Earthquakes
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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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Amid thaw, Egypt’s FM in quake-hit Turkey to show solidarity
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Egypt’s foreign minister arrived in Turkey on Monday to show solidarity with the quake-hit country, in…
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Egypt’s top diplomat in Damascus, meets with Syria’s Assad
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Egypt’s foreign minister Monday met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus and promised to deliver…
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Red Cross chief warns of health crisis in quake-hit Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria could face dangerous outbreaks of disease in the wake of last week’s devastating earthquake if hundreds…
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UN official warns of rising earthquake death toll in Syria
AMMAN (AP) — The United Nations regional humanitarian coordinator for the Syrian crisis said Thursday that the country’s death toll…
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Key developments in the aftermath of Turkey, Syria quakes
ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — The number of people killed in the Feb. 6 earthquakes that devastated parts of southern Turkey…
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