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Osman Hamdi painting to go on display in NY
As part of the 100th-anniversary celebrations of the Turkish Republic, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will organize the 100th Anniversary Gala event on Oct. 25, with an exhibition featuring Turkish painter Osman Hamdi Bey's painting "Girl Reading the Qur'an" and artwork from Burhan Doğançay's "Ribbons" series.
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Serbia in mourning: Sent off with "Silent night, my darling sleeps..."
Today they are burying four students and a security guard.
There is a serious problem in infringed values, human life is no longer the most important, the highest value, said sociologist Vladimir Vuleti on the occasion of the tragedies that occurred in Belgrade and Mladenovac.
Court memo: Law does not recognize ‘private’ beaches
The Supreme Court has sent a memo to Greece's prosecutors sounding the alarm over the "plight" of the country's shorelines and urging them to crack down, to the fullest extent of the law, on violations where the public character of beaches is being threatened.
A Human Trafficking Network has been Neutralized on the territory of Bulgaria and Germany
With the support of Eurojust and Europol, the Regional and District Prosecutor's Office in Dobrich together with the Main Directorate "Fighting Organized Crime", the police and the prosecutor's office of the city of Heilbronn, Germany, have taken action against an organized criminal group for human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, announced the Prosecutor's Office.
Days of mourning have begun in Serbia
In accordance with the Law on Marking the Day of Mourning, certain rules are prescribed.
The regulations on the manner of marking the day of mourning state that authorities and organizations, as well as other legal entities that display the flag, are obliged to lower the flag of the Republic of Serbia to half-mast, i.e. at half mast, with appropriate lighting at night.
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Jazz at the Museum | Athens | May 5 & 6
The Basil & Elise Goulandris Museum (goulandris.gr) wraps up its tribute to poetry and jazz with a performance centered on 15 poems by Dimitris Kataleifos. The award-winning poet and actor joins forces with the Dimitris Tsakas jazz quartet for this program, which has been titled "Body and Dreams." Doors open at 8 p.m. and tickets can be purchased online at viva.gr or by phone at 11876.
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Suspected fraudster wanted in Switzerland arrested at Athens Airport
A 44-year-old man wanted in Switzerland for online fraud was arrested at the Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" on a European arrest warrant on Tuesday night, police said Thursday.
Swiss authorities believe the accused is a member of a criminal network that engaged in online investment fraud against citizens primarily within the European Union.
Milic: School shooter had plan of building, list of victims
BELGRADE - Belgrade Police Chief Veselin Milic said on Wednesday the perpetrator of a deadly school shooting in downtown Belgrade this morning had planned the attack beforehand and had made a detailed plan of the school building and a list of victims.
Ruzic: Three-day national mourning declared following deadly school shooting
BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Education Branko Ruzic said on Wednesday the Serbian government had decided to declare a three-day national mourning from May 5 through 7 following a deadly shooting spree in a downtown Belgrade primary school this morning.
Cyprus cuts VAT to 0% for certain products
The Cyprus Council of Ministers approved a decree during Tuesday's session, which imposes a zero VAT rate on the delivery of certain products until October 31.
These include bread, milk, eggs, baby food, baby diapers, feminine hygiene products, and adult diapers.
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