Erdogan vs. Ataturk: Will modern Tรผrkiyeโs leader finally bury the legacy of the republic's iconic founder?
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It's 100 years since the monarchy was abolished in Tรผrkiye but where is the country headed now?
100 years ago โ on November 1, 1922 โ the Chairman of the Grand National Assembly of Tรผrkiye, Mustafa Kemal Pasha, officially abolished the Ottoman Sultanate. Thus ended a monarchy whose origins stretched back to 1299. The Ottoman Empire was replaced by a new state, the Republic of Tรผrkiye, which was based on completely different political principles and a modern ideology. But nothing lasts forever: 100 years later, another charismatic leader has arisen who shows by his deeds that he does not take the legacy of the ico... ...
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It's 100 years since the monarchy was abolished in Tรผrkiye but where is the country headed now?
100 years ago โ on November 1, 1922 โ the Chairman of the Grand National Assembly of Tรผrkiye, Mustafa Kemal Pasha, officially abolished the Ottoman Sultanate. Thus ended a monarchy whose origins stretched back to 1299. The Ottoman Empire was replaced by a new state, the Republic of Tรผrkiye, which was based on completely different political principles and a modern ideology. But nothing lasts forever: 100 years later, another charismatic leader has arisen who shows by his deeds that he does not take the legacy of the ico... ...
Clinton demands $1 million from Trump
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Ex-Democratic nominee wants the former president to pay her legal fees over โRussiagateโ lawsuit
Former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton filed court papers on Monday in a bid to compel Donald Trump to pay her more than $1 million. According to the motion, she is demanding compensation for money spent fighting a lawsuit that alleged she had engaged in a conspiracy to undermine Trumpโs 2016 presidential campaign by claiming he colluded with Russia.
Clintonโs legal team described Trumpโs civil action, which was dismissed earlier this year, as frivolous and โa political stunt,โ according to a filing in a federal court in Florida. Lawyers argued t... ...
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Ex-Democratic nominee wants the former president to pay her legal fees over โRussiagateโ lawsuit
Former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton filed court papers on Monday in a bid to compel Donald Trump to pay her more than $1 million. According to the motion, she is demanding compensation for money spent fighting a lawsuit that alleged she had engaged in a conspiracy to undermine Trumpโs 2016 presidential campaign by claiming he colluded with Russia.
Clintonโs legal team described Trumpโs civil action, which was dismissed earlier this year, as frivolous and โa political stunt,โ according to a filing in a federal court in Florida. Lawyers argued t... ...
EU ignores its own free-market principles โ Qatar
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Setting a price cap on gas would disrupt the free market and hurt investment, energy minister Saad Al Kaabi says
EU nations that want to โfixโ the gas market by capping prices are acting against their own laws that protect free competition, the energy minister of Qatar has said.
โFree market is always the best solution, and if you try to fix the market you are going against all the anti-competition laws that the Europeans were trying to put on sellers โ and now they are doing it themselves,โ Saad Al Kaabi told Bloomberg TV on Sunday.
Host Simone Foxman asked if he thought Brussels was being โa bit hypocriticalโ with the proposed cap, to which the... ...
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Setting a price cap on gas would disrupt the free market and hurt investment, energy minister Saad Al Kaabi says
EU nations that want to โfixโ the gas market by capping prices are acting against their own laws that protect free competition, the energy minister of Qatar has said.
โFree market is always the best solution, and if you try to fix the market you are going against all the anti-competition laws that the Europeans were trying to put on sellers โ and now they are doing it themselves,โ Saad Al Kaabi told Bloomberg TV on Sunday.
Host Simone Foxman asked if he thought Brussels was being โa bit hypocriticalโ with the proposed cap, to which the... ...
Israelis vote in fifth parliamentary election in less than four years
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No party is poised to win an outright majority, the polls say
Israel is holding a parliamentary election on Tuesday, its fifth in less than four years, as parties hope to finally break government gridlock and end a prolonged political crisis.
According to final polls, released four days before the vote, the bloc of opposition parties led by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to win 60 seats in the Knesset, the countryโs parliament, one short of a majority. His main rival, Prime Minister Yair Lapid, and the coalition he leads, is projected to win 56 seats.
Turnout hit 15.9% by 10am local time, Central Ele... ...
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No party is poised to win an outright majority, the polls say
Israel is holding a parliamentary election on Tuesday, its fifth in less than four years, as parties hope to finally break government gridlock and end a prolonged political crisis.
According to final polls, released four days before the vote, the bloc of opposition parties led by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to win 60 seats in the Knesset, the countryโs parliament, one short of a majority. His main rival, Prime Minister Yair Lapid, and the coalition he leads, is projected to win 56 seats.
Turnout hit 15.9% by 10am local time, Central Ele... ...
Elon Musk fires entire Twitter board
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The billionaire is currently the sole director of the social media giant and has vowed to make changes
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has dissolved Twitterโs entire board of directors following his buyout of the social media giant, legal documents filed with financial regulators on Monday show.
Musk reportedly plans to cull the platformโs workforce by as much as 25%, according to interviews and documents obtained by the Washington Post. The new owner's inner circle is now reportedly deciding who will be part of the first round of layoffs, which is expected to affect over 7,000 people from nearly all departments, including sales, product, engineers, legal, as well as trust and... ...
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The billionaire is currently the sole director of the social media giant and has vowed to make changes
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has dissolved Twitterโs entire board of directors following his buyout of the social media giant, legal documents filed with financial regulators on Monday show.
Musk reportedly plans to cull the platformโs workforce by as much as 25%, according to interviews and documents obtained by the Washington Post. The new owner's inner circle is now reportedly deciding who will be part of the first round of layoffs, which is expected to affect over 7,000 people from nearly all departments, including sales, product, engineers, legal, as well as trust and... ...
Final module docks at Chinese space station
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Beijing plans to complete the construction of Tiangong by the end of the year
The third and final module docked with Chinaโs Tiangong station in Earthโs orbit on Tuesday, media reports, citing the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
The laboratory module, called Mengtian (which means โdreaming of the heavensโ), was launched on a Long March 5B rocket from the Wenchang launch site on the island of Hainan on Monday. It reached the Tiangong space station after a journey of around 13 hours, and successfully docked with the core module early Tuesday.
The new module contains equipment for studying microgravity and conducting experiments in fluid physics, materials scien... ...
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Beijing plans to complete the construction of Tiangong by the end of the year
The third and final module docked with Chinaโs Tiangong station in Earthโs orbit on Tuesday, media reports, citing the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
The laboratory module, called Mengtian (which means โdreaming of the heavensโ), was launched on a Long March 5B rocket from the Wenchang launch site on the island of Hainan on Monday. It reached the Tiangong space station after a journey of around 13 hours, and successfully docked with the core module early Tuesday.
The new module contains equipment for studying microgravity and conducting experiments in fluid physics, materials scien... ...
Lulaโs victory is good for Brazil, but far from a revolution
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The veteran leftist is back in power after a narrow win, but his power to bring change is very limited
The results are in for Brazilโs presidential election, which has drawn serious international attention. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, known mononymously as Lula, won the contest with 50.9% of the vote, to incumbent President Jair Bolsonaroโs 49.1%, which is in line with what polls suggested would happen. My best friend, who I mentioned in my last column on this topic for RT, thankfully was no... ...
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The veteran leftist is back in power after a narrow win, but his power to bring change is very limited
The results are in for Brazilโs presidential election, which has drawn serious international attention. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, known mononymously as Lula, won the contest with 50.9% of the vote, to incumbent President Jair Bolsonaroโs 49.1%, which is in line with what polls suggested would happen. My best friend, who I mentioned in my last column on this topic for RT, thankfully was no... ...
British dictionary names word of the year
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According to the Collins Dictionary, 2022 has been โan extended period of instability and insecurityโ
Collins Dictionary has named โPermacrisisโ its word of the year for 2022, stating that the term sums up โhow truly awfulโ it has been. Amid conflict, political upheaval and economic crises, political leaders have told the public to prepare for more of the same.
Defined by Collins as โan extended period of instability and insecurity, especially one resulting from a series of catastrophic events,โ โPermacrisisโ was announced as the publisherโs word of the year on Tuesday.
The term...
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According to the Collins Dictionary, 2022 has been โan extended period of instability and insecurityโ
Collins Dictionary has named โPermacrisisโ its word of the year for 2022, stating that the term sums up โhow truly awfulโ it has been. Amid conflict, political upheaval and economic crises, political leaders have told the public to prepare for more of the same.
Defined by Collins as โan extended period of instability and insecurity, especially one resulting from a series of catastrophic events,โ โPermacrisisโ was announced as the publisherโs word of the year on Tuesday.
The term...
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No โmoral conflictโ over buying Russian oil โ India
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The oil and gas minister says New Delhiโs top priority is its own people
India sees no โmoral conflictโ in importing Russian oil despite the Westโs attempts to curb Moscowโs revenues, Indian oil and gas minister, Hardeep Singh Puri, has said. The US and EU have tried to restrict Russian oil and gas trade as part of sanctions that were imposed on Moscow in the wake of its military operation in Ukraine, which was launched in February.
During an interview on CNN on Monday, anchor Becky Anderson asked Puri whether India has โany qualms about continuing to buy so muchโ Russian oil.
The minister corrected Anderson by saying that oil from Russia made... ...
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The oil and gas minister says New Delhiโs top priority is its own people
India sees no โmoral conflictโ in importing Russian oil despite the Westโs attempts to curb Moscowโs revenues, Indian oil and gas minister, Hardeep Singh Puri, has said. The US and EU have tried to restrict Russian oil and gas trade as part of sanctions that were imposed on Moscow in the wake of its military operation in Ukraine, which was launched in February.
During an interview on CNN on Monday, anchor Becky Anderson asked Puri whether India has โany qualms about continuing to buy so muchโ Russian oil.
The minister corrected Anderson by saying that oil from Russia made... ...