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Byzantium, later Constantinople and present-day Istanbul, was an ancient Greek city, which, according to legend, was founded by Greek colonists from Megara in 667 BC and named after their king Byzas or Byzantas (Βύζας or Βύζαντας in Greek). The name "Byzantium" is a Latinization of the original Thracian-Greek name Byzantion (Βυζάντιον; see also List of traditional Greek place names).

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Cheruiyot, Kemboi and Semenya set to go the distance in Rome - Samsung Diamond League

Source: International Assn. of Athletics Federations

Rome, Italy - With champions leading virtually all the fields of the longer events on the programme, it's crystal clear that next Thursday's Compeed Golden Gala, the third stop of the 2012 Samsung Diamond League se ...
Full article at: International Assn. of Athletics Federations  More like this  14 minutes ago

AMD Shows Off Six-core Istanbul Server CPU

AMD Shows Off Six-core Istanbul Server CPU
AMD recently showed off its coming Istanbul six-core server processor that is built using 45nm process. The processor...
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Cinven seen buying Turkey's Pronet -sources

Source: Reuters

ISTANBUL May 25 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Cinven is expected to buy a majority stake in Turkish security systems company Pronet, two sources close to the deal told Reuters on Friday. Pronet has mandated ...
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Car bomb in central Turkey kills 3, wounds 18

Source: AlertNet

* Police followed car for some 100 km before blast * No claim of responsibility for attack ISTANBUL, May 25 (Reuters) - Two militants set off a bomb inside their car by a police headquarters in the central T ...
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Car bomb in central Turkey kills 3, wounds 18

Source: Reuters Africa

By Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Two militants set off a bomb inside their car by a police headquarters in the central Turkish province of Kayseri on Friday, killing themselves and one policeman and wounding 18 others, Turkey's interior ...
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After Conquering New York, Frieze Art Fair Announces Exhibitors for the 2012 London Edition

Source: ArtInfo

LONDON — Hot on the heels of its first New York outing , London’s Frieze Art Fair has just released the full list of exhibitors for 2012. The fair will take place, like every year, in Regent’s Park from October 1 ...
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Hearty adventures, ahoy

Source: The Australian

With an arm and a leg looped around a long oar, the fishermen on Burma's Inle Lake propel and steer their boats. Picture: Alamy Source: Supplied Kayakers on the lookout for killer whales off Vancouver Island. Picture: Kerry L ...
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Two dead in Turkey suicide bombing

Source: CNN

From Yesim Comert , CNN May 25, 2012 -- Updated 1328 GMT (2128 HKT) File photo of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who said one person was killed in the bombing. STORY HIGHLIGHTS One policeman ...
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Pearson’s quest for London glory to start in Oslo – Samsung Diamond League

Source: International Assn. of Athletics Federations

Oslo, Norway – 2011 World Athlete of the Year Sally Pearson will begin her European campaign at the ExxonMobil Bislett Games on 7 June, the fifth stop on the 2012 Samsung Diamond League circuit. Pearson was nothing short o ...
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Stance of ‘PKK’s extension’ important following Kayseri blast: PM

Source: Hurriet Daily News

The political stance of the “particular political party” that acts as an extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is "very" important following this morning’s suicide bomb attack by suspected PKK member ...
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