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Wars, poverty fuel spike in Iraqi child labour
Mar 01, 2023 (AFP)
Now 13, Karar has been working with his carpenter uncle in the capital Baghdad since the age of eight, his childhood marred by the troubles that have ravaged hi...
WHO chief visits rebel-held Syria for first time after quake
Mar 01, 2023 (AFP)
"The people of northwest Syria need the assistance of the international community to recover and rebuild," Tedros told reporters after entering from neighbourin...
Eating insects, drinking urine: Bolivian recounts month lost in Amazon
Feb 28, 2023 (AFP)
If confirmed, this could make Jhonatan Acosta, 30, one of the longest-ever lone Amazon survivors. "It helped a lot to know about survival techniques: I had to c...
World not adequately prepared for disasters, report says
Feb 28, 2023 (AFP)
Since 1990, more than 10,700 disasters have affected over six billion people worldwide, according to data from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduc...
Turkey quake damage tops $34 bn; Erdogan seeks forgiveness for delays
Feb 27, 2023 (AFP)
The amount is equivalent to four percent of Turkey's GDP in 2021, the Washington-based institution said, adding that the estimate does not account for the costs...
Turkish Red Crescent criticised for selling tents after quake
Feb 26, 2023 (AFP)
According to the Cumhuriyet daily, the Turkish Red Crescent has sold 2,050 tents to the local Ahbap charity for 46 million Turkish pounds ($2.4 million). The qu...
Wave of support for Turkish father who lost daughter in quake
Feb 26, 2023 (AFP)
Around three weeks after the disaster that killed more then 44,000 people in Turkey and thousands more in neighbouring Syria, AFP photographer Adem Altan tracke...
Chile to deploy troops to borders to slow migrant flow
Feb 25, 2023 (AFP)
Interior Secretary Carolina Toha said she would tour the deployment sites on Monday. Soldiers will be posted -- initially for 90 days -- to the regions of Tarap...
Syria rebel rescuers urge help after child dies of quake injuries
Feb 24, 2023 (AFP)
The group had spearheaded rescue efforts in rebel-held areas with virtually no outside help after a 7.8-magnitude quake that struck war-torn Syria and Turkey on...
EU calls for stronger borders, return deals; Chile beefs up borders to slow migrant flow
Feb 24, 2023 (AFP)
"It is worthwhile exploring the possibility of, and where relevant legally enabling, safe third-country arrangements with relevant countries along the EU's exte...
Munich Re profits soar despite Hurricane Ian, Ukraine war
Feb 23, 2023 (AFP)
The group, which covers insurance firms against their risks, lifted its net profit more than 16 percent year-on-year to 3.4 billion euros ($3.6 billion), beatin...
Climate change, rampant urbanization fuel disasters; as Brazil storm hits 50
Feb 23, 2023 (AFP)
Francis Lacerda, a researcher at Brazil's IPA Climate Change Laboratory, spoke with AFP about the forces driving disasters like the one that hit the coast of Sa...
EU eases Syria sanctions to speed up quake aid
Feb 23, 2023 (AFP)
Aid organisations will no longer need to seek permission from EU member state governments before sending supplies and services to sanctioned entities in Syria, ...
Turkey expands probe into construction sector after quake
Feb 23, 2023 (AFP)
A 7.8-magnitude tremor on February 6 and its aftershocks have killed more than 43,000 people in Turkey and left millions without homes. "160 of them have been d...
Turkey watchdog fines three outlets for quake coverage
Feb 22, 2023 (AFP)
Halk TV, Tele 1 and FOX were all handed fines, calculated based on their revenues for the month preceding the infractions, for reporting shortcomings in the gov...
Pet-lovers protest demolition of Turkey quake building
Feb 22, 2023 (AFP)
Following the quake, which has claimed more than 45,000 lives in Turkey and Syria, Turkish authorities have moved to clear damaged structures to allow reconstru...
WHO using Syria sanctions pause to ship in health supplies
Feb 22, 2023 (AFP)
The WHO said it was capitalising on the chance brought about by the suspending of sanctions to carry out some rapid procurement and revitalise Syria's shattered...
Syrian quake survivors shelter in crumbling Aleppo homes
Feb 22, 2023 (AFP)
Aleppo, once a major commercial hub, had already been battered by over a decade of war when the 7.8-magnitude quake struck in early February, killing more than ...
Turkey to build nearly 200,000 homes in quake-hit region
Feb 20, 2023 (AFP)
A 7.8-magnitude tremor on February 6 and its aftershocks have killed more than 41,000 people in Turkey and left millions without homes. Erdogan is keen to show ...
How does aid get into rebel-held northwest Syria
Feb 20, 2023 (AFP)
The 7.8-magnitude quake killed more than 44,000 people in Turkey and Syria, including 3,600 in Syria, piling more misery on a population who activists say has b...
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