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Survivors react after seeing the damage caused by an earthquake in the eastern Turkish city of Van October 23, 2011. A powerful earthquake which shook southeast Turkey on Sunday may have killed up to 1,000 people as it triggered the collapse of dozens of buildings across the region,Observatory. Reuter


Up to 1,000 feared dead in Turkey quake

An earthquake of 7.3 magnitude rocked eastern Turkey Sunday, with a seimological institute estimating up to 1,000 people could lie dead under the rubble of dozens of collapsed buildings. The powerful quake, the strongest to hit the country in years, and its aftershocks struck Van, a large eastern city populated mainly by Kurds.

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Saudi crown prince was ‘valued friend’ of US - Obama

US President Barack Obama offered condolences to Saudi Arabia on Saturday after the death of Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, calling him a “valued friend” who helped cement ties between the allies. “He was a strong supporter of the deep and enduring partnership between our two countries forged almost seven decades ago,” Obama said in a statement, adding that he learned of the crown prince’s death with “great regret.”

 

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Already straining to host seven billion souls:

How many is too many on the crowded Earth?

Already straining to host seven billion souls, Earth is set to teem with billions more, and only a revolution in the use of resources can avert an environmental crunch, experts say. As early as 1798, Thomas Malthus gloomily forecast that our ability to reproduce would quickly outstrip our ability to produce food, leading to mass starvation and a culling of the species.

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Nepali capital to cope with street waste

Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) officials will patrol the streets of Nepali capital Kathmandu Valley from Sunday to prevent people from disposing their waste recklessly and take action against those who are caught doing so. “Each team will comprise metro police and KMC officials. They are to patrol certain areas of the metropolis tomorrow (Sunday) around 6.30 am,” Rabin Man Shrestha, deputy chief at the Environment Management Department, KMC, was quoted by The Himalayan Times as saying. “We have enforced a rule that garbage is to be collected from the streets before 7.00 am,” said Shrestha.

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