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In images: Bird flu alerts, and rescuers look for survivors after major earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northern Syria

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In images: Bird flu alerts, and rescuers look for survivors after major earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northern Syria [caption id="attachment_1555558" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Relatives of Palestinian teenager Hamza Amjad al-Ashqar react during his funeral at Askar refugee camp near Nablus city 07 February 2023. The Palestinian health ministry said the 17-year-old was killed by a bullet in the face during a raid in Nablus. EPA-EFE/ALAA BADARNEH[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1555557" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Relatives of Palestinian teenager Hamza Amjad al-Ashqar react during his funeral at Askar refugee camp near Nablus city 07 February 2023. The Palestinian health ministry said the 17-year-old was killed by a bullet in the face during a raid in Nablus. EPA-EFE/ALAA BADARNEH[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1555548" align="aligncenter" width="720"] People carry giant drone-shot images depicting children French artist JR met during visits to refugee camps from Rwanda to Greece, during a public art performance as pre-opening of his exhibition 'Deplace·e·s', on San Carlo square in Turin, Italy, 07 February 2023. JR's first solo exhibition in Italy 'Deplace·e·s' will run from 09 February to 16 July 2023. EPA-EFE/Alessandro Di Marco[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1555627" align="aligncenter" width="720"] A man carries a girl who was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building in Hatay, Turkey, 07 February 2023. Thousands of people died and thousands more were injured after major earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northern Syria on 06 February. Authorities fear the death toll will keep climbing as rescuers look for survivors across the region. EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1555628" align="aligncenter" width="720"] A photo taken with a drone shows an aerial view over collapsed buildings after an earthquake in Hatay, Turkey, 07 February 2023. Thousands of people died and thousands more were injured after major earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northern Syria on 06 February. Authorities fear the death toll will keep climbing as rescuers look for survivors across the region. EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1555630" align="aligncenter" width="720"] A Turkish soldier reacts in front of a collapsed building in Hatay, Turkey, 07 February 2023. Thousands of people died and thousands more were injured after major earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northern Syria on 06 February. Authorities fear the death toll will keep climbing as rescuers look for survivors across the region. EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1555631" align="aligncenter" width="720"] A woman wraps herself in a blanket as she takes shelter in a state building in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, 07 February 2023. EPA-EFE/DENIZ TEKIN[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1555632" align="aligncenter" width="720"] People pass in front of a collapsed building in Hatay, Turkey, 07 February 2023. Thousands of people died and thousands more were injured after major earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northern Syria on 06 February. Authorities fear the death toll will keep climbing as rescuers look for survivors across the region. EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1555633" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Russian soldiers help shift injured people during rescue operations at Masharqa neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, 07 November 2023. Thousands of people died and thousands more were injured after major earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northern Syria on 06 February. Authorities fear the death toll will keep climbing as rescuers look for survivors across the region. EPA-EFE/STRINGER[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1555553" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Members of military history clubs participate in a theatrical reconstruction dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the arrival of the first food train in Leningrad, now St.Petersburg, after the breakthrough of the Nazi blockade in February 1943 at the Finlandsky railway station in St. Petersburg, Russia, 07 February 2023. St. Petersburg’s citizens celebrate the 80th anniversary of the breakthrough of the Leningrad Blockade during World War II. Up to 700,000 civilians are believed to have died from hunger, frost, shelling and air bombardment during the siege that lasted some 900 days. EPA-EFE/ANATOLY MALTSEV[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1555545" align="aligncenter" width="720"] A visitor looks at artworks by Rupali Gupte and Prasad Shetty during the 6th edition of the Dhaka Art Summit exhibition 2023 at the Bangladesh National Art Gallery in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 07 February 2023. More than 160 national and international artists’ works are displayed in the exhibition. The Art Summit is organized by the Samdani Art Foundation and will be opened until February 11. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1555555" align="aligncenter" width="720"] An Indian laborer waits near a traffic median to cross a road as vehicles pass through a busy intersection during the rush hour, in Chennai, India, 07 February 2023. India ranks second in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population and the current population of India is 1,415,199,835 as of 07 February 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest UN (United Nations) data, with over 35 percent of the population living in urban areas. EPA-EFE/IDREES MOHAMMED[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1555556" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Commuters travel on a local train, in Chennai, India, 07 February 2023. India ranks second in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population and the current population of India is 1,415,199,835 as of 07 February 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest UN (United Nations) data, with over 35 percent of the population living in urban areas. EPA-EFE/IDREES MOHAMMED[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1555544" align="aligncenter" width="720"] A supporter waits for the arrival of Paetongtarn Shinawatra (unseen), Thailand's Pheu Thai Party chief adviser on public participation and innovation, for a pre-election campaign at a market in the Pathum Thani province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, 07 February 2023. The 36-year-old youngest daughter of exiled former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra, Paetongtarn announced that she is ready to run as prime minister candidate for the oppositional Pheu Thai party in the upcoming general elections which are expected to be held in May 2023 if the parliament is not dissolved earlier. EPA-EFE/RUNGROJ YONGRIT[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1555552" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Tourists look out on the trail in Polish Tatra mountains on Kasprowy Wierch, near Zakopane, Poland, 07 February 2023. After consultations with TOPR rescuers, the authorities of the Tatra National Park (TPN) decided to open most tourist and ski trails. The avalanche risk has dropped from the fourth to the third degree. EPA-EFE/Grzegorz Momot POLAND OUT[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1555551" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Marco Pfiffner of Liechtenstein in action during the Slalom portion of the Men's Alpine Combined event at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships in Courchevel, France, 07 February 2023. EPA-EFE/GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1555546" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Alexis Pinturault of France crosses the finish line during the slalom run of the Men's Alpine Combined event at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships in Courchevel, France, 07 February 2023. EPA-EFE/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1555560" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic in action against Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil during the WTA Abu Dhabi Open tennis tournament in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 07 February 2023. EPA-EFE/ALI HAIDER[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1555549" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic in action against Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil during the WTA Abu Dhabi Open tennis tournament in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 07 February 2023. EPA-EFE/ALI HAIDER[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1555540" align="aligncenter" width="667"] Les Rosies Group, wearing headband of Rosie the Rieveter, demonstrate against the planned pension reform, in Paris, France, 07 February 2023. The French government plans to raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030. EPA-EFE/TERESA SUAREZ[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1555550" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Les Rosies Group, wearing headband of Rosie the Rieveter, demonstrate against the planned pension reform, in Paris, France, 07 February 2023. The French government plans to raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030. EPA-EFE/TERESA SUAREZ[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1555543" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Protesters take part in a demonstration against the government's reform of the pension system, in Nice, France, 07 February 2023. The French government plans to raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030. EPA-EFE/SEBASTIEN NOGIER[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1555565" align="aligncenter" width="720"] The police march towards the black bloc protesters who take part in the demonstration against the government's reform of the pension system in Paris, France, 07 February 2023. The French government plans to raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030. EPA-EFE/TERESA SUAREZ[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1555566" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Belgium's Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden (L) and European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson walk on the dock of Antwerp port ahead of a press conference on the fight against drug trafficking in Antwerp, Belgium, 07 February 2023. EPA-EFE/STEPHANIE LECOCQ[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1555564" align="aligncenter" width="720"] A Kenyan worker counts USD dollar notes at a forex bureau in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, 07 February 2023. Kenyan firms have cited dollar shortage among other domestic challenges that have impacted their revenues and obstructed their expansion capacity, according to the latest Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) survey. EPA-EFE/Daniel Irungu DM/ ML[/caption]

Relatives of Palestinian teenager Hamza Amjad al-Ashqar react during his funeral at Askar refugee camp near Nablus city 07 February 2023. The Palestinian health ministry said the 17-year-old was killed by a bullet in the face during a raid in Nablus. EPA-EFE/ALAA BADARNEH



Relatives of Palestinian teenager Hamza Amjad al-Ashqar react during his funeral at Askar refugee camp near Nablus city 07 February 2023. The Palestinian health ministry said the 17-year-old was killed by a bullet in the face during a raid in Nablus. EPA-EFE/ALAA BADARNEH



People carry giant drone-shot images depicting children French artist JR met during visits to refugee camps from Rwanda to Greece, during a public art performance as pre-opening of his exhibition 'Deplace·e·s', on San Carlo square in Turin, Italy, 07 February 2023. JR's first solo exhibition in Italy 'Deplace·e·s' will run from 09 February to 16 July 2023. EPA-EFE/Alessandro Di Marco



A man carries a girl who was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building in Hatay, Turkey, 07 February 2023. Thousands of people died and thousands more were injured after major earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northern Syria on 06 February. Authorities fear the death toll will keep climbing as rescuers look for survivors across the region. EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN



A photo taken with a drone shows an aerial view over collapsed buildings after an earthquake in Hatay, Turkey, 07 February 2023. Thousands of people died and thousands more were injured after major earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northern Syria on 06 February. Authorities fear the death toll will keep climbing as rescuers look for survivors across the region. EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN



A Turkish soldier reacts in front of a collapsed building in Hatay, Turkey, 07 February 2023. Thousands of people died and thousands more were injured after major earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northern Syria on 06 February. Authorities fear the death toll will keep climbing as rescuers look for survivors across the region. EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN



A woman wraps herself in a blanket as she takes shelter in a state building in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, 07 February 2023. EPA-EFE/DENIZ TEKIN



People pass in front of a collapsed building in Hatay, Turkey, 07 February 2023. Thousands of people died and thousands more were injured after major earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northern Syria on 06 February. Authorities fear the death toll will keep climbing as rescuers look for survivors across the region. EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN



Russian soldiers help shift injured people during rescue operations at Masharqa neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, 07 November 2023. Thousands of people died and thousands more were injured after major earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northern Syria on 06 February. Authorities fear the death toll will keep climbing as rescuers look for survivors across the region. EPA-EFE/STRINGER



Members of military history clubs participate in a theatrical reconstruction dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the arrival of the first food train in Leningrad, now St.Petersburg, after the breakthrough of the Nazi blockade in February 1943 at the Finlandsky railway station in St. Petersburg, Russia, 07 February 2023. St. Petersburg’s citizens celebrate the 80th anniversary of the breakthrough of the Leningrad Blockade during World War II. Up to 700,000 civilians are believed to have died from hunger, frost, shelling and air bombardment during the siege that lasted some 900 days. EPA-EFE/ANATOLY MALTSEV



A visitor looks at artworks by Rupali Gupte and Prasad Shetty during the 6th edition of the Dhaka Art Summit exhibition 2023 at the Bangladesh National Art Gallery in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 07 February 2023. More than 160 national and international artists’ works are displayed in the exhibition. The Art Summit is organized by the Samdani Art Foundation and will be opened until February 11. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM



An Indian laborer waits near a traffic median to cross a road as vehicles pass through a busy intersection during the rush hour, in Chennai, India, 07 February 2023. India ranks second in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population and the current population of India is 1,415,199,835 as of 07 February 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest UN (United Nations) data, with over 35 percent of the population living in urban areas. EPA-EFE/IDREES MOHAMMED



Commuters travel on a local train, in Chennai, India, 07 February 2023. India ranks second in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population and the current population of India is 1,415,199,835 as of 07 February 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest UN (United Nations) data, with over 35 percent of the population living in urban areas. EPA-EFE/IDREES MOHAMMED



A supporter waits for the arrival of Paetongtarn Shinawatra (unseen), Thailand's Pheu Thai Party chief adviser on public participation and innovation, for a pre-election campaign at a market in the Pathum Thani province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, 07 February 2023. The 36-year-old youngest daughter of exiled former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra, Paetongtarn announced that she is ready to run as prime minister candidate for the oppositional Pheu Thai party in the upcoming general elections which are expected to be held in May 2023 if the parliament is not dissolved earlier. EPA-EFE/RUNGROJ YONGRIT



Tourists look out on the trail in Polish Tatra mountains on Kasprowy Wierch, near Zakopane, Poland, 07 February 2023. After consultations with TOPR rescuers, the authorities of the Tatra National Park (TPN) decided to open most tourist and ski trails. The avalanche risk has dropped from the fourth to the third degree. EPA-EFE/Grzegorz Momot POLAND OUT



Marco Pfiffner of Liechtenstein in action during the Slalom portion of the Men's Alpine Combined event at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships in Courchevel, France, 07 February 2023. EPA-EFE/GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO



Alexis Pinturault of France crosses the finish line during the slalom run of the Men's Alpine Combined event at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships in Courchevel, France, 07 February 2023. EPA-EFE/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT



Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic in action against Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil during the WTA Abu Dhabi Open tennis tournament in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 07 February 2023. EPA-EFE/ALI HAIDER



Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic in action against Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil during the WTA Abu Dhabi Open tennis tournament in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 07 February 2023. EPA-EFE/ALI HAIDER



Les Rosies Group, wearing headband of Rosie the Rieveter, demonstrate against the planned pension reform, in Paris, France, 07 February 2023. The French government plans to raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030. EPA-EFE/TERESA SUAREZ



Les Rosies Group, wearing headband of Rosie the Rieveter, demonstrate against the planned pension reform, in Paris, France, 07 February 2023. The French government plans to raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030. EPA-EFE/TERESA SUAREZ



Protesters take part in a demonstration against the government's reform of the pension system, in Nice, France, 07 February 2023. The French government plans to raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030. EPA-EFE/SEBASTIEN NOGIER



The police march towards the black bloc protesters who take part in the demonstration against the government's reform of the pension system in Paris, France, 07 February 2023. The French government plans to raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030. EPA-EFE/TERESA SUAREZ



Belgium's Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden (L) and European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson walk on the dock of Antwerp port ahead of a press conference on the fight against drug trafficking in Antwerp, Belgium, 07 February 2023. EPA-EFE/STEPHANIE LECOCQ



A Kenyan worker counts USD dollar notes at a forex bureau in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, 07 February 2023. Kenyan firms have cited dollar shortage among other domestic challenges that have impacted their revenues and obstructed their expansion capacity, according to the latest Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) survey. EPA-EFE/Daniel Irungu DM/ ML

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