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A small Canadian diamond company has announced the discovery of the world’s second biggest gem quality diamond that has ever been recovered, as Telegraph reports.

According to Lucara Diamond Corp the 1,111 carat stone was found at its Karowe mine in north-central Botswana.

Ireland's new same-sex marriage law comes into force from Nov. 16, six months after the country voted to allow gay unions in a historic referendum.

The BRICS group of emerging nations called on the Group of 20 (G-20) top developed and developing nations on Nov. 15 to strengthen their macroeconomic policy cooperation to prevent bad effects from a weak global economy and reduce risks to growth.

Research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) found that honesty levels vary between countries. The study’s findings suggest that honesty has less to do with a country’s economic growth than its culture and history.

Life expectancy at birth increased by almost 10 years since 1970, says a report published by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Nearly all OECD and emerging countries have experienced large gains in life expectancy over the past 40 years. Life expectancy at birth in Turkey, Korea and Mexico has increased by twenty years or more over the period 1970-2010.

One of my favorite Turkish constructs is the "me/ma" suffix, which could mean "ing" or "don't." So "i? yapma" would be the Turkish for the World Bank's annual Doing Business report. It could also translate as "don't do business."

Oscar Pistorius, South Africa's "Blade Runner", was released on parole late on Oct. 19, just short of a year into his five-year sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day 2013.

The new season at ?? Sanat will open on Nov. 5. The program is full of world-acclaimed artists who will perform until May next year?? Sanat will open its 16th season on Nov. 5 with the soloists of the ?? Sanat Shining Stars series at Millî Reasürans.

Osman Ay?k, the president of the Turkish Hoteliers Federation (TUROFED), has been elected the deputy chairman of the United Nations World of Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Affiliate Members.

Bulgaria has become the Offshoring Destination of the Year for 2015, the National Outsourcing Association UK. 

We're pleased to announce that #Bulgaria won Offshoring Destination of the Year at the #EOAawards 2015

? NOA (@TheNOA) October 9, 2015