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7.8 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey and Syria: death toll continues to rise, over 912 people killed

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StePh Deschamps / February 6, 2023

The death toll from Monday’s powerful earthquake on the Syria-Turkey border is rising sharply as rescue services in different parts of the two countries clear the rubble.

 

France is “ready to provide emergency aid to the people” in Turkey and Syria after the violent earthquake that killed hundreds of people in both countries, said Emmanuel Macron. “Terrible images come to us from Turkey and Syria after an earthquake of unprecedented force,” the French president reacted on Twitter. “Our thoughts are with the bereaved families. »

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The European Union has sent relief teams to Turkey, hit by a massive earthquake that is also affecting Syria, European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic announced Monday. “Following this morning’s earthquake in Turkey, we have activated the EU’s civil protection mechanism. The EU Emergency Response Coordination Centre is coordinating the deployment of European rescue teams. Teams from the Netherlands and Romania are already on their way,” the EU official tweeted. This assistance is in response to a request from Turkey, said a Commission spokesman.

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday offered his condolences to the Turkish and Syrian leaders and assured that Moscow was ready to provide assistance after the earthquake that killed hundreds of people in Syria and Turkey.

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According to a statement issued by the Kremlin, Putin offered Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan his “sincere condolences” and assured that Russia was ready to “provide the necessary assistance. In another statement, addressed to Bashar al-Assad, he expressed his “sadness” and offered “all necessary assistance” from Moscow after this disaster.

 

The loss of life is incalculable. At the time of writing, nearly 912 people have died and over 5,000 are injured. Turkey and Syria are facing a devastating earthquake.

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On the real estate front, the damage is also significant. According to the first findings, nearly 1,800 buildings have collapsed. Later, there were nearly 2,800 buildings.

 

Among the collapses, the castle of Gaziantep, symbol of the Turkish city, is no more.

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Trump promises Zelensky to “end the war” in Ukraine in phone call

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Sylvie Claire / July 21, 2024

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky spoke on the phone on Friday, with the former US president claiming to have promised the Ukrainian president to “end the war” between Ukraine and Russia should he return to the White House. “As your next president of the United States, I will bring peace to the world and end the war that has cost so many lives,” said the Republican presidential candidate.
 
Donald Trump frequently claims that he would be able to put an end to the conflict in Ukraine very quickly on his return to power, but never provides details of how he would achieve this. Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the phone call, during which he congratulated the billionaire on his official nomination the previous day as the Republican Party’s presidential candidate.
 
Donald Trump’s frequent praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as his criticism of other Nato countries, is causing concern among Ukraine’s Western allies. In February, he threatened that, if he returned to the White House, he would no longer guarantee the protection of Atlantic Alliance countries against Russia if they did not pay their share, even claiming that he would “encourage” Moscow to attack them. The former American president also used his power over the Republicans to block a $61 billion military aid package for Kiev for months in Congress, which was finally adopted at the end of April.
 
In his posting on X on Friday, Volodymyr Zelensky said he had “agreed with President Trump to discuss, in a face-to-face meeting, the steps to be taken towards a just and lasting peace” in Ukraine.
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Former Ukrainian far-right MP murdered in Lviv: “All leads are being investigated, including Russia”

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Steph Deschamps / July 21, 2024

In a message on Telegram, the Ukrainian National Police said she had succumbed to her injuries in hospital after being the target of an assassination attempt. 
 
“I always say that no place is safe in Ukraine,” lamented Lviv mayor Andriï Sadovy, denouncing a ‘heinous murder’ and offering his condolences to the victim’s relatives. 
 
According to the Ukrainian Prosecutor’s Office, the attack took place on Friday evening, at around 7.30pm, when an unidentified individual fired at Irina Farion, seriously wounding her in the head. “All surveillance cameras are being checked, witnesses are being interviewed and several districts (of Lviv) are being examined. All leads are being investigated, including the one leading to Russia”, reacted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on X on Saturday. 
 
Interior Minister Igor Klimenko told a briefing in Lviv on Friday evening that the suspected killer could have been lurking around Irina Farion’s home for several days. 
 
According to him, investigators are currently focusing on the possibility of a murder motivated by a “personal grudge” linked to the victim’s activities, but are not ruling out a “commissioned assassination” either. 
 
The 60-year-old language teacher and linguist was a member of parliament for the nationalist Svoboda party between 2012 and 2014.
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China: at least six dead in Zigong shopping mall fire

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Sylvie Claire / July 18, 2024

 

At least six people died in a shopping mall fire on Wednesday in Zigong, southwest China, and thirty others were rescued, China’s state broadcaster CCTV said. “Rescue teams are continuing their search,” the media outlet added.
 
Images broadcast by the channel and others shared on social networks show thick black smoke rising from a building overlooking a shopping street in this city 1,600 kilometers from the capital Beijing, in the southwestern province of Sichuan.
 
The fire broke out in the early evening in a shopping mall at the foot of a 14-storey building, CCTV reported.
 
“At 8:20 pm, the fire was extinguished and 17 people were rescued. Others are still trapped, and rescue operations are continuing”, said the station in an initial report on the situation.
 
Fires and other fatal accidents are frequent in China, due to the sometimes lax application of safety standards. In January, at least 39 people perished in a store fire in central China. According to the authorities, the fire started in the basement of a store when workers “broke the rules” during construction work. At the time, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for lessons to be learned from the disaster to prevent further tragedies. The same month, a fire in a residential building claimed at least 15 lives.
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