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Turkey’s stock market soars as government steps in after earthquake

By Anna Cooban, CNN Turkey’s stock market soared Wednesday on the first day of trading after a suspension triggered by a devastating earthquake. Shares on Istanbul’s stock exchange rose 9.8% by mid-afternoon. On Tuesday, authorities intervened to boost stock buying: The government announced measures to encourage companies to buy back their shares and ordered pension

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New Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine ‘more aspirational than realistic,’ say Western officials

By Jim Sciutto, Chief National Security Correspondent As Russia begins a new offensive in eastern Ukraine, the US and its allies are skeptical Moscow has amassed the manpower and resources to make significant gains, US, UK and Ukrainian officials tell CNN. “It’s likely more aspirational than realistic,” said a senior US military official. Russia has

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Families of men who died in custody at a Houston jail demand Justice Department probe of the facility

By Amy Simonson, Chris Boyette and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Families of three men who died last month in custody at Houston’s Harris County Jail are calling on the US Justice Department to investigate what their attorneys call an “extraordinary number” of deaths and “a pervasive pattern and culture of death” at the facility. “No one

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El futbolista de Ghana Christian Atsu sigue desaparecido tras el terremoto en Turquía, dice su agente a CNN

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La estrella de fútbol de Ghana Christian Atsu sigue desaparecida 10 días después del terremoto de magnitud 7,8 que devastó Turquía y Siria, dijo su agente a CNN Sport este miércoles. “Todavía estamos buscando a Christian. Le hemos pedido a la AFAD (Dirección de Manejo de Desastres y Emergencias) que coloque

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