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Turkey’s inflation decelerated to the slowest since 2021 as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made good on a promise

Malaysia Airlines Bhd. is seeking to add at least 25 single-aisle aircraft and will look to discuss options

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An Australian pub has issued a public apology after its attempt at a light-hearted promo campaign went down like a pint of warm beer. The Woolshed on Hindley, in Adelaide, offered punters free drinks in exchange for their bras, telling them: “The bigger, the better.” In a now-deleted Facebook ad, customers were instructed to “hang your bra in the shed” in order to bag themselves a beverage – and the larger the cup size, the larger the reward. According to the online poster, an A cup would get you one free drink, a B cup would get you two and a C cup would get you three. Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Bras were hung up on the walls of the nightclub to encourage people to contribute their own, the Daily Mail reports. But it didn't all go as planned. Social media was soon flooded with angry comments about the “misogynistic” and “offensive” campaign. "We’ve just set the female gender back several decades,” one wrote, according to The Advertiser. “Was a terrible idea from the get go. Whoever came up with it and then allowed it to be shared should be in big trouble, seriously inappropriate stuff,” said another. On Sunday, the Woolshed published a grovelling message expressing its remorse for the misguided idea. It read: “We would like to address the concerns that have been raised regarding a recent social media post shared by our nightclub. We sincerely apologise for the fact that the post made some of our patrons feel uncomfortable and body-shamed as this was never our intention. “Based on the feedback from our community we have cancelled the promotion and are workshopping ideas for different promotions that promote a fun, safe and inclusive environment for all. Moving forward senior management will be reviewing all promotional activity to ensure that it creates an inclusive environment for all our patrons.” However, plenty of commentators were quick to laugh off the situation. “I was looking [forward] to the 8 free drinks, people need to lighten up a little,” one wrote. “What is happening with this world?” asked another. “No one was being forced to do something they didn’t want to do! If people were offended by what the promotion was then just don’t go!” Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

Russian officials say their forces thwarted large Ukrainian attacks in two provinces of Ukraine illegally annexed by Moscow

Moscow claims to have killed 250 Ukrainian troops, but this has not been independently verified.

A measure of underlying inflation in Switzerland slowed more than expected to below the central bank’s ceiling, giving

Olivia Dunne looked stunning in cowgirl shorts and boots in a recent country-style dance video with her friend and gymnast Elena Arenas

Ron DeSantis has offered his own definition of “woke” days after Donald Trump said “half the people” can’t define the Florida governor’s favourite word. During a campaign stop in Iowa on Saturday, Mr DeSantis said: “Look, we know what woke is, it’s a form of cultural Marxism. It’s about putting merit and achievement behind identity politics, and it’s basically a war on the truth.” Two days earlier, Mr Trump criticised the GOP’s overuse of the word at his own campaign event in Iowa. “I don’t like the term ‘woke’ because I hear, ‘Woke, woke, woke.’ It’s just a term they use, half the people can’t even define it,” he said. Also on Saturday, Mr DeSantis vowed to dismantle President Joe Biden’s “disastrous” economic policies if he wins the White House. The Iowa visit came at the end of a week marked by multiple tense outbursts. In South Carolina on Friday, a woman interrupted Mr DeSantis’ speech by shouting: “You’re a f***ing fascist.” This prompted boos from the wider audience, with Mr DeSantis replying: “ Well, yeah, thank you.” Read More DeSantis defines ‘woke’ after Trump claimed ‘half the people can’t’ DeSantis condemns Trump for congratulating ‘murderous dictator’ Kim Jong-un Transgender adults in Florida `blindsided' that new law also limits their access to health care DeSantis, Pence and other GOP 2024 hopefuls, but not Trump, set to appear at Iowa rally

BlackRock Inc. and other large money managers are dipping back into the UK’s battered debt market, lured by

European stocks may drop as much as 10% over the next few months. That’s the view of Morgan