At least three more people, including two minors, have been incredibly pulled alive from the rubble of a devastating earthquake, 10 days after it struck parts of Turkey and Syria. A 17-year-old Aleyna Ölmez was dubbed the miracle girl when she was pulled alive from the rubble in Turkey on Thursday, 248 hours after the Feb. 6 quake, as rescue efforts shift to recovery operations ten days on from the disaster.
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Cyclone Freddy affected more than 600,000 people in Mozambique
More than 600,000 people in Mozambique could be affected by Cyclone Freddy, which is expected to make landfall in the coastal provinces this week. The authorities said that the areas considered most at risk are the Zambezi valley, central regions and the southern Inhambane province. According totThe water resources head department, Agostinho Vilanculos, at least 100,000 people will require state assistance should the cyclone hit at full strength.
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US grounds Boeing 737 Max 9 planes over safety fears
Federal officials in the United States have ordered the temporary grounding of Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners until they are inspected, after an Alaska Airlines plane suffered a blowout that left a gaping hole in the side of the fuselage. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Mike Whitaker said that the agency is requiring immediate inspections of certain planes before they can return to flight.
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Tajikistan’s Disturbing Clampdown on Aga Khan Development Network Assets
Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) has become a hostage to its investments in Tajikistan. In mid-July, the Prosecutor’s Office of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) appealed to the Supreme Economic Court of Tajikistan with a demand to annul the land certificate for the campus of the University of Central Asia in Khorog, which is owned by the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN).
