SK Innovation shareholders approve plan to split off battery business
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A major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, causing hundreds of buildings to collapse across the region and triggering desperate searches for survivors in the rubble.
Destruction from above: Aerial views of the earthquake aftermath
Thousands of buildings were toppled, hospitals and schools wrecked and tens of thousands of people were injured or left homeless in several Turkish and Syrian cities by the magnitude 7.8 quake.
In pictures: Rescue teams search debris of a collapsed hospital in Iskenderun, Turkey
Much of Iskenderun, a port city located in Turkey's southern Hatay province, lay in ruins after the magnitude 7.8 quake hit just after 4 a.m. on Monday.
U.S. recovers suspected Chinese spy balloon remnants
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon that was downed by the United States over the weekend off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
'Race against time': Desperate search for quake survivors in Turkey and Syria
A day after the quakes hit, rescuers working in harsh conditions were struggling to dig people out of the rubble of collapsed buildings in a "race against time".
Love of sea turtles turns Philippine poachers into protectors
Conservation efforts established in 2009 transformed sea turtle poachers into allies, offering incentives and training to help save thousands of turtles and keep their eggs from ending up in markets and on plates.
Earthquake piles misery on war-ravaged Syrians
Wailing children, flattened buildings and hospitals full of bodies - a devastating earthquake on Monday looked painfully familiar for Syrian families and rescuers worn down by nearly 12 years of bombardment and displacement.
Pope Francis visits South Sudan, world's youngest country
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