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Lira on four-day skid as Ankara struggles to hold confidence
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Lira on four-day skid as Ankara struggles to hold confidence

ISTANBUL, Dec 30 (Reuters) – The Turkish lira fell as much as 6% on Thursday, extending a four-day slide after…
Iraqi president convenes new parliament for Jan 9 – decree
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Iraqi president convenes new parliament for Jan 9 – decree

BAGHDAD, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Iraq’s new parliament will convene on Jan. 9, according to a decree issued on Thursday…
Syria denounces Israeli plans to double number of Golan settlers
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Syria denounces Israeli plans to double number of Golan settlers

BEIRUT, Dec 27 (Reuters) – Syria on Monday condemned Israeli plans to double within five years the number of Jewish…
Tunisia’s former President Marzouki sentenced to prison in absentia, state media reports
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Tunisia’s former President Marzouki sentenced to prison in absentia, state media reports

(CNN)A Tunisian court has found former President Moncef Marzouki guilty of “undermining the external security of the State” and sentenced him in…
Typhoon leaves 19 dead, many homes roofless in Philippines
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Typhoon leaves 19 dead, many homes roofless in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful typhoon left at least 19 people dead, knocked down power and communications in entire…
Biden to focus on elections, media as democracy summit wraps
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Biden to focus on elections, media as democracy summit wraps

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is looking to close his two-day virtual Summit for Democracy on Friday by shining a spotlight…
Erdogan says inflation, forex rates to come down with low interest rates -NTV
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Erdogan says inflation, forex rates to come down with low interest rates -NTV

ANKARA, Dec 8 (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey will reduce inflation and exchange rate volatility through low interest…
Gambians vote in 1st post-Jammeh presidential election
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Gambians vote in 1st post-Jammeh presidential election

BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Lines of voters snaked around corners outside polling stations in Gambia’s capital Saturday as the nation…
Iran: Protests on water shortages turn violent as police arrest 67
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Iran: Protests on water shortages turn violent as police arrest 67

Protests in the Iranian city of Isfahan over the drying up of a river turned violent, as riot police arrested…
Germany mourns 100,000 COVID-19 dead
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Germany mourns 100,000 COVID-19 dead

Germany has become the latest country to pass the sad threshold. According to figures from the country’s Robert Koch Institute,…
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