'No toilets': Hygiene nightmare in Turkey's quake ruins
Sedef's relief at surviving Turkey's deadly earthquake is quickly giving way to fears she could succumb to diseases that threaten to take hold across shattered regions now devoid of basics including toilets.
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Kurdish protest disrupts European Parliament
Around a dozen Kurdish activists launched a protest on Wednesday in the European Parliament on the 24th anniversary of Turkey's arrest of their leader Abdullah Ocalan.
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Cows, cars and hot bread: Turks rally to help quake victims
The small, elderly woman in a white headscarf leans on a stick and holds up a wad of bills: 13,000 Turkish liras ($690) for the country's earthquake victims. She made the money by selling her cow.
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Deepti Sharma takes crucial wickets for India to halt West Indies momentum
Off-spinner Deepti Sharma dismissed two batters in the space of four balls to change the momentum of India's Women's T20 World Cup match against the West Indies in Cape Town on Wednesday.
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Data drags stocks in divergent directions
European stock markets climbed Wednesday but Wall Street slid as investors contemplated how economic data will impact future interest rate hikes.
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Conspiracy theories on '15-minute cities' flourish
Urban planners are fending off abuse fuelled by conspiracy theories about their "15-minute city" regeneration projects which suspicious social media users claim are the road to "climate lockdowns".
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Biden demands Congress act on gun violence after latest mass shooting
US President Joe Biden called on Congress Tuesday to act against America's epidemic of gun violence, one day after a new massacre on a Michigan university campus killed three people and injured five.
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Jane Fonda urges Vienna Opera to cut ties with fossil fuel firms
US actress and activist Jane Fonda on Wednesday called on the Vienna Opera to end its partnerships with fossil fuel companies trying to "make themselves socially acceptable" by sponsoring cultural institutions while "killing the planet".
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Football captain from Thai cave rescue dies in UK
One of 12 boys dramatically rescued from a Thai cave in 2018 has died in Britain while studying on a football scholarship, authorities said on Wednesday.
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US retail sales rebound on biggest gain since 2021
Retail sales in the United States rebounded in January, said government data released Wednesday, logging the biggest gain since 2021 as policymakers watch for signs that consumer demand is cooling in the longer run.
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