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Turkish police detains contractor after quake building collapse

Shawdesh desk: Turkish police on Friday detained a contractor trying to flee the country after his building collapsed in Turkey’s catastrophic earthquake, state media reported. Monday’s 7.8-magnitude Turkey earthquake and

Earthquake death toll nears 24,000 in Turkey, Syria

Shawdesh desk: Rescuers pulled out children Friday from the rubble of the Turkey-Syria earthquake as the toll approached 24,000 and a winter freeze compounded the suffering for nearly one million

Bill Gates has found love again, say reports

Shawdesh Desk: Bill Gates is in a relationship with Paula Hurd, the widow of Mark Hurd, the CEO of the software company Oracle, who died in 2019. According to a

Earthquake in Indonesia’s Papua kills 4

Shawdesh desk: At least four people were killed Thursday when an earthquake struck the capital of Indonesia’s breakaway eastern region of Papua and crumpled a waterfront restaurant, officials said. The

Earthquake death toll in Turkey, Syria tops 15,000

Shawdesh desk: Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday conceded ‘shortcomings’ after criticism of his government’s response to the massive earthquake that has killed over 15,000 people in Turkey and

North Korea celebrates 75th founding anniversary of armed forces

Shawdesh desk: North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversaw a major military parade showcasing his most advanced weaponry to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the country’s armed forces, state media

Hope fading as deaths in Turkey, Syria quake pass 11,000

Shawdesh desk: With hope fading to find survivors, stretched rescue teams toiled through the night in Turkey and Syria, searching for signs of life in the rubble of thousands of

Pervez Musharraf buried in Karachi

Shawdesh desk: Pakistani former President Pervez Musharraf, a key US ally in the campaign against al Qaeda following the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, was buried in