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Tour of Turkey ready to set off

The Presidential Tour of Turkey (TUR) enters its second half-century this year, and an international peloton of the highest order will join the opening celebrations at the seaside resort of Alanya, on the Mediterranean coast, where the first of the eight stages begins on April 26.

Hundreds of flights scrapped as French air traffic controllers strike

Hundreds of flights to and from France were expected to be canceled April 8 as air traffic controllers launched a two-day strike over working conditions.

The civil aviation authority has asked airlines to scrap around 40 percent of flights, warning of "disruption across the whole country."

Rwanda welcomes France's declassification of genocide documents

Rwanda's justice minister on April 8 welcomed France's declassification of documents relating to the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in which Kigali accuses Paris of having an indirect role.
      
However, Minster of Justice Johnston Busingye said Paris should ensure the documents released are "total."       

Tourism growth at 23 pct in 2014

By Stathis Kousounis

Foreign tourism arrivals rose a remarkable 23 percent in 2014 compared to the previous year to reach a record 22 million, not including cruise visitors, according to the Bank of Greece?s annual border survey that the Hellenic Statistical Authority published on Tuesday.

Bentonite Plant in Bulgaria's Kardzhali Bought by France's Imerys

A French company, Paris-based Imerys, has bought the bentonite production plant in Bulgaria's Karzdhali.

The plant was previously owned by Greek S&B Industrial Minerals S.A., according to reports of the BGNES news agency.

Although the deal was concluded at the end of 2014, there was no official announcement on the part of the local authorities.

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