Nearly 200 people have been arrested for alleged poor building construction following the catastrophic earthquake that struck Turkey earlier this month. The ministry said that 626 people were “suspects” after buildings fully collapsed or were seriously damaged in the wake of the earthquakes. Some of the suspects died in the quake while police are still hunting for others.
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Gaza conditions worsen after Hamas attack
Israel has unleashed hundreds of airstrikes into Gaza, a 140-square-mile strip of land home to roughly 2 million people, after the militant group Hamas launched a terrorist attack in Israel on October 7. At least 2,778 people have been killed and 9,938 people have been injured in Gaza in the aftermath.
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Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll passes 29,000
The death toll from two massive earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria climbed above 29,000, as rescuers continued to dig through rubble for survivors and victims. The number of deaths in Turkey rose to 24,617 on Sunday while more than 4,500 were killed in Syria.
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Today Music’s History
On September 11th 1993, Mariah Carey started a eight week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Dreamlover’. Also on the same day her fourth album ‘Music Box’ went to No.1 in the UK. Lyrically, the song pictures a protagonist calling for a perfect lover, her “dreamlover,” to whisk her away into the night and not “disillusion” her like others in the past. “Dreamlover” received positive reviews from contemporary music critics, many of whom praised the song’s incorporated sample, as well as Carey’s carefree vocal style.
