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      16 February

      UAE sends more food, medical, sheltering supplies to quake-affected people in Syria, Turkey

      The Emirates has sent 41 cargo planes to Syria, and 33 to Turkey, bringing the total number of flights carrying relief aids to 74 A local resident, whose loved ones are still under the rubble, stand in front of the collapsed buildings in Hatay. For the tenth day in a row, the UAE is sending more relief assistance to people affected by the earthquakes that struck Syria and Turkey recently as part of the”Gallant Knight / 2” operation. The UAE sent 41 cargo planes to Syria and 33 to Turkey, bringing to 74 the total aid flights to both countries, carrying 1,881 tonnes of food and medical supplies and tents. As part of the operation, the UAE search and rescue…

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    • 16 February

      Chinese retirees take to streets over plan to cut health benefits

      Hundreds of elderly people marched in cities of Wuhan and Dalian despite heavy security presence. Older people gather outside Zhongshan park, Wuhan, to protest against cuts in monthly medical benefits [Still image from social media video via Reuters] Hundreds of retirees have taken to the streets of the Chinese cities of Wuhan and Dalian to protest against cuts to medical benefits, following rare demonstrations in November that led to the end of China’s controversial “zero-COVID” policy. In the central city of Wuhan, videos posted online on Wednesday showed hundreds of mainly elderly people outside the city’s central Zhongshan Park. One video from Wuhan, home to about 11 million people, that was verified by the Reuters news agency, showed protesters and…

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    • 16 February

      Nicaragua strips 94 political opponents of citizenship

      Analysts, legal experts and human rights groups condemn the move, which they say violates international law. Supporters of President Daniel Ortega took part in a pro-government march last week as Ortega continues to crack down on opponents Nicaragua has stripped 94 political opponents of their citizenship, including prominent writers, activists and journalists. The 94 people were “traitors” and would have their properties confiscated, Appeals Court Justice Ernesto Rodríguez Mejía said in a statement on Wednesday. He claimed those on the list – among them rights activist Vilma Núñez, former Sandinista rebel commander Luis Carrión and journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro – were guilty of “spreading false news” and “conspiracy to undermine national integrity”. Most of those named fled Nicaragua when President…

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    • 16 February

      Cyclone Gabrielle: New Zealand ‘open’ to international assistance

      Five people have been killed and 100 are missing after the storm battered the North Island, home to most of the population. The cyclone has inundated large parts of the North Island, which is home to three quarters of New Zealand’s 5 million people [ An overwhelmed New Zealand has said it is open to offers of international assistance as it battles with the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, which caused widespread flooding and landslides in the country’s north and cut off some towns. Five people have been confirmed dead after four days of strong winds and torrential rain. Authorities say 100 are missing and 10,500 more have been displaced. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins on Thursday warned New Zealanders recovery would…

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    • 16 February

      Newly released footage shows wreckage of the ‘unsinkable’ Titanic

      Timed to the 25th anniversary of the film Titanic, the release offers a look at one of the earliest dives to the wreck. The wreckage of the Titanic was found in 1985 off the coast of Newfoundland in Canada [Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution/Handout via Reuters] Published On 16 Feb 2023 Out of the gloom of the ocean depths, it suddenly appeared before the oceanographers: an expanse of steel dotted with rivets and portholes, forming the remains of the infamous “unsinkable” ocean liner, the Titanic. On Wednesday, video of one of the earliest visits to the Titanic’s deep-sea wreckage was released to the public on YouTube, offering 80 minutes of uncut footage showing the ship as explorers would have seen it in 1986. The RMS…

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    • 16 February

      Cambodia placed on watchlist of ‘repressive’ states: CIVICUS

      Cambodia’s longtime ruler Hun Sen has ‘overseen a systematic assault on fundamental freedoms’, report states. Prime Minister Hun Sen has ruled Cambodia with an iron first for almost 40 years, earning his country a place on an international watch list of repressive states [File: Samrang Pring/Reuters] Cambodia has experienced a worrying decline in basic freedoms as authorities use the legal system to restrict and criminalise human rights work, youth activism, trade unions, independent journalism, opposition politicians and other voices critical of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government, a leading rights group has warned. To further strengthen his almost 40-year iron grip on power, Hun Sen recently used the COVID-19 pandemic to implement a state of emergency law that further restricted the fundamental freedoms…

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    • 16 February

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      Turkey-Syria earthquake live: Mother, children rescued in Antakya People stand in their home that collapsed after a deadly earthquake in Jableh, Syria, February 15, 2023 [Amr Alfiky/ Reuters] By Zaheena Rasheed Published On 16 Feb 2023 The death toll from the Turkey-Syria earthquakes has passed 41,000. Turkish authorities say 35,418 people have been killed in the country. The Syrian government and the United Nations say more than 5,800 people have died in Syria. 22m ago  (05:00 GMT) Malaysia raises $11.4m for Turkey-Syria survivors Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said that his country has raised  $11.4m to provide humanitarian assistance for survivors of the Turkey-Syria earthquakes, according to the official Bernama news agency. Anwar made the announcement after a short trip…

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    • 16 February

      Microsoft adds more languages to Windows 11’s live captions feature

      The live captions feature was first released in September last year, but only provided captions in English, with a focus on English (United States), the tech giant said in a blogpost on Wednesday. San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft has announced that it is releasing “Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25300” to the Dev Channel, which includes more languages support for Windows 11’s live captions feature. The live captions feature was first released in September last year, but only provided captions in English, with a focus on English (United States), the tech giant said in a blogpost on Wednesday. “In this build, live captions gains the ability to also provide captions in Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish and…

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    • 16 February

      Indian-American named to key post in Biden’s economic team

      Ramamurti, who currently serves as Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, will be an Advisor for Strategic Economic Communications. New York: Indian-American economist Bharat Ramamurti and four others have been named by US President Joe Biden as key members of his economic team to deliver on his “steady and stable growth strategy”. Ramamurti, who currently serves as Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, will be an Advisor for Strategic Economic Communications. “Over the past two years, my economic strategy has delivered historic results for the American people. This team will be committed to implementing that strategy, while managing the transition of our historic economic recovery to steady and stable growth,” Biden said in a White House statement. Along with Ramamurti, Biden has…

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    • 16 February

      Earthquake of magnitude 6 hits Philippines

      The institute said the quake, which occurred at 2:10 a.m. local time, hit at a depth of 10 km, about 11 km southwest of Batuan town in Masbate province on the main island of Luzon, Xinhua news agency reported. Representational Image Manila: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6 rocked the Philippines on Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The institute said the quake, which occurred at 2:10 a.m. local time, hit at a depth of 10 km, about 11 km southwest of Batuan town in Masbate province on the main island of Luzon, Xinhua news agency reported. The quake was also felt in several areas in Luzon and central Philippines, including Legazpi City in Albay province, Sorsogon, Northern Samar,…

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