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Turkey's President meanwhile has promised to rebuild the areas destroyed by the quake. Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced the construction of 30 thousand homes starting next month. The president says the buildings would be "safe" and of "high quality" conceding the need for "stricter" enforcement of modern construction codes. Experts say buildings in the earthquake zone were not up to standards, with some contractors already under arrest. FRANCE 24's Carys Garland explains.
Activists release a thousand red balloons on Rio's iconic Copacabana beach as a tribute to the almost 100,000 Brazilians killed during the pandemic, with Brazil being the second-most affected country in the world. IMAGES
Two people, likely foreign tourists, are killed and more than 100 people injured on the Greek island of Kos when an earthquake shook popular Greek and Turkish holiday destinations in the Aegean Sea. IMAGES
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Charlize Theron came out to honor favorite super agent Ari Emanuel and WME Co-CEO for his amazing work with the 'Make Your Mark Award' from the Points of Light Youth Services Organization generationOn’s first block party on Saturday at the Fox Studios lot in Los Angeles. Check it out.