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The Turkish Lira has lost value after the U.S. Federal Reserve hinted at a possible December interest rate hike and rallied against most emerging currencies. 

The lira's value declined to around 2.93 from 2.89 against the dollar after the Fed decision on Oct. 28. The Turkish currency then rebounded to 2.916 early Oct. 29. 

Deutsche Bank, Germany's biggest lender, announced Oct. 29 it would cut 9,000 jobs and pull out of 10 countries in a new 3.8-billion-euro cost-cutting drive after it ran up record losses in the third quarter.

Turkey's national post office (PTT) will expand its operations overseas, its chairman and general manager told Anadolu Agency on Oct. 28.

Harun Maden said PTT would be expanding its operations into international logistics, goods transport and package deliveries.

During a police operation in the northern province of Tokat, a nearly millennia-old gilded Bible has been seized, while 10 people were taken into custody as part of the operation. 

Flamingos on rise: The number of baby flamingos on the artificial Flamingo Island in ?zmir's Sasal? neighborhood has grown to 14,000 in two years. The number of Dalmatian pelicans on the island has also increased to 144, a very pleasing development according to officials. 

Turkey completes one-third of portable wall on border with Syria

At least four people were killed and scores injured on Oct. 26 in northeastern Pakistan when a strong earthquake hit neighbouring Afghanistan, Pakistani health officials and police said.

An earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck northeastern Afghanistan, the U.S. Geological Survey said, sending tremors that were felt in India and Pakistan. 

Canada's newly-elected prime minister, Justin Trudeau, defended a journalist criticizing him during an event in Montreal before the country's Oct. 19 federal elections, according to a recently revealed video.

To celebrate Turkey's Republic Day on Oct. 29 the Istanbul Optimum Outlet shopping mall will host an exhibition titled "Atatürk and The Gains of the Republic" between Oct. 24 and Nov. 1, focused on the founder the Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

Some 42 people died in a collision between a bus and truck near Bordeaux in Southern France, an official from the local prefect's office said on Oct. 23.

Another 5 people were lighly injured, the official said, after the two vehicules clashed and caught fire. 

Turkey completes one-third of portable wall on border with Syria

Swedish police on Oct. 23 said they believe a man armed with a sword who killed a teacher and child had "racist motives" for the attack at a school where most of the students were from immigrant families.