
 

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Turkey and Syria rescuers persist as death toll passes 25,000

Rescuers continued to pull some survivors out of the rubble on Saturday, five days after the tremors of the first earthquake struck Syria and Turkey, but hopes were fading for many more to be found.

February 12, 2023 9:26 am
 

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France protests look to test government's resolve on pension reforms

Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated across France on Saturday seeking to keep up pressure on the government over its pension reform plans, including a move to raise the retirement age to 64 from 62.

February 12, 2023 8:20 am
 

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Turkey-Syria earthquake: 15 homes, just three survivors

On an indistinct mound of rubble in southern Turkey is an uncannily well-preserved window frame with a butterfly print curtain that flutters in the cold wind.

February 11, 2023 1:20 pm
 

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Turkey earthquake failures leave Erdogan looking vulnerable

Turkey’s most devastating earthquake since 1939 has raised big questions about whether such a large-scale tragedy could have been avoided and whether President Erdogan’s government could have done more to save lives.

February 11, 2023 12:30 pm
 

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The children whose names have been erased

The wounded children in Adana City Hospital are too young to know how much they’ve lost.

February 11, 2023 10:22 am
 

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US pledges $85m for Turkey-Syria earthquake relief

The top humanitarian aid agency in the US government has pledged $85m (£70m) in urgent life-saving relief for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria.

February 11, 2023 9:30 am
 

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Turkey earthquake fault lines mapped from space

It seems almost insensitive to start to have a deep dive into the science behind Monday’s earthquake events in Turkey.

February 11, 2023 8:20 am
 

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South Korea to restart issuing short-term visas for China travellers on Feb 11

South Korea plans to resume issuing short-term visas for travellers from China on Saturday after China improved its COVID-19 situation, Seoul officials said on Friday.

February 10, 2023 4:20 pm
 

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Man rescued in Kahramanmaras after 96 hours under debris

Search teams have pulled a young man from the rubble in hard-hit Kahramanmaras.

February 10, 2023 4:15 pm
 

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Freezing weather adds to despair as quake toll passes 20,000

More than 20,000 people are now known to have been killed in Monday’s earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, though the UN warns the disaster’s full extent is still unclear.

February 10, 2023 3:19 pm

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