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Turkey shuts cafes to halt coronavirus spread as cases jump to 47
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Turkey shuts cafes to halt coronavirus spread as cases jump to 47

ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey will temporarily close cafes, sports and entertainment venues and is suspending mass prayers in mosques in…
Turkey reports 12 new coronavirus cases in largest daily rise, brings total to 18
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Turkey reports 12 new coronavirus cases in largest daily rise, brings total to 18

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey identified 12 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing its total to 18, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca…
‘There is nothing now’: Syrians in Idlib fear end nearing
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‘There is nothing now’: Syrians in Idlib fear end nearing

IDLIB, Syria (AP) — “There’s nothing now. Nothing at all,” said Yasser Aboud, as he looked away from his family’s…
Turkey quarantines thousands of pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia
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Turkey quarantines thousands of pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Thousands of Muslims returning to Turkey from a pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia were being taken into quarantine…
Syria’s brutal war enters 10th year
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Syria’s brutal war enters 10th year

Syria’s brutal conflict enters its 10th year Sunday with President Bashar al-Assad’s regime consolidating its hold over a war-wracked country…
Turkish, Russian troops to start joint Syria patrols on Sunday
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Turkish, Russian troops to start joint Syria patrols on Sunday

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish and Russian troops will begin jointly patrolling a key highway in northwest Syria on Sunday…
Greece denies report of secret ‘black site’ for migrants near Turkish border
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Greece denies report of secret ‘black site’ for migrants near Turkish border

ATHENS (Reuters) — The Greek government dismissed on Wednesday a report in The New York Times newspaper that it was…
Erdogan says Turkey will keep border open, slams ‘Nazi’ tactics
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Erdogan says Turkey will keep border open, slams ‘Nazi’ tactics

ANKARA (Reuters) — Turkey will keep its border open for migrants trying to travel to Europe until the European Union…
EU, Turkey to review migrant deal as border tensions simmer
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EU, Turkey to review migrant deal as border tensions simmer

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and Turkey agreed to review a 4-year-old deal on managing migrants and refugees in…
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