Greece and Turkey battle wildfires and extreme heat
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An official in Turkey says the country faces a “very risky week” for wildfires as blazes across parts of southeast Europe and the Balkans damaged homes and led to a huge firefighting operation that in
Turkey has unveiled a new bomb described by state-linked media as the NATO country's "most powerful" air-launched conventional weapon, as Ankara positions itself as a major defense exporter. The thermobaric weapon, dubbed GAZAP, is "very destructive," Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency reported.
Google has admitted its earthquake alert system largely failed during the 2023 earthquake in Turkey.
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Wildfires that have engulfed Turkey for weeks threatened the country’s fourth-largest city early Sunday, causing more than 1,700 people to flee their homes and leaving a firefighter dead.
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Google has admitted its earthquake early warning system failed to accurately alert people during Turkey's deadly quake of 2023. Ten million people within 98 miles of the epicentre could have been sent Google's highest level alert - giving up to 35 seconds of warning to find safety.
Greece and Turkey continue to battle major wildfires amid a severe heatwave. Temperatures reached 42.4C in central Greece at the weekend, with emergency services battling fires in the Peloponnese area of Athens and on the popular tourist islands of Kytheria and Crete.
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Turkey's economy has returned to a "positive cycle" after market turbulence in March, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Sunday.
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia has signed a contract to buy 48 KAAN fighter jets from Turkey, the Indonesian defence ministry said on Tuesday, sealing the latest purchase by the Southeast Asian nation aimed at modernising its ageing military hardware.