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A Roman-era temple, which was discovered in 1932 in Hatay, is being unearthed during excavations that have been continuing for the past two years Works have been continuing to unearth a unique temple discovered during the French era in the eastern province of Hatay in 1932 which may date back to the Roman period. 

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Monday that Princeton University professor Angus Deaton has won the 2015 Nobel prize in economic sciences.

Deaton, 69, has been awarded the prize for "his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare", the Academy said.

As Chinese President Xi Jinping makes his first state visit to Washington this week, the outlook for relations is decidedly murkier than when he hosted President Barack Obama at their last summit less than a year ago.

Dara Doyle

Konstantinos Drakakis sips an espresso next to his hedge-fund office in Dublin and says any deal to keep aid flowing to his Greek homeland will make little difference.

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). 

Attica region governor Rena Dourou arrived to New York on Tuesday in order to participate in the lecture programs of two American universities.

On Friday, April 17, Dourou will address the students of New York University. Her lecture, titled “The Dawn of Another Attica” will focus on the changes she plans to implement during her term.

Princeton University hosted recently a tribute concert to one of the most successful and progressive contemporary Greek lyricists, Lina Nikolakopoulou.

The concert that took place on March 1, was organized by the Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies, Orange Pan-Hellenic Association, and Syn-Phonia Entertainment Inc.

?Confronting Political Islam: Six Lessons from the West?s Past? by John Owen (Princeton University Press, 216 pages, $29.95)

Turkey’s first ever culture and tourism minister, Talat Sait Halman, passed away on Dec. 4.

Halman was born in Istanbul in 1931. He studied at Istanbul’s Robert Collage and got his master’s degree in political science from Columbia University.

With temperature data showing 2014 currently tied for the hottest year on record, the U.N. weather agency on Dec. 4 rejected claims that global warming has paused.

The World Meteorological Organization said the global average temperature in January-October was 0.57 Celsius (1.03 Fahrenheit) above average, the same as in record hot year 2010.