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Changing face of retail under coronavirus

At first glance, retail sales figures for June released by the Office for National Statistics reveal the pattern of recovery that business and the Treasury have been praying for – a V-shaped return to pre...

Turkey’s UNESCO World Heritage sites

Preparations are in full swing as Hagia Sophia is set to hold its first prayer service in almost 90 years. Earlier this month, Turkey’s high court annulled the 1934 decree, allowing the museum to be reconverted...

Hagia Sophia first prayers

#Muslims will hold Friday prayers at the #HagiaSophia in #Istanbul for the first time in 86 years. The UNESCO World Heritage Site was built as a church in the sixth century and served as a mosque for almost half a...