Worry for tech startups after Silicon Valley Bank failure

Agence France Presse 03/12/2023

New York, United States — Silicon Valley Bank’s stunning collapse has led to the freezing of tens of billions of dollars stored there by startups and their private equity backers, raising fears of a wider tech sector fallout.…

‘Entire families are all gone’: Turkish chef in Singapore lost over 120 relatives in quakes

The Straits Times 03/12/2023

SINGAPORE – Each time he spoke with his brother in Turkey days after the Feb 6 earthquakes that hit their country and Syria, he was told more relatives had died. It reached the point where Singapore permanent…

California copes with heavy rain, flooding in latest ‘atmospheric river’ storm

Reuters 03/12/2023

LOS ANGELES – Emergency officials in several California counties spent Friday patrolling levies and swollen rivers as an “atmospheric river” storm drenched the already-sodden state with torrential rains, causing floods that washed out roads and prompted evacuations.…

Russian flag painted on base of Denmark’s “Little Mermaid” statue

Reuters 03/02/2023

COPENHAGEN – A Russian flag was discovered painted onto the base of Denmark’s “The Little Mermaid” statue on Thursday in what police said was a “case of vandalism” at Copenhagen’s most famous landmark and a popular tourist…

Greek rescuers comb through train crash wreckage as hopes fade

Reuters 03/02/2023

Larissa, GREECE – Rescuers resumed a search on Thursday for survivors of Greece’s deadliest train crash, combing through the buckled and crushed remains of carriages that derailed and then caught fire in a disaster that killed at…

Two trains collide in Greece, 26 killed, at least 85 injured

Reuters 03/01/2023

ATHENS – Twenty-six people were killed and at least 85 injured after two trains collided head-on in Greece late on Tuesday, the fire brigade said, while the circumstances of the crash remained unclear. A passenger train traveling…

IN PHOTOS: War in Ukraine, a year after

Agence France Presse 02/22/2023

PARIS — The war in Ukraine has become synonymous with horrific suffering and destruction, but also with fierce courage and unprecedented solidarity. Here are 10 iconic pictures that tell the story of the first 12 months of…

Death toll rises after fresh earthquake hits Turkey-Syria border

Reuters 02/21/2023

ANTAKYA, Turkey – Six people were killed in an earthquake that struck the border region of Turkey and Syria, CNN Turk reported on Tuesday, two weeks after a larger quake killed more than 47,000 people and damaged…

North Korea warns of turning Pacific into ‘firing range’ after latest missile test

Reuters 02/20/2023

SEOUL – North Korea launched two more ballistic missiles off its east coast on Monday, as the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un warned U.S. forces to halt military drills, saying the reclusive nuclear state could…

Earthquake death toll tops 33,000, Turkey starts legal action

Reuters 02/13/2023

ANTAKYA/ELBISTAN, Turkey – Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble on Sunday, nearly a week after one of the worst earthquakes to hit Turkey and Syria, as Turkish authorities sought to maintain order across the disaster zone…

Death toll tops 21,000 from Turkey-Syria quake as hopes fade

Agence France Presse 02/10/2023

Syria — The death toll from the massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria kept on climbing Thursday, topping 21,000 as the first UN aid reached Syrian rebel-held zones but hopes of finding more survivors faded. The chief of…

Turkey, Syria quake toll tops 16,000 as cold compounds misery

Agence France Presse 02/09/2023

ANTAKYA — Freezing temperatures deepened the misery Thursday for survivors of a massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria that killed more than 16,000 people, as rescuers raced to save countless people still trapped under rubble. The death…

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