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WHO sending medics and supplies to Turkey and Syria earthquake zone

The World Health Organization is deploying expert teams and flights with medical supplies to Turkey and Syria after Monday's devastating earthquake.

Reuters · Feb 8, 2023

'No one really wants to talk about COVID anymore,' the WHO's pandemic lead laments. But the 'worst case' possibility of a new coronavirus exists

“Omicron can cause severe disease” and “is not nature’s vaccine,” experts warned, raising concerns that evolution could produce a more dangerous variant—or a new coronavirus altogether.

Fortune · Feb 8, 2023

33 Super Bowl halftime stars who were featured in video games

These famous and beloved Super Bowl halftime stars have surprising links to video games that you might not expect.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 8, 2023

Satellite images show shocking destruction caused by Turkey earthquakes

Detailed satellite images give a bird’s-eye view Turkish towns before and after the earthquakes hit, and of relief efforts.

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

Turkey earthquake: Race against time to find survivors as death toll passes 11,000

Thousands of children are feared to be among the dead

Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2023

Rescuers in "race against time" to find survivors of deadly Turkey, Syria quake

"They're saying, 'Save us,' but we can't save them. How are we going to save them? "

Axios · Feb 7, 2023

20,000 feared dead in earthquake carnage as rescuers race against time to save trapped victims

Around 23m lives – including those of 1.4m children – blighted by the disaster, says the World Health Organisation

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

Miracle baby born in Turkey earthquake rubble as mother trapped during labour dies

While the newborn is saved, the image of a father holding the hand of his dead 15-year-old daughter represents the agony of those of who have lost loved ones

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

WHO: Turkey, Syria quake could affect up to 23m

GENEVA: Up to 23 million people could be affected by the massive earthquake that has killed thousands in Turkey and Syria, the WHO warned on Tuesday, promising long-term assistance.

Bangkok Post · Feb 7, 2023

WHO Says Syria, Already in Crisis, Needs Massive Humanitarian Aid after Quake

Senior officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that Syria's humanitarian needs where the highest after a major earthquake killed thousands there and in southern Türkiye. Adelheid Marschang, WHO Senior Emergency Officer, said Türkiye had a strong capacity to respond to the crisis but that the main…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 7, 2023