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Afghan official thanks China for aid to quake-affected families

Mawlawi Mansoor, head of the Natural Disaster Management Authority of Afghanistan's eastern Paktika Province, on Saturday thanked China for sending humanitarian assista

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Russia, Ukraine talks resume online on Friday

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators on Friday began peace talks online following the last round of face-to-face negotiations in Turkey.Vladimir Mezinsky, head of the Russ

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Turkey, Armenia to hold normalization talks in Moscow

Turkey and Armenia will hold their first round of talks aimed at normalizing ties on January 14 in Moscow, the Turkish Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday.The two countries have appointed special

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Turkish inflation hits 19-year high in December

Turkey's annual inflation rate surged to its highest level since 2002 in December, official data showed Monday.Consumer prices jumped to 36.1 percent last month from the same period in 2020, up from

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At least 10 missing in Turkey building collapse

A two-storey building packed with shoppers and diners collapsed in eastern Turkey on Tuesday, burying at least 10 people under heavy debris.The incident occurred on a b

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Paralympics highlights on Sep. 3: Games near end with medal rush

Team USA's Daryl Walker dives to save the ball during the men's goalball bronze medal game against Lithuania at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Chiba, Japan, September 3, 2021. /CFP

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Turkey floods death toll at 77, dozens still missing

Seventy-seven people died and another 47 people are still unaccounted for in Turkey after flash floods swept through several towns in the Black Sea regions last week, officials said on Monday.More th

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8 killed after Russian firefighter plane crashes in Turkey

None of the crew survived the crash of a Russian-leased Be-200 firefighter plane in Turkey, Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed on Saturday.There were eight people on board: five Russians and three T

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Death toll from Turkey's flash floods rises to 27

The death toll from Turkey's flash floods along its northern Black Sea coast rose to 27 on Friday, the disaster and emergency management authority said.One person also remained unaccounted for while

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Algerians battle deadly wildfires

00:39 Wildfires fanned by blistering temperatures killed at least 65 people in Algeria, including 28 soldiers. Authorities said that the fires had criminal origins, saying the ‘arsonist

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9 killed, 30 injured in bus accident in western Turkey

At least nine people were killed and 30 others injured on Friday in a bus accident in Turkey's western province of Manisa, local media reported.The accident happened when a passenger bus hit a statio

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Death toll in Turkey wildfires rises to 8, coastal resorts affected

The death toll from wildfires on Turkey's southern coast rose to eight on Sunday as firefighters battled for a fifth day to contain blazes still raging in coastal resort towns.Two more people died on

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Two firefighters among six dead in Turkey wildfires

Click arrows to view gallery Two firefighters are among the six people killed in dozens of fires that erupted earlier this week on Turkey's southern coast.The blazes hav

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Deadly wildfires tear across Turkish resort towns on the Mediterranean

Three people area dead and over 58 hospitalized following a string of wildfires in Turkey’s Mediterranean and southern Aegean regions. All the deaths were near the coast

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Turkey rescues 37 people from sunken migrant boat

Thirty-seven people have been rescued from a migrant boat with 45 people on board that sank south of Turkey, and Turkish naval ships and an aircraft are continuing search and rescue operations, the d

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German military completes withdrawal from Afghanistan

German soldiers unload an NH90 transport helicopter from a military transport plane that arrived from Afghanistan at Leipzig Airport, Germany, May 18, 2021. /Getty German Chancellor Angel

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Aerial view of increased mucilage level in Turkey's northwestern coast

A drone photo shows an aerial view of the increased mucilage level at the Caddebostan shore in Turkey's Marmara Sea, June 15, 2021. /CFP Mucilage is a jelly-like layer of slime or "sea