## Restaurants sit half-empty in Turkey this summer as inflation reaches 91% in places sending tourists and locals flocking to neighboring Greece

Authored by fortune.com

Meanwhile from Mediterranean Greek islands just a few kilometers away, their fellow Turks boast they’re paying far less than prices at home.

“There’s a huge difference between the service and product quality, as well as prices here and there,” said Murat Yavuz, a retired Turkish banker who regularly visits Greece.

“Restaurants here have used inflation as a pretext to push up prices.”.

Restaurant and hotel prices rose by an average 91% in June from a year earlier, topping already eye-watering headline inflation of 71.6%.

Tourists from around the world have flocked there in such large numbers that the country is now considering imposing restrictions on cruise ships.

The lira’s real effective exchange rate, a measure of its value against foreign currencies, is at its highest level since late 2021.

“The cost of living is a factor, but rumors on social media about Greece being cheaper also play a big role,” he said. »

### HIV drug could be made for just $40 a year for every patient

Authored by theguardian.com

UNAids said it could “herald a breakthrough for HIV prevention” if the drug was available “rapidly and affordably”.

Given by injection every six months, lenacapavir can prevent infection and suppress HIV in people who are already infected.

In the long-term, 60 million people would probably need to take the drug preventatively to lower HIV levels significantly, they said. »

### Hamas, Fatah, Palestinian factions agree to end divisions, form unity gov't after China talks

Authored by jpost.com

Various Palestinian factions, including rivals Hamas and Fatah, agreed to end their divisions and form a national unity government during negotiations in China that ended Tuesday, according to Chinese state media.

Senior Hamas official Hussam Badran said the most important point of the Beijing Declaration was to form a Palestinian national unity government to manage the affairs of Palestinians.

The long-feuding Palestinian factions previously failed to heal their political disputes after Hamas fighters expelled Fatah from Gaza in a short war in 2007. »

### NJ man admits to decapitating seagull after it attempted to take fries from daughter: Affidavit

Authored by 6abc.com

NJ man admits to decapitating seagull after it attempted to take fries from daughter: Affidavit.

A South Jersey man is facing charges after authorities say he decapitated a seagull.

NORTH WILDWOOD, New Jersey (WPVI) -- A South Jersey man is facing charges after authorities say he decapitated a seagull. »

### Amazon TV Bosses Tease ‘Fallout’ Season 2 and ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ Sequel Post-Emmy Noms, Say Donald Glover Has ‘Unpredictable’ Vision for New ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’

Authored by variety.com

I think we’re ahead of schedule, in terms of being able to get Season 2 back.

But we are fully committed, and we’re all on this journey with the characters that we’ve met and loved in Season 1.

With “Red, White & Royal Blue” getting a nomination, where are you on plans for the sequel movie? »

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