Feb 09 Earthquake deaths surpass 19,000 as survivors struggle to stay warm, fed By Mehmet Guzel, Ghaith Alsayed, Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press Thousands who lost their homes in a catastrophic earthquake huddled around campfires and clamored for food, three days after the temblor and series of aftershocks hit Turkey and Syria, killing more than 19,300. Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch 5:47 Earthquake death toll hits 12,000 in Turkey and Syria as time to find survivors runs out By Jane Ferguson, Jorgen Samso, Huseyin Aldemir, Zeba Warsi, Alexis Cox An air of desperation is growing in Turkey and Syria as the chance of finding earthquake survivors grows dimmer by the hour. The death toll has grown to nearly 12,000 with an unknown number still missing. Jane Ferguson reports from… Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch 6:44 News Wrap: Zelenskyy asks for more weapons as Ukraine braces for new Russian offensive In our news wrap Wednesday, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy rallied support in London and Paris and renewed his appeal for more advanced weapons as Ukraine braces for a new Russian offensive, the U.S. military says the Chinese balloon shot down off… Continue watching
Feb 08 Brazil pushes illegal miners out of Indigenous territory By Edmar Barros, Fabiano Maisonnave, Associated Press Brazilian authorities have launched an operation to reclaim Yanomami Indigenous territory from thousands of illegal gold miners who have contaminated rivers and brought famine and disease to one of the most isolated populations of the world. Continue reading
Feb 08 Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal will hurt gamers, UK antitrust watchdog says By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Microsoft's stalled $68.7 billion deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard has hit a fresh hurdle in the United Kingdom. Continue reading
Feb 08 China says it was smeared in President Biden's State of the Union speech By Associated Press A Foreign Ministry spokesperson says China does not fear competing with the U.S. but is "opposed to defining the entire China-U.S. relationship in terms of competition."… Continue reading
Feb 08 U.S. armed forces returning to Philippines to counter China threats By Jim Gomez, Associated Press Washington has been reinforcing an arc of military alliances in Asia in a starkly different post-Cold War era in which the perceived new regional threat is an increasingly belligerent China. Continue reading
Feb 08 North Korean military parade inspires questions of Kim's successor By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has brought his daughter to visit troops to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the country's army as he lauded the "irresistible might" of his nuclear-armed military. Continue reading
Feb 08 2 children dead, 6 injured after bus crashes into Quebec day care By Associated Press Police in Laval, Quebec, say two children are dead and six children have been hospitalized after a city bus crashed into a day care north of Montreal on Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 08 States consider restricting land ownership for foreign nationals after Chinese balloon sparks national security debate By Matthew Brown, Sam Metz, Associated Press As U.S.-China relations cool amid trade disputes and espionage fears stoked by the Chinese spy balloon shot down off the Atlantic Coast, lawmakers in Congress and at least 11 statehouses are weighing legislation to further limit foreign ownership of farmland. Continue reading