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Devastating earthquake rocks Turkey-Syria; toll likely to cross 10,000 of fatalities in rebel-held areas in northwest Syria stood at 1,220 and the number of injured
people rose to 2,600. Those figures are “expected
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Why was the quake so devastating?
Ankara/Damascus, Feb 8 (IANS) As desperate searches continued to find more survivors under the rubble in both Turkey and Syria, the death toll from the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the two nations on 6 February has increased to 7,926, authorities have confirmed.
In an address to the nation early on 8 February, Turkey’s Vice President Fuat Oktay said at least 5,894 people have been confirmed dead so far, while 34,810 others were injured, CNN reported. A total 16,139 teams were currently continuing with the
FIFA Club World Cup 2022 final on 11 February
MCNA desk IFA Club World Cup 2022 has begun in Rabat and Tangier, Morocco, from 1 February and will conclude on 11 February 2023. It will see the coming to the scene of a world club champion which features each continent’s top club.
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The opening ceremony showcased Morocco’s openness globally, with various performances that echo the country’s rich heritage. A number of traditional performances were featured, including Amazigh, Jebala, Aissaoua and continued on pg. 4
search and rescue operations, with additional international teams to be deployed in the coming days, he added. In Syria, the death toll has increased to 2,032. In its latest update, the Syrian Civil Defence, known as the White Helmets, said the number
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) According to scientists, the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria was so devastating due to a combination of factors, including the earthquake’s timing, location, relatively quiet fault line and the weak construction of the collapsed buildings, reports The Straits Times. The tremor caused such devastation because of its strength -- the strongest earthquake to strike Turkey since 1939 -- and
because it struck a populated area. Turkey is in one of the world’s most active earthquake zones, said the report. continued on pg. 12
Australian team visits Malaita Province in Solomon Islands Canberra, Feb 7 (IANS) Through New Zealand and Australia’s single economic market, people-to-people links and shared interests in the region and the world, the two nations are strongest when working side by side, visiting New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said on Tuesday. Meeting with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in Canberra, which was their first bilateral meeting, Hipkins said, “New Zealand has no closer partner than Australia”, reports Xinhua news agency It was Hipkins’ first overseas visit since he took office last month, reflecting the close relationship between New Zealand and Australia, according to a New Zealand government statement. The two leaders discussed the global economic challenges
facing both countries and affecting New Zealanders and Australians alike, including rising inflation, the cost of living and the wide-ranging impact
of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Hipkins said. Cooperation and engagement in the Pacific region was also on the agenda, in particular the
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131 migrants rescued off Libyan coast in past week: IOM Tripoli, Feb 7 (IANS) The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that 131 migrants were rescued and returned to Libya in the past week. “In the period of 29 Jan-4 Feb 2023, 131 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya,” IOM said in a statement. The rescued migrants included 23 women and 10 children, Xinhua news agency quoted the
statement as saying. So far this year, a total of 1,565 migrants were rescued and returned to Libya, IOM said. In 2022, a total of 24,684 migrants were rescued and returned to Libya, the IOM revealed, adding 529 migrants died and 848 others went missing off the Libyan coast on the Central Mediterranean route. Because of the insecurity and chaos in the country since the
fall of late dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in 2011, many migrants, mostly Africans, chose to cross the Mediterranean Sea to European shores from Libya. Rescued migrants usually end up inside overcrowded reception centres across Libya, despite repeated international calls to close those facilities and release the migrants.
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