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 Professor Gulsersu Irken of the Dokuz Eylul University's Child
Hematology Department has alleged that people in Turkey are being
tricked by those engaging in the sale and storage of umbilical cord
stem cells in special banks set up for this purpose. Said Professor
Iken, "Someone in Ankara who was considering opening up a restaurant
saw that this might be more profitable, and set up stem cell blood
banks for profit." Professor Iken noted that in the first year alone,
between $1,000 and $1,500 were charged for the storage of umbilical
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 The European Union (EU) heads from one crisis to another over the Cyprus issue.
The EU, guaranteeing membership to the Greek Cypriots before the resolution of
the problem, is now having subsequent fiascos to end isolation on Turks, who
said "yes" to the Annan Plan in 24 April 2004.
The Greek Cypriot
Administration, becoming a member to represent the whole island one week after
having said "no" to the Annan Plan, continues vetoing all attempts to free the
Turks from isolation.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari has announced
ousted leader Saddam Hussein will not be prevented for his show offs during the
trials and said the Judiciary is independent.
Jaafari during his contacts in Japan termed Saddam as an "advertisement
freak" who cannot control himself under the spotlights. |
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Turkish Airlines will not fly to Iraq and
Afghanistan for 'security and insurance' reasons.
The first private Turkish airlines company, Fly Air, has initiated scheduled
flights and prepares to make flight to the cities of Erbil and Suleymaniye in
northern Iraq. |
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Evidence from a second witness was heard on the
fourth day of the trial of the Saddam case, in which the toppled Iraqi leader
Saddam Hussein and his seven companions, have come before a judge accused of
killing hundreds in the Dujail massacre in 1982.
Chief Justice Rizgar Mohammed Emin first heard the statement from female
witness, Witness ‘A’, given from behind a curtain. At the end of the first hour
of her testimony, a closed session is determined and the defense counsel was
allowed to see the witness in person. |
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Turkish Airlines has become the biggest national airport company to increase its passenger number in Europe.
According to the European Airlines Union data, the leading Turkish
airline company has already carried 11,610 million passengers, a 20.9
percent increase when compared with the same period (January-October)
last year. |
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Scott Kessler, an analyst from Standard & Poor’s Equity Research,
has maintained a hold rating on search engine giant Google and raised
the company’s target price. However, the lowered 2006 earnings estimate
will be seen after the accounting for the projected stock options
expense.
Kessler, who based his decision on Google’s lower
weighted-average cost of capital projection and using the 2006
forecasts, he has raised his target price on Google to US$428 from
US$364. On the other hand, he lowered his 2006 fiscal earnings per
share estimate for Google to US$7.62 to US$8.09. |
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Following a warning from the separatist ETA organization earlier
Tuesday in the Basque region of Spain, five small explosions have
occurred on highways in Madrid.
The Spanish anti-terror squad confirmed the explosions and said no injury or deaths have been reported.
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 Time Warner and Microsoft are expected to co-develop an advertising
network that will level its services to compete with the largest search
engine giants Yahoo! Inc and Google.
The extravagant plan of
Microsoft to spend billions on AOL stake while combining its dial-up
business has been scaled back a bit. According to the Wall Street
Journal report, the changes in the negotiations will have a massive
impact as the deal is expected to be formally closed probably before
Christmas.
Based on The Journal’s report, the past negotiations have been changed
due to a plan of building an online advertising service alongside its
rival such as Yahoo’s newly launched Publisher Network and Google’s
AdSense. |
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