Middle East TV fare with ’strategic depth’Font
MUHAMMAD AYISH – FIRST PERSON
The National
Every time a foreign satellite channel steps into the crowded world of Arabic television, we are always tempted to overestimate its effects on public opinion in the region. But a new Turkish initiative may finally live up to expectations.
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Serum mesothelin has a higher diagnostic utility than Hyaluronic acid in malignant mesothelioma
1,8Bogdan Grigoriu, 2Bachar Chahine, 3Farid Zerimech, 4Marc Grégoire, 3,5Malika Balduyck, 6Marie-Christine Copin, 7Patrick Devos, 1Philippe Lassalle, 1,2Arnaud Scherpereel.
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Cross Border Book Sharing Treaty Survives U.S. and E.U. Resistance
Copyright treaty backing e-books for disabled readers survives US and EU resistance OUT-LAW News, 03/06/2009
A proposed treaty that would change copyright laws to allow the supply of books across borders for the benefit of blind people has survived resistance from the US, UK, France, Germany and other countries.
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The Contact Lens That Can Help The Blind See Again
The contact lens that can help the blind see again By Fiona Macrae
The groundbreaking operation brought significant improvements in vision within a matter of weeks.
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Festival invites stars, prisoners and the blind
by Aslı Sağlam
ADANA – The Adana Golden Boll Film Festival continued with Honorary Awards ceremony Thursday night that recognized four notable names in Turkish cinema, director Ömer Lütfi Akad, actress Filiz Akın, actor Yusuf Sezgin and composer Cahit Berkay for their great contributions to film sector.
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Pegasus passengers rise 29 pct
ISTANBUL – Pegasus Airlines, a Turkish low-cost carrier, said domestic passengers rose 29 percent in the first four months of the year compared to the same period last year.
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Barclays unit to be acquired by US firm
Bloomberg
BOSTON – In need of raising capital against loan losses, Barclays, the third-largest bank in Britain, agrees to sell its investment unit to BlackRock. New York-based BlackRock will thus become the world’s largest money manager. The new company, in which Barclays will hold a 19.9 percent stake, will oversee $2.7 trillion in assets.
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Ex-banker takes office as insurer
ISTANBUL – Renowned banker Akın Kozanoğlu leaves his vice president seat at Akbank to become the chief executive of ERGOİsviçre, an insurance company. Speaking to reporters, Kozanoğlu says the insurance sector in Turkey is expected to record rapid growth in the coming decades.
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Prosecutor writes the ’Digor Criteria’
by Şafak Timur
ISTANBUL – A prosecutor in the town of Digor decides speaking Kurdish in election campaigns is not a crime, setting a precedent the country sees as a new set of rules similar to the Copenhagen Criteria that Turkey had to follow to begin EU membership talks.
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S. Africa to celebrate with horns, helmets
SOWETO – South African football supporters are ready to cheer for Bafana Bafana at the Confederations Cup. They will be carrying unusual equipment: vuvuzelas to make sound, a type of horn once used to call people to come together, and makarapas, which are originally worn as protection against flying bottles in the bleachers.
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