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5/26/2023 2:59:46 PM
A strong 6.2-magnitude quake shook buildings in Tokyo on Friday, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
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5/25/2023 10:59:18 AM
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stares down from a campaign poster at the earthquake ruins of Antakya, inspiring confidence in Ahmet Gulyildizoglu ahead of Sunday's election runoff.
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5/13/2023 1:24:08 PM
At a bus station in Antakya, a city razed to the ground by Turkey's devastating earthquake, emotions remain raw and voters divided ahead of Sunday's pivotal elections
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5/12/2023 4:23:44 PM
Amnesty International on Friday called on the United Nations to keep delivering crucial aid to quake-stricken Syrians via two crossings in rebel-held areas even if authorisation from Damascus expires.
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5/6/2023 2:18:48 PM
Aftershocks shook Japan a day after a powerful earthquake left at least one person dead, with officials assessing damage Saturday from the jolt that destroyed several buildings.
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5/5/2023 12:18:32 PM
A strong earthquake hit near central Japan on Friday, but officials said there was no preliminary damage and no tsunami threat.
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3/21/2023 9:28:50 AM
The European Union and international donors on Monday pledged seven billion euros ($7.5 billion) to help Turkey and Syria in the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated parts of the neighboring countries last month.
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3/20/2023 9:38:06 AM
The EU on Monday will host a conference in Brussels aimed at ramping up funds from international donors to help the victims of the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria.
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3/18/2023 10:14:58 PM
A strong earthquake with its epicenter off Ecuador shook northern Peru and much of Ecuador Saturday, authorities said.
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3/13/2023 10:47:49 PM
Greece’s prime minister Monday said a massive earthquake in Turkey and deadly rail disaster in northern Greece have helped de-escalate tension between the two neighbors, driven by a popular feeling of solidarity.
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3/13/2023 10:44:25 PM
The world failed to act quickly enough in getting life-saving aid to Syrians in desperate need following last month's devastating earthquake, UN investigators said Monday.
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3/8/2023 9:46:01 PM
The post-earthquake goodwill that helped unblock aid deliveries in Syria should be applied at the political level to help advance efforts to end the country's 12-year conflict, the UN said Wednesday.
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3/7/2023 12:54:42 PM
Damage from the catastrophic earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria last month has been estimated at over $100 billion for Turkey alone, the United Nations said Tuesday.
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3/7/2023 9:53:52 AM
Israeli warplanes struck Aleppo airport before dawn Tuesday, causing significant damage that halted flights to and from Syria's war- and quake-battered second city, the defence ministry said.
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3/6/2023 3:26:25 PM
Buyuknacar was a picturesque village perched high in the mountains of southern Turkey until it was effectively wiped off the map by a catastrophic earthquake that killed tens of thousands a month ago.
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3/4/2023 8:19:12 PM
The UN on Saturday urged countries to speed up taking Syrian refugees from earthquake-hit zones in Turkey, saying they were facing the trauma of loss and displacement all over again.
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3/2/2023 9:29:38 PM
An Egyptian ship carrying relief aid left from Arish Port to Latakia port in Syria and Port of Mersin in Turkey to deliver hundreds of tons of relief aid to earthquake-affected areas, the Egyptian armed forces announced on Thursday
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3/1/2023 2:35:36 PM
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited rebel-held northwestern Syria on Wednesday, his first trip to areas outside Damascus's control since a devastating quake last month, an AFP correspondent reported.
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3/1/2023 1:21:36 PM
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday ruled out any delay in elections after the devastating earthquake in February and said the vote would be held on May 14.
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2/28/2023 5:19:55 PM
A devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria killed more than 50,000 people, in a toll revised by AFP that includes figures from both government and rebel-controlled parts of war-torn Syria.
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