Turkey's central bank has slashed interest rates by a whopping 425 basis points to 19.75 percent. Inflation has been falling in recent months, after rising to its highest level since 2003 in August. That's given the central bank room to cut the cost of borrowing to revive the economy. Mobin Nasir reports. And Hakan Akbas joined us from Bodrum in Turkey. He's a senior advisor at Albright Stonebridge Group - a global strategic advisory and commercial diplomacy firm.

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The European Central Bank is holding rates at a historic low. After a meeting on Thursday, the bank did hint that more stimulus would follow soon. That's as it aims to stoke inflation and support growth amid rising global trade tensions. The Frankfurt-based bank has left its key benchmark rate on hold at minus 0.4 percent. The rate on its main refinancing operations stays at zero and its marginal lending facility at 0.25 percent.

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Boris Johnson has been the UK's prime minister for less than 48 hours, but the clock is already ticking. Brexit is fewer than 100 days away and while Johnson says he prefers a smooth departure from the EU, he's willing to crash-out without a deal to get it done. And as Paolo Montecillo reports, the prime minister is surrounding himself with people who are also willing to take that risk. We unpacked Boris Johnson's cabinet with Chris Roebuck in London. He's a visiting professor of Transformational Leadership at the Cass Business School in London.

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Boeing has reported its biggest quarterly loss in its 103-year history. After its 737 MAX jet was involved in two deadly crashes in the last year, the aerospace giant halted deliveries, while regulators grounded the jet across the globe. And as Sibel Karkus reports, the continued grounding of its best-selling aircraft is likely to continue to weigh on the company for years to come. We got more on Boeing's troubles with Heinrich Grossbongardt in Vienna. He's managing director of Expairtise Communications, an aviation industry consultancy company.

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This time next year, hundreds of thousands of people will arrive in Tokyo for the Olympic Games hoping to see their favourites win gold. But visitors may face a challenge of their own -- the city's crowded commuter routes. Afzal Ahmed reports on a new trial programme asking workers to stay at home.

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The African grey parrot is one of the most intelligent birds on earth. But these speech-mimicking creatures are in high demand as pets, resulting in illegal trade. In 2016 they were listed as an endangered species. Adesewa Josh looks at how a conservation park's rescue mission in Cameroon could help them take off in the wild again.

Big tech could be in big trouble. The US Justice Department has opened a wide-ranging investigation into the dominance of Silicon Valley giants like Google and Amazon, and whether they're restricting competition. This as authorities confirm that Facebook will pay a record $5 billion to settle privacy breaches. But as Motheo Khoaripe reports, regulators may need to find new ways to make real reforms. And we spoke to Harold Feld in Washington DC. He's Senior Vice President at Public Knowledge, which advocates for an open internet and consumer rights' protections.

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Turkish banker Hakan Atilla is home after serving a 28-month jail term in the US. A New York court convicted him of conspiring to evade US sanctions on Iran. Atilla's employer, the state lender Halkbank, always denied the charges and the Turkish government said the case was politically motivated. TRT World's Senior Business Producer Mobin Nasir gave us the details.

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The UK's new prime minister, Boris Johnson, has begun to shape his new cabinet, moments after he officially took over the reins from Theresa May. Johnson's transition to the top job comes after May handed in her resignation to the Queen, and follows a Conservative Party leadership race in which he defeated rival, Jeremy Hunt, by a wide margin.

#BorisJohnson #Brexit #TheresaMay

More than four years of war have brought Yemen -- already the poorest nation in the Middle East -- to its knees. The damage has extended beyond human suffering to the country's cultural heritage. Sarah Balter explains how artisans in Taiz are surviving.

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