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FIFA will donate BRL 5.2 million to earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria

FIFA will donate BRL 5.2 million to earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria FIFA will donate BRL 5.2 million to earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria

FIFA announced that it will donate R$ 5.2 million to the victims of the earthquakes that occurred in Turkey and Syria. According to the entity, the funds will be used to purchase “essential humanitarian items” and to provide temporary shelters to those affected by the tremors. The FIFA Foundation is to provide USD 1 million […]

UN asks the world to finance an urgent fund of US$ 1,000 million for Turkey

UN asks the world to finance an urgent fund of US$ 1,000 million for Turkey UN asks the world to finance an urgent fund of US$ 1,000 million for Turkey

The general secretary of the UN, Antonio Guterresasked the international community this Thursday to finance an urgent humanitarian fund of 1,000 million dollars in favor of Turkey after the earthquake it suffered and which left thousands of families in mourning. The urgent fund seeks to assist 5.2 million people in the next three months by […]

Ford will cut 3,800 jobs in Europe in the next three years

Ford will cut 3,800 jobs in Europe in the next three years Ford will cut 3,800 jobs in Europe in the next three years

American automobile manufacturer Ford announced Tuesday that it will cut 3,800 jobs over the next three years in Europeciting the need to increase competitiveness and focus on its future electric models. The company said 1,700 product development positions and 600 administrative functions will be cut in Germany. In the UK, 1,000 development division jobs and […]

Turkey earthquakes paralyze a third of steel production

Turkey earthquakes paralyze a third of steel production Turkey earthquakes paralyze a third of steel production

About a dozen facilities in Iskenderun and Osmaniye, near the epicenter of the February 6 tremors, account for a third of national steel production, according to Veysel YayanSecretary General of the Turkish Association of Steel Producers. Although plants in the area were not physically damaged, many workers or their family members died, while survivors struggle […]

How climate change wiped out the Hittite empire in Anatolia

How climate change wiped out the Hittite empire in Anatolia How climate change wiped out the Hittite empire in Anatolia

Three years of extreme drought caused the collapse of the powerful Hittite civilization of Anatolia (the current Turkey) in the 12th century before the Christian era, according to a study based on the analysis of ancient logs. Droughts or the depletion of natural resources are factors increasingly studied by historians to explain dramatic changes in […]

Antioquia, ground zero of the earthquake in southeastern Turkey

Antioquia, ground zero of the earthquake in southeastern Turkey Antioquia, ground zero of the earthquake in southeastern Turkey

Despite being some 180 kilometers south of the epicenter of the devastating earthquakes last Monday, the historic city of Antioquia, in the extreme southeast of Turkeyis completely destroyed. Its famous old town, made of stone and with old streets, has ceased to exist. It has endured for thousands of years, but suddenly it has turned […]

Deaths from earthquakes in Turkey and Syria total almost 19,400

Deaths from earthquakes in Turkey and Syria total almost 19,400 Deaths from earthquakes in Turkey and Syria total almost 19,400

The death toll from the devastating earthquakes reaches almost 19,400 this Thursday, of which 16,170 have been recorded in Turkey and 3,192 in Syria. In addition, there are some 70,000 wounded of varying degrees. In Turkey the number of injured reaches 64,194, while the count of buildings demolished by tremors remains the same compared to […]

Technician says Christian Atsu still hasn’t been found

Technician says Christian Atsu still hasn’t been found Technician says Christian Atsu still hasn’t been found

In a statement to the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet, Hatayspor coach Volkan Demirel denied the information that the Ghanaian player Christian Atsu, formerly of Chelsea and Newcastle, was found in the rubble after the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, which have already killed thousands of people. “Please do not write that he survived without being sure […]

More than 6,000 dead by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria

More than 6,000 dead by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria More than 6,000 dead by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria

Rescue teams in Turkey and northern Syria fought against the clock and the cold on Tuesday to search the rubble for survivors of Monday’s violent earthquake, whose toll has already exceeded 6,000 deaths. International aid should begin to arrive on Tuesday in the areas affected by the earthquake and its aftershocks. The first tremor, early […]

Eight keys to understanding the severity and intensity of earthquakes

Eight keys to understanding the severity and intensity of earthquakes Eight keys to understanding the severity and intensity of earthquakes

Magnitude, intensity or measurement scales are some of the concepts related to earthquakes, phenomena that constantly occur in the world although many times negligible, with few exceptions, which make them catastrophic because they exceed a series of thresholds, such as those of Turkey and several surrounding countries this morning. Some of the keys to understanding […]

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