A quake of unthinkable proportions is due in Istanbul. Residents ask if the city is prepared | CNN
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Chinese city proposes lockdowns for flu — and faces a backlash | CNN
Hong Kong CNN — A Chinese city has sparked a backlash on social media after saying it would consider the...
US announces $100 million in earthquake relief funding for Turkey and Syria | CNN Politics
Washington CNN — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday announced $100 million in disaster relief aid for Turkey...
Turkey rescuers say voices are still being heard under the rubble | CNN
CNN — Rescue teams in southern Turkey say they are still hearing voices from under the rubble more than a...
Several rescue operations suspended in Syria and Turkey as chances of survival diminish | CNN
CNN — Security risks put a handful of search and rescue operations on hold on Saturday, as the death toll...
Extreme cold kills more than 150 people in Afghanistan, Taliban says | CNN
CNN — At least 157 people have died in Afghanistan’s harsh winter, a Taliban official said Tuesday, with the death...
At least 78 people die as winter temperatures plunge in Afghanistan, Taliban says | CNN
CNN — At least 78 people have died in freezing conditions in Afghanistan in the last nine days, a Taliban...
Stricken Chinese cruise ship lifted from Yangtze River; hundreds of bodies recovered | CNN
Story highlights The Eastern Star turns upright after divers tied slings around it and a crane lifted it Some oil...
Noru became a super typhoon in 6 hours. Scientists say powerful storms are becoming harder to forecast | CNN
CNN — Residents on the small resort island of Polillo are accustomed to severe weather – their island sits in...
Myanmar junta suspends aid access to a million people in state devastated by Cyclone Mocha | CNN
CNN — Myanmar’s ruling junta has suspended humanitarian access to western Rakhine state, where more than a million vulnerable people...
US and Philippine forces fire on mock enemy warship in South China Sea military exercise | CNN
CNN — United States and Philippine forces fired on a mock enemy warship in the South China Sea on Wednesday,...
‘The water took them.’ Myanmar residents describe horror of Cyclone Mocha | CNN
CNN — Abdul Hussein wipes away tears as he describes the day waves churned by Cyclone Mocha took his wife...
