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Türkiye's earthquake toll rises to more than 284 dead, 2,323 wounded
Date: 2023-02-06 09:02:50 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:19 - ID:10004536
ANKARA, Feb 6 (MENA) - Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said that Türkiye's earthquake toll rose to more than 284 dead and 2,323 injured across 10 provinces. In statements to TRT News, Qktay said that that 1,710 buildings were ....
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USGS: deadly quake is one of the most powerful to hit Turkey in 100 years
Date: 2023-02-06 08:16:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:10004365
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (MENA) - The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck southern Turkey early Monday is tied as the strongest the country has experienced in more than 100 years of records, CNN reported according to the United States Geological Survey ....
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Pope Francis leaves South Sudan, bound for Rome
Date: 2023-02-05 16:20:44 GMT - South Sudan - World - SN:50 - ID:10003307
JUBA, Feb 5 (MENA) - Pope Francis wound up a peace mission to South Sudan on Sunday, urging the people to make themselves immune to the "venom of hatred" to achieve the peace and prosperity that have eluded them through years of bloody ethnic ....
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China condemns US decision to shoot down spy balloon
Date: 2023-02-05 11:25:24 GMT - China - World - SN:24 - ID:10003166
BEIJING, Feb 5 (MENA) - The Chinese government said the downing of the “civilian” aircraft was an “excessive reaction,” and that it “retains the right to respond further”, CGTN reported. The United States shot down a Chinese spy balloon with a ....
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Japan’s population crisis nears point of no return: The Diplomat 2 last Tokyo
Date: 2023-02-05 10:55:32 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:23 - ID:10003136
Japan’s labor force is also shrinking amid its rapidly aging population, this is prompting calls from politicians to increase the retirement age to 68 and have seniors re-join the labor force on a part time basis. Japan’s life expectancy is among ....
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Japan’s population crisis nears point of no return: The Diplomat
Date: 2023-02-05 10:49:41 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:22 - ID:10003098
TOKYO, Feb 5 (MENA) - Japan’s population decline is following the worst-case scenario, prompting the government to devise urgent policies to incentivize more births, reported The Diplomat Sunday. It’s no secret Japan has the world’s most rapidly ....
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Musharraf, former president of Pakistan dies after long illness
Date: 2023-02-05 07:54:16 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:8 - ID:10002689
ISLAMABAD, Feb 5 (MENA) - Former president of Pakistan General Pervez Musharraf, who backed the US-led invasion of neighboring Afghanistan during his tenure, has died after a prolonged illness at the age of 79, Sky news reported Sunday. The ....
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4 killed, 11 injured in Ukraine's Donersk region
Date: 2023-02-05 07:49:45 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:6 - ID:10002754
KIEV, Feb 5 (MENA) - Russian troops killed four residents of Donetsk region on Saturday, according to the Ukrainian news agency. "On February 4, it became known about four residents of Donetsk region killed by Russians: three people in Bakhmut ....
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US defense secretary: Biden directs bringing down Chinese balloon off South Carolina coast
Date: 2023-02-04 22:04:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:10002592
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (MENA) - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin said Saturday that at the direction of President Biden, US fighter aircraft assigned to U.S. Northern Command successfully brought down the high altitude surveillance balloon launched ....
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US calls for WHO updated report on Ukraine's health emergency state
Date: 2023-02-04 16:21:58 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:46 - ID:10002119
GENEVA, Feb 4 (MENA) - The United States called on the Executive Council of the World Health Organization WHO) currently meeting in Geneva, to request an updated report to document incidents in Ukraine since September. US representative to the ....
