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Turkey is the world's second largest beekeeping country after China, an official said, as the country marks World Bee Day on May 20.

Almost a year since last year's devastating wildfires in eastern Attica which led to the deaths of 102 people and large-scale damage to properties, residents of the area have slammed the government for failing to address their grievances and take the necessary precautions for this summer.

According to data from the Greek meteorological office for several days the atmosphere over Bulgaria is saturated with dust from the deserts of North Africa, Nova TV reported. The cloud of fine sand covered Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece and other Balkan countries.

The Turkic Council countries established a Chamber of Commerce and Industry on May 17.

The Taiwan Parliament has legalized same-sex marriages today, the French press reported, quoted by NOVA TV. 

This is the first such case in Asia. Parliament legalized same-sex marriages for two years after the Taiwan Constitutional Court ruled in May 2017 that they did not contradict the Taiwanese constitution.

Today, clouds will break in the morning hours, but the afternoon will bring showers and thunder to many places across the country.

U.S. President Donald Trump has told his top advisers he does not want to get the United States involved in a war with Iran, three U.S. officials said on May 16.    

Almost 65 percent of Greek athletes, including one in two under-18s, use up to 25 dietary supplements as part of their regular training or competition routine, a new study has found. 

Contestants from 41 countries walked an orange carpet in Tel Aviv's "Culture Square" on May 12 for the opening ceremony of Eurovision 2019, brushing aside security concerns and calls for a pro-Palestinian boycott.

The first project, dedicated to marine biology and definition of the species composition of the bottom ecosystems in Antarctica, is by the Bulgarian scientists, said in the city of Varna the hydrobiologist Prof. Lubomir Kenderov of the Sofia University, who was among the rapporteurs of the national anniversary forum of the Bulgarian Underwater Association.