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Natural Disasters

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Mining giant’s $4 million gift over missing capusle, but it’s not cash

Rio Tinto has agreed to make good on the cost of searching for a radioactive capsule that fell off the back of a truck.

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Rio is funding camp and associated facilities as compensation for the costs of the search for a missing radioactive capsule.

More deaths, chaos as new quakes shake Turkey and Syria

A fortnight after two devastating earthquakes killed more than 46,000 in Turkey and Syria, a 6.3 magnitude quake has struck the same region.

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Two weeks after two catastrophic quakes, the Turkey- Syria border area endures another big quake. (AP PHOTO)

New Zealand hit by earthquake in the wake of cyclone disaster

A supplied image shows an NH90 helicopter and crew recovering people from the rooftops of their homes in Napier, New Zealand, Tuesday, February 14, 2023. At least one person has been killed in New Zealand due to Cyclone Gabrielle, with authorities warning the death toll is likely to rise. (AAP Image/Supplied by the New Zealand Defence Force) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Five dead as cyclone wreaks havoc across New Zealand

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A supplied image shows an NH90 helicopter and crew recovering people from the rooftops of their homes in Napier, New Zealand, Tuesday, February 14, 2023. At least one person has been killed in New Zealand due to Cyclone Gabrielle, with authorities warning the death toll is likely to rise. (AAP Image/Supplied by the New Zealand Defence Force) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Survivors’ miracle rescue more than a week after devastating earthquake

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More than 37,000 people have died in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, with the focus now shifting to helping those who survived.

More Australians confirmed among tens of thousands dead in earthquake catastrophe

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Melbourne man Suat Bayram has been identified as one of the Australians killed in the earthquake.