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Month: February 2023

Turkey cracks down on building contractors as quake death toll reaches grim milestone

CNN By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Turkish authorities have arrested or detained a number of property developers as the death toll from last week’s catastrophic earthquake soared past 36,000. The 7.8-magnitude quake that struck southeastern Turkey near the border with Syria last Monday has now caused 31,643 deaths in Turkey, according to the Turkish Emergency Coordination

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Japan watchdog OKs new safety rules to extend reactor life

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese nuclear regulators have approved contentious safety evaluation changes and draft legislation to allow aging reactors to operate longer. The Nuclear Regulation Authority, responding to a new government policy to scrap the current 60-year operating limit for reactors, adopted a new system in which additional operating extensions

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Turkey cracks down on building contractors as quake death toll reaches grim milestone

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Turkish authorities have arrested or detained a number of property developers as the death toll from last week’s catastrophic earthquake soared past 36,000. The 7.8-magnitude quake that struck southeastern Turkey near the border with Syria last Monday has now caused 31,643 deaths in Turkey, according to the Turkish Emergency Coordination Center

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Los huérfanos que dejó el terremoto en Turquía y Siria se enfrentan a un futuro incierto

Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — La semana pasada, una bebé comenzó su vida rodeada de caos y devastación. Llamada, según reportes, Aya —que significa “milagro” en árabe— nació bajo los escombros del mortífero terremoto del lunes, todavía unida al cuerpo sin vida de su madre por el cordón umbilical cuando los equipos de rescate la

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Portland’s most dangerous streets

By Kandra Kent Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — hroughout January, the memorial for Amado Santos Tello grew almost daily, reflecting the love and support that was showered on his devastated family: dozens of flowers, candles, messages, photos and even the 24-year-old’s favorite snacks (Cheetos and REESE’S) and drinks (White

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‘I wish we were dead’: Syrian quake survivors left to fend for themselves with little help in sight

By Jomana Karadsheh, Kareem Khadder, Lorenz Huber and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Three-month-old Mohammad is all alone in intensive care, his little head and face covered in bandages and tubes attached to a ventilator. He is alone for every labored breath he takes. Neighbors found Mohammad, who lost both his parents in last Monday’s 7.8 magnitude

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