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Over 76,000 killed in Syria war in 2014, monitor says

(AFP)- More than 76,000 people were killed in Syria's conflict in 2014, including thousands of children, making it the deadliest year in the nearly four-year war, a monitoring group said Thursday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had documented the deaths of 76,021...

Turkey consumes second-cheapest gas in Europe

Turkey had the second-cheapest natural gas in Europe during the first half of 2014, according to European data. The gas price per kilowatt hour in Turkey was €0.033 ($0.039) for households, and €0.024 ($0.029) for industry in the...

Hong Kong culls 19,000 chickens after bird flu detection

Some 19,000 chickens have been culled in Hong Kong over the last two days after the H7 bird flu strain was discovered in a live batch imported from southern China. The market where the chickens were located will be closed for three weeks for disinfection, public broadcaster...