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KIRIKHAN, Turkey,  (Reuters) – Rescuers pulled a woman alive out of the rubble of a collapsed building in Turkey on Friday, prompting cheers from onlookers 104 hours after she was buried by the huge earthquake that wrought death and destruction across the region.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – The head of the Syrian “White Helmets” emergency response group accused the United Nations today of failing to deliver appropriate humanitarian aid to rebel-held areas of the country ravaged by a major earthquake and its aftershocks.

 (Reuters) – A year of war in Ukraine has already made a dent in world prosperity.

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said yesterday that several European Union leaders were ready to provide Kyiv with aircraft to help its battle against Russia’s invasion.

ANTAKYA, Turkey/JANDARIS, Syria,  (Reuters) – Cold, hunger and despair gripped hundreds of thousands of people left homeless after the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria three days ago as the death toll passed 20,000 yesteday.

(Reuters) – U.S. environmental regulators yesterday conditionally approved plans for the owners of an idled refinery in the U.S.

SYDNEY/NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India’s Adani Group faced fresh concerns yesterday after financial index provider MSCI said it was reviewing the free float designation of some of its companies’ securities.

KAHRAMANMARAS/ANTAKYA, Turkey,  (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan yesterday admitted there were problems with his government’s initial response to a devastating earthquake in southern Turkey, amid anger from those left destitute and frustrated over the slow arrival of rescue teams.

KYIV/BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy prepared to lobby European leaders today at a summit in Brussels for more weapons in the fight against Russia and a quick start to EU membership talks for his country.

HONG KONG,  (Reuters) – The world should “calm down” about the possibility of new COVID-19 variants circulating in China, leading Chinese scientist George Gao said.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co DIS.N yesterday announced a sweeping restructuring under recently reinstated CEO Bob Iger, cutting 7,000 jobs as part of an effort to save $5.5 billion in costs and make its streaming business profitable.

CHILLAN, Chile,  (Reuters) – Forest fires across south-central Chile that have left 24 people dead and swallowed up hundreds of houses spread into new areas yesterday after raging overnight, burning up the habitats of vulnerable woodland animals.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A group of European institutional investors is backing a novel London lawsuit against energy giant Shell’s SHEL.L

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Joe Biden called U.S. democracy “unbowed” and pledged to work with the opposition party yesterday in a State of the Union speech that served as an olive branch to skeptical Republicans and a blueprint for his 2024 re-election bid.

ANTAKYA, Turkey, (Reuters) – The death toll of a devastating earthquake in southern Turkey and Syria jumped to more than 7,800 people yesterday as rescuers worked against time in harsh winter conditions to dig survivors out of the rubble of collapsed buildings.

KYIV, (Reuters) – Moscow pressed its intensifying winter assault in eastern Ukraine, bringing tens of thousands of freshly mobilised troops to the battlefield, while Kyiv predicted areas in the northeast or south could be part of an expected Russian offensive.

REDMOND, Wash.,  (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp MSFT.O is revamping its Bing search engine and Edge Web browser with artificial intelligence, the company said on Tuesday, signaling its ambition to retake the lead in consumer technology markets where it has fallen behind.

ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan declared on Tuesday a three-month state of emergency covering Turkey’s 10 southern provinces hit by devastating earthquakes, and called it a disaster zone in a move meant to bolster rescue efforts.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reshuffled his cabinet today, breaking up two departments to better suit his pledges to spur the economy and turn around his party’s fortunes before an election expected next year.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A former London police officer was jailed today for a minimum of 32 years for a “catalogue of violence and brutal sexual offending” in a sustained campaign of abuse against women.