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Behind Trump’s Dealings With Turkey: Sons-in-Law Married to Power

ISTANBUL — Behind President Trump’s accommodating attitude toward Turkey is an unusual back channel: a trio of sons-in-law who married into power and now play key roles in connecting Ankara with Washington. One, Turkey’s finance minister, is the son-in-law of its strongman president and oversees his country’s relationship with the United States. Another is the […]

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Some people ‘genetically wired’ to avoid some vegetables

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images Hate eating certain vegetables? It could be down to your genes, say US scientists who have done some new research. Inheriting two copies of the unpleasant taste gene provides a “ruin-your-day level of bitterness” to foods like broccoli and sprouts, they say. It could explain why some people find it difficult

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Stop right now: Mel B advert pulled by Tesco after singer complains

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images A Tesco advert that used an image of Mel B has been taken down after she complained. Scary Spice’s image was used in an ad for Tesco’s new Clubcard Plus. It read: “Stop right now. You get 10% off two big shops a month for £7.99,” a play on the hit

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Branson apologises for South Africa launch tweet

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright VIRGIN Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has apologised for a “poorly chosen image” he tweeted to mark the launch his new Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship in South Africa. The entrepreneur tweeted a photo which was criticised for failing to reflect the diversity of South Africa. One of the critics is South African fashion

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On an Art Scavenger Hunt in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea

Travel / En Sound Media

The 52 Places Traveler The 52 Places Traveler visits the Setouchi Islands, where a triennial art extravaganza is injecting creative energy into the fading fishing villages. Nov. 12, 2019 It was gray and rainy when two new friends and I walked into a coffee shop on the Japanese island of Shodoshima. Plastic chandeliers hung from

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If I Touched the Moon, What Would It Feel Like?

Technology / En Sound Media

Twelve people have walked on the moon since humans landed there 50 years ago, but no one has ever directly touched its surface. Those astronauts wore their spacesuits outside the lander. No one ever took off a glove or a boot while standing on the moon. “Once we got inside and took off our suits

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UEFA signs Takeaway.com to replace McDonald’s at Euro 2020

Sports / En Sound Media

UEFA has announced a new food sector sponsor for the European Championship, replacing McDonald’s which owned the slot since 1992 November 12, 2019, 9:26 AM 1 min read UEFA has announced a new food sector sponsor for the European Championship, replacing McDonald’s which owned the slot since 1992. UEFA says food delivery platform Takeaway.com has

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General election 2019: Farage says ‘nothing is good enough’ for the Tories

Politics / En Sound Media

Nigel Farage has criticised the Conservatives for not reciprocating his offer of standing down candidates. The Brexit Party leader says he will stand aside in Tory-held constituencies from the 2017 election, but still run in seats won by Labour. He had hoped the Tories would stand down in some of those places. Mr Farage told

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Scandal-hit Nissan’s profits crash amid lower global sales

Finance / En Sound Media

Scandal-hit Nissan’s profits crash amid lower global sales By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer November 12, 2019, 9:59 AM 3 min read Japanese automaker Nissan reported Tuesday that its July-September profit tumbled to half of what it earned the year before as sales and brand power crumbled following the arrest of its former chairman, Carlos

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‘Uncoordinated’ codeine use caused Ipswich woman’s death

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Image caption Debbie Headspeath bought codeine from online pharmacies on top of prescriptions from her local GP A coroner questioned the regulation of online pharmacies after a woman died as a result of her addiction to the painkiller codeine. Debbie Headspeath, 41, collapsed at home in Ipswich in 2017. The inquest heard she had been

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