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A two-day visit by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to Turkey got off to a shaky start Tuesday after Turkey put up bounties for the capture of eight Turkish servicemen who fled to Greece following a failed coup in 2016.

Turkey can be a bridge for the gaming sector in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, said the brand and marketing communication manager of Gaming Istanbul (GIST) expo.

A Bible thought to be 1,200 years old was found in a police operation in southeastern Turkey, the governor's office said on Feb. 5.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria is convinced that the Venezuelan people should be given the right to determine their own future based on the principles of the democratic and the rule of law, writes the Bulgarian National Television.

Bulgaria remains the EU country with the lowest gross minimum wage - 286 euros, writes Econ.bg

This shows Eurostat data for January 2019, when Romania has a minimum wage of 446 euros.

Minister-delegate for European Affairs George Ciamba met in Bucharest on Monday with Hungarian Minister of the Prime Minister's Office Gergely Gulyas, European Affairs coordinator, and discussed the prospects of the informal Summit that will take place in Sibiu in May.

Italy on Monday blocked a joint European Union position to recognise Venezuela's National Assembly head Juan Guaido as interim president, diplomatic sources said.

EU states have been debating for days how to address the Venezuela crisis, with ten countries recognising the opposition leader after the expiry of a deadline for President Nicolas Maduro to call a new election.

In response, eight EU members recognized Juan Guaido as the South American nation's president.

Maduro on Monday informed the EU that the ultimatum was rejected and that (early) presidential elections would not be held in Venezuela. He claims that the recent elections were legitimate.

Abu Dhabi investment firm Noor Capital said on Friday that it bought 3 tonnes of gold on Jan. 21 from Venezuela's central bank, at a time when President Nicolas Maduro is seeking to keep his crisis-stricken government solvent, reported Reuters. 

Some 76 Turkish real estate firms will introduce projects to Turks in Dusseldorf, Germany as part of the "My Home Turkey" real estate and investment fair supported by the Environment and Urbanization Ministry, Demirören Media and ISTexpo on Feb. 8-10.