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Turkey to lower taxes on basic foods to fight high inflation

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan: Credit to Photo Anadolu Agency/Murat Kula By Associated Press Turkey’s president announced on Saturday a 7 percentage-point reduction in taxes added to basic food supplies as the country faces rampant inflation. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said value-added tax would be lowered to 1% from 8% on food purchases. His decision

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UK’s Met Police send questionnaire to PM Johnson -No. 10 spokesperson

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts during a joint news conference with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (unseen) in Warsaw, Poland February 10, 2022 following a meeting. Daniel Leal/Pool via REUTERS By Reuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has received a questionnaire from the Metropolitan Police and will respond as required, his spokesperson said on

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US ramps up Ukraine warning, says Russia may invade any day

President Joe Biden gives a thumbs up as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in Washington to travel to Camp David, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) By Associated Press The Biden administration on Friday escalated dire warnings of a possibly imminent Russian invasion

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Turkish intelligence foiled Iranian cell attempting to kill Israeli businessman

Turkish-Israeli businessman Yair Geller is seen in this undated photo (Social media) Middle East Eye By Ragip Soylu Turkey’s intelligence service uncovered an assassination attempt on Turkish-Israeli businessman Yair Geller and detained a number of suspects last autumn, Turkish sources familiar with the issue have told Middle East Eye. MIT, Turkey’s national intelligence organisation, captured

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Biden urges American citizens to leave Ukraine now

By Anadolu Agency ‘We’re dealing with one of the largest armies in the world,’ president says about Russia. US President Joe Biden has warned American citizens in Ukraine to leave amid fears over potential aggression by Russia. “American citizens should leave now,” Biden told NBC News anchor Lester Holt in an interview partly aired on

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Saudis says 12 wounded in drone attack on airport near Yemen

A Saudi security officer walks past Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport, June 13, 2019. REUTERS/Faisal al Nasser By Associated Press The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said Thursday that 12 people were wounded in a drone attack on an airport in the southern Saudi region of Abha near the kingdom’s border with Yemen. It was not

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Biden, Saudi king discuss energy supplies, Iran and Yemen

President Joe Biden speaks during a roundtable meeting with CEOs of electric utilities in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) By Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden and King Salman of Saudi Arabia discussed energy supplies in the face of soaring fuel prices and developments in the

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BBC pull documentary on young refugee Hanad Hassan who claims he turned £37 into £5.9m

Hanad Hassan (Image: Hanad Hassan) The Birmingham Mail By Stephanie Balloo The 30-minute programme focusing on a refugee who fled war-torn Somalia to make Birmingham his home was withdrawn from Wednesday night’s schedule. A BBC documentary focusing on a young refugee who claims he turned £37 into £5.9million through crypto coin has been pulled from

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Billionaire Tory donor calls for Boris Johnson to resign

John Armitage, co-founder of Egerton Capital, told the BBC he thought leaders should leave if they lose their moral authority. Photograph: Geoff Caddick/PA The Guardian By Jamie Grierson A billionaire donor to the Conservative party has suggested that Boris Johnson should resign, saying that the prime minister was “past the point of no return”. John

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Uhuru gets Sh1bn extra for undisclosed spending ahead of elections

By Business Daily Africa The State House budget has been increased 47.7 percent or Sh1.89 billion for an undisclosed expense, purchase of cars and local trips, signalling increased travel by President Uhuru Kenyatta in the months to the August General Election. The Treasury’s supplementary budget estimates presented to Parliament for review indicate fresh allocation of

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