Anadolu Agency’s Morning Briefing - Feb. 10, 2023

Anadolu Agency’s Morning Briefing - Feb. 10, 2023

Daily briefing on latest developments around world

NEW YORK (AA) - Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments around the world.

At least 17,674 people were killed and 72,879 others injured by two strong earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye earlier this week, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said Thursday.

As search and rescue efforts are still underway in earthquake-hit Türkiye, a 10-day-old infant was found alive in the southern city of Hatay after 90 hours.

A three-month state of emergency to speed up rescue and aid efforts in Türkiye's quake-hit provinces entered into force Thursday after it was approved by lawmakers.

The UN on Thursday sent six truckloads of humanitarian aid through Türkiye to Idlib, northwestern Syria following deadly earthquakes Monday.

NATO said Thursday that it continues to provide assistance to ally Türkiye after powerful earthquakes that hit the country's southern region.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that the devastating earthquakes that decimated parts of Türkiye and Syria are "one of the biggest natural disasters in our times."

The World Bank announced Thursday that it will initially provide $1.78 billion in aid for Türkiye’s recovery and reconstruction efforts in the wake of powerful earthquakes.

The Turkic world is showing strong solidarity with its brothers and sisters in Türkiye in the face of widespread damage and loss of life caused by devastating earthquakes Monday.

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen and her Cabinet members pledged Thursday to donate one month's salary to earthquake relief efforts in Türkiye, local media said.

Germany promised Thursday to provide swift support for Türkiye in the wake of this week’s devastating earthquakes that claimed at least 17,674 lives and left 72,879 injured.

EU leaders honored the victims of the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria on Thursday with a minute of silence at the start of their summit.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) said Thursday that it is providing $85 million in urgent humanitarian assistance to Türkiye and Syria after deadly earthquakes this week.

The US eased sanctions Thursday on Syria to allow the flow of humanitarian assistance following the deadly earthquakes that hit southern Türkiye which affected both communities.

Japan is likely to relax COVID-19 restrictions for people arriving from China after the rate of positive cases in travelers has recently decreased, local media said Thursday.

Barcelona mayor Ada Colau announced late Wednesday that her city was cutting all institutional relations with Israel over “repeated human rights violations of the Palestinian population and non-compliance with United Nations resolutions.”

Ukraine will win the war against Russia and become an EU member, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday in his first in-person speech at the European Parliament.

NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered the "clearest evidence yet" of ancient water ripples formed within lakes, according to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

The House of Representatives unanimously approved a resolution Thursday condemning China for its use of a suspected spy balloon above the continental US.

Türkiye on Thursday slammed a Mexican Senate resolution on the 1915 Armenian events against the country.

Former US Vice President Mike Pence has been subpoenaed by the special counsel overseeing investigations into former President Donald Trump, media reports said Thursday.

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