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'Sacred duty': Inflation eats into Turkey's Muslim feast
'Sacred duty': Inflation eats into Turkey's Muslim feast
by  AFP

With inflation in Turkey galloping, the sheep Gul Er buys every year for the Muslim festival of sacrifice in Istanbul looks agonisingly out of reach. Annual inflation in Turkey has officially reached 78.6 percent, although economists and many ordinary Turks doubt government data.

Pipeline uncertainty leaves Germany with energy jitters
Pipeline uncertainty leaves Germany with energy jitters
by  AFP

The Nord Stream pipeline, which supplies Germany with most of its Russian gas, will be shut down for routine maintenance from Monday -- with fears rising that it may remain off for good. - 'One or two months' - Russia has already cut supplies via the Nord Stream pipeline by 60 percent in recent weeks, citing technical issues -- which Berlin dismisses as cover for a "political" decision.

TikTok sued in US after girls die in 'Blackout Challenge'
TikTok sued in US after girls die in 'Blackout Challenge'
by  AFP

Video-sharing sensation TikTok is being sued in California after children died while taking part in a "Blackout Challenge" that makes a sport of choking oneself until passing out. TikTok has featured and promoted an array of challenges in which users film themselves taking part in themed acts that are sometimes dangerous.

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