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Newborn saved from earthquake in Syria adopted by her aunt

 A baby girl who was born under the rubble of her family’s earthquake-shattered home has left the hospital and gone to her new home, where she was with her paternal aunt’s family Monday. The girl had been at the hospital since hours after the Feb. 6 earthquake. She was discharged...

Turkey-Syria earthquake: More than 6,000 aftershocks

Turkey’s disaster management said some 6,040 aftershocks hit the 11 provinces that form the disaster zone declared by the government in the days following the initial quake. The initial quake was measured with a magnitude of 7.8, and was followed nine hours later by a 7,5 magnitude tremor....

Death toll in Turkey rises only slightly

The number of confirmed deaths in Turkey due to the earthquake has risen to 40,689, Yunus Sezer, head of the country's disaster agency AFAD, said. The increase was 47 more than the figure given on Saturday evening and a much smaller increase then previous updates. Sezer told journalists in...