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UN Appeals for $397 Million to Help Syrian Quake Survivors

The United Nations chief launched a $397 million appeal Tuesday to help nearly 5 million survivors of last week’s devastating earthquake in opposition-held northwest Syria who have received very little assistance because of deep divisions exacerbated by the country’s 12-year war. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appeal a day after…

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Former Chelsea player Christian Atsu still missing nine days after Turkey earthquake

Christian Atsu remains missing nine days after the earthquakes which devastated parts of Turkey and Syria.

Evening Standard

First UN Aid Convoy Passes into Northwest Syria from Newly-Opened Crossing

A first convoy of UN aid entered rebel-held northwest Syria from Türkiye via the newly-opened Bab al-Salameh crossing on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the UN's humanitarian affairs office said. The aid was being delivered by the International Organization for Migration, the spokesperson told Reuters. They did not provide details of…

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Nearly 9 million Syrians affected by last week's earthquake - UN

Nearly 9 million people in Syria were affected by last weeks' devastating earthquake that hit both Syria and Turkey, the United Nations said in a statement on Tuesday as it launched a $400 million funding appeal to help the situation there.

Reuters

Analysis-After allowing quake aid routes, Syria's Assad may expect reward

By allowing aid to enter rebel-held northwest Syria through more border crossings from Turkey, President Bashar al-Assad has given way to a demand of his foreign adversaries. The question now, say analysts, is what he may want in return.

Reuters

First U.N. aid convoy passes into northwest Syria from newly-opened crossing

A first convoy of U.N. aid entered rebel-held northwest Syria from Turkey via the newly-opened Bab al-Salameh crossing on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the U.N.'s humanitarian affairs office said.

Reuters

Gunmen storm hospital looking after newborn saved from quake in Syria

Official claims hospital director suspected that a nurse who was taking pictures of Aya planned to kidnap her and kicked him out. The nurse is said to have returned hours later accompanied by gunmen

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Salt Bae pledges 5,000 meals a day for fellow Turks after deadly earthquake disaster

Celebrity chef Salt Bae has pledged to provide thousands of meals for people in Turkey in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake which has so far claimed the lives of 35,000 people

Daily Mirror

Christian Atsu still missing nine days after Turkey earthquake as shoes and room found

The former Newcastle United player has now been missing for more than a week following the devastating earthquake which has claimed the lives of more than 37,000 people across Turkey and Syria

Daily Mirror

UK charities and corporate giants send urgent supplies to quake-hit Turkey

The death toll from the earthquake has passed 35,000.

The Independent UK

Increasing number of Turkey-Syria earthquake survivors show signs of PTSD

Doctors in a Turkish field hospital in the southern city of Iskenderun said they are treating increasing numbers of patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and panic attacks after last week's earthquake.

Reuters

Seven more people rescued in Turkey eight days after earthquake

The survivors, including two teenagers, saved as rescue teams look to next phase of aid

The Guardian - UK

Why is BBC Doctors not on this week and when will it be back?

BBC Doctors has been cancelled and removed from television schedules this week - here's when you can expect it back on screens again

Wales Online

Daily Dose Ep 1277: BJP calls BBC ‘most corrupt’, Centre nod to SC panel proposal

Gurmehar Kaur brings you the news from the Supreme Court, Delhi, Mumbai, and Syria.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Get me out of here’: how two Syrian siblings survived trapped under rubble

Five-year-old Jinan now in hospital with serious leg injury; her brother had only scratches while the rest of their family died

The Independent UK

Gunmen storm hospital of newborn saved from quake in Syria

A Syrian hospital official says gunmen stormed the clinic where a baby girl is receiving care after being born under her earthquake-shattered home

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Turks, Syrians Share ‘Displacement Camps’

The earthquake that struck southern Türkiye has forced people back to Syrian displacement camps. This time around the camps have become the homes of Turks, whose houses were destroyed in the earthquake. Turkish authorities had vacated nearly all of these camps after the Syrians obtained the Turkish citizenship and settled…

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Ikea Foundation sends shelters to Syria and Turkey as firms offer earthquake aid

First relief housing units arrive in Hatay province, Amazon sends food and blankets and Allianz donates €6m

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Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Yes, you can help the Turkey-Syria earthquake victims

The Antakya I know is a cosmopolitan city in southern Turkey. Kurtuluş Caddesı, the city’s central avenue, is similar to streets in Los Angeles or Miami, lined with restaurants and palm trees, resonant with multiple languages. The city was devastated in the Feb. 6 earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria,…

Wales Online

DJ apologises for making sick jokes about Turkey live on air

The death toll from the magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 quakes that struck nine hours apart on February 6 in southeastern Turkey and northern Syria has passed 35,000

Al Jazeera

Syria White Helmets criticise UN over Assad say on aid deliveries

The rescue group in northwest Syria has criticised the UN stance on aid delivery in the aftermath of the earthquake.

Bangkok Post

Thai quake rescue team to return home Saturday

A Thai team taking part in the international earthquake search and rescue effort in Turkey and Syria will return home on Saturday after completing a mission during which it recovered 34 bodies, Deputy Interior Minister Naris Khamnurak said on Tuesday.

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8th Saudi Relief Plane Lands in Aleppo to Help Quake Victims

The Eighth Saudi relief plane that departed from King Khalid International Airport landed in Syria's Aleppo to deliver food, and medical and shelter supplies weighing 35.3 tons. The new aid shipment is part of the Saudi relief airlift dispatched by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) to help…

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Amid Quake’s Devastation, Parallel Rescue Bid Targets Pets

Six days after the earthquake that flattened parts of Türkiye and Syria, two survivors emerged from the rubble. They were dogs, the focus of a parallel rescue effort underway. “One of the dogs clung to its owner’s corpse, and it was absolutely a miracle that it was rescued six days…

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Syrian White Helmets Criticizes UN over Assad Say on Aid Deliveries

The head of a Syrian opposition-run rescue group on Tuesday denounced a UN decision to give Syrian President Bashar al-Assad authorization over aid deliveries through border crossings with Türkiye, saying it gave him "free political gain". UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday Assad had agreed to allow UN aid…

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