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Blue-eyed people originate from one “mutant” European! (video)
Every blue-eyed person on the planet is descended from a single European who lived around 6,000 to 10,000 years ago, and who first developed a specific mutation that accounts for the now widespread iris coloration.
Erdoğan: Turkey wants to start Sinop nuclear plant construction
Turkey wants to start construction of its planned second nuclear plant in the Black Sea province of Sinop as soon as possible and has already started working on a planned third nuclear plant, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on July 10.
Vucic speaks with Erdogan, attends World Petroleum Congress
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met on Monday with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Mabeyn Palace in Istanbul.
This was their fist meeting since Vucic became Serbia's president, Beta reported, citing Turkey's Andadolu agency.
Istanbul nightclub ISIL attacker's phone number registered in suspect's phone
Authorities have determined that the phone number of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attacker who killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on Jan. 1 was registered in the cellphone of another ISIL suspect, who appeared for in a trial the first time in the Mediterranean province of Antalya on July 10.
US' Tillerson gets oil industry award, says he misses colleagues
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has accepted an award at the World Petroleum Congress, hosted by Turkey this year.
Council President Jozsef Toth described Tillerson, who is from Texas, as "a man born with oil in his veins" before presenting him with the Dewhurst Award, named after the founder of the congress, late on July 9.
Turkey to have 11 bln cubic meters of gas storage by 2023: Minister
Turkey will increase its annual natural gas storage capacity to 11 billion cubic meters (bcm) by 2023, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Berat Albayrak said on July 10 in Istanbul.
National Conference Discusses Defence and Aerospace Industry
A National Conference on Defence and Aerospace Industry and Research is taking place in Sofia under the patronage of President Rumen Radev, reported BNR.
The forum is the first of its kind within the EU and is dedicated to the new European Defence Fund whose formation is due to be voted by the European Parliament.
Riots at Lesvos refugee hotspot underway (videos)
Riots have broken out at the Moria refugee reception facility on the island of Lesvos. According to reports, the rebellion started when a group of immigrants moved toward the pre-departure area in the centre and protested about the conditions in the detention centre for immigrants scheduled for refoulement to Turkey.
Syria peace talks resume after ceasefire
Syria's government and opposition meet on July 10 for a seventh round of UN-sponsored peace talks with little expectation of a breakthrough to end the six-year conflict.
The talks in Geneva open after a ceasefire took effect in three provinces in southern Syria on Sunday, with a monitor reporting that the region was mostly quiet despite scattered violations.
Turkey's main opposition leader visits jailed MP, says 'justice will be realized'
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has visited jailed CHP deputy Enis Berberoğlu in prison in Istanbul, a day after his 25-day "justice march" was completed with a massive rally on July 10.
ESM disburses € 7.7bn to Greece
The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) disbursed the € 7.7 billion tranche to Greece, Monday. The amount was deposited in the Bank of Greece’s (BoG) special treasury account. € 6.9 billion will be used to service the country’s debt, with the remaining 800 million going to overdue public debts to the private sector.
Goran Bregovic | Thessaloniki & Athens | July 12 & 14
Bosnian musician Goran Bregovic - famed internationally for his Emir Kusturica film scores - and his Wedding & Funeral Band, accompanied by Epirote clarinetist Petroloukas Halkias, will take concertgoers on a musical journey through the Balkans at the Lazariston Monastery in Thessalniki on July 12 and the Melina Mercouri Open-Air Theater in Athens's Vyronas neighborhood on July 14.
Greece plans to create state development bank in 2018
Greece is eyeing the creation by mid-2018 of a state development bank that would lend to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to aid the recovery from its long economic crisis, government officials said on Monday.
Serbs and Greeks are friends and brothers - Serbian FM
Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic met in Athens on Monday with his Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias.
Dacic said that he particularly wanted to point out that "Serbs and Greeks are friends and brothers" - something "confirmed by our historic friendship and mutual solidarity through centuries."
Turkey to start week-long commemorations of July 2016 coup attempt
Turkey is set to mark the first anniversary of the July 15, 2016 coup attempt with a week of commemoration events that will include a day-long "democracy watch" with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.