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Turkey ranked 36th most innovative country in report
Turkey is the 36th most innovative country in the world, according to the recently released Bloomberg Innovation Index.
With a score of 60.92, Turkey ranked 36 out of 84 countries in the 2016 index, retaining its position from 2015 after it had moved up a spot in 2014.
Times: Greece has a six-week manifesto to curb migrant flow
The Sunday Times reports that Germany, Austria, Belgium, Sweden and Denmark are set to warn Greece that it has six weeks to curb its migrant flow or else it will be “quarantined” outside the EU’s borderless Schengen area.
Oscar nominations announced, Franco-Turkish director's Mustang in the running
The 88th annual Oscar nominations were announced on Jan. 14 in Beverly Hills, California, by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Franco-Turkish director Deniz Gamze Ergüven's "Mustang" (France) has been nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film award, along with Colombia's "Embrace of the Serpent," Hungary's "Son of Saul," Jordan's "Theeb" and Denmark's "A War."
Gunmen open fire at Egyptian hotel
Three armed men opened fire at the entrance of a hotel in the Red Sea city of Hurghada, which is one of the most popular resorts.
The attack took place at Bella Vista Hotel, as international media report while security sources confirmed to Reuters that two tourists were injured.
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Is Turkey's Merkel deal still valid as the EU questions Schengen?
Right before Paris was put on alert over yet another incident on the first anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo assault by al-Qaeda on Jan. 7, former French President Nicholas Sarkozy claimed that the Schengen visa agreement "was dead." The agreement has brought visa-free travel to a number of European Union and non-EU European countries since the mid-1990s.
In Hypothetical Referendum 82 % of Bulgarians Would Vote for Staying in EU
In a hypothetical referendum on EU membership, every third EU citizen would vote in favour of one's country to leave the Union.
This is revealed by a survey of Gallup International conducted in 14 EU member-states including both founding countries such as France, Germany and the Netherlands and new members such as Bulgaria and Romania.
10 consuls general from EU countries visit Cumhuriyet in solidarity
The consuls general to Istanbul of 10 European Union countries have staged a solidarity visit to daily Cumhuriyet headquarters over the arrest of two of the paper's journalists, Can Dündar and Erdem Gül, for publishing a story on Syria-bound National Intelligence Agency (M?T) trucks that were allegedly carrying weapons to militants.
Merkel: We need to stem the refugee flow to keep Schengen area alive
Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters at Bavaria on Wednesday that she wanted to stem the flow of refugees into the European Union by keeping at the same time the borders open.
EU Calls Talks on New Border Checks with Sweden, Denmark, Germany
The EU has invited officials of Denmark, Sweden and Germany to an emergency meeting on Wednesday after the two Scandinavian countries tightened border checks in a bid to cope with the worst migration crisis in Europe since WWII.
'Cutting off heads' no response to criticism: Iran's Rouhani
Saudi Arabia cannot respond to criticism of its regime by cutting off heads, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Jan. 5 following Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.