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CNN  —  The devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday has claimed the lives of greater than 11,000 individuals, with tens of thousand injured. The 7.8-magnitude quake, which hit near the city of Gaziantep in southeast Turkey, near the Syrian border, at round 4.17 a.m. native time, was …

CNN  —  After crews in East Palestine, Ohio, carried out a controlled release of an unstable, toxic chemical that threatened an explosion on the web site of derailed prepare, evacuated residents are nonetheless being urged to remain away Tuesday amid the look ahead to the fireplace to die down. A …

Gaziantep, Turkey CNN  —  Virtually eight hours after a robust earthquake struck Turkey and Syria early Monday, Dr. Abdurrahman Alomar and his household have been bracing towards the following onslaught. With few secure locations to go, the Syrian physician, alongside his spouse and two youngsters, have been taking refuge in …

Istanbul, Turkey CNN  —  Survivors are nonetheless being pulled from the rubble in Turkey and Syria, greater than 24 hours after a strong earthquake toppled thousands of homes, killing greater than 5,000 folks. Among the many survivors was a 14-year-old boy with a black eye who seemed to be acutely …

CNN  —  As residents are urged to flee, groups on the website of a burning derailed prepare in East Palestine, Ohio, are working to forestall a “catastrophic tanker failure” and explosion that might shoot lethal shrapnel as much as a mile away, officers stated. The prepare was carrying hazardous supplies …

CNN  —  Residents close to the positioning of a prepare derailment that sparked a large hearth in East Palestine, Ohio, had been urged to evacuate instantly Sunday night time because of the threat of an explosion, authorities mentioned. “Within the last two hours, a drastic temperature change has taken place …

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CNN  —  Evacuation and shelter-in-place orders stay in impact in a northeastern Ohio city after a practice derailment sparked an enormous fireplace and issues about air high quality. A Norfolk Southern practice with greater than 100 automobiles derailed in East Palestine, about 15 miles south of Youngstown, based on the …

CNN  —  Human exercise and excessive drought is inflicting way more injury to the Amazon rainforest than beforehand thought, exacerbating local weather change, based on a brand new research. Whereas many local weather research deal with Amazon deforestation – the place timber are fully cleared and land use adjustments – …

CNN  —  Ruja Ignatova strode onto the stage in a flowing burgundy ball gown adorned with black sparkles. Beams of light flashed, fireballs erupted and Alicia Keys’ “Girl on Fire” blared through the speakers. “Looks like a girl, but she’s a flame. So bright, she can burn your eyes – …

Pripyat, Ukraine CNN  —  A few kilometers from the Belarus border, Ukrainian forces are training for what they expect to be a brutal spring. Ageing T-72 tanks – some twice the age of their crews – fire off rounds into the mist, while ground troops practise storming abandoned buildings. Some …

CNN  —  A parade of storms has given the West some relief from its historic drought, replenishing the soil, filling reservoirs and increasing much-needed snowpack. But whether it will be enough to help lift the West out of its multi-year water crisis, experts say, depends on temperatures in the coming …