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Soma mine company lawyers object paying compensation to victims for 'making disasters desirable'

Lawyers of the Soma Holding, which owns the mine where 301 workers died in an accident on May 13, told the court that 393,000 Turkish Liras compensation demanded by one victim’s family will make the disaster something “to be longed for” by others.

ROMANIANS AT MONGOL RALLY Dracula Khan - Retracing the Silk Road in a city car

Three adventure seekers will set off for Mongolia in a city car, running in the marathon Mongol Rally, and another set of three friends will drive the little vehicle back from Ulan Bator to Bucharest, where it will roll with all the competition signs on it all the rest of its life.

Beyoğlu’s iconic bookstore forced to relocate, as volunteers pass books from hand to hand

The iconic English-language bookstore Robinson Crusoe in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district has been forced to move from its well-known location on the central İstiklal Avenue, after struggling to pay its rent in an increasingly tough area for small businesses.

For the doomsday of the AK Party

The Okmeydanı calculations of those suffering from Tayyip-phobic disorder are similar to god’s doomsday plan.

According to the prophesy of the New Testament, all the Jews should gather at the Promised Land so that the judgment day can arrive. Only after all of them have gathered, the Second Coming of Jesus, the Messiah, will happen. 

Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez Dies Aged 87

Nobel prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez died aged 87 on Thursday, according to international media reports.

Marquez was considered one of the greatest Spanish-language authors, best known for his novel ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982.

Fest opens on Friday

BELGRADE - Fest Executive Director Dragan Marinkovic has announced, ahead of Friday's opening of 42nd International Film Festival, an interesting program which will run until March 9.

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