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BBC OS: 2023/02/13 16:06 GMT: Turkey and Syria earthquakes: One week on

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Turkey and Syria earthquakes: One week on

2023/02/13 16:06 GMT

2023/02/13 16:06 GMT: Turkey and Syria earthquakes: One week on

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The number of people confirmed to have died has risen to more than 35,000

The number of people confirmed to have died has risen to more than 35,000.

A week on from the Turkish and Syrian earthquakes, the UN aid chief says the focus is now turning to caring for survivors. Thousands of homeless people are in temporary shelters while others in less accessible areas are still waiting for help. 

We speak to doctors and our reporters in the affected areas and hear about misery and anger among the survivors. 

There have been angry scenes in the Israeli parliament the Knesset today as opponents tried to stop the government moving forward with its plans to tighten its control of the court system. Our correspondent in Jerusalem explains. 

A new report released in Portugal has found out that nearly 5,000 children were sexually abused by member of the Catholic Church over the past 70 years. We get details from our correspondent.

Cambodian officials have shut down one of the country`s last independent media outlets the Voice of Democracy. We speak to our reporter in the region. 

(Photo: Syrian woman Amina Raslan sits with her son and her grandchildren, at her son's partially damaged home, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Aleppo, Syria February 13, 2023. Credit: Firas Makdesi/Reuters)

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