People mourn their relatives who died in the earthquakes at a cemetery in Hatay, Türkiye, on Feb. 6, 2024. A year ago, Türkiye suffered the worst disaster in its modern history when twin earthquakes r
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Death toll rises to 78 in strong Japan quakes: local gov\’t
TOKYO, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) — The death toll has risen to 78 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa as of Thursday morning, after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck the prefectu
Israel expands ground offensive in central Gaza, UN warns of \”catastrophic\” humanitarian crisis
JERUSALEM, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) — Israel declared on Tuesday the expansion of its ground offensive in the central Gaza Strip, as the United Nations warned that the escalation of attacks is exacerbating a
Gaza Health Ministry refutes U.S. claims regarding casualties in Israeli raids
GAZA, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) — The Hamas-run Health Ministry on Thursday refuted the U.S. skepticism regarding the number of Palestinian casualties in Gaza over the Israeli attacks.
In a press conference,
UN chief urges countries to do everything possible to end Gazans\’ ordeal
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at a high-level meeting of the Security Council at the UN headquarters in New York, Nov. 29, 2023. (Eskinder Debebe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)
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People in Gaza conduct rescue work among rubble of buildings destroyed in Israeli airstrikes
People conduct rescue work among the rubble of buildings destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Nov. 1, 2023. At least 8,525 Palestinians have been killed b
U.S. sanctions cast pall over post-quake reconstruction in Afghanistan
HERAT, Afghanistan, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) — Living with six family members under the blankets in open ground, Mohammad, a resident displaced by devastating earthquakes in Afghanistan\’s Herat province, bel
Countries rush to Afghanistan\’s aid
Various sides including China are extending support to Afghanistan\’s earthquake victims apart from condolences, as the death toll in western Afghanistan\’s Herat and neighboring provinces rose to 2,445
China Red Cross provides aid to Morocco after earthquake
A man walks among the rubble of a damaged building after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Tahannaout, Morocco on Sept 9, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
The Red Cross Society of China has decided to provide the Mor
Forty-seven still missing in collapsed coal mine
Rescuers use radar to monitor the accident site as the rescue continues at a collapsed coal mine in Alshaa League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Friday. LIAN ZHEN/XINHUAForty-seven people were