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Turkey Hikes Interest Rates But Disappoints Markets

The Turkish lira fell against the dollar after a central bank hiked rates less than expected by markets
Turkey's central bank hiked its main interest rate for the second month in a row on Thursday but analysts said the unwinding of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's unconventional policy was too timid to tame inflation.
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Months of strike action has led to delayed treatment and cancelled appointments for hundreds of thousands of patients

Senior Doctors In England Stage Rare Walk Out

English hospitals were braced Thursday for the latest doctors' strike to hit the state-run health service with managers warning it will leave "routine care virtually at a standstill".
Afghan women stage a protest against the closure of beauty salons

Afghan Women Protest Against Beauty Parlour Ban

Security officials shot into the air and used firehoses to disperse dozens of Afghan women protesting in Kabul Wednesday against an order by Taliban authorities to shut down beauty parlours, the latest curb to squeeze them out of public life.
Climate change is causing increasingly frequent and intense heat waves in major cities across the United States, like Miami

How Extreme Heat And Weather Affect US Business

Climate observers anticipate a hotter climate will make it harder to work outdoors, raise the cost of electricity, affect the reliability of the food supply and make it harder to insure homes and businesses.

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