Earthquakes
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Middle East
Syria extends opening of 2 border crossings with Turkey for quake aid
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian government has agreed to extend by another three months the use of two border…
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Aid officials say Syria conditions dire, months after quake
Three months after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, living conditions remain dire in Syria’s rebel-held northwest, aid officials…
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Group: Turkish troops shooting Syrian civilians along border
BEIRUT (AP) — A leading international rights group on Thursday said Turkish border guards have been indiscriminately shooting at Syrian…
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Quake damages hospital, sends Indonesians racing to highland
A strong undersea earthquake has sent streams of people fleeing to higher ground in western Indonesia before the tsunami danger…
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Small earthquake rumbles upstate New York
A minor magnitude 3.6 earthquake shook parts of upstate New York ADAMS CENTER, N.Y. — A minor magnitude 3.6 earthquake…
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UN says at least 50,000 killed in Turkey and Syria quakes
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria have killed at least 50,000 people with many…
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UN scrambles to reunite families after Turkey-Syria quake
ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — Reuniting children with their missing family has become a top priority in the aftermath of last…
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World Bank: Quake caused damage worth $5.1 billion in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — The World Bank said Friday that Syria sustained an estimated $5.1 billion in damages in last month’s…
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Key developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake
SAMANDAG, Turkey (AP) — Demolition teams are clearing mounds of rubble from the devastating Feb. 6 earthquake in Turkey and…
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Schools reopen as Syrians live with quake’s devastation
IDLIB, Syria (AP) — Schools resumed classes in Syria’s rebel-held northwest Saturday after closing for nearly three weeks following an…
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