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The three most innovative Turkish women of 2015
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Technology Review magazine has included three Turkish women in its "35 Innovators Under 35" list this year. The list includes 35 inspiring inventors, entrepreneurs, visionaries, humanitarians and pioneers from around the world. Meet Duygu Kayaman, Gözde Durmu? and Canan Da?deviren. Device to heal the brain by Canan Da?deviren
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Montenegro to Save Precious Habitat for Birds
Montenegro's government and the public enterprise National Parks on Monday took over the bankrupt private salt company in the coastal town of Ulcinj in a move to save an important habitat for about 250 bird species that live and nest in the abandoned salt plantations.
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Bathing Ban at Central Beach of Bulgaria's Lozenets Remains in Force
The temporary bathing ban at the central beach of the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Lozenets remains in force.
Last week, health authorities imposed temporary prohibition after samples established high levels of Escherichia coli in the water.
Latest social media craze shows workout …sweat on breasts!
Sweating, or so the theory goes, is good for the skin, supposedly unclogging the pores, as well as revitalizing the circulatory system.
When sweating meets … social media, however, in the form of shapely young women posting photographs of their workouts, of even… post-workout images, well, then we have a “viral phenomenon”.
Animated map of how humans migrated across the world (video)
Human beings have been migrating since the dawn of time. Be it in search of food, more hospitable environments, to escape wars or conflicts, people have always been on the move. It is very difficult to know what happened on earth thousands of years before anyone started recording history in any way.
Edirne governor allows civil servants who exercise to start work late
Civil servants in the northwestern province of Edirne have been permitted to arrive at work one hour late on the condition of spending that hour exercising, the city's governor recently announced.
Edirne Governor Dursun Ali ?ahin said in a recent interview civil servants were allowed to turn up late for work, as long as they spend the time exercising.
Uggie, dog in 'The Artist', put down
The adorable dog Uggie, famous for his role in the academy award-winning film "The Artist," had to be put down due to a tumor, celebrity website TMZ reported.
The brown and white Jack Russel Terrier won over audiences with his stage tricks and cute demeanor in the film alongside Jean Dujardin.
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US anti-pollution workers turn river orange in toxic spill
Workers from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) accidentally triggered a massive release of toxic waste from an old gold mine that sent about three million gallons of polluted water into a Colorado river, turning it orange.
Experts hunt for wonder drugs in special Turkish garden
"Nature is our first medicine," says a student visiting Turkey's first garden for medicinal plants -- just one among an army of researchers and experts who come here to see hundreds of potentially life-saving species.
Englishwoman Reportedly Found Dead in Bulgarian Village, Murder Suspected
The dead body of a woman believed to be English has been found near her house in the village of Malomir, in Yambol Region in southeastern Bulgaria, 24 Chasa news daily reported on Friday.
A murder is suspected as the body is rumoured to have been partially burnt, according to the newspaper.
The body has not been officially identified yet.