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Videos show extraordinary rescues in Syria in the earthquake's dire aftermath

Hope is fading for finding survivors after Monday's devastating earthquake. But widely shared footage of volunteers pulling people alive from rubble in northwest Syria has lifted spirits.

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First UN Quake Aid Convoy Reaches Syria as Envoy Says Needs Immense

The first United Nations convoy carrying aid to Syrians stricken three days ago by a deadly earthquake crossed from Türkiye on Thursday, witnesses and a border crossing official said. The convoy entered Syria at the Bab al-Hawa crossing, the sources said. Turkish authorities said they would open other crossing points…

Asharq Al-Awsat

First U.N. quake aid convoy reaches Syria as envoy says needs immense

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.

Reuters

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With over 20,000 dead, hopes fade for finding Turkey and Syria quake survivors

Rescue workers pressed their search Thursday across Turkey and Syria for survivors from this week's massive earthquake and aftershocks as the window to find people alive began to close.

WEKU

First UN convoy since quake enters northwest Syria from Turkey

Six trucks have crossed into northwestern Syria from Turkey for the first time since the earthquake on Monday.

Al Jazeera

New Recruits to Extremist Groups Expected to Surge in Africa

More people are joining terrorist groups in Africa, which draws questions on its reasons, said a new report by the UN's international development agency. The report underscored the importance of economic factors as drivers of recruitment. Meanwhile, experts expected recruitment to increase as the African governments and international powers fail…

Asharq Al-Awsat

First aid convoy bound for NW Syria from Turkey nears border -sources

The first convoy of humanitarian assistance for people in northwest Syria since Monday's devastating earthquake is en route to the southern Turkish border with the hope of crossing on Thursday, two aid sources told Reuters.

Reuters

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Saudi Orders Air Bridge to Deliver Aid to Syria, Türkiye

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday ordered the operation of an air bridge to provide aid to help the earthquake victims in Syria and Türkiye. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Rabeeah, advisor to the Royal Court and the Supervisor General of the King Salman…

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Mobilising Assam’s ‘hargila army’: how 10,000 women saved India’s rarest stork

Greater adjutants, reviled as bad omens, were endangered until Indian conservationist Purnima Devi Barman transformed attitudes to the bird – and gave thousands of women a new identity

The Guardian - UK

Foot-and-mouth Variant Hits Iraq Buffaloes

Despite vaccinating his entire herd against foot-and-mouth disease, Iraqi farmer Saadoun Roumi has lost five of his 15 buffaloes to a variant never before seen in the country. The severe, highly contagious livestock disease has plagued Iraq for decades, but this year's outbreak has already had a devastating impact described…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN troops kill eight civilians in DRC convoy attack: Governor

Convoy was firing ‘warning shots’ which also wounded 28 people in North Kivu province, UN mission MONUSCO says.

Al Jazeera

Afternoon Update: Sydney man found dead in earthquake rubble; Alan Tudge resigns; and World Pride’s rainbow capitalism

The first Australian death in the Turkey-Syria earthquakes confirmed and a byelection looms for Tudge’s Victoria seat

The Guardian - AU

Eritrea persecuted relatives of military draft dodgers, rights group says

Eritrea has punished the family members of thousands of alleged draft evaders during a conscription drive intended to bolster its military campaign in neighbouring Ethiopia, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.

Reuters

Syrians denounce failed aid response after devastating quake

Syrian activists decry the lack of international assistance to quake victims in its hard-hit northwest region.

Al Jazeera

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Ukraine denounces Roger Waters as ‘another brick in the wall’ of Moscow propaganda

Kyiv outraged as Pink Floyd star accepts Russian invitation to speak at UN security council and calls for immediate ceasefire

Radio France Internationale

EU chief Von der Leyen announces donor conference following Turkey, Syria earthquake

The EU to host a donor conference in March to mobilise international aid for Syria and Turkey following this week's devastating earthquake.

The Guardian - UK

Cross-party MPs shocked by Foreign Office talks with Xinjiang governor

Exclusive: Erkin Tuniyaz ‘played central role’ in persecution of Uyghurs, says inter-parliamentary alliance on China

Reuters

Eight civilians dead in clash with U.N. peacekeepers in east Congo -local govt

Eight people were killed and 28 wounded when protesters in east Congo's North-Kivu province blocked and then set upon a convoy of United Nations peacekeepers on Tuesday, resulting in clashes, the provincial government said on Wednesday.

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Invited by Russia, Roger Waters tells UN: Ukraine invasion illegal

Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters on Wednesday addressed the U.N. Security Council at Russia's invitation, condemning Moscow's invasion of its neighbor as illegal - though adding he believed it was provoked - and calling for a ceasefire.

Fortune

Renewables and nuclear can handle almost all new electricity demand in the next few years

The clean energy transition is well underway, but some big outliers remain.

Reuters

Analysis-Earthquake in Syria offers leverage to isolated Assad

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 he aims to chip away at his international isolation, analysts say.

The Guardian - US

Peru calls on citizens to report ‘acts of terrorism’ on social media

Rights groups say the move is a threat to freedom of expression in a country currently facing deadly anti-government protests

The Independent UK

Germany's Merkel receives UNESCO peace prize in Ivory Coast

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been honored for her efforts to allow more than 1.2 million migrants between 2015-2016

Asharq Al-Awsat

Merkel Receives UNESCO Peace Prize for Welcoming Refugees to Germany

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel received a UNESCO peace prize Wednesday for her decision to welcome more than 1.2 million migrants to Germany despite resistance at home and among European partners. Organizers said that Merkel showed political courage when Germany welcomed refugees in 2015-2016 who had fled conflicts in Syria,…

WEKU

A look at the impact of delivering aid to Turkey and Syria through Dubai's global hub

A 1.5 million square-ft. zone of Dubai known as International Humanitarian City is the world's largest aid hub, with warehouses for U.N. agencies, Red Cross and Red Crescent organizations and others.

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