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Boots, Banksy, piano: Elton John puts items up for auction
Music icon Elton John has put a variety of personal items up for auction at Christie's in New York, including monogrammed silver leather platform boots, a grand piano and a triptych by street artist Banksy.
Most of the items come from John's former home in Atlanta, a condo on Peachtree Road that was recently sold, the auction house said on Jan. 11.
Gov’t plans to legalize same-sex marriage win key opposition backing
The center-right Greek government's plans to legalize same-sex civil marriage received a major boost Thursday after the left-wing opposition leader pledged his party's backing in parliament.
SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis said he would instruct his lawmakers to vote for the proposal, although he argued that it didn't go far enough on parenthood rights.
Global companies prefer Türkiye for production, exports: Minister
Global companies prefer Türkiye as production, export and their management centers, Trade Minister Ömer Bolat has said.
Türkiye offers many opportunities in different sectors where it has a competitive advantage, Bolat said in a speech he delivered at an event organized by the Independent Industrialists and Businessmen's Association (MÜSİAD) in Istanbul.
US Shoots Down 21 Drones And Missiles Fired By The Houthis In The Red Sea
Houthi rebels from Yemen launched 18 drones over the southern Red Sea, according to US military's Central Command (CENTCOM), marking the armed group's 26th attack on international trade channels in the previous seven weeks, reported Al Jazeera.
CENTCOM said that two anti-ship cruise missiles and one anti-ship ballistic missile were also downed.
FM Gerapetritis to meet with Palestinian counterpart in Athens
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis is set to meet with his Palestinian counterpart, Riyad al-Maliki, in Athens on Friday.
It will be their third meeting, with the first one taking place in September in New York, in the context of the UN General Assembly meeting.
Mr. Milei, where is the money?
President Milei is facing a deadline to pay $16 billion to former shareholders of the nationalized energy company YPF.
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Disney debuts deaf Native superhero as 'woke' debate swirls
Can a deaf, Native American superhero with a prosthetic leg reinvigorate Disney's Marvel franchise, just weeks after its CEO appeared to criticize his filmmakers for prioritizing messaging over storytelling?
Şimşek, Erkan to meet investors in US this week
Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek and Central Bank Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan are scheduled to travel to the United States later this week to meet investors.
As part of the "Investor Day" event to be held on Jan. 11, Erkan will make a presentation to foreign investors on monetary policy and inflation.
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No second trial for crypto fraudster Bankman-Fried
A federal prosecutor in New York has decided against pursuing a second trial, this one over corruption and illegal political donations, against former crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried.
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Diaspora makes ‘invaluable contribution,’ Mitsotakis says in New Year’s message
The government remains one of the Greek diaspora's "steadfast supporters, honoring its invaluable contribution to the national path towards progress," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said in a New Year's message to Greeks around the world.