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Shipping containers ablaze at Turkey's Iskenderun Port, operations halted

-- 2023-02-07 21:01:16

Hundreds of shipping containers were ablaze at Turkey's Iskenderun Port on Tuesday, shutting down operations and forcing freight liners to divert vessels to other ports. Turkey's maritime authority s...

All you need to know about 'Adani vs Hindenburg' issue

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2023-02-07 20:27:40

An American company named Hindenburg Report released a paper last week that came up with some serious allegations of financial mischief from Gautam Adani, the richest man in India. Within three days o...

South Korea court orders first compensation for Vietnam war victim

-- 2023-02-07 19:29:34

A South Korean court ordered the government on Tuesday to compensate a Vietnamese victim of atrocities during the Vietnam War in the 1970s, when about 300,000 South Korean troops fought alongside US f...

Erdogan declares state of emergency for Turkey quake zone

-- 2023-02-07 19:05:42

President Tayyip Erdogan declared on Tuesday a three-month state of emergency covering Turkey's 10 southern provinces hit by devastating earthquakes, and called it a disaster zone in a move meant to b...

Love of sea turtles turns Philippine poachers into protectors

Reuters 2023-02-07 18:58:06

Armed with a wooden stick, a bucket and a headlamp, Philippine construction worker Johnny Manlugay hunts every night for the eggs of sea turtles on the pristine beaches of the northern province of La...

In Turkey's worst-hit province, residents cry for help

-- 2023-02-07 17:34:42

"They're making noises but nobody is coming," Deniz cried out, holding his hands to his head as he railed against the lack of efforts to rescue those trapped under rubble after a powerful earthquake k...

Taiwan to speed drone development, take lessons from Ukraine war

-- 2023-02-07 17:18:41

Taiwan will speed up development of drones for military use taking into account the lessons of the war in Ukraine and the threat posed by China, the island's defence ministry said on Tuesday. Unmanne...

A glance at the world’s deadliest quakes in past 25 years

-- 2023-02-07 17:03:46

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing nearly 5,000 people in the two countries. The death toll is expected to rise as rescuers working in cold and snow look for trapped...

Hope for jobs drives recruitment by militant groups in Africa: UNDP

-- 2023-02-07 15:56:49

Hope of employment more than religious belief is driving people to join fast-growing extremist groups in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a report by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) based on inter...

Earthquake rescue work moves slowly as death toll nears 5,000

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-07 15:11:19

Overwhelmed rescuers struggled to save people trapped under the rubble as the death toll from a devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria approached 5,000 on Tuesday, with despair mounting and...

China to give Turkey $6m in quake relief

FE Online Desk 2023-02-07 14:47:35

China will give a first tranche of 40 million yuan ($5.9 million) in emergency aid to help Turkey's relief efforts after this week's major earthquake, state broadcaster CCTV said on Tuesday....

French power supply reduced due to strike

Reuters 2023-02-07 14:18:15

French power supply has been reduced by 3.7 gigawatts as production at two nuclear reactors and several thermal plants was lowered due to a strike over planned pension reforms, data from power utility...

Alcohol bans in central Australia reinstated amid crime wave

FE Online Desk 2023-02-07 13:33:29

Alcohol bans will be reinstated for indigenous communities in central Australia in response to a crime crisis. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chief Minister of the Northern Territory...

ADB predicts tourism in Asia-Pacific to rebound to pre-pandemic level by 2024

FE Online Desk 2023-02-07 11:21:04

Tourism recovery in Asia and Pacific region has picked up speed and might rebound to the pre-pandemic level by 2024, according to a report released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday. The...

In Turkey, night fills with screams and crying as earthquake rescues go on

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-07 10:39:09

The screams of people still trapped in the rubble filled the night early on Tuesday and relatives wept for their loved ones as the death toll in Turkey and in neighbouring northwest Syria rose t...

Costa Rica says China apologises for balloon 'incident' over its airspace

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-07 10:33:31

China apologised to Costa Rica for a balloon that flew over its territory, the Central American country's government said on Monday, after a separate suspected Chinese spy balloon traveling...

Biden says he authorised immediate US response to Turkey earthquake

-- 2023-02-06 22:39:42

US President Joe Biden on Monday said his administration has been working closely with Turkey, authorising an immediate Washington response to the devastating earthquake there. The earthquake k...

Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills more than 2,300

-- 2023-02-06 20:52:49

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing more than 2,300 people. Hundreds were still believed to be trap...

‘Colossal attack’ compels Salman Rushdie to rethink his approach to security

-- 2023-02-06 20:17:24

Novelist Salman Rushdie has spoken for the first time about being stabbed last year at an event in New York. In an interview with an American weekly magazine, Salman said he was "lucky... my main ove...

Israel says it's ready to send Syria quake aid soon

-- 2023-02-06 20:17:12

Israel said on Monday that it had received a Syrian request for assistance with earthquake relief for the Arab state and that it was prepared to oblige, in what would be rare cooperation between the e...

British health workers stage ‘largest strike in history’ demanding pay hike

-- 2023-02-06 18:36:40

Health workers in Britain began their largest strike on Monday, as tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance workers walk out in an escalating pay dispute, putting further strain on the state-run Nati...

EU says it mobilises over 10 rescue teams to Turkey after earthquake

-- 2023-02-06 18:24:01

More than 10 search and rescue teams from the EU have been mobilised in the wake of the major earthquake that has hit Turkey, a spokesperson for the European Commission told reporters on Monday. "Urb...

Putin offers help to Syria, Turkey after major quake

-- 2023-02-06 18:12:14

President Vladimir Putin offered Russian assistance on Monday to Syria and Turkey after a major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 killed more than 500 people and injured thousands in the two countries. Rus...

Second earthquake of magnitude 7.6 hits Turkey's south

-- 2023-02-06 17:27:08

A second earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck southeastern Turkey's Kahramanmaras region on Monday, the country's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said. It occurred at a depth of 7.0...

Earthquake death toll in Syria, Turkey keeps rising

-- 2023-02-06 16:55:22

A huge earthquake killed about 1,700 people and injured thousands more on Monday in central Turkey and northwest Syria, flattening apartment blocks and heaping more destruction on Syrian cities...

Italy withdraws tsunami warning after Turkey, Syria earthquake

-- 2023-02-06 15:33:59

Italian authorities said on Monday they had withdrawn a tsunami warning for the country's southern coast that was raised after a major earthquake struck central Turkey and northwest Syria, killing hun...

Over 600 dead as 7.8 quake jolts Turkey, Syria

-- 2023-02-06 15:23:47

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing more than 600 people. Hundreds were still believed to be tra...

Major earthquake strikes Turkey, Syria; about 200 dead, many trapped

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-06 12:34:57

A major earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, killing about 200 people as buildings collapsed across the sn...

Senior Taiwan opposition leader to visit China amid continued tensions

Reuters 2023-02-06 11:35:15

A senior leader of the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan's main opposition party, will visit China this week and meet its top Taiwan policy-maker, the party said on Monday, amid continued military and politica...

Deadly Turkey earthquake sends rescuers scrambling for survivors

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-06 10:39:38

A major earthquake of magnitude 7.9 killed more than 50 people in southern Turkey on Monday and was felt in Cyprus, Lebanon and Syria, collapsing dozens of buildings and triggering a search for...