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Turkey: Earthquakes to disrupt Turkey's growth, stretch budget as Erdogan heads to elections
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Turkey: Earthquakes to disrupt Turkey’s growth, stretch budget as Erdogan heads to elections

ANKARA: Massive earthquakes in Turkey will add billions of dollars of spending to Ankara’s budget and cut economic growth by up two percentage points this…

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Turkey: 'Waiting for our dead': Anger builds at Turkey's earthquake response
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Turkey: ‘Waiting for our dead’: Anger builds at Turkey’s earthquake response

GAZIANTEP: With every passing moment, Ebru Firat knows the chances dim of finding her cousin alive under the rubble of a flattened building in the…

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Turkey-Syria earthquake: A glance at the world's deadliest quakes in past 25 years
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Turkey-Syria earthquake: A glance at the world’s deadliest quakes in past 25 years

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing thousands of people in the two countries. The death toll is expected to rise…

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The Turkish street that lies in ruins after the quake
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The Turkish street that lies in ruins after the quake

HATAY: Street no. 21 in Hatay, Turkey was, on Sunday, a happy home for dozens of families.By Monday, there was hardly anything left of it.Turkey’s…

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Kahramanmaras earthquake: Hope turns to despair in Turkey over lack of quake help
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Kahramanmaras earthquake: Hope turns to despair in Turkey over lack of quake help

KAHRAMANMARAS: It is the last time Mesut Hancer will ever hold his 15-year-old daughter’s hand.And despite the icy weather, he refuses to let it go,…

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Port: Shipping containers ablaze at earthquake-stricken Turkey's Iskenderun Port, operations halted
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Port: Shipping containers ablaze at earthquake-stricken Turkey’s Iskenderun Port, operations halted

ISKENDERUN (TURKEY): Hundreds of shipping containers were ablaze at Turkey‘s Iskenderun Port on Tuesday, shutting down operations and forcing freight liners to divert vessels to…

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Turkey declares seven days of national mourning after earthquakes jolt southern provinces
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Turkey declares seven days of national mourning after earthquakes jolt southern provinces

ANTARA: Turkey has declared seven days of national mourning after earthquakes jolted southern provinces of the country. At least 1,541 people were killed and 9733…

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Kahramanmaras earthquake: What to know about the big earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria | World News
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Kahramanmaras earthquake: What to know about the big earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria | World News

NEW YORK: A major 7.8 magnitude earthquake followed by another strong quake devastated wide swaths of Turkey and Syria early Monday, killing thousands of people.Also…

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California Mass Shooting: 72-year-old suspect Huu Can Tran kills self as police surround him
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Explained: Why was the Turkey-Syria earthquake so bad?

LONDON: The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday is likely to be one of the deadliest this decade, seismologists said, with…

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Kahramanmaras earthquake: Another massive earthquake strikes Turkey, Syria | World News
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Kahramanmaras earthquake: Another massive earthquake strikes Turkey, Syria | World News

NEW DELHI: Hours after a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed over 1,300 people in Turkey and Syria, another major earthquake rocked the region on Monday. A…

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