Paris merkezli Uluslararası Dünya Rotasyon ve Referans Sistemi (IERS) Dünya'nın Güneş etrafındaki dönüşünün yavaşlamasından dolayı 1 saniyelik artık zaman oluştuğunu tespit etti. Bu tespitin ardından uzmanlar 30 Haziran'da dünyada saatlerin 1 saniye geri alınmasına karar verdi. Ancak uzmanlar bu değişikliğin teknolojik cihazları etkilemesinden endişeli.
#Dünya SaatiSILVERSTONE - Sebastian Vettel beats teammate Mark Webber by 15.1 seconds at British GP to lead a 1-2 finish for Red Bull and claim his second victory of the season. Brawn GP's Rubens Barrichello comes third, but teammate Jenson Button finishes a season-low sixth in front of home fans.
ISTANBUL - For many political observers, the AKP’s candidate for Ankara, Mayor Melih Gökçek’s victory is an expected outcome taking into account the central government’s support as well as the possible positive role of the much-criticized municipal aid packages distributed to Ankara’s outskirt, which are main the basis of his political support.
ISTANBUL - Istanbul’s Galatasaray is on the European stage and, once again, has major squad concerns. When taking on Germany's Hamburg for the second leg of the UEFA Cup's round of last 16, Galatasaray football team is missing some key players but according to coach Bülent Korkmaz, they can make it, if only they believe.
ISTANBUL - The Christmas tree morphed into a New Year’s tree in Turkey. In fact an overwhelmingly large proportion of the population are Muslims and don’t celebrate Christmas. So it became a New Year’s tree instead. The New Year is widely accepted and celebrated in Turkey and is an official holiday.