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Beatriz Colomina and Mark Wigley have been appointed curators of the third Istanbul Design Biennial, to be held from Oct. 22 to Dec. 4, 2016, by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (?KSV). 

Organized by the European Design Organization in a different European city each year, the ninth edition of European Design Conference and Awards Ceremony was held in Istanbul on May 23 2015. At the Award Ceremony the European Design Agency Award, ED-Awards Best of Show and ED-Awards Jury Prize were presented.

Romanian Horia Tecau and Dutch Jean-Julien Rojer, the main favourites, on Thursday advanced as a double to the men's doubles event final of the 494,310-US-dollar Nice Open 2015 tennis tournament, after defeating Argentinean double Guillermo Duran/Maximo Gonzales 6-3, 7-5 in one hour and 12 minutes of play.

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Top oil firms Royal Dutch Shell  and Total are bringing their refining and trading operations closer together, seeking alternative ways to drive profits as oil prices fall and independent trading houses expand into their territory. 

Former Netherlands forward Dirk Kuyt is returning to Feyenoord next season, aiming to end his professional playing days at the club that was a launching pad for nine years at Liverpool and Fenerbahçe.

UEFA president Michel Platini on March 24 warned of a return to the "dark days" of hooliganism in Europe fired by a rise in nationalism and extremism.
      

BELGRADE - The 43rd International Film Festival FEST, set to begin on February 27, will be the first competitive edition of the festival, FEST's new art director Jugoslav Pantelic told Tanjug.

Bulgaria's top male tennis player kept his 11th place in the ATP ranking, while the country's best female representative Tsvetana Pironkova dropped seven positions in the WTA ranking.

Dimitrov, who was defeated in the second round of the Rotterdam Open last week, retains his 11th place with 3465 points.

Bulgarian star tennis player Grigor Dimitrov dropped out of the 2015 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam after being defeated by Luxembourg's Gilles Muller 2:6, 6:7(8).

Fifth seed Grigor Dimitrov Dimitrov dropped out of the Rotterdam 500 tournament in the second round.

Bulgaria's top male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov had difficulties in the opening round of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam on Monday.

Dimitrov won against Paul-Henri Mathieu from France with 4:6, 7:6 (2), 6:2 in a match that lasted slightly over two hours, daily Dnevnik reports.