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In Turkey, public funeral ceremonies honor fallen PKK fighters

Since August 21, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) – currently engaged in negotiations with the Turkish state – has published a list of around 100 fighters killed in recent years. Public funeral ceremonies have been held throughout major cities, especially in the southeast.

In Turkey, public funeral ceremonies honor fallen PKK fighters

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How the Philippines missed a Korean gambling racket worth US$3.8 billion

The Philippines spent years dismantling Chinese-linked gambling compounds in dramatic, headline-grabbing raids. But all the while, and with far less scrutiny, South Korean syndicates were building a parallel industry worth billions of US dollars – one that a spate of recent arrests suggests is still very much intact.

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