Emergency workers in southern Turkey have rescued a 10-year-old boy from a collapsed house, four days after an earthquake caused devastation across large parts of the country’s border with Syria. The boy had been trapped under the rubble in the town of Kahramanmaraş for more than 100 hours. The Israel …
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The earthquake that shook Turkey and Syria has claimed 12,000 lives as of Wednesday as search and rescue continue. A series of massive 7.8 and 7.5-magnitude quakes on February 7 struck southeastern Turkey near the border with Syria. Disaster management agency, AFAD said corpses that cannot be identified would be …
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The United States would act to protect itself should China threaten its sovereignty, U.S. President Joe Biden said in his State of the Union address on Tuesday. Biden insisted he was committed to working with China where it could advance U.S. interests and benefit the world. He said, “But make …
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The confirmed death toll in Turkey following a devastating earthquake which occurred in the Syrian-Turkish border region has risen to 3,381. Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, AFAD, stated that more than 20,000 people were injured. The authority added that over 5,700 buildings were reported to have collapsed. Weather conditions …
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The Syrian American Medical Society, SAMS reported that at least 105 people died in Syrian opposition areas due to a strong earthquake on Monday morning. The Chairman of SAMS, Bassel Termanini, told dpa that the organisation covered about 50 per cent of the healthcare in the areas. Termanini said he …
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THE British Geological Survey has recorded an earthquake measuring 1.5 magnitude in Blackpool. The quake took place at about 7.30pm Friday with shocked residents reporting their cabinets shaking. Others reported hearing a noise like a train approaching around the time of the tremor. The SUN gathered that locals took to …
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The family of Donna Nelson, an Australian politician, who was recently arrested in Japan for suspected drug trafficking, has blamed her Nigerian lover simply named Kelly for her predicament. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Nelson, a 2022 West Australian Greens candidate and Aboriginal health advocate, was arrested by …
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Two Nigerian nationals, [b]Akuchie Ifeanyi Franklin and Fidel Ndubuisi, have been arrested in India for alleged involvement in online fraud[/b]. The cyber police in Kerala arrested Akuchie, from Bengaluru on Monday, January 23, 2023, following a complaint by a Nallalam resident who had reportedly lost around N11m in the fraud operated by the …
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A number of senior Ukrainian officials announced their resignations on Tuesday. There are allegations of illicit payments to deputy ministers and over-inflated military contracts. Deputy Defence Minister Vyacheslav Shapovalov, Deputy Prosecutor General Oleksiy Simonenko, and Deputy Presidential Administration Head Kyrylo Tymoshenko have quit. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said personnel changes were …
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A balcony appearance at Buckingham Palace, a concert featuring global stars and a day of volunteering will all form part of celebrations for King Charles III’s coronation. The palace has revealed new details on plans for events that will take place over the coronation weekend from Saturday, May 6 to …
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