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Cultural mobilization starts for Hatay
Preparations are underway as Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry is preparing to establish a coordination center, where historical heritage preservation activities will be carried out. The ministry asked universities to send any information, document, research, thesis, picture, etc. about the quake-hit city of Hatay in an attempt to reconstruct the life and cultural texture there again.
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Roderick Beaton sworn in as Greek citizen
Prominent professor and Hellenist Roderick Beaton took the oath to become a Greek citizen at a ceremony held at the Bank of Greece on Tuesday.
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Pollock's Painting, found in Bulgaria, was part of Ceausescu's Personal Collection
The picture of Jackson Pollock, which was discovered in Bulgaria by the Main Directorate "Fighting Organized Crime", was part of the personal collection of the Romanian communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu, reported the Bulgarian National Television from sources familiar with the investigation.
This is evident from a stamp in Romanian on the back of the picture.
US returns 29 antiquities to Greece
In the latest repatriation of items of Greek cultural heritage, the United States has returned 29 looted antiquities.
They were delivered to Greece by Alvin L. Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, in a special ceremony at the Greek Consulate General in New York.
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Orto Fest for rockers of all ages
Ljubljana's celebrated rock club Orto Bar will host the 23rd iteration of the Orto Fest from 30 March to 29 April. The 2023 line-up features 20 Slovenian and 10 foreign bands, many of which are well-known crowd favourites.
Opening the festival will be the popular Slovenian rockers Big Foot Mama, who will soon be followed by Dan D, described by some as Slovenia's Pearl Jam.
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Iraq fashionistas champion vintage wear
In a palm grove north of Baghdad, bemused Iraqi shepherds looked on as models paraded second-hand garments down an improvised catwalk, seeking to raise awareness of the fashion industry's environmental impact.
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Bulgaria: 6 Injured 2 in Critical Condition after a Mass Brawl with Axes and Hoes in Kazanlak
Six people were injured in a mass fight in Kazanlak.
One woman has a fractured arm and two men are in critical condition.
One of the wounded has died, BGNES reported in the late afternoon.
They were taken to the emergency center in Kazanlak.
Trying to lure back disaffected voters
All opinion polls published since the rail tragedy at Tempe, on the last night of February, that left 57 dead and exposed the shoddiness of the country's rail infrastructure and operations, concur that the ruling conservative New Democracy party, although still in the lead, has lost significant ground.
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Business is booming for Bobič Yacht Interior
Bobič Yacht Interior, a Novo Mesto-based export company specialising in furniture for luxury vessels, has made fittings and furniture for many a celebrity's super yacht and its business is booming.
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Importing foreign workers
Tourism enterprises will be able to hire workers from third countries outside the European Union, in order to cover the large gaps observed in the sector in recent years.
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