Over 140 tourists launch legal action after illness at Turkish hotel

More than 140 British holidaymakers have launched legal action after being struck down with severe illness at a luxury five-star resort in Turkey. Dozens of families claim they contracted a sickness bug which ruined their holidays while staying at the Mukarnas Resort and Spa, in Antalya — a resort city on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast. Tourists…

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Bill Gates wins approval to buy huge swath of North Dakota farmland

has secured legal approval for the controversial purchase of thousands of acres of prime farmland, after the deal drew fury from the state’s residents.  The state’s Attorney General Drew Wrigley had inquired into the land sale, and on Wednesday issued a letter saying the transaction complied with an archaic anti-corporate farming law.  The Depression-era law prohibits…

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Jared Kushner unveils defense of Saudi Arabia's MBS in new book

‘s son-in-law Jared Kushner defends his relationship with the notorious crown prince of Saudi of Arabia in a forthcoming memoir, saying that Mohammed Bin Salman was a reforming power in the kingdom and Lawyer Turkey that he believed his denials of any personal involvement in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Kushner’s ties to MBS have been…

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Turkey's parliament debates Erdogan's media 'disinformation' bill

Critics fear new law will further muzzle dissent * Government says law targets those who make false accusations * Turkey faces presidential, Lawyer Turkey parliamentary elections in 2023 By Ece Toksabay and Nevzat Devranoglu ANKARA, Oct 4 (Reuters) — Turkish lawmakers began debating on Tuesday a contentious media bill, proposed by President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK…

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'Stateless' Turkish Cypriots protest over lack of formal IDs

NICOSIA, Nov 19 (Reuters) — Turkish Cypriots of mixed marriages protested on Saturday over what they say are inexplicable delays in gaining Cypriot citizenship, a contentious issue on the ethnically-split island. Campaigners say thousands of people are rendered effectively stateless because they are unable to obtain Cypriot identity cards, falling foul of the politics and…

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