US diplomats go cold turkey on Turkey name, switch to Turkiye
The US State Department said Thursday it will largely stop writing the word Turkey and instead call the Eurasian country Turkiye, agreeing to a request by the Turkish government which resents the inadvertent association with poultry.
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Colombian stadium first in Latin America renamed after Pele
Colombia is the first Latin American country to meet FIFA president Gianni Infantino's request to name a stadium after Pele.
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From tracking moods to putting on a show, it's AI-everything at CES
Entrepreneur Antony Perzo introduces a small device called Emobot, which looks like a cross between a speaker and a piece of abstract art, and explains: "It's an emotional thermometer!"
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Mexico arrests son of notorious drug kingpin 'El Chapo'
Mexican security forces on Thursday captured a son of jailed drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, scoring a high-profile win in the fight against powerful cartels days before US President Joe Biden visits.
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Tensions at Turkey funerals of Kurds killed in Paris
Security forces fired teargas and rubber bullets in eastern Turkey on Thursday outside the funeral of a Kurdish singer killed in Paris in December, an AFP correspondent said, as fellow victims were laid to rest elsewhere.
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CES tech gala looks to shake off economic gloom
The annual CES consumer electronics extravaganza threw open its doors in Las Vegas on Thursday as the industry looks to the latest innovations to help cure the pain from an ailing global economy.
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Leaked Harry memoir details sex, drugs, fights and killing
Prince Harry's autobiography "Spare" is not due out until next week but it dominated headlines on Thursday after a Spanish-language version of the memoir mistakenly went on sale.
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'No future': Eritrean seeking UK asylum fears deportation to Rwanda
At just 23, Hayat fears her long quest for a new life in Britain will come to nothing and she will be sent to Rwanda.
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US political crisis intensifies as McCarthy fails to woo right
The US House of Representatives was plunged deeper into crisis Thursday as Republican favorite Kevin McCarthy failed again to win the speakership -- entrenching a three-day standoff that has paralyzed the lower chamber of Congress.
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Ukraine dismisses Putin's Christmas ceasefire as 'hypocrisy'
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered a 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine to run during Orthodox Christmas, a move quickly dismissed by war-battered Kyiv and its allies.
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