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Death toll continues to climb after earthquakes of 7.8 and 7.5 magnitude, dozens of aftershocks

Buildings collapse in the Turkish cities of Sanliurfa and Diyarbakir. (The Post)

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She lost her partner in Peru’s violent protests. Then her twins. She’s still seeking change.

In Ayacucho, Peru, the deaths of protesters and official accusations of terrorism are reopening old wounds from the days the region was brutalized by the Shining Path.

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