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[ad_1] Paris CNN  —  Between four and 10 people are believed to be trapped under rubble in the southern French port city of Marseille after a building collapsed early on Sunday, according to French authorities. A “violent explosion” at around 12:30am local time is believed to be the cause of the collapse, according to Marseille Mayor Benoît Payan. Investigations are ongoing. Eighty people have already been evacuated, rescuers told CNN affiliate BFMTV. Efforts are being complicated by the dangerous situation on the ground with rubble having to be removed before the fire can be fully put out, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin told BFM, during a visit to the scene. Darmanin said rescuers are also concerned about firefighting water endangering the lives of any buried survivors. Local residents des...

[ad_1] Istanbul, Turkey CNN  —  Turkey has ended most search and rescue operations, nearly two weeks after a huge earthquake killed tens of thousands of people, the country’s disaster management authority said. Search and rescue efforts are still underway in 40 buildings in two provinces, Kahramanmaraş and Hatay, the agency’s head Yunus Sezer said, according to state news agency Anadolu. Survivors have continued to be found alive under the rubble since the quake struck. On Saturday, a couple and their 12-year-old child were rescued in Hatay, 296 hours after the earthquake, Anadolu reported. The child later died. In photos: Deadly quake strikes Turkey and Syria Ilan Kelman, professor of disasters and health at University College London, told CNN that, while there is a precedent for people surviving for this many days after previous earthqu...

[ad_1] CNN  —  Tiger Woods played his best golf since the car crash in February 2021 that threatened to end his career to finish tied-45th at the Genesis Invitational, as Jon Rahm walked away with his third PGA Tour win of 2023 to regain the world No. 1 spot. It was Woods’ first competitive outing since The Open Championship in July 2022 and his first non-major appearance since October 2020. The 15-time major winner has played sparingly since sustaining serious leg injuries in the crash in Southern California, but shot his lowest single round score – 67 on Saturday – since the crash en route to finishing one-under-par for the tournament. Following his final round, Woods said his goal from now on is to play the four majors every year, but he doesn’t expect “to play too much more than that.” “My body and my leg and my back just won’t allow me to play much mo...