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Quake deaths pass 7,200 as Turkey, Syria seek survivors

ISTANBUL — As temperatures dipped below freezing, rescue crews raced Tuesday to free those trapped under the thousands of buildings that collapsed in the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that rocked southern Turkey and northern Syria, even as the death toll rose past 7,200.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 7, 2023

Religion is not the driving force behind recruitment to jihadist groups says UN

Poverty and the prospect of better-paid work, rather than ideology, are what fuel recruitment to jihadist and other violent groups in Africa, the United Nations said Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 7, 2023

U.N. concerned over Cameroon press safety after second journalist killed

The United Nations on Tuesday said it was concerned about the safety of journalists in Cameroon after a radio presenter was killed last week, days after the murder of another journalist that shook the central African nation.

Reuters · Feb 7, 2023

Farming, pharmaceutical and health pollution fuelling rise in superbugs, UN warns

Sewage, poor sanitation and a lack of regulation give rise to antimicrobial resistance and threaten global health, report says

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2023

Syria longs for international aid amid earthquake devastation

The flow of critical UN aid to northwest Syria has been halted, as politics hampers assistance to government-held areas.

Al Jazeera · Feb 7, 2023

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra, Rajkummar Rao and other Bollywood stars pray for victims; say 'this is heartbreaking'

As a frantic race was underway to find more survivors and help the injured affected in the Turkey and Syria earthquake, Bollywood celebrities from Alia Bhatt to Priyanka Chopra, Rajkummar Rao to Shilpa Shetty took to social media to offer their prayers for those affected.

The Times of India · Feb 7, 2023

Loopholes wide enough to 'drive a diesel truck through' -- how to tell if a business is really net zero

The science is clear: greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must peak before 2025 to prevent planetary warming exceeding 1.5℃. The solution is simple: stop doing and investing in things that emit GHGs and instead protect the natural systems that remove them from the atmosphere.

The Conversation · Feb 7, 2023

Al Sharpton warns failure to address UK police brutality will lead to more deaths

Civil rights veteran Reverend Al Sharpton is currently visiting the UK and has warned that police brutality incidents such as the recent killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis officers could happen in the UK without reforms

Daily Mirror · Feb 7, 2023

Quake Halts UN Cross-Border Aid to Syria, Unclear When Will Resume

The flow of critical UN aid from Türkiye to northwest Syria has temporarily halted due to damage to roads and other logistical issues related to the deadly earthquake that struck the two countries on Monday, a UN spokesperson said. Even before the quake struck in the early hours of Monday,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 7, 2023

Nigerian rights panel, underfunded and overmatched, begins probe of powerful military

A special panel named by Nigeria's National Human Rights Commission launched an investigation Tuesday into recent Reuters reports on rights abuses by the country’s army. Those familiar with the commission’s past work say it faces stiff challenges.

Reuters · Feb 7, 2023