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Erdoğan offers condolences to George Floyd's family
Turkey's president offered condolences on May 28 to the family of George Floyd over his death.
"I believe that the perpetrators of this inhumane act shall receive the punishment they deserve. We will be monitoring the issue," President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Twitter.
"I remember with respect George Floyd and extend my condolences to his family and loved ones," he added.
President Trump Asks for Expedited Investigation for the Death of George Floyd
President Donald Trump on Wednesday addressed the death of a Minneapolis black man who died after he was restrained by a white police officer, telling reporters he planned to receive a "full report" on the incident that he described as a "very sad event."
Say My Name: People Outraged over the Death of George Floyd - Unarmed Black Man Killed by Police
Cardi B, Diddy, Ciara and LeBron James led the way of celebs outraged over the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd, after a police officer drove his knee into the back of Floyd's neck, rendering him unable to breath
US protests for second night over police killing of black man
Demonstrators clashed with police and set a store alight during a second night of protests in the U.S. city of Minneapolis on May 27 over the killing of a black man by an officer who held him to the ground with a knee on his neck.
George Floyd protests marred by lootings, fire
Protesters took to the streets in the U.S. city of Minneapolis for a second day on May 26 over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after being pinned down by a white police officer.
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The political acumen of the Greek people
The old cliche that technology has made the world smaller is particularly true for immigrants. When I left Greece for the US in 1981, my means of keeping in touch with friends and family back home were limited to a letter every other week and a phone call every couple of months.
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Big investments afoot in malls
Greece has among the smallest densities of shopping malls in Europe, with 57 square meters per 1,000 inhabitants, just 6.7 percent that of first-place Norway (857 sq.m.) and less than fellow Balkan countries Bosnia-Herzegovina (98 sq.m.) and Serbia (88 sq.m.).
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KISS Announce First 'End of the Road Farewell Tour' Dates
Kiss have announced the first 44 dates of their farewell tour, titled the End of the Road and expected to run for three years, reported bTV.
The veteran band will start the run on Jan. 31, 2019, in Vancouver and end it on April 13 in Birmingham, Ala.
You can see the full list of dates below.
The $500 apple: Woman Fined For Failing to Declare Fruit She Was Given on Flight
A woman from Colorado has been fined $500 (£360) after failing to declare an apple that she took from a transatlantic flight.
Crystal Tadlock was given the fruit sealed in a wrapper on her Delta flight from Paris to Minneapolis on 18 April. She did not eat it on the journey and decided to save it for her connecting flight to Denver.
March for Our Lives: Hundreds of Thousands Gather Worldwide to Protest US Gun Violence
Thousands of protesters have swarmed into the US capital and cities across the world to march for gun control and ignite political activism among the young.