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Deutsche Bank faced a multi-billion-dollar fine on April 23 as British and U.S. officials prepared to announce a legal settlement over alleged attempts at its London-based subsidiary to manipulate interest rate benchmarks. 

Marine Le Pen, “superstar” of the French Far Right movement presented herself in a way that very few had seen her before. Wearing a dress which left her shoulders bare, the leader of the far-right National Front, Marine appeared in New York, walking on the red carpet, just a few steps away from Kim Kardashian.

The United Nations and the Republic of Turkey officially launched the new Istanbul Regional Hub on April 23 in a move that made the intercontinental city "the second global diplomatic center after New York," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu said.

A new carrier is expected to connect Greece with North America, with SkyGreece Airlines filling a void in direct connections between the east Mediterranean country with cities hosting large ethnic Greek communities.

The new carrier was founded by Greek expatriate businesspeople and is headed by Father Nikolaos Alexandris.

The Bulgarian government on Wednesday voted to give BGN 20 000 to twin pianists Hasan and Ibrahim to help them perform abroad.

The money was allocated as funding for international events ahead of a long-expected performance of the two brothers at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

The first Bulgarian cinema club will open doors in New York City. It is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Bulgarian Cinema and the appraisal Sofia received by UNESCO as City of Cinema.

Jana Karaivanova, founder and creative director of the Sofia Independent Film Festival and the General Consulate of the Republic of Bulgaria in New York are the organizers of the initiative.

She has the perfect body, except for a few tiny imperfections which are usually covered up by Photoshop. Actress, singer and dancer Bella Thorne appeared in New York to partake in a photoshoot with her good friend, 18 year-old Hailey Baldwin.

U.S. State Secretary John Kerry noted his country's awareness of the challenges Greece is going through and referred to the close relations of the United States and Greece. On his part, Kotzias said that he was in the U.S. as a friend to someone who works with Greece for democracy and peace against terrorism.

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World renowned Israeli-American violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman will once again be in Istanbul for a concert on May 28 at Zorlu Center PSM. Perlman previously performed two sold-out concerts in the city in 2013 and 2014. 

The tenth consecutive round of negotiations between the EU and the US regarding the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is set to start Monday in New York.

Talks continue as the proposal for an economic agreement was made more than two years ago. The idea behind it was for the biggest trade zone in the world to be created.