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Turkey earthquake: Rescue effort ends in all but two areas

Turkey has ended rescue efforts in all but two provinces, two weeks after a massive earthquake killed tens of thousands of people. More than 44,000 people are known to have died.

Turkey has ended search and rescue operations in most of the provinces affected by the earthquake - 2 weeks after the disaster struck. Searches will continue in Kahramanmaras and Hatay though hopes of finding anyone else alive in the rubble are fading fast. More than 44,000 people are confirmed to have lost their lives in south-eastern Turkey and northern Syria. The death toll is expected to climb, with about 345,000 apartments in Turkey destroyed and many people still missing.

The new hard right government in Israel led by Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for legal changes that critics say endanger the country's democratic checks and balances.

And a BBC investigation reveals the scandal of managers in Kenya's tea industry pressurising workers to provide sex in order to keep their jobs.

50 minutes

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  • Mon 20 Feb 202305:06GMT