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The Casa Botter was the first Art Nouveau-style building in Istanbul.

One of Istanbul’s most extraordinary buildings was left to rot for decades. Now it’s been brought back to life

By Ali Halit Diker, CNN Istanbul (CNN) — For years, the Botter Apartment was easy to miss. On İstiklal Avenue — Istanbul’s busiest pedestrian street, where a vintage red tram rattles past music shops, cafes, and boutiques — most people never looked up. Above the shopfronts, a graceful Art Nouveau façade, once at the forefront

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Dr. Salvador Plasencia leaves federal court on July 23 in Los Angeles

Doctor who sold ketamine to ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry before his overdose death gets 2 1/2 years in prison

By The Associated Press A doctor who pleaded guilty to selling ketamine to Matthew Perry in the weeks before the “Friends” star’s overdose death was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on Wednesday. Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handed down the sentence plus two years of probation to 44-year-old Dr. Salvador Plasencia in a federal

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A shepherd with a flock of sheep is seen near Prilep. The mountains that distinguish the country also preserve distinct cultural regions and traditions.

There’s still one beautiful Southern European country with delicious food, great wine and no tourist crowds

By Cy Neff Skopje, North Macedonia (CNN) — Spiked with ridges and peaks that deliver scenery running the full four-seasons gamut — from electric green slopes to snow-capped crags — North Macedonia offers one of Southern Europe’s final chances to take the path less-traveled. Previously known as Macedonia after declaring its independence from Yugoslavia in

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