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Turkey’s Erdogan replaces justice minister, stats institute head

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Views: 1 ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan named Bekir Bozdag, a member of his ruling AK Party, as Justice Minister, and also replaced the chief of statistics Institute TUIK, the Official Gazette said on Saturday. © Reuters/Murad Sezer FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Erdogan is pictured with Turkish Justice Minister Bozdag during the International Istanbul […]

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Turkey’s Erdogan threatens media with reprisals over ‘harmful’ content

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Views: 3 ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday threatened Turkish media with reprisals if they disseminated content that damaged the country’s core values, in a move that might be a prelude to further censorship in the sector. © Reuters/FLORION GOGA FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Erdogan visits AlbaniaIn a notice published in the Official Gazette,

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Transfer deadline day: When is it and what time does January window shut for Premier League clubs?

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Views: 3 It’s been a relatively quiet January transfer window for Premier League clubs but that could all change in the final days before the deadline. © AP Lyon midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, centre, has been linked with Newcastle (Laurent Cipriani/PA) – AP Newcastle are the most active of the big spenders with their newfound Saudi

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Olympics-China media says U.S. pays athletes to ‘disrupt’ Beijing Games

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Views: 2 BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese state media said the United States plans to “maliciously disrupt and spoil” the Beijing Winter Olympics by enticing athletes to make half-hearted efforts in competition and to criticise Beijing. A week before the Games begin amid tensions between the two superpowers, China Daily, an English-language newspaper run by the

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Tunisia thwarts alleged terrorist attack targeting tourist areas

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Views: 2 TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian police thwarted an attack planned by a woman coming from Syria, where she received training “with terrorist groups,” targeting tourist areas in the country, the interior ministry said on Friday. It added that the woman, who was planning attacks with an explosive belt, was imprisoned. The ministry said the

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France won’t stay in Mali if price is too high -defence minister

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Views: 0 PARIS (Reuters) – European states combating Islamist militants in Mali will try to find a way to keep their mission going, but there are limits to the price that France is prepared to pay to remain there, French Defence Minister Florence Parly said on Saturday. © Reuters/STEPHANE MAHE FILE PHOTO: European Union countries’ Defence

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Australia wants Kanye West fully vaccinated before any concert tour

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Views: 1 MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Hip-hop artist Kanye West will have to be fully vaccinated if he wants to play concerts in Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday, after media said the performer planned an Australian tour in March. The warning comes just two weeks after tennis superstar Novak Djokovic’s hopes for a

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Argentine singer Diego Verdaguer dies of COVID-19 complications at 70

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Views: 1 Argentine singer-songwriter Diego Verdaguer, whose romantic hits such as “Corazón de papel,” “Yo te amo” and “Volveré” sold almost 50 million copies, has died of complications from COVID-19, his family said Friday.     The naturalized Mexican-Argentine musician, who was married to singer Amanda Miguel, died Thursday afternoon in Los Angeles, his daughter

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New Zealand PM Ardern is self isolating after exposure to COVID positive case

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Views: 5 WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has gone into self-isolation until Tuesday after being deemed a close contact of a person who tested positive for COVID-19, the government said. © Reuters/PRAVEEN MENON Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses her supporters at a Labour Party event in Wellington The exposure took place on

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Pope denounces COVID-19, vaccine misinformation, calls for truth

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Views: 3 Pope Francis on Friday denounced COVID-19 and vaccine misinformation in a meeting with a “fact-checking” network of Catholic journalists, reports The Associated Press. © getty: Pope Francis Pope denounces COVID-19, vaccine misinformation, calls for truth Francis told the group that people are creating a “distortion of reality based on fear” when it comes to information

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