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Massive blast wounds 17 Turkish soldiers in Hakkari province
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A massive explosion took place in southeast Turkey, today, resulting in 18 soldiers sustaining injuries in the Hakkari province.
According to Turkish state TV, a roadside bomb targeted a military convoy in the Yuksekova…
Turkey’s night of fire, and its ongoing fight for democracy
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When Tolga Ecebalin started marching towards the municipal headquarters in Istanbul along with his cousin and hundreds of others on that summer night of 15 July last year, he was prepared to die to preserve rights some rogue…
Self-fueling boat sets off from Paris on 6-year world trip
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A boat that fuels itself is setting off around the world from Paris on a six-year journey that its designers hope will serves as a model for emissions-free energy networks of the future.
Energy Observer will use its solar…
Anti-Trump protests held across US, 2 arrested in Hollywood
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Protesters have rallied in the streets of cities across the United States to demand the impeachment of President Donald Trump, and at least two people have been arrested.
The protests organized by RefuseFascism were held…
Iranian cancer researcher detained in US
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M.A.
(IRNA) An Iranian cancer researcher traveling to the United States to work as a visiting scholar at Boston Children’s Hospital was detained upon entering Boston Logan International Airport.
According to the Boston…
US military aircraft crashes, 16 servicemen killed
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M.A.
A military aircraft of the US Marine Corps Aviation service has crashed in Mississippi. The aircraft – a KC-130T – was reportedly on a transport mission from North Carolina’s Cherry Point Marine airbase to the US Navy’s El…
Iran Says US-Russia Deal in some regions in Syria as ‘ambiguous’.
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Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi here on Monday described the US-Russia agreement to declare truce in some regions in Syria as ‘ambiguous’.
Speaking in his weekly press conference, Qasemi underscored that US…
Turkey Detains 42 University Staff over Alleged Gulen Links
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Turkey detained 42 staff of two Istanbul universities including a prominent academic as part of an investigation into the group blamed for last year’s failed coup, state media reported Monday.
Authorities issued a total of…
More than 200,000 children married in US over the last 15 years
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M.A.
More than 200,000 children were married in the US over the past 15 years, new figures have revealed.
Three 10-year-old girls and an 11-year-old boy were among the youngest to wed, under legal loopholes which allow minors…
Egypt raid kills 14 Daesh suspects after deadly Sinai attack
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Egyptian police said they killed 14 suspected Daesh members on Saturday in a raid on a training camp, a day after the militants conducted a deadly attack on soldiers.
Funerals were held across the country for at least 21…