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Chile ex-president Pinera dies in helicopter crash, aged 74
Chile's former president Sebastian Pinera, a billionaire tycoon who twice held the South American nation's top job, died Tuesday in a helicopter crash, his office said in a statement.
The 74-year-old Pinera often flew himself around in his own helicopter, and was a former shareholder in the country's national airline, with stakes in television and football, among other businesses.
How shrinking populations fuel divisive politics
In the 2000 film "Almost Famous," Cameron Crowe's comedy-drama about rock musicians in the 1970s, the character played by Zooey Deschanel gives her younger brother some advice. "Listen to 'Tommy' with a candle burning, and you'll see your whole future," she says.
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Will Russia Deploy Nuclear Weapons Abroad?
Amid escalating global tensions, Russia has unequivocally declared its stance on nuclear weapon deployment, affirming that it has no plans to station such arms abroad, with one exception - its ally, Belarus. The announcement came from Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Ryabkov, responsible for arms control, during the BRICS summit.
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Economic program works, helping lower inflation, says Şimşek
The economic program the government is implementing is working and yielding results, Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek has said, noting that the monthly inflation is declining.
Moscow: That is an ultimatum
"The United States of America and its allies are imposing the famous 'Zelensky formula' on the international community and are trying to present that same formula as the only way to resolve the conflict," said the Russian Foreign Minister at the first meeting of representatives of the BRICS members as part of the Russian presidency of the organization.
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Turkish scientists start 8th Antarctic expedition
A group of Turkish scientists has embarked on the eighth Antarctic expedition from Istanbul.
The team, consisting of a 20-member scientific delegation and three high school students, will first set off for Sao Paulo, Brazil, and reach Antarctica's King George Island after a long journey.
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Bulgaria Unveils Talent for Global Stage: Casting Opens for F.I.P.A.S.S. World Performing Arts Championship
Bulgaria is set to host its first-ever casting for the prestigious F.I.P.A.S.S. World Performing Arts Championship, opening doors for diverse talents across age groups and categories to vie for a chance at the finals in Rome.
African Century? Afro-Asian Infrastructure and Transport Corridors
The world has undergone a profound transformation, and a new geopolitical phase has started. The edges of the Rimland (Ukraine, Balkans, Caucasus, Middle East, Myanmar, western Indian subcontinent, sporadically Central Asia and possibly Korean peninsula) is on fire; something momentous is about to happen.
A stunning eclipse, a moon race and other space events in 2024
India landed a robot on the moon and NASA brought pieces of an asteroid back to Earth to study. A green comet illuminated night skies and a "ring of fire" eclipse captivated spectators from Oregon to Brazil. SpaceX launched nearly 100 rockets, and Japan and Europe put powerful new space telescopes into orbit.