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International Women?s Day on March 8 was marked by a photo of three woman presidents of what is known as the bosses? club, the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜS?AD).

The fifth season of the hit series Game of Thrones kicks off on April 12 and promises another 10 episodes full of fantasy, intrigue, sex and violence in the mythical kingdom of the Westeros and Essos.

The sales of Dacia cars recorded, last month, a solid increase in Europe (EU plus EFTA), and the market share of the domestic carmaker maintained at 3 percent, according to the statistics of the European Car Makers' Association (ACEA), published on Tuesday.

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British rock legend Morrissey pulled out of plans for a concert in Iceland because the venue included a restaurant selling meat, his local promoter said Feb. 5.

AGERPRES special correspondent Oana Ghita reports: Silver is a fine prize for Team USA at the Bocuse d'Or culinary contest, Jerome Bocuse - the president of the Sirha World Hospitality and Food Service and a founding member of Bocuse d'Or, alongside his father Paul Bocuse - told AGERPRES.

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AGERPRES special correspondent Oana Ghita reports: Norway's team has won the gold prize of the prestigious Bocuse d'Or competition that took place on January 27 and 28 during the Sirha salon in Lyon, France.

Panel of judges at Bocuse d'Or tasting the competition dishes, January 27, Lyon
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AGERPRES special correspondent Oana Ghita reports: Former President of Hungary Pal Schmitt declared on Tuesday, during the jury's dish assessment process at the prestigious Bocuse d'Or culinary competition, that in his country - which will host the Bocuse d'Or European round in 2016 - the visitors will find people who love people, music, and good food.

AGERPRES special correspondent Oana Ghita reports: Iceland's representative, Sigurdur Helgason, competes on Tuesday in Bocuse D'Or, in front of one hundred fans coming from his country, wearing T-shirts with his photo and Viking horns made of plastic.

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Chef Mauricio Eduardo Nunez Diaz of Chile is the opening competitor on Tuesday at Bocuse d'Or, a contest worth calling the World Cup of gastronomy. Chile is represented for the first time.

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Lyon, France is the place to be this Tuesday and Wednesday for those who wish to keep up with the tendencies of world gastronomy this year; experts say the city is now 'the capital of culinary art."

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For two days, 24 chefs of the international elite will offer demonstrations of their art in the Bocuse d'Or competition.