Tragedy in Syria and Turkey.
Ecuador voted for the referendum.
China protests the shooting down of the spy balloon.
Grammy Award Winners.
This is what you need to know to start the day.
First the truth.
1. Deadly earthquake leaves chaos and pain in Turkey and Syria
A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter in southern Turkey leaves more than a thousand dead in Syria and Turkey and thousands injured in both countries.
The quake is one of the strongest to shake the region in more than 100 years.
There have been several powerful aftershocks and in northern Syria the White Helmets have declared a disaster area due to earthquake damage.
Powerful earthquake leaves hundreds dead and thousands injured in Syria and Turkey
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Deadly earthquake leaves chaos and destruction in Turkey and Syria
Dramatic footage shows a man being pulled from the rubble
2. Ecuador went to the polls to vote on a referendum
More than 13 million citizens were empowered to vote in the sectional elections and the Council for Citizen Participation and Social Control.
Also to answer "yes" or "no" in a referendum of 8 questions on various issues and a popular consultation.
The day was overshadowed by the assassination of the candidate for mayor of Puerto López, in the province of Manabí.
This is what we know about the election results.
The impact of the elections in Ecuador, according to analyst 5:44
3. China's response to the spy balloon case
China said it "reserves the right" to deal with "similar situations" following the US decision to shoot down its high-altitude balloon.
“The United States used force to attack our civil unmanned aircraft, which is an obvious overreaction.
We express a solemn protest against this move," said the Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman.
US shoots down Chinese hot air balloon 2:39
4. A freedom between missiles: daily life in Kherson, Ukraine
Although the Russians were expelled from the city of Kherson last year, to the jubilation of its inhabitants, the autumn harvest of victory has turned into a bitter winter.
The reason?
The sound of Russian artillery still echoes through the city.
And no one is safe from missiles.
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5. Beyoncé makes history at the Grammys
The 65th Grammy Awards were anything but boring.
Beyoncé made history with her album "Renaissance";
Bad Bunny put the Latin world (and the Spanish language) in style;
Harry Styles won album of the year;
some speeches thanked the LGBTQ community and hip-hop legends gathered to celebrate 50 years since the birth of the genre.
These are the winners of the ceremony.
at coffee time
Eclipses, meteor showers and more what to see in 2023
There will be two solar eclipses and two lunar eclipses in 2023, a year that will also have 13 (and not 12) full moons.
What other astronomical events will there be in 2023?
We tell you here.
Viola Davis manages to enter the distinguished group of artists "EGOT"
After winning a Grammy Award, Viola Davis, 57, has officially completed the holy grail of entertainment awards.
What has she gained?
Why do these celebrities seem to be the exception in an increasingly divided world?
We turn to them for inspiration, moral guidance, reliable entertainment, and even solace.
Celebrity culture plays a bigger role than we think.
They eat ice cream and read "Harry Potter", but these YouTubers are not what they seem
This is not just any vlog.
The woman, who calls herself YuMi, lives in North Korea, perhaps the most isolated and hermetic country in the world.
The Ford Mustang Mach-E has more than a kilometer of cables that it does not need
Ford demonstrated this week that it won't be so easy for traditional automakers to catch up with Tesla in the race to make the best electric vehicle.
This is the reason.
the figure of the day
32
It is the number of Grammy Awards that Beyoncé, the most awarded artist in the history of the awards, has achieved.
quote of the day
“I dedicate this award to Puerto Rico, the birthplace and capital of reggaeton throughout the world.
I want to dedicate it to all the legends and especially also to the new ones who keep the movement alive and refreshing”
Bad Bunny said it in his Grammy acceptance speech for best urban music album.
And to finish…
The Los Angeles Dodgers will retire the number 34 of Fernando Valenzuela
The Los Angeles Dodgers will pay a well-deserved tribute to one of their most important figures in the 80s. This is what we know about the electoral results, only granted to those who enter the Hall of Fame with the team's jersey blue, by removing the number with which he played for the team.