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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country was moving towards allowing trade with Russia, China and Iran to be conducted in local currencies, as he continues his efforts to strengthen the falling lira.

“If we buy something from them, we will use their money, if they buy something from us, they will use our currency,” he said, ahead of a trip by Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to Russia for meetings on Tuesday.

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Time For Truth: (Yahoo News) – Erdogan wants trade with Russia, China in local currencies

Naked selfies used as collateral for Chinese loans

China, General NewsChinese, Financial, interest rates, lenders, Loan, Market, money, Selfies, transactionssuperadmin

Dec 2016

Hundreds of photos and videos of naked women used as collateral for loans on a Chinese online lending service have leaked onto the web, highlighting regulatory problems in the fast-growing peer-to-peer marketplace.

A 10-gigabyte file posted on the internet exposed the personal details of more than 160 young women who were asked to provide the explicit material to secure money through online lending platform Jiedaibao.

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Time For Truth: (Yahoo News) – Naked selfies used as collateral for Chinese loans

S Korea sees largest protests against President Park Geun-hye

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Dec 2016

Huge rallies have been held across South Korea for what are thought to be the largest protests so far demanding President Park Geun-hye steps down.

Ms Park is accused of allowing her friend, Choi Soon-sil, to manipulate power from behind the scenes.

Read the Full Article: Source – BBC News
Time For Truth: (BBC News) – S Korea sees largest protests against President Park Geun-hye

China:: Hypersonic missile able to smash targets 300 miles away launched

China, General NewsBig deal, china, Fighters, Missile, NATO, News, Pictures, Science, Strike, US, Worldsuperadmin

Nov 2016

One the country’s J-16 strike fighters fired the giant missile earlier this month.

Experts at Popular Science magazine analysed pictures of the event an estimated the missile measured 19 feet long and was 13 inches wide.

Myanmar wants ethnic cleansing of Rohingya – UN official

Asia-Pacific, General NewsBurma, cleansing, Government, journalists, Killing, Minor, Muslim, Myanmar, officials, Refugee, Rohingya, Territory, workerssuperadmin

Nov 2016

Myanmar is seeking the ethnic cleansing of the Muslim Rohingya minority from its territory, a senior UN official has told the BBC.

Armed forces have been killing Rohingya in Rakhine state, forcing many to flee to neighbouring Bangladesh, says John McKissick of the UN refugee agency.

Read the Full Article: Source – BBC News
Time For Truth: (BBC News) – Myanmar wants ethnic cleansing of Rohingya - UN official

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