"Israel and Turkey set to join European nuclear research body CERN
Israel and Turkey are close to becoming members of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research — or CERN, the world’s top particle physics centre — barring last-minute political objections.
The move is being seen as expanding the pioneering research of CERN beyond its home continent for the first time. The two states are among five whose applications may be approved next Friday by the governing council of the Geneva-based laboratory. "
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