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Plight of homeless deepens as Turkey-Syria earthquake toll passes 17,000

Plight of homeless deepens as Turkey-Syria earthquake toll passes 17,000

-- 2023-02-09 18:15:50

The plight of hundreds of thousands of people left homeless by earthquakes in Turkey and Syria grew more desperate on Thursday, while hopes faded of many more people being found alive amid the ruins o...

First UN quake aid convoy reaches Syria

First UN quake aid convoy reaches Syria

-- 2023-02-09 17:29:31

The first United Nations convoy carrying aid to Syrians stricken three days ago by a deadly earthquake crossed from Turkey on Thursday, witnesses and a border crossing official said. The convoy enter...

Turkey, Syria quake death toll tops 16000

Turkey, Syria quake death toll tops 16000

-- 2023-02-09 16:43:03

Rescuers pulled more survivors from beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings Thursday, but hopes were starting to fade of finding many more people alive more than three days after a catastrophic eart...

Four dead in 5.2-magnitude quake in Indonesia

Four dead in 5.2-magnitude quake in Indonesia

-- 2023-02-09 15:49:21

At least four people were killed and several buildings damaged after a shallow, 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua on Thursday, the country's disaster agency said....

Indian government asks people to hug cows on Valentine's Day

Indian government asks people to hug cows on Valentine's Day

FE Online Desk 2023-02-09 15:10:24

India’s government-run animal welfare department has appealed to citizens to mark Valentine’s Day this year not as a celebration of romance but as "Cow Hug Day” to better promote Hin...

India's Adani faced margin call on $1.1bn loan before repaying in full

India's Adani faced margin call on $1.1bn loan before repaying in full

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-09 14:54:31

Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani faced a margin call of more than $500 million on a $1.1 billion share-backed loan, prompting him to repay the whole debt, the Financial Times reported, ci...

Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll tops 15,000

Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll tops 15,000

-- 2023-02-09 11:37:08

The death toll from earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria this week passed 15,000 on Thursday amid anger from those left destitute and frustrated over the slow arrival of rescue teams. Turkish Pre...

Earthquake in Syria offers leverage to isolated Assad

Earthquake in Syria offers leverage to isolated Assad

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-09 10:54:18

President Bashar al-Assad is seeking political advantage from an earthquake that has devastated large parts of Syria and Turkey, pressing for foreign aid to be delivered through his territory as...

Taiwan president to donate a month's salary for Turkey relief efforts

Taiwan president to donate a month's salary for Turkey relief efforts

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-09 10:52:22

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and Vice President William Lai will each donate a month's salary for Turkish earthquake relief efforts, the presidential office said on Thursday, adding to existing...

Investigators end Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 downing probe

Investigators end Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 downing probe

-- 2023-02-08 20:10:16

International prosecutors said on Wednesday they had found "strong indications" that Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the use in Ukraine of a Russian missile system that shot down Malay...

‘Adani illegally acquiring farmland in India to supply power to Bangladesh’

‘Adani illegally acquiring farmland in India to supply power to Bangladesh’

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-08 20:06:40

A group of farmers and a rights body of India have accused India’s Adani Group of conducting illegal acquisition of farmland to set up power transmission lines to supply power to Bangladesh thro...

China offers emergency aid of $4.4m to earthquake-hit Syria

China offers emergency aid of $4.4m to earthquake-hit Syria

-- 2023-02-08 18:10:27

China will offer emergency humanitarian aid of 30 million yuan ($4.4 million) to earthquake-hit Syria, its foreign ministry spokesperson, Mao Ning, told a regular news briefing on Wednesday, news agen...

New Zealand recovers $300m of cocaine floating at sea

New Zealand recovers $300m of cocaine floating at sea

-- 2023-02-08 17:34:57

New Zealand authorities said on Wednesday they had recovered 3.2 tonnes of cocaine worth more than $300 million, believed to be bound for Australia and found floating at sea. New Zealand Police said...

Sri Lanka seen returning to growth by year-end, president says

Sri Lanka seen returning to growth by year-end, president says

Reuters 2023-02-08 13:56:49

Sri Lanka's economy is expected to grow again from the end of this year and the government hopes to extricate the country from its economic crisis by 2026, President Ranil Wickremesinghe told parliame...

Aid to quake-hit Syria slowed by sanctions, war's divisions

Aid to quake-hit Syria slowed by sanctions, war's divisions

FE Online Desk 2023-02-08 11:20:06

Even before Monday’s devastating earthquake, getting aid to all parts of war-battered Syria was fraught with daunting political and logistical challenges. Those hurdles have only multiplied in...

South Korea court orders first compensation for Vietnam war victim

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...

Love of sea turtles turns Philippine poachers into protectors

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...

Taiwan to speed drone development, take lessons from Ukraine war

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

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...

China to give Turkey $6m in quake relief

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....

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

China has reasons to keep cool after US downs suspected spy balloon

China has reasons to keep cool after US downs suspected spy balloon

-- 2023-02-05 20:27:30

China may respond to the US shooting down its suspected spy balloon after warning of "serious repercussions", but analysts say any move will likely be finely calibrated to keep from worsening ties tha...

Qatar sends envoy to Afghan capital to meet with Taliban

Qatar sends envoy to Afghan capital to meet with Taliban

-- 2023-02-05 19:23:29

An envoy for Qatar's foreign affairs minister visited the Afghan capital on Sunday and met with the Taliban administration's acting foreign minister, according to an Afghan foreign ministry statement....

Iran pardons many security-related prisoners linked to protests

Iran pardons many security-related prisoners linked to protests

-- 2023-02-05 17:50:32

Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pardoned "tens of thousands" of prisoners, including many arrested in recent anti-government protests over security-related charges, state media reported o...

US forces in Japan may get medium-range missiles

US forces in Japan may get medium-range missiles

-- 2023-02-05 17:31:32

Washington has suggested deploying medium-range missiles in Japan as part of a plan to bolster defences against China along the East and South China Seas, the Sankei newspaper reported on Saturday cit...

South Korea searches for missing crew after fishing boat capsizes

South Korea searches for missing crew after fishing boat capsizes

-- 2023-02-05 17:05:17

Nine people were missing on Sunday after a fishing boat capsized off the southwest coast of South Korea, authorities said, with the country's president urging stepped-up search and rescue efforts. Th...