Many people say that shoddy building construction has added to the high death toll. The FT's Adam Sampson says Turkey's government allowed developers to flout regulations for decades. Air India has placed a jumbo order of 470 planes with Boeing and Airbus.
US inflation declined in January though less than expected, Turkey’s president faces a backlash for an amnesty programme that forgave faults in millions of buildings, and humanitarian aid is finally reaching shell-shocked Syrians after last week’s earthquake.
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