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The EU sharply cut its eurozone growth forecast for 2024, Commissioner for the Economy Paolo Gentiloni says. Gentiloni says the European Commission predicts the single-currency economic area to grow by 0.8 percent in 2024, down from a previous forecast of 1.2 percent. SOUNDBITE
People go out on street in Mexico city after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook much of central Mexico, according to the country's seismological institute. IMAGES
In Antakya, Turkey, a survivor is pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building by a group of rescue workers, on the 8th day after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the region. The toll from the Turkey-Syria has risen above 35,000, as rescue teams have started to wind down the search for survivors. IMAGES
Aerial shots of the southern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, in the aftermath of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake, showing the scale of destruction. Some of the heaviest devastation occurred near the quake's epicentre between Kahramanmaras and Gaziantep, where entire city blocks lay in ruins. IMAGES
Aerial images show rescuers searching the rubble in Sarmada, Syria, after a deadly earthquake struck, killing at least 386. The 7.8 magnitude quake struck Syria and neighbouring Turkey before dawn on Monday, levelling buildings and sending out tremors felt as far away as Cyprus and Egypt. IMAGES