Marjorie Taylor Greene was one of 2 House Republicans to vote against mourning the 50,000 people killed in the Turkey-Syria earthquakes

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

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Migrants who died in Italy shipwreck paid 8,000 euros each

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  • Bodies are washing ashore days after a migrant boat smashed to pieces near southern Italy.
  • Rescuers said the migrants came from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Somalia, and Syria.
  • The tragedy has sparked a debate in the EU about migration policies.

40,000 dead: 'Disaster of the Century' as thousands are still missing in Turkey and Syria's horrific earthquake

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A woman cries as search and rescue efforts continue in Kahramanmaras, Turkey
A woman cries as search and rescue efforts continue in Kahramanmaras, Turkey

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Resurfaced videos from 2019 shows Turkish president bragging about builders skirting earthquake construction codes in areas now turned to rubble

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Two grieving people hug in front of a mound of building rubble in Hatay, Turkey, following the February 6 2023 earthquake.
Grieving relatives embrace as rescuers work to extract the bodies of a father and son from under the rubble in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Hatay, Turkey, February 14, 2023.

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Rescuers pull out survivors one week after earthquake in Turkey and Syria

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  • Rescuers continue to save victims from under collapsed buildings in Turkey and Syria.
  • At least 36,000 people have died, and 90,000 have been injured, in the earthquake.
  • Humanitarian efforts are shifting focus away from rescues

Turkey and Greece have a centuries-long feud that has come close to war. But when earthquakes hit, they still come to each other's aid.

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A woman sits on the rubble as emergency rescue teams search for people under the remains of destroyed buildings in Nurdagi town on the outskirts of Osmaniye city southern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023.
A woman sits on the rubble as emergency rescue teams search for people under the remains of destroyed buildings in Nurdagi, southern Turkey, on February 7, 2023.

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Shunned by the US, Turkey is preparing to launch its first aircraft carrier — but it will come with a twist

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Turkey amphibious ship TCG Anadolu
TCG Anadolu, Turkey's largest warship, in Istanbul in September 2022.

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Earthquake-hit Turkey's stock exchange halts trading until February 15 as a deepening selloff knocks $35 billion off its key index

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Traders work at their desks on the floor of the Borsa Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey October 13, 2017.

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Turkey stocks drop, lira hovers near record low as President Erdogan declares a 3-month state of emergency after devastating earthquake

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A money changer counts Turkish lira bills at an currency exchange office in Istanbul December 16, 2014.

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Oil prices rise as the outlook for China's demand brightens and after Turkey's earthquake ignites supply concerns

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