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5 survivors rescued from ruins 204 hours after Turkey quake

5 survivors rescued from ruins 204 hours after Turkey quake

: At least five people were rescued from the ruins of an earthquake in Turkey today, local media reported, eight days after the worst earthquake in the country’s modern history. . A woman and a man were rescued from the ruins of the southern city of Hatay about 204 hours after the earthquake hit the region and part of northwestern …

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Turkey-Syria quake survivors showing signs of PTSD, say doctors

Turkey-Syria quake survivors showing signs of PTSD, say doctors

Doctors at a Turkish hospital in the southern city of Iskenderun say they are treating a growing number of patients with anxiety and panic attacks after last week’s earthquake. “In the beginning the patients… were the ones who had injuries under the rubble… now, many patients come in with post-traumatic stress disorder, when the confusion they have about the ground …

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Tokyo ‘strongly suspects’ China flew spy balloons over Japan in 2019-21

Tokyo ‘strongly suspects’ China flew spy balloons over Japan in 2019-21

The Japanese government said today that three unidentified flying objects seen in the country’s territory in the three years from 2019 were suspected to be Chinese spy balloons. It was Japan’s first such announcement since the United States shot down a similar Chinese spy balloon earlier this month after it entered American airspace, according to a Defense Department official. The …

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UK council ‘unamused’ as Banksy unveils Valentine’s Day mural

UK council ‘unamused’ as Banksy unveils Valentine’s Day mural

British street artist Banksy used an unprecedented statement about violence against women – but the country’s politicians saw it as nonsense rather than evil. A Banksy painting has emerged in Margate, southeast England, showing a 1950s-style housewife with puffy eyes and a missing tooth forcing her partner into a real-life freezer. Stay up to date by following FMT’s Telegram channel …

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Quake relief reaches rebel-held Syria through newly-opened crossing

Quake relief reaches rebel-held Syria through newly-opened crossing

BAB AL-SALAMA: An aid convoy entered rebel-held northern Syria from Turkey on Tuesday, the first through the Bab al-Salama crossing that opened for UN aid after last week’s earthquake, the United Nations said. The crossing has been closed to UN aid since 2020, under pressure on the UN Security Council from the Syrian government allied with Russia, instead calling for …

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Man hit by truck driver in Brooklyn rampage dies of head injury

Man hit by truck driver in Brooklyn rampage dies of head injury

One of the nine people who killed a man who drove a U-Haul truck in New York City has died from his injuries, police said Tuesday. The driver is accused of deliberately plowing into pedestrians and bicyclists in multiple locations during Monday’s rampage in Brooklyn’s Bay Ridge and Sunset Park neighborhoods before police were able to stop him. boarded his …

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Russia holding 6,000 Ukrainian children for ‘re-education’, says US report

Russia holding 6,000 Ukrainian children for ‘re-education’, says US report

Russia has detained at least 6,000 Ukrainian children – possibly many more – at sites in Russian-controlled Crimea aimed at political repatriation, according to a US-backed report released on Tuesday. The report said that researchers at Yale University discovered at least 43 camps and other facilities where Ukrainian children are held that are part of a “larger strategic network” operated …

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Trump leads Republicans, Haley trails in 2024 White House race

Trump leads Republicans, Haley trails in 2024 White House race

Former U.S. President Donald Trump leads the field in the race for the Republican nomination for president in 2024, with freshman Nikki Haley a distant fourth, according to a Reuters poll. According to Ipsos. Trump received the support of 43% of registered Republicans in a new poll from February 6-13, while 31% said they supported Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and …

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Diplomatic spat deepens as US examines Chinese balloon debris

Diplomatic spat deepens as US examines Chinese balloon debris

Political tensions between China and the United States widened on Tuesday, with Beijing accusing Washington of flying high-altitude balloons into its and other countries’ airspace, as the US military investigated debris from and a suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down this month. The Chinese balloon, which Beijing denies is a spy plane, spent a week flying over the United States …

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Prasarana to spend RM2.8bil to improve train, bus services

Prasarana to spend RM2.8bil to improve train, bus services

Prasarana Malaysia Bhd will spend a total of RM2.8 billion to upgrade rail and bus services, including replacing infrastructure and increasing the number of trains and buses. Union Chairman and President Azharuddin Mat Sah said that the grant from the Ministry of Finance and Transport includes all public transport services under the management of Prasarana following the high demand for …

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