Ruth Sherlock
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World
Rescue crews in Turkey and Syria continue to search through rubble for survivors
Rescue teams continue to look for survivors in the rubble of the powerful earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria — with families standing by hoping for signs of lost loved ones.
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Earthquake strikes Turkey and Syria: Buildings collapsed for hundreds of miles
Search-and-rescue efforts were underway as the death toll soared from the powerful earthquake that hit southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday.
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Environment
How ancient seeds from the Fertile Crescent could help save us from climate change
Some of the tens of thousands of seeds stored at a facility in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley may hold keys to helping the planet's food supply adapt to climate change. Many seeds were saved from Syria's war.
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World
Kurdish forces hope U.S. allies will convince Turkey to stop air strikes
Kurdish forces who fought ISIS in Syria are hoping their U.S. allies will convince Turkey to stop an offensive of punishing air strikes against them.
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World
A baby born on a migrant rescue boat and his mother were allowed into Italy
A baby born on a rescue boat in the Mediterranean Sea among hundreds of migrants bound for Italy highlighted the ongoing wave of people seeking refuge and the controversies over where they can go.
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Climate
Biden says the U.S. is leading global warming action, but it may not be enough
President Biden went to the U.N. climate conference in Egypt to say the U.S. is leading urgent action to reduce global warming trends — but it may not be fast enough or sufficient.
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The climate summit is drawing attention to Egypt's poor human rights record
The United Nation's annual climate conference is supposed to be the forum for the world to address global warming — but in Egypt many activist voices aren't being heard.
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Climate
U.N. climate conference opens with alarming warnings about the global climate
The annual U.N. climate conference opened in Egypt with alarming warnings about the global climate and questions about human rights in the host country.
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World
UAE has promised to respond after drone attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels
Explosions in Abu Dhabi killed three people near fuel trucks. Houthi rebels claim they've struck the United Arab Emirates for its fight against them in Yemen and the UAE promises to respond.
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World
Why United Arab Emirates is relaxing laws on sex, marriage, liquor, vapes and more
The UAE is overhauling laws on an array of business, cultural and social norms. On paper, it makes the emirate one of the region's most progressive countries, but critics say the reality is complex.