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"The lira was strong in the Syrian territories until two months ago, when it started to lose its strength gradually," said Mohammed Hadi Hassano, 25, speaking in his exchange office in the city Azaz, just a few kilometres from the Turkish border.
"800 lira was equal to 100,000 Syrian pounds back then. |
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US: Iran misusing World Court with suit aimed at lifting sanctions. U.S. lawyers urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tuesday to dismiss an Iranian lawsuit calling for a lifting of U.S. sanctions against Tehran, saying its real aim was to restore a 2015 nuclear pact rejected by President Donald Trump. |
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An airline employee who stole an empty passenger plane from Seattle airport has crashed on a nearby island. Authorities said the man had made "an unauthorised take-off" late on Friday local time, forcing Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to close. Two F15 fighter jets pursued the plane, which crashed in Puget Sound. |
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The late Queen of Soul will lie in state at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History on Tuesday and Wednesday and at the New Bethel Baptist Church on Thursday, where she performed as a teenager. Hundreds of people have been lining up outside to pay their final respects, with some travelling from as far as Las Vegas and Miami. |
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EAST LANSING — If there was one message that Democratic candidates for Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees had, it was that interim President John Engler has got to go. “We have an interim President, John Engler, who is an embarrassment to the University,” said Brianna Scott, one of two candidates nominated for the MSU slot. |
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The Right Reverend Dr Seth Senyo Agidi, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana (EPCG), has said though the Church ought to be regulated, internal regulation is the best option. “We must be regulated but we do not want the Government to regulate us. We want internal regulation,” he said. |
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PRESIDENT-ELECT Emmerson Mnangagwa has committed to upholding peace and working with churches to promote nation-building to refocus the national agenda. Yesterday, he once again reached out to opposition political parties, saying political actors “should embrace each other and move forward”. |
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EVERYONE has a unique footprint in a place that God calls and for the Reverend Dr Mosese Cakau, being shouldered the most sacred responsibility of his life is a humbling yet the most important calling God has given him as his servant. The name ‘Cakau’ itself is not only synonymous in the Assemblies.... |
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Lorita Malveaux waited expectantly Saturday morning in the driveway of her rust-red home on Kashmere Street. It was 8:40 a.m. The sky was, for the moment, cloudless and the air was warm. At this moment one year ago, Hurricane Harvey was 13 hours from striking the Texas coast as a category 4 storm . |
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However, besides his family, Walton perhaps is most proud of his 29-year tenure as a fierce competitor in the National Veterans Golden Age Games, a multi-event sports competition for veterans held in various cities across the country.
Walton will stack his Bronze Stars up against his 89 career.... |
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The OneRace movement began about two years ago with about six pastors - black and white. That grew, eventually reaching 250. “The issue of racial healing is very, very important,” said Bishop Garland Hunt, senior pastor of The Father’s House in Norcross and co-executive director of OneRace. |
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My life has been inspired by Catholic priests for as long as I can remember. Growing up, they were guests for dinner in our home and in both of my grandparents’ homes. While we children were banished to the kitchen table during these Sunday night meals, I managed to secure an angle into the dining.... |
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By Timur Kuran and Dani Rodrik. DURHAM/CAMBRIDGE — Turkey’s political model has long lost its luster, but a growing diplomatic crisis with the equally erratic administration of US President Donald Trump has now pushed the country’s economy into a full-fledged currency crisis. |
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ISTANBUL — The Turkish lira firmed against the dollar on Friday after weakening in thin holiday trade this week, as a bitter standoff dragged on between Ankara and Washington over the fate of an American pastor being tried in Turkey. The lira firmed to 6.0550 against the US currency from a close of 6. |
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When Latoya Riley smelled smoke coming from a nearby open lot in Arnett Gardens, she thought it was from a dead animal being burned. She never imagined that it was from the body of her 14-year-old daughter. Yetanya Francis, otherwise called 'Princess' and a student of Kingston Technical High School,.... |
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The commitment and determination of Turks is the guarantee needed to combat attacks on Turkey’s economy, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, in his first comments on the currency crisis in days. Turkey’s lira has tumbled some 40 percent this year as investor concerns over Erdogan’s grip on.... |
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“God, we give you thanks,” the Rev. Ry Siggelkow intoned in Spanish. “We are very fortunate to share this food together, to play together, to laugh together, to dance together and to love together.” Amid giggling, the children rang out a loud “Amen!” and reached for the food. |
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Titled "We Can Do It: A Community Takes on the Challenge of School Desegregation" and written by Gainesville native Michael Gengler, the book uses interviews with 80 people along with interviews provided by the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program at the University of Florida, to show how black and.... |
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A former governor of Anambra, Mr Peter Obi, has said that Nigerian economy is on life support due to the rising debt profile of about N22.7 trillion. Obi, disclosed this at the ‘2018 This Generation Conference’ organised by the Summit Bible Church, with the theme: “Taking Responsibility, Making Nigeria Great,” on Saturday, in Abuja. |
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A former governor of Anambra, Mr Peter Obi, has said that Nigerian economy is on life support due to the rising debt profile of about N22.7 trillion. Obi, disclosed this at the ‘2018 This Generation Conference’ organised by the Summit Bible Church, with the theme: “Taking Responsibility, Making Nigeria Great,” on Saturday, in Abuja. |
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“I don’t care where she was, if the spirit hit her, she was going to start ministering in song,’’ said Gloria Ridgeway, a background singer for Franklin, who along with her sisters, sang with her in the movie “Blues Brothers 2000.” “We were all raised in the church too, so it was always a treat for us to fall right in and sing gospel with her. |
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ANKARA (Reuters) - The commitment and determination of Turks is the guarantee needed to combat attacks on Turkey's economy, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, in his first comments on the currency crisis in days. Turkey's lira has tumbled some 40 percent this year as investor concerns over.... |
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Curry's tweet came after Jacksonville City Councilman Garrett Dennis tweeted: "Football is Family.....in San Marco. Where are you Mayor @lennycurry? Oh yeah, it’s game day. It’s not feeling like #1City1Jax." "I truly believe that there is a hopelessness in direction from our youth and we are.... |
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“I don’t care where she was, if the spirit hit her, she was going to start ministering in song,’’ said Gloria Ridgeway, a background singer for Franklin, who along with her sisters, sang with her in the movie “Blues Brothers 2000.” “We were all raised in the church too, so it was always a treat for us to fall right in and sing gospel with her. |
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Police dispersed a group known as "Saturday Mothers" as it headed for Istanbul's Galatasaray square, prompting Human Rights Watch (HRW) to describe Saturday's incident as "cruel treatment of families seeking justice for state crimes." One of those briefly held by police was 82-year-old mother, Emine.... |
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