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Key developments in the aftermath of Turkey, Syria quakes

  Key developments in the aftermath of Turkey, Syria quakes ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — The earthquakes that killed more than 39,000 people in southern Turkey and northern Syria produced more grieving and suffering along with extraordinary rescues and appeals for aid.Here's a look at key developments Wednesday from the aftermath of the earthquakes:DEFYING ODDS AFTER NINE DAYSA search-and-rescue team in southern Turkey's Kahramanmaras province extricated a 42-year-old woman from the shattered remains of a building a full 222 hours after the first 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck in the early hours of Feb. 6. Video published by Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency showed rescuers lifting the survivor, Melike Imamoglu, out of a crease in the towering debris. When the stretcher was loaded into an ambulance, a large group of rescuers burst into applause.A woman and two children also were pulled alive from rubble six hours later in Antakya , the capital of southern Turkey's Hatay pro