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Carlos III receives Zelenski at Buckingham Palace in a special meeting
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
The President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky, visited the United Kingdom by surprise on Wednesday, for the first time since the outbreak of the war, to thank the help received so far by London, his second largest donor following Washington, and to redouble his efforts to obtain fighter jets. of combat.
He King Charles III received this Wednesday the President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky, for the first time in a “very special audience” in Buckingham Palace.
Until then, the politician and president conveyed the gratitude of all Ukrainians to the monarch for supporting his country once morest Russia.
The sovereign received the Ukrainian leader in the famous 1844 room of the palace with a wide smile and a handshake.
This, following Zelensky had met with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the conservative Rishi Sunak, in the morning and appeared before Parliament.
King Charles greeted Volodymyr Zelensky at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.
The monarch told the Ukrainian president: “we’ve all been worried regarding you and thinking regarding your country for so long”. pic.twitter.com/JZb0msNAMg
— The Royal Family Channel (@RoyalFamilyITNP) February 8, 2023
Before his meeting with the monarch, in his previous speech before the deputies in Westminster Hall, Zelenski had highlighted that “The king is an air force pilot and in Ukraine today every air force pilot is a king.”
The politician anticipated that his scheduled meeting with Carlos III would be a “truly special moment” for him and for his country.
This, then, would transfer “The words of gratitude from all Ukrainians for the support shown by His Majesty when he was still Prince of Wales.”
In May 2022, the still Prince Charles spoke regarding the “nightmare situation” who lived in Ukraine.
The above, following the Russian invasion during a trip to Romania to meet with refugees who had fled the war.
For Zelensky, the UK is the third foreign country he has visited since the start of the war on February 24, 2022. This, following last December he moved to the United States and Poland.
Death toll rises to 4,300 after devastating earthquakes in Syria and Turkey | International
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
The search for survivors continues, so the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, says he does not know how much the real number of deaths would be from the series of earthquakes.
More of 4,300 people dead and at least 19,000 injured are reported so far following the series of devastating earthquakes that shook southeastern Turkey near the border with Syria on Monday.
The tragedy also left thousands of buildings in ruins in which the search for survivors continues in the midst of low temperatures.
In Turkey, the death toll rose to 2,921 and the number of injuries to 15,834, As reported this morning by the national emergency agency (Afad), Meanwhile in Syria, at least 1,300 dead and 3,400 wounded.
Some 7,800 people were rescued in Turkey from the rubble of the thousands of buildings that collapsed in the two strong tremors, one of magnitude 7.7 and the other later of 7.6, the government reported, according to the official Anadolu agency.
Likewise, some 25,000 people, including soldiers, are participating in the rescue efforts, according to Orhan Tatar, a senior Afad official, who said that 12.1 million euros (13.3 million dollars) were allocated in urgent funds for the ten most affected provinces.
Besides, dozens of countries began sending hundreds of rescuers and experts to search for survivors.
The vice presidency indicated that more than 300,000 victims of the earthquakes were housed in university centers, shelters and student residences.
The low temperatures and the snow in the area, where there are also mountainous territories that are difficult to access, complicate the rescue tasks.
Local authorities reported cuts in gas and electricity supplies in some areas, and the state oil company cut crude supplies to the region as a “precautionary measure.”
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) He recalled today that, in these opposition areas, “strongly” affected by the earthquake, there are 4.1 million people who depend on humanitarian aid to survive, and who are mostly women and children.
That body explained that communication with the land is difficult due to “chronic” interruptions in telephone and internet services, to which is added information regarding alleged roadblocks in northwestern Syria, as well as in Turkish territory.
Rescue work continues following earthquakes in Syria and Turkey
He Syrian Foreign Ministry, Meanwhile, he asked the UN, NGOs and government organizations to “support” the government’s efforts to deal with the “humanitarian catastrophe,” according to a statement released by the official news agency, SANA.
Thirteen countries of the European Union (EU) offered search and rescue teams on Monday, reported the European Commission, and the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan He noted that a total of 45 nations offered help.
In several of the 10 hardest-hit Turkish provinces, gas and electricity cuts occurred, with some reservoirs cracking, although authorities say there is no structural damage.
The first major earthquake was recorded at 04:17 (22:17 Chilean time) and had a magnitude of 7.7, according to the Turkish emergency service Afad, with its epicenter in Pazarcik in the Turkish province of Kahramanmaras.
Subsequently, up to 145 more tremors occurred, one of them measuring 7.6 magnitude. “Because debris removal work continues in many buildings in the earthquake zone, we do not know how high the number of deaths and injuries will be,” Erdogan said this morning. The president declared seven days of national mourning throughout the country.
In Kahramanmaras province, an 18-year-old woman was found alive 12 hours following the tremor, and in Diyarbaki, a man was rescued following being trapped for 14 hours, reports Anadolu Agency.
It should be noted that the quake was also strongly felt in Lebanon, including Beirut.
One of the symbols of the enormous destruction of the earthquake is the historic Roman castle of Gaziantep, which had been standing for more than 1,700 years and which was devastated by the telluric movement.
The historic citadel of Aleppo in Syria, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, also suffered damage.
The Turkish authorities announced the closure of schools in the ten most affected provinces and all sports competitions were also suspended.
Germany wants Chile as a partner for the independence of Russian gas
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Monday that Chile is a “desired partner” in moving towards the green transition and that it might help Germany consolidate its independence from Russian oil and gas.
“Chile offers everything that is needed for the transition towards renewable energies (…) Taking advantage of this potential is one of the reasons why my first trip to Latin America has brought me to Chile”, indicated the chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, in a meeting in Santiago with Chilean and German businessmen.
Scholz, who arrived on Sunday from Argentina and will leave this Monday for Brazil, praised Chile’s commitment to renewable energy and assured that his government “will support” the country in this sense, especially in the production of green hydrogen.
“The conditions here (in Chile) are among the best in the world for the production of green hydrogen,” pointed.
With 4,200 kilometers of coastline, Chile has a great variety of climates and a diverse orography, that goes from the Atacama Desert in the north to lush forests and glacial areas in the south.
Chile is one of the pioneering countries in promoting green hydrogen, considered the “the fuel of the future” because it is a powerful source of energy that might eventually replace fossils.
Until now it has not been widely used due to its expensive production. -it is necessary to isolate its atoms through a process called electrolysis-, although more and more countries are trying to make the processes cheaper.
Scholz encouraged Chile to continue betting on green hydrogen not only to move towards the transition but also to diversify the economy of the world’s leading copper producer.
“Diversification is very important right now for our economies. That is what the pandemic, the problems in the supply chains and the consequences of the Russian war of aggression once morest Ukraine have taught us,” he said.
Germany aims with Chile to generate 80% of renewable energy
The German chancellor further explained that the war in Ukraine forced Germany to “totally free itself from dependence on Russian gas, oil and coal” and to “accelerate the development of renewable energy”.
“We are building the necessary infrastructure at a rapid pace and we are creating the first green hydrogen supply chains in the world,” he said.
Germany’s goal is to generate 80% of its electricity demand from renewable energy by 2030.
They want to function in a totally neutral way in the mid-1940s, according to Scholz, who in his meeting with Boric on Sunday invited him to be part of the so-called “Climate Club”.
“I am extremely glad that President Boric has accepted my invitation”, stressed.
Launched in Berlin last December during the G7 summit, the club seeks to bring climate-friendly raw materials to market faster and improve opportunities for them around the world.
Trade between Chile and Germany grew in 2021 to 4,023 million dollars, according to data from the Chilean Government.
Chile exported 1,076 million dollars to the European country, mainly copper, wood and nuts, while it imported 2,947 million dollars from Germany, especially medicines and vehicles.