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Bulgaria Visited by 110 000 during Winter Holidays
Around 110 000 foreign nationals have visited Bulgaria for the winter holidays, a tourism official has said
Greece, Macedonia, Serbia and Romania were the main source of tourists to the country between December 15 and January 06, according to Rumen Draganov, Director at the Bulgarian Institute for Analysis and Assessment in Tourism.
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Thai skin whitening ad provokes race storm
A Thai company pulled an advert for skin lightening pills on Jan. 8 following an outcry on social media over a product sold with the tagline "white makes you a winner."
It is the latest marketing gaffe to draw accusations of racism in a kingdom obsessed with skin color.
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Turkey top spot for eye surgeries with over 40,000 operations a year: Experts
Turkey has ranked as the world's top country for the number of eye surgeries done annually according to a senior Health Ministry official, as over 40,000 operations are carried out yearly in Turkey, mainly on foreign patients amid rapidly rising demand.
Ottomans' favorite tree to be planted across northwest Turkey
Turkey's Forestry Ministry is set to plant plane tree saplings in the northwestern town of Sö?üt as well as Istanbul due to the significance the tree possessed during the Ottoman era.
Turkey 'top destination for hair transplant surgery'
Turkey ranks the world's first for the number of hair transplant operations carried out, amid rapidly rising demand from Arab citizens from Gulf countries.
A senior official from the Health Ministry, Ömer Tontu?, said over 200 hair transplant operations were carried out daily in Turkey, mainly on foreign patients.
Thai faces jail for insulting king's dog: Lawyer
A Thai faces prison after being charged with lese majesty for insulting the king's dog, his lawyer said on Dec. 15, in an escalation of the already draconian royal defamation law.
Thanakorn Siripaiboon, 27, has been charged by police with lese majesty for a "satirical" Facebook post about the king and his dog, lawyer Pawinee Chumsri told AFP.
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Russian tourists 'looking to Asia after Turkey holiday ban'
Russian tour operators are turning their focus to Asian destinations like Thailand and China, after the country's tourism board banned package holidays to Turkey in response to the shooting down of a Russian jet near the Syrian border last month.
EU Air Safety List re-evaluates the safest airlines
Only days after the adoption of a new Aviation Strategy for Europe, the European Commission updated the EU Air Safety List, the list of airlines that are subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union. This list is essential to guarantee the highest level of air safety for European citizens.
Senate Confirms Eric Rubin as New US Ambassador to Bulgaria
The Senate confirmed on Wednesdy Eric Seth Rubin as the new US ambassador to Bulgaria.
This was announced by the US embassy in Sofia in its Facebook profile.
The hearing of the nominee before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was held on December 2., with US President Barack Obama having appointed Rubin in September.
Bob Geldof blames young people for the Paris attacks (vid)
Boomtown Rats singer Bob Geldof says that the younger generation is to blame for the terror attacks sweeping the world and conflicts in the Middle East. Speaking at the One Young World conference in Bangkok, Thailand, the frontman accused young people of having blood on their hands.
He said: