1/10 - Top international stories of the day
2/10 - 3 powerful earthquakes hit Turkey, Syria within 24 hours
Thousands of people were killed and hundreds of building were destroyed after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey’s southeastern region, near the Syrian border, early on Monday. Just a few hours later as rescue efforts were underway, an earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale hit central Turkey. Another tremor of 6.0 magnitude jolted the country in the evening.
3/10 - India to send rescue, medical teams to Turkey
India on Monday it would immediately send rescue and medical teams as well as relief material to Turkey following the power earthquakes there. "It was decided that search and rescue teams of the National Disaster Response Force and medical teams along with relief material would be dispatched immediately in coordination with Turkey," the Indian foreign ministry said.
4/10 - Turkey quakes felt as far away as Greenland
Tremors from the powerful earthquakes were felt as far away as Greenland, the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland said. "The large earthquakes in Turkey were clearly registered on the seismographs in Denmark and Greenland," said seismologist Tine Larsen.
5/10 - Most powerful quake in over 80 years
The last 7.8-magnitude tremor that shook Turkey happened in 1939, when 33,000 died in the eastern province of Erzincan. The Turkish region of Duzce suffered a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in 1999 -- the worst to hit Turkey in decades. That quake killed more than 17,000 people, including about 1,000 in Istanbul.
6/10 - Strongest earthquake in 40 years startles western New York
A small 3.8-magnitude earthquake rumbled through western New York early on Monday, alarming people in a region unaccustomed to such shaking but apparently causing no significant damage. Seismologist Yaareb Altaweel said it was the region\'s strongest quake in at least 40 years. The quake comes on the heels of two record-breaking weather events in the region: A snowstorm that dropped as much as 7 feet of snow in November and a blizzard in December that is blamed for 47 deaths.
7/10 - Beijing confirms balloon flying over Latin America is Chinese
China on Monday confirmed that a balloon identified by Washington and Bogota flying over Latin America is Chinese, after a similar device was shot down by the United States over the weekend. The Pentagon said Friday that a second suspected Chinese spy balloon had been seen across Latin America.
8/10 - Balloon being used for flight tests, says China
Beijing\'s foreign ministry no Monday said the object over Latin America was "from China" and that it was of "a civilian nature and used for flight tests". "Affected by weather forces in addition to its maneuverability being limited, the airship deviated greatly from its expected course, and accidentally entered Latin American and Caribbean airspace," spokesperson Mao Ning told a press briefing.
9/10 - Senior UK MP warns against using Chinese-run TikTok app
Conservative deputy Alicia Kearns, who chairs parliament\'s foreign affairs committee in Britain, has advised people not to use the Chinese social media app TikTok because of data security concerns. "Our data is a key vulnerability and China is building a tech-totalitarian state on the back of our data. So we have to get far more serious about protecting ourselves,” said Kearns.
10/10 - ‘China using data to intimidate’
Kearns said the bigger concern was "data penetration" via Chinese companies, and the way Beijing was using that data to intimidate "those who sought refuge in the UK and around the world". Asked if she was saying people should delete TikTok from their phones, she answered: "Without question... It is not worth having that vulnerability on your phone."
