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October 2024

UK house prices see 4.7% annual rise, highest since November 2022

ISTANBUL: House prices in the UK rose by 4.7% year-on-year in September, marking the highest annual increase since November 2022, finance firm Halifax announced Monday. On a monthly basis, prices edged up by 0.3% in September, with the average property price reaching £293,399 ($384,500), up from £292,540 in August and

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OPINION – Oct. 7: A grim anniversary

ISTANBUL: Israel has long been renowned for its ability to shape public discourse pertaining to its behavior toward the Palestinians, particularly in the West. Its greatest public relations triumph is undoubtedly the manner with which it managed the media treatment of its response to Oct. 7 in North America and

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Bassem Youssef dishes out judgment in ‘Bibi’s Trial’

ISTANBUL: Television host Bassem Youssef stars as a fictional International Criminal Court (ICC) judge passing judgment on Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in the satirical song “Bibi’s Trial,” which has garnered hundreds of thousands of likes and reviews. Directed by filmmaker Bassel Nasser and produced by Ali Shehata and Yousef

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Environmental degradation, habitat changes threaten sparrows in Japan

ANKARA: Sparrows, along with other birds and butterflies familiar to people in Japan, are rapidly declining due to environmental degradation and habitat changes, according to a report. The report, released last week by Japan’s Environment Ministry and the Nature Conservation Society, warns that at this rate, some bird species could

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Retail sales slightly up in eurozone, EU

ISTANBUL: Retail sales in the euro area were up 0.2% month-on-month in August, and 0.3% in the EU, Eurostat said on Monday. In the euro area retail trade volume rose by 0.2% for food, drinks, and tobacco, 0.3% for non-food products, and 1.1% for automotive fuel on a monthly basis.

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