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Μετά την βροχή ακολούθησε ένα ψιλόβροχο με ομίχλη. Οι νοτιάδες έφεραν ξανά την θάλασσα πίσω και η σχετικά καθαρή αμμουδιά άφηνε έναν μικρό πια διαδρομο για περπάτημα με τις εικόνες και τους ήχους που προσφέρει η Φύση, παραβλέποντας τις βίαιες ανθρώπινες παρεμβάσεις. Αριστερά η μισογκρεμισμένη Γέφυρα (Αποβάθρα) των Προσφύγων και στο βάθος το Παρεκκλήσι του Αγίου Νικολάου, Προστάτη των Ναυτικών, στο Ναυτικό 'Όμιλο Θεσσαλονίκης. Τα πλοία στον Θερμαϊκό, που περίμεναν για ελλιμενισμό, μόλις διακρίνονταν μέσα στην ομίχλη. #φύση #δώρο #βροχέσ #θάλασσα #εικόνεσ #ήχοσ #γέφυρα #αποβάθρα #θεσσαλονίκη #Θερμαϊκός #seabirds #thessaloniki #seafront #images #sounds ---- Ότι δίνει Δωρεάν η Φύση: Εικόνες και Ήχοι (P1): [https://youtu.be/nCCg8UveDT0]

Πριν από τις βροχές, μετά από τους βορειάδες που τράβηξαν την θάλασσα πίσω, η σχετικά καθαρή αμμουδιά με τις εικόνες και ήχους που προσφέρει η Φύση, παραβλέποντας τις ανθρώπινες παρεμβάσεις. Στο βάθος η μισογκρεμισμένη Γέφυρα (Αποβάθρα) των Προσφύγων και το Παρεκκλήσι του Αγίου Νικολάου, Προστάτη των Ναυτικών, στο Ναυτικό 'Όμιλο Θεσσαλονίκης. #φύση #δώρο #βροχέσ #θάλασσα #εικόνεσ #ήχοσ #γέφυρα #αποβάθρα #θεσσαλονίκη #seabirds #thessaloniki #seafront #images #sounds

Καθαρά Δευτέρα, 27 Φεβρουαρίου και απόλυτη νηνεμία 0 Beaufort (Μποφόρ). Η θάλασσα από το Μέγαρο Μουσικής Θεσσαλονίκης μέχρι το Κυβερνείο (Παλατάκι) επίπεδη λάδι. Όσοι προσπαθησαν να σηκώσουν χαρταετό και να τηρήσουν το έθιμο έπρεπε να τρέχουν. Το ίδιο και στο εγκαταλειμμένο πρώην στρατόπεδο Μακεδονομάχου Κόδρα. Χθές Κυριακή από το πρωί είχε υπερβολικό αέρα που το απόγευμα έφτασε τα 6 Beaufort Δεδομένου ότι ο χαρταετός την Καθαρά Δευτέρα συμβολίζει την ανύψωση της ψυχής μας προς τον Θεό και καθαρή πλέον μπορεί να ξεκινήσει την έναρξη της νηστείας και ότι είναι δεύτερη χρονιά κατά σειρά που την Καθαρά Δευτέρα δεν έχει αέρα να σηκωθούν οι χαρταετοί, κάτι από τα δύο μαλλον δεν συμβαίνει τα τελευταία χρόνια. #καθαραδευτερα #χαρταεατοσ #νηστεία #συμβολισμοι #θέωσισ #ψυχή #kitfling #puremonday #cleanmonday #thessaloniki #θεσσαλονίκη #παραλία

Amália Rodrigues: Sem saber se choro algum Pecado, "Canção do Mar" ou "Solidão"? - Solidão de quem tremeu A tentação do céu e dos encantos O que o céu me deu, serei bem eu Sob este véu de pranto Sem saber se choro algum pecado A tremer, imploro o céu fechado Triste amor, o amor de alguém Quando outro amor se tem Abandonada e não me abandonei Por mim, ninguém já se detém na estrada Triste amor, o amor de alguém Quando outro amor se tem Abandonada e não me abandonei Por mim, ninguém já se detém na estrada - LIVE Amália Rodrigues "Canção Do Mar": [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89JbzIhIwlE&list=PLdVafdu-hqS6EpD_IPBI_UK9NwU0GWBvr&index=3] - Dulce Pontes-Canção do Mar (videoclip oficial): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_2fyB4dj4U&list=PLdVafdu-hqS6EpD_IPBI_UK9NwU0GWBvr&index=2]

Στις 19 Φεβρουαρίου έγιναν τα τελευταία χειμωνιάτικα μπολιάσματα σε καρυδιές και κρανιές (cornus mas) με την μέθοδο του αγγλικού εγκεντρισμού (Whip/Tongue Grafting). Η μέθοδος με απλό μάτισμα, επαφή (splice grafting) δεν προτιμήθηκε λόγω του χαμηλού ποσοστού επιτυχίας. Αφού επιλέχθηκαν βλαστοί εμβόλια με ίδιο πάχος (διάμετρο) με τα κλαδιά του δενδρυλλίου, έγινε με χαρτοκόπτη λοξή τομή μήκους 3-4 cm. Πάνω στη λοξή τομή έγινε μια δεύτερη αρχίζοντας από το πάνω άκρο αυτής και στο 1/3 περίπου του μήκους της. Η δεύτερη αυτή τομή έγινε όσο το δυνατόν παράλληλα προς την πρώτη ώστε να σχηματιστεί η γλωσσίδα. Η ίδια διαδικασία γίνεται και στο υποκείμενο και στα μπόλια (εμβόλια). Φέρονται κατόπιν σε επαφή οι δύο λοξές τομές ώστε οι δύο γλωσσίδες να εμπλακούν και τα κάμβια να συμπέσουν. Ακολούθησαν τα δεσίματα με ναυλον και πλαστική ταινία ηλεκτρολόγων και στο τέλος η προστασία από βροχή και ηλιακή ακτινοβολία με σακούλα και αλουμινόχαρτο. Τα αποτελέσματα θα καταγραφούν σε επόμενο βίντεο τέλη Μαρτίου αρχές Απριλίου Κανονικά, μπολιάσματα με αυτόν τον τρόπο γίνονται κατά τους μήνες Φεβρουάριο, Μάρτιο και Απρίλιο. Αργότερα, αν δεν πετύχουν, γίνεται εμβολιασμός μεπλακίτη (patch budding) ή Τ (T-budding, chip budding) που έχουν επιτυχία 90%. #grafting #walnut #μπόλιασμα #μπολιάσματα #καρυδιά #δέντρα #καρυδιές #barkgrafting #whipgrafting #tonguegrafting #splicegrafting - Σχετικά: 2 μπολιάσματα σε δενδρύλλιο καρυδιάς το Φεβρουάριο (Whip/Tongue Grafting and Splice grafting): [https://youtu.be/tsa8hSCosFQ] - Κλαδέματα με μίνι αλυσοπρίονο μπαταρίας και εναέριοι υπόφλοιοι εμβολιασμοί σε καρυδιά (12.02.23): [https://youtu.be/nrDjkgYCF70] -- Επαναφορά και μπόλιασμα ξεριζωμένης καρυδιάς 30-35 χρόνων (29.01.23): [https://youtu.be/IV5G-ATs_aE] - Ειδικό μπόλιασμα καρυδιάς στον μισό κορμό πριν την "κακοκαιρία Μπάρμπαρα" (29.01.23): [https://youtu.be/PpnP5B-og3I]

Everyone present stood up for the second time...but reluctantly... Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya proposed to the Security Council to honor the memory of all victims of the Ukrainian conflict since 2014. Thus, Nebenzya reacted to the proposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba to remember the "victims of aggression." It should be noted that the Ukrainian minister, contrary to the established procedure, spoke before the permanent members of the UN Security Council. "Mr. Chairman of the UN Security Council, we stand in memory of all the victims of the conflict since 2014. All the dead. Any life is priceless. Therefore, we stand in memory of all these people," Nebenzya said. Everyone present stood up for the second time. According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, more than 14,000 civilians have died in Donbass since 2014. About 9 thousand people were injured, and 1.3 million people fled their homes. The Kiev regime continues to attack the civilian population of Donbass even after the annexation of the LPR, DPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions to Russia. On February 23, as a result of an attack on a residential area of ​​Donetsk, four ambulance workers and one civilian were killed, and another 12 people were injured. On February 24, Ukrainian militants fired at a bus station in the Zaporozhye region, one person was injured.

Σε 4 χαμηλά κλαδιά καρυδιάς που εμπόδιζαν έγιναν εμβολιασμοί (μπολιάσματα) με υπόφλοιο εγκεντρισμό ή Στεφανίτη (bark grafting). Τα κλαδιά, αν και δεν χρειαζόταν, κόπηκαν με μινι αλυσοπρίονο μπαταρίας σε δύο φάσεις και οι τομές ήταν λείες. Η προετοιμασία των καλεμιών (σφήνες) μπολιάσματος φαίνεται σε προηγούμενο βίντεο *(https://youtu.be/PpnP5B-og3I)* και τοποθετήθηκαν είτε στην μέση, είτε από την μία μεριά της κατακόρυφης χάραξης, είτε σε λωρίδα φλοιού με το ίδιο πάχος (διάμετρο) του καλεμιού, όπως φαίνεται στο μπόλιασμα του τέταρτου κλαδιού. Τέλος, σκεπάσαμε τον κορμό και τα μπόλια (εμβόλια) με άμμο αφού με το μικρό αλυσοπρίονο μπαταρίας κάναμε τις απαραίτητες χαράξεις στον κορμό, καθόσον άρχισαν να ανεβαίνουν χυμοί. Κανονικά, μπολιάσματα με υπόφλοιο εγκεντρισμό ή Στεφανίτη (bark grafting) γίνονται κατά τους μήνες Μάρτιο και Απρίλιο. #grafting #walnut #μπόλιασμα #μπολιάσματα #καρυδιά #δέντρα #αλυσοπρίονο #καρυδιές #barkgrafting #scion #pruning #minichainsaw

Περπάτημα παραλιακά μετά την κακοκαιρία του Φεβρουαρίου (κακοκαιρία "Μπάρμπαρα). Η θάλασσα με τους βοριάδες είχε τραβηχθεί μέσα αρκετά αφήνοντας έναν πλατύ σχετικά καθαρό διάδρομο. Εδώ δεν είχε χιόνι όπως σε άλλες περιοχές. Μόνο αέρα και κρύο. Αυτό δεν επηρέασε την χειμερινή κολυμβήτρια που έδειχνε να το απολαμβάνει και από κάπου βαθιά ερχόταν οι ήχοι του Canzone Arrabbiata* του Nino Rota από το έργο "Film d'amore e d'anarchia " της Lina Wertmüller. - *Canzone Arrabbiata - Anna Melato - Nino Rota (1973)* Canto per chi non ha Fortuna canto per me canto per rabbia a questa Luna contro di te contro chi e ricco e non lo sa chi sporchera la Verita cammino e canto la rabbia che mi fa Penso a tanta gente nell'oscurita alla solitudine della citta penso alle illusioni dell' Umanita tutte le parole che ripetera Canto per chi non ha fortuna canto per me canto per rabbia a questa luna contro di te canto a quel sole che verra tramontera rinascera alle illusioni alla rabbia che mi fa Penso a tanta gente nell'oscurita alla solitudine della citta penso alle illusioni dell'Umanita tutte le parole che ripetera Canto per chi non ha fortuna canto per me canto per rabbia questa luna contro di te canto a quel sole che verra tramontera rinascera alle illusioni alla rabbia che mi fa

Μπρός από το Ποσειδώνιο Κολυμβητήριο και Ανατολικά του Μεγάρου Μουσικής έγινε η ανέλκυση πολύτιμων αντικειμένων από την ομάδα Υποβρυχίων Διασώσεων Θεσσαλονίκης (Πυροσβεστικό Σώμα Ελλάδας).

Φέτος οι κρανιές και οι αμυγδαλιές, μετά από τις υψηλές θερμοκρασίες του Δεκεμβρίου, μπήκαν νωρίτερα σε ανθοφορία. Η κακοκαιρία "Μπαρμπαρα" (6-7 Φεβρουαρίου 2023) που έφερε χιόνια στο Νότο και μόνο χαμηλές θερμοκρασίες με δυνατούς ανέμους εδώ, δεν φαίνεται να επηρέασε την καρποφορία. #Cornusmas #dogwood #bloom #blooming #bloomingbuds #almond #corneliancherry #almondtrees #αμυγδαλιές #κρανιές #ανθοφορία - ΣΧΕΤΙΚΟ: Κρανιές (Cornus mas) ανθισμένες στις 22 Ιανουαρίου 2023: [https://youtu.be/Ixb51cPUe4E] - Τελικός σωρός κομποστοποίησης και μισοανθισμένες κρανιές (cornus mas) στις 8 του Ιανουαρίου: [https://youtu.be/eg8SBKY1f7E]

Στην πεσμένη από την μπόρα του Αυγούστου καρυδιά των 35 ετών αφού έγινε επαναφορά, μετά το κόψιμο, στην αντίθετη πλευρά, έγιναν 8 μπολιάσματα με 3 διαφορετικούς τρόπους στις 29.01.2023. Κανονικά, μπολιάσματα με υπόφλοιο εγκεντρισμό ή Στεφανίτη (bark grafting) γίνονται κατά τους μήνες Μάρτιο και Απρίλιο. Σε πρώτη φάση, κόψαμε τον κορμό πιο κάτω με κλαδευτικό αλυσοπρίονο βενζίνης και λειάναμε τον φλοιό αφαιρώντας το ξυλώδες τμήμα μέχρι εκεί που θα έφταναν οι σφήνες (καλέμια) μπολιάσματος. Σε δεύτερη φάση, τοποθετήσαμε τα καλέμια (σφήνες) μπολιάσματος είτε στην μέση, είτε από την μία μεριά της κατακόρυφης χάραξης, είτε σε λωρίδα φλοιού με το ίδιο πάχος (διάμετρο) του καλεμιού. Όλα τα μπόλια σταθεροποιήθηκαν με 5άρια καρφιά πριν τα περιτυλίξουμε με πλαστική ταινία. Τέλος, σκεπάσαμε τον κορμό και τα μπόλια (εμβόλια) με άμμο αφού με το μικρό αλυσοπρίονο μπαταρίας κάναμε χαμηλά τις χαράξεις, καθόσον από τον κορμό άρχισαν να ανεβαίνουν χυμοί. #grafting #walnut #μπόλιασμα #μπολιάσματα #καρυδιά #δέντρα #αλυσοπρίονο #καρυδιές #barkgrafting #bark #grafts --- ΣΧΕΤΙΚΑ: Ειδικό μπόλιασμα καρυδιάς στον μισό κορμό πριν την "κακοκαιρία Μπάρμπαρα" (29.01.23) [https://youtu.be/PpnP5B-og3I] - Κόψιμο ξεριζωμένης απο την καταιγίδα μεγάλου δέντρου καρυδιάς (P1): [https://youtu.be/VcB_LVfJzS0] - Fallen Tree struck by Storm Lightning Restoration (P2): [https://youtu.be/4nbdirkT0A4]

1. There are no risk-free options in terms of the conflict in Ukraine but the biggest risk of all is if Russia wins, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, addressing the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. "Some worry that our support to Ukraine risks triggering escalation. Let me be clear: there are no risk-free options, but the biggest risk of all is if Putin wins," he noted, adding: "This will make the world more dangerous and us more vulnerable." The NATO secretary general highlighted the need to learn "some important lessons" from the Ukraine conflict. "First, we must sustain and step up our support to Ukraine" and "give Ukraine what they need to win," Stoltenberg pointed out. "The second lesson is that we need to continue to strengthen our deterrence and defense," he went on to say. "The third lesson is that we need to strengthen the resilience of our societies. Military forces are necessary to protect our security but they are not sufficient. We must also secure our cyberspace, our supply chains and our infrastructure," the NATO chief stressed. According to him, the most important lesson is that "North America and Europe must stand together."[TASS] ----------- 2. If Putin wins it will impact Beijing's actions in Asia', says NATO chief Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Jens Stoltenberg said the outcome of the war in Ukraine will impact decisions made by China in Asia. ------- 3. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg believes that Ukraine can win the war with Russia and urged Western countries to increase their commitments to supply tanks to the Ukrainian army. Statements to this effect were made on Friday during the Security Conference in Munich.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday in Brussels that the conflict between Ukraine and Russia did not start in 2022, but nine years ago. "The war didn't start in February last year, the war started in 2014. And since 2014, NATO allies have been supporting Ukraine with training and equipment, so the Ukrainian forces were much stronger in 2022 than they were in 2014", declared the "head" of the Atlantic Alliance prior to the meeting of the bloc's defense ministers. At the same time, Stoltenberg said that neither the organization nor its allies are part of the conflict, however, he noted that they will continue to supply more advanced and modern weaponry, ensuring that the delivery of tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and ammunition are now a priority for NATO. "The kind of support that we have, that we are providing to Ukraine, has changed and evolved over time. And it will continue to change and evolve," he added.

The smiles, the discussion and the kisses between the Italian Prime Minister, Meloni and Zelesky at the events of the European Council. Sometimes smiling, sometimes serious with pantomime, they make plans on the piles of the unjustly dead young Ukrainian and Russian soldiers and civilians.

1. The U.S. latest move to ease the sanctions imposed on Syria to support earthquake relief efforts is "misleading and aims to give a false humanitarian impression," the Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday. On Thursday, the U.S. Treasury Department issued a so-called six-month sanctions exemption for Syria-bound humanitarian aid, saying the U.S. sanctions in Syria "will not stand in the way" of live-saving efforts. The Syrian ministry responded in the statement that the U.S. decision "stipulates alleged exemptions for humanitarian purposes, and the facts on the ground proved its falsehood." The U.S. coercive measures and U.S. policies have deprived the Syrian people of their natural wealth, it added, urging the United States to end immediately, without hesitation, conditions or exceptions, the sanctions and to stop its cruel practices and violations of international law and the principles and purposes of the UN Charter. The Syrian government has repeatedly said that the sanctions were unjust and targeted the livelihoods and the well-being of the Syrian people, particularly after the earthquake that hit the country on Monday... -- 2. West ignores thousands of people killed in earthquake in Syria, something monstrous... The collective West has displayed an inhuman politicized approach by ignoring thousands of victims and terrible destruction in earthquake-stricken Syria, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on Friday. "The collective West ignored the fact that the earthquake with its epicenter in Turkey resulted in the deaths of thousands of people and horrible destruction directly in Syria," she noted. "This is not just the display of a politicized approach which the West is guided by in the process of providing humanitarian assistance to those affected in that country. This is something monstrous," the diplomat added. -- 3. Emirati and Tunisian planes, carrying relief aid for quake-affected areas arrive in Syria – SANA... Two Emirati and Tunisian planes arrived in the international airports of Damascus and Aleppo, carrying relief aid for those affected by the earthquake. SANA reporter stated that the Emirati plane was carrying 87 tons and 420 kilograms of food and relief supplies for those affected by the earthquake. The Tunisian plane, which arrived at Aleppo Airport, also carries medicines, blankets, foodstuffs, and medical devices weighing 8 tons and 300 kg for those affected by the earthquake. - 3b. West Providing Earthquake Relief Only To Terrorist-Rebel-Held Areas, Not Government - Damascus... Western countries do not provide necessary aid to the Syrian government, which is dealing with the fallout of the devastating earthquake, and only care about Turkey or areas in Syria that are controlled by terrorist or opposition groups, the Syrian Presidency's Special Advisor Bouthaina Shaaban said. "Unfortunately, the West only cares about areas where the terrorists are - where the White Helmets are - but they do not care about the areas in which most Syrian people live... Most of the money, all of the equipment has been dispatched to Turkey from Europe and from the US. Nothing to Syria from Europe, at all," Shaaban told Sky news. - 4. Assad arrived at the place of work of Russian rescuers in Syria

1. The United States deployed an F-22 fighter jet and used an AIM-9X missile to shoot down an unidentified object flying over Alaska, Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said on Friday. "The aircraft that took down the object was an F-22 flying out of joint base Elmendorf in Alaska, and employed AIM- 9X to take down the object," Ryder said told a briefing. Ryder added the decision to down the high-altitude object detected in the afternoon took in consideration a "reasonable" threat to civilian air traffic. John Kirby would not say if the object was a balloon or what entity owned it. He said the object, about the size of a “small car,” was flying at 40,000 feet and posed a “reasonable threat” to civilian aircraft. United States President Joe Biden gave the order to shoot down the object “out of an abundance of caution” and at the Pentagon’s recommendation, Kirby added. 2. US Closes Airspace In Northern Alaska, Defines It As National Defense Airspace The US Federal Aviation Administration closed some airspace in northern Alaska and declared it "national defense airspace," a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) stated on Friday as the Pentagon was downing an unidentified object over the territory. "Pursuant to 49 USC 40103(b)(3), the federal aviation administration (FAA) classifies the airspace defined in this NOTAM as 'ntl defense airspace'. pilots who do not adhere to the following proc may be intercepted, detained and interviewed by law enforcement," the notice said. It also warned that the US government could "use deadly force" against any aircraft that are determined to pose a security threat. The flight restrictions came as the US shot down a high-altitude object over Alaska on Friday afternoon, according to White House National Security spokesman John Kirby. - 3. US plans to retrieve the fragments of the aircraft, which was much smaller than the Chinese balloon downed earlier. The official noted that the aircraft did not appear able to maneuver and was most likely unmanned. The US currently does not know which country the aircraft belonged to yet, he noted.

1. Before a joint photo of EU leaders in Brussels, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban refused to applaud Volodymyr Zelensky. - 2. Italy calls invitation of Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to Paris ‘inappropriate’ Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday said the invitation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Paris, where he met French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, was “inappropriate.” “I believe our strength is community and unity .... but there are times when favoring internal public opinion risks being to the detriment of the cause, and this seems to me to be one of those cases,” she said in Brussels. Following his visit to London and Paris, Zelenskyy arrived in Brussels on Thursday to push EU leaders for more weapons in the fight against Russia -- 3. The president of the European Council Michel bows applauding the hero of the fallen young soldiers of Ukraine and Russia...etc

1. The United States says it is working with partners to provide earthquake relief to Syria but will stand firm against working with the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Stephen Allen, who is leading the response on the ground for the US Agency for International Development (USAID), said most of the damage is in areas under rebel control and that USAID has local partners there. He said his agency is reorienting assistance that was already in place to help war-hit Syrians, and focusing on rescue efforts and other immediate needs including providing shelter and food. “We’ve got the full gamut of humanitarian response going in northwest Syria right now,” Allen told reporters. He declined to name the non-governmental groups working with the US, citing operational security. --- 2. UK sending search and rescue specialists only to Turkey Earlier today, development minister Andrew Mitchell told Sky News that although Britain's aid budget is "under very considerable strain," resources will still be found as some of the budget is "always" carved out to cope with humanitarian crises. "That is what people in Britain expect us to do. Britain is always there first and in strength to help when these appalling catastrophes take place. And we will be there this time," Mitchell said. The UK government has sent a team of 76 search and rescue specialists only to Turkey to help search for survivors. - 3. VIDEO GLOBALink : Syrians slam U.S. sanctions following earthquake "They (the Americans) must lift the sanctions. Shame on them," an earthquake survivor in Syria said angrily, denouncing U.S. sanctions which have made it extremely difficult for the Syrians to get much-needed international humanitarian aid -- 4. The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) urges the West to lift unilateral sanctions against Damascus to facilitate the process of eliminating the consequences of the earthquake, SARC President Khaled Hbubati. -- 5. Russian servicemen are providing round-the-clock humanitarian assistance to people in the Syrian province of Aleppo affected by powerful earthquakes on Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday. "Servicemen of the Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria provide humanitarian aid to residents of the province of Aleppo affected by the quake," Russia’s top brass said in a statement. According to the ministry’s data, food and essentials, including bedding items, are given out at humanitarian aid distribution points. "Russian troops will continue work to deliver humanitarian assistance to affected people," the top brass concluded.

Using underwater drones, warships and inflatable vessels, the Navy is carrying out an extensive operation to gather all of the pieces of the massive Chinese spy balloon a U.S. fighter jet shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday. Russia believes that China's explanation of the circumstance of the entry of its balloon into US airspace is sufficient, and Beijing's reaction to the incident was very responsible, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday. "We believe that the explanations given by the Chinese side about the entry of an unmanned Chinese balloon into US airspace as a result of force majeure circumstances are quite sufficient and understandable," Zakharova said The Chinese government will demand that the United States return the fragments of the weather balloon it downed over its territory last weekend, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said at a regular press briefing on Tuesday. "This balloon does not belong to the United States, it belongs to the People’s Republic of China. The Chinese government will continue to protect its legitimate rights and interests," she insisted. The Chinese diplomat reiterated that the balloon was meant exclusively for civilian purposes and that it posed no threat to US national security.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called today to transfer new weapons to Ukraine as soon as possible. He bluntly stated that we are talking about a global confrontation, as a result of which the whole world is changing. "We are faced with a clear choice: either the victory of Russia and the defeat of the West, or the renaissance of Western civilization. The present can be called the time of struggle for a new world order. Poland is ready to take joint responsibility for the formation of a new world order. Poland is ready to become one of the key links post-imperial Europe," the Polish prime minister said. -- Польша потребовала от ФРГ срочно поставить Киеву новые Leopard Польский премьер Матеуш Моравецкий сегодня призвал как можно скорее передать Украине новые вооружения. Он прямо заявил, что речь идет о глобальном противостоянии, в результате которого меняется весь мир. "Мы стоим перед чётким выбором: либо победа России и поражение Запада, либо ренессанс западной цивилизации. Настоящее время можно назвать временем борьбы за новый мировой порядок. Польша готова взять на себя совместную ответственность за формирование нового мирового порядка. Польша готова стать одним из ключевых звеньев постимперской Европы", - заявил польский премьер-министр........https://ren.tv/news/v-mire/1073768-polsha-potrebovala-ot-frg-srochno-postavit-kievu-novye-leopard

Landslides triggered by steady rains swept mud, water and rocks into several villages in southern Peru, killing at least 36 people, authorities said Monday. Wilson Gutierrez, a civil defense official in the Mariano Nicolás Valcárcel municipality in Camana province, told local radio RPP that 36 bodies had been recovered in a remote sector called Miski. Civil Defence officials said an estimated 630 homes were unusable after the landslides, which also hit bridges, irrigation canals and roads.

The fire that broke out in the toppled containers has not yet been put out and it continues. Two major earthquakes hit Türkiye yesterday (February 6), one only 10 hours the first one very early in the morning. The 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes centered in Pazarcık and Elbistan in Maraş province caused destruction in 10 provinces. Many containers in the İskenderun International Port toppled in the earthquake. A fire broke out in the containers in the following hours which continued throughout the night. The reason why the fire broke out is not yet identified. The smoke from the fire can be seen from many points of İskenderun. [video TASS] - *** The death toll in Turkey from a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake rose to 2,921, the country’s relief agency AFAD announced Tuesday. The new count brings the confirmed death toll in Turkey and neighboring Syria to 4,365, after a quake considered to be the strongest to hit the region in nearly a century. #earthquake #turkey #syria #collapsed #buildings #damages #emergency #aftershocks #fires #ports #iskenderum - Related: Earthquake Kills at Least 4.365 in Turkey and Syria, aftershocks at least 7.5 magnitude, Updates: [https://youtu.be/mAk5_iVsiYc]

The military of the Russian group of troops in Syria are involved in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake and help residents in the removal of rubble. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. The death toll in Turkey from a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake rose to 2,921, the country’s relief agency AFAD announced Tuesday. The new count brings the confirmed death toll in Turkey and neighboring Syria to 4,365, after a quake considered to be the strongest to hit the region in nearly a century.

The Deauville coast's (Karabournaki) only winter swimmer continues in bad weather Barbara against a 6 Beaufort swell and wind. We didn't catch her the next day. She had finished bathing and was getting ready to return home. We estimate her age to be around 85 years old. The bad weather "Barbara" here came with only cold and winds. We didn't see snow again. Maybe it's better that way.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu instructed the commander of Russian troops in Syria to help the country's authorities eliminate the consequences of the earthquake that occurred in the country, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday. Earlier in the day, strong tremors were felt by residents of Damascus and Latakia in Syria as a result of a 7.4 magnitude earthquake that occurred in neighboring Turkey at at 01:17 GMT. Later, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said that it recorded another earthquake of 7.8 magnitude in central part of Turkey at 10:24 GMT. "Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has given instructions to the commander of the Russian group of troops in Syria to assist in eliminating the consequences of the earthquake that occurred on the territory of the republic," the statement said. The ministry added that 10 joint task forces of the Russian military consisting of 300 servicemen and 60 equipment units in Syria will help in eliminating the consequences of the earthquake. -- 2. The Syrian government on Monday urged the international community to come to its aid after more than 850 people died in the country following a 7.8-magnitude earthquake in neighbouring Turkey. "Syria appeals to member states of the United Nations... the International Committee of the Red Cross and other humanitarian" groups to support "efforts to face the devastating earthquake", the foreign ministry said in a statement. -- 3. EU to send rescue teams only to Turkey after deadly earthquake kills hundreds and in Syria The European Union is sending rescue teams and preparing further help for Turkey after a major earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, the bloc’s crisis management commissioner said Monday. “Teams from the Netherlands and Romania are already on their way,” with the EU’s Emergency Response Coordination Center overseeing their deployment, commissioner Janez Lenarcic tweeted.