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Foreign direct investment in Turkey falls in the first half
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Turkey reached $6.3 billion in the first half of the year, marking a drop of 9.6 percent compared the same period last year when the figure was $7 billion, the Economy Ministry stated on Aug. 21.
The energy sector took in the largest amount of FDI at $1.27 billion and the manufacturing sector followed at just over $1 billion.
16 hurt as clashes erupt in Beirut trash protest
At least 16 people were injured on Aug. 22 when clashes erupted in central Beirut between Lebanese security forces and demonstrators calling for a solution to weeks of uncollected rubbish.
Thousands of protesters rallied to protest against the government's inability to clean up the capital and other parts of Lebanon where the streets are overflowing with rubbish.
Bulgaria's Ivet Lalova-Collio to Run at 100m Women's Semi-finals in Beijing
Bulgaria's Ivet Lalova-Collio made it to the women's 100m semi-finals during the Beijing 2015 World Athletics Championships on Sunday after clocking a personal season best in the heats.
Bulgaria's former European champion finished second in 11.09 in heat three, 0.11 seconds behind Michelle-Lee Ahye of Trinidad and Tobago.