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Turkey’s Erdogan secures five more years in power
President Tayyip Erdogan has extended his two decades in power after Turkey’s presidential election, winning a mandate to pursue increasingly authoritarian policies which have polarised Turkey and strengthened its position …
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Greek IT boss in London faces sexual harassment tribunal over misinterpreted email communication
Karina Gasparova, an IT project manager at essDOCS, a company specialising in “paperless trade solutions” recently filed a lawsuit against her Greek employer, Alexander Goulandris, alleging sexual harassment based on …
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Stocks wobble, dollar at six-week high, on debt impasse
Global shares dipped on Wednesday, while the dollar headed for its biggest weekly gain since February to trade at six-week highs, reflecting risk aversion pending a breakthrough to lift the …
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Italy flooding kills five, F1 Grand Prix cancelled
Exceptional rains in a drought-struck region of northern Italy have swelled rivers over their banks, killing at least five people, forcing the evacuation of about 5000 people. The heavy rains …
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Turkey faces election runoff, Erdogan has momentum
President Tayyip Erdogan is leading comfortably after the first round of Turkey’s presidential election, with his rival facing an uphill struggle to prevent the president extending his rule into a …
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Bobi the world’s oldest dog celebrates 31st birthday
The world’s oldest dog has celebrated his 31st birthday with a party in his village in Portugal. Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, a breed of Portuguese dog, has had …
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Turkey headed for runoff election with Erdogan leading
Turkey is headed for a runoff presidential vote after President Tayyip Erdogan outperformed projections in the national election as he sought to extend his two-decade rule, holding a sizeable lead …
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Both side claiming victory in Turkey’s election
Turkey appeared headed for a runoff presidential election, with the parties of both Tayyip Erdogan and opposition rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu both claiming the lead but sources in both camps admitting …
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Erdogan vs Kilicdaroglu: Two visions of Turkey’s future
One embraces chaos and glorifies Turkey’s Islamic past. The other promises the badly divided country a slightly calmer and more prosperous future. Voters decided to give President Recep Tayyip Erdogan …
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Italy busts eastern Med people trafficking ring
Italian police arrested 29 people Wednesday accused of belonging to a smuggling ring shipping migrants across the Mediterranean from Turkey and Greece and helping them through Italy to northern Europe. …