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Arktik bölgesinde İklimi Etki Değerlendirmesi tarafından yapılan çalışmalara göre yüzyılın sonuna kadar 4-7 derece sıcaklık artışı bekleniyor. Uzmanlar iklim değişikliğinin bölgedeki hak iddialarıyla birlikte gelen çatışmaları da artıracağını öngörüyor.
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Dünya ile beraber ‘Büyük Atlama’ etkinliği
Köyceğiz İlçesi Beyobası Beldesi Pınarköy sınırları içerisinde akan ve büyük mücadeleler sonrasında üzerine yapılmak istenen HES'in iptali sağlayan Yuvarlakçay, değişik bir etkinliğe sahne oldu. Nehirlerin özgür akabilmesi için tüm dünyada aynı saatte yapılan Büyük Atlama etkinliği Yuvarlakçay'da da gerçekleştirildi.
Davutoğlu’s response to Merkel and Sarkozy
Things are like that. If you are late in taking the necessary steps, your opponents will take action and put obstacles in your way. Turkey was late in negotiations with the EU regarding full membership, and Merkel and Sarkozy have immediately taken action. They have brought out the old "privileged partnership" formula.
Are we a rabbit nation?
Electoral lists are hanging at the offices of the district muhtars (headmen). People are asked to check whether or not they are on the lists and if they are not on the lists make an appeal by the end of office hours today. That is, Turkey has officially entered the "election period" for the March 29 local polls. The last time Turks went to the election booths was July 22, 2007.
NATO awaits Obama amid Afghan war crisis
WASHINGTON - All eyes will focus on Barack Obama and the deadlocked war in Afghanistan which he wants to turn around at the NATOsummit near the French-German border. On the 60th anniversary, France will signal its return to NATO's heart as Albania and Croatia will be the latest members of the alliance.
American artist brings nature to bear
ISTANBUL -Muralist Emily Sommers comes to Istanbul from Iowa to create and work alongside local artists. Her exhibition in Kadiköy in April will feature sculpture on canvas. Through community-based projects, she has traveled the world, leaving her signature on murals in five countries
The curious case of the ’resilient’ lira
Top-grossing movies, or columns for that matter, deserve sequels. As my mid-February foray into bonds got the most reader responses so far (after disqualifying the hate mails to the political connections piece of two weeks ago), it is only appropriate that I repeat a similar exercise for the lira. Of course, the fact that it is one of the most popular conversation topics of the past few days is an added bonus.
Is it a new population joke?
Hurrah folks! If it is not a joke, the number of men folk in the Turkish population has exceeded that of the women according to latest statistics. Though no one can bet on the accuracy of Turkish statistics, latest figures show that the male population of the country has reached 35,901,154 and thus exceeded the women population of 35,615,946 by 285,208 in the overall Turkish population of 71,517,100.
Red hot Okur helps Utah past Minnesota
SALT LAKE CITY - A pair of late three-pointers by Turkish center Mehmet Okur helps the Utah Jazz prevent a heroic comeback by the feisty Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA. Despite a string of injuries, the Utah Jazz extends its winning streak to seven in home games.
Tom Cruise tries the risky business of ’Valkyrie’
NEW YORK - Tom Cruise’s new film ’Valkyrie,’ a World War II thriller portraying the German resistance to Adolf Hitler, is a risky one to make and not just because of the sensitive subject matter. Cruise has been trying to rehabilitate his image Ğ and few public relations experts regularly advise donning a German army uniform to engender warm feelings
