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Feb 2023
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Syrian refugees in Turkey face rising ho...

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The earthquake in Turkey has worsened the plight of Syrian refugees who already face rising hostility, YouTube has rolled out a revenue sharing scheme to lure new content creators away from rival TikTok, and dark horse candidate Kazuo Ueda has upset expectations for the next Bank of Japan governor.


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‘They hate us’: quake tests cohesion between Syrian refugees and Turkish hosts

YouTube Shorts takes on TikTok in battle for younger users

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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.


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