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Boston was chosen Jan. 8 as the US candidate to host the 2024 Olympics, hopeful of showing the world's finest athletes its determined recovery from the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing tragedy.
      

NEW YORK - A bust of the famous Serbian-American scientist Nikola Tesla, made by academic sculptor Bojan Mikulic, will be officially unveiled at the New Yorker Hotel in Manhattan on January 10.

By Simon Kennedy

Don?t believe the hype.

A reading of the German press suggests Chancellor Angela Merkel is at peace with the idea of Greece quitting the euro. Der Spiegel says her government views that as a manageable outcome; Bild reports that officials are preparing for the prospect. Lawmaker Michael Fuchs says Greece is no longer a threat to financial stability.

The 14th !f Istanbul Independent Films Festival will run between Feb. 12 and 22 in Istanbul and between Feb. 26 and March 1 in Ankara and ?zmir. The opening film of the festival will be master director Tim Burton?s latest film ?Big Eyes,? which will make its premier in Turkey.

European benchmark Brent oil sank under $50 per barrel today for the first time since 2009, hit by OPEC's production stance, oversupply, weak demand and the strong dollar.

In morning London deals, Brent North Sea crude for delivery in February dived to a 5.5-year low at $49.81 a barrel. New York crude had already slumped under $50 on Jan. 5.

The European Union ?mistakenly approaches Turkey based on prejudices? but Ankara is continuing its integration with European institutions with determination, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu has said.

By Claudia Carpenter

Orange production in Greece is set to decline after damaging rain in May and June, while Italy’s output will also fall, according to the Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

A Libyan accused over the 1998 Al-Qaeda bombings of US embassies in Africa has died days before he was to stand trial in New York A Libyan accused over the 1998 Al-Qaeda bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa died on Jan. 2, days before he was to stand trial in New York, his lawyer said.

Mayor of Istanbul’s Şişli Municipality Hayri İnönü and his wife, Nazlı İnönü, gave their testimonies to the Istanbul Public Prosecutor on Dec. 30, 2014 concerning claims that they received threats on their lives by former Şişli Mayor Mustafa Sarıgül.

English Premier League champions Manchester City announced on Dec. 31 they had secured the services of Frank Lampard until the end of the season despite the midfielder signing for New York City in June.