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Major quake kills dozens across Turkey, Syria

A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing dozens, levelling buildings while people were still in their sleep, and sending tremors that were felt as far away as the island of Cyprus.. The earthquake levelled dozens of buildings across major cities of southern Turkey as well as neighbouring Syria, a country gripped by more than a decade of violence that has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions of people.

Sun, Feb 5, 2023 2 mins read
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Beyonce breaks Grammy record for most wins ever

Beyonce on Sunday broke the record for the most Grammy wins of any artist, scoring her 32nd prize ever and fourth of the night to resounding applause.. Beyonce was still up for several awards later Sunday, including album, record and song of the year. mdo/sst

Sun, Feb 5, 2023 1 mins read
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Hong Kong's largest national security trial opens

Hong Kong's largest national security trial opened Monday with dozens of pro-democracy figures accused of trying to topple the government in a case critics say reflects the criminalisation of dissent in the Chinese territory.. Theirs is the largest case to date under the sweeping national security law that China imposed on Hong Kong after democracy protests in 2019.

Sun, Feb 5, 2023 3 mins read
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US lawmakers clash over Biden's handling of Chinese balloon

Republicans savaged Joe Biden on Sunday over his handling of a suspected Chinese spy balloon, while Democrats defended the president's decision to shoot it down after it floated across the United States for days, further straining taut relations with Beijing.. It should never have been allowed to enter the United States." 

Sun, Feb 5, 2023 3 mins read
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Iraqis protest after father kills YouTuber daughter

Iraqi activists protested Sunday to demand a law against domestic violence, days after a YouTuber was strangled by her father in a killing that sparked outrage in the conservative country.. "We demand laws to protect women, especially laws against domestic violence," 22-year-old protester Rose Hamid told AFP. "We came here to protest against Tiba's murder and against all others.

Sun, Feb 5, 2023 1 mins read
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Hong Kong's largest national security trial to begin with 47 in dock

The trial of 47 of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy figures begins Monday, in the largest prosecution under a national security law that has crushed dissent in the city.. The 47 were charged en masse under the national security law that China imposed in 2020, after huge and often violent pro-democracy protests. 

Sun, Feb 5, 2023 2 mins read
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UN peacekeeper killed in attack on helicopter in DR Congo

A United Nations peacekeeper from South Africa was killed and another wounded in an attack on their helicopter in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, the organisation said.. "An Oryx helicopter came under fire in Goma, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Sunday February 5, 2023," the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) said in a statement. 

Sun, Feb 5, 2023 2 mins read
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Ecuador votes on extradition amid crime boom

Ecuadorans voted in a referendum Sunday that will decide whether or not to allow extradition of citizens linked to organized crime in a country rocked by a dramatic increase in violence.. The extradition of Ecuadorans is prohibited by the South American country's constitution.

Sun, Feb 5, 2023 2 mins read
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