Cross Border Book Sharing Treaty Survives U.S. and E.U. Resistance
Copyright treaty backing e-books for disabled readers survives US and EU resistance OUT-LAW News, 03/06/2009
A proposed treaty that would change copyright laws to allow the supply of books across borders for the benefit of blind people has survived resistance from the US, UK, France, Germany and other countries.
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The Contact Lens That Can Help The Blind See Again
The contact lens that can help the blind see again By Fiona Macrae
The groundbreaking operation brought significant improvements in vision within a matter of weeks.
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Festival invites stars, prisoners and the blind
by Aslı Sağlam
ADANA – The Adana Golden Boll Film Festival continued with Honorary Awards ceremony Thursday night that recognized four notable names in Turkish cinema, director Ömer Lütfi Akad, actress Filiz Akın, actor Yusuf Sezgin and composer Cahit Berkay for their great contributions to film sector.
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Pegasus passengers rise 29 pct
ISTANBUL – Pegasus Airlines, a Turkish low-cost carrier, said domestic passengers rose 29 percent in the first four months of the year compared to the same period last year.
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Barclays unit to be acquired by US firm
Bloomberg
BOSTON – In need of raising capital against loan losses, Barclays, the third-largest bank in Britain, agrees to sell its investment unit to BlackRock. New York-based BlackRock will thus become the world’s largest money manager. The new company, in which Barclays will hold a 19.9 percent stake, will oversee $2.7 trillion in assets.
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Ex-banker takes office as insurer
ISTANBUL – Renowned banker Akın Kozanoğlu leaves his vice president seat at Akbank to become the chief executive of ERGOİsviçre, an insurance company. Speaking to reporters, Kozanoğlu says the insurance sector in Turkey is expected to record rapid growth in the coming decades.
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Prosecutor writes the ’Digor Criteria’
by Şafak Timur
ISTANBUL – A prosecutor in the town of Digor decides speaking Kurdish in election campaigns is not a crime, setting a precedent the country sees as a new set of rules similar to the Copenhagen Criteria that Turkey had to follow to begin EU membership talks.
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S. Africa to celebrate with horns, helmets
SOWETO – South African football supporters are ready to cheer for Bafana Bafana at the Confederations Cup. They will be carrying unusual equipment: vuvuzelas to make sound, a type of horn once used to call people to come together, and makarapas, which are originally worn as protection against flying bottles in the bleachers.
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Turkey not on radar, Merck’s Turner says
Anatolia News Agency
ATLANTA, Georgia – Turkey has great investment potential, according to many companies that participated in the 2009 BIO International Convention, organized by the Biotechnology Industry Organization.
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Agreement with IMF will not affect Turkey’s credit rating- Moody’s
ISTANBUL – Moody’s Turkey analyst Kristin Lindow said an agreement with the IMF would not affect Turkey’s credit rating, adding that measures that would remedy the uncertainty prevailing in the markets were necessary.