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#UPDATE The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria climbed to more than 17,100 on Thursday, as hopes faded of finding survivors. Officials and medics said 14,014 people had died in Turkey and 3,162 in Syria, bringing the confirmed total to 17,176.

#BREAKING Death toll rises to over 16,000 from a huge earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, as rescuers race to reach survivors stuck under rubble in freezing weather. Officials and medics say 12,873 people died in Turkey and 3,162 in Syria from Monday's 7.8-magnitude quake

#UPDATE The most powerful earthquake to strike Turkey and Syria in nearly a century killed over 2,300 people on Monday, sparked frantic rescues and was felt as far away as Greenland. https://u.afp.com/iWgv ? Rescue workers search for survivors in the Syrian village of Besnia

#BREAKING Turkey quake tremors felt as far away as Greenland: Danish geological institute

#BREAKING 560 killed across Syria in pre-dawn Turkey earthquake: new toll

#BREAKING Powerful 7.9-magnitude quake hits southern Turkey: USGS

Australia to remove monarch from its $5 banknote. The Reserve Bank of Australia says it will consult with Indigenous people on a new design that "honours the culture and history of the First Australians" https://u.afp.com/iPB6

#BREAKING US sues Google over dominance of online ad market, according to document