Day: September 8, 2023

The end of the process of clearing BiH from cluster munitions marked at a ceremony in Sarajevo

The Center for Demining in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in cooperation with the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Commission for Demining in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the non-governmental organization Norwegian People’s Aid, marked today in Sarajevo the…

Population in mid-2022 drops by over 23,000 y-o-y, ageing continues

According to a mid-2022 population estimate, Croatia had 3,855,641 inhabitants, of whomВ 1,860,511 were men and 1,995,130 women, and asВ compared to the 2021В estimate, the population decreased by 23,340 persons or 0.6%, the national statistical office said on Friday. An increase in population was…

AA

Falling ill, American explorer stuck in Turkish cave depends on fellow cavers, local rescuers

An American explorer found himself trapped deep in Türkiye’s third-deepest cave some 1,276 meters (4,186 feet) below the surface with suspected stomach bleeding, but help was quickly dispatched. With Mark Dickey’s life in the balance, the combined efforts of Turkish…

Consumer prices rise in Kosovo

The overall harmonized index of consumer prices is higher by an average of 3.2 percent in August 2023, compared to the same period in 2022. According to the Kosovo Statistics Agency, this is mainly explained by the increase in consumer…

MINA

Construction of the Digital Revolution Centre to start next week

The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center Tehnopolis will organize a formal event on Monday to mark the beginning of the construction of the Digital Revolution Centre. The event will be organized in front of the Revolution Centre in Niksic. “Through an…

CNA

EU registration of “Cypriot red soil potato” underway, says the Minister

Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Environment, is making every possible effort to address new challenges while improving the competitiveness of the agricultural sector, said the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Environment, Petros Xenophontos. He also said that the…

By fire and sword, the Medieval Festival at the Banat Village Museum

The Banat Village Museum in Timisoara has become a real history book these days, with pages that open at the beginning of the medieval era, crossing the whole of Europe, from the Caucasian steppe to Spain and the Scandinavian countries….

ATA

Czech Republic 1-1 Albania in EURO 2024 Qualifiers

Nedim Bajrami’s long-range strike in the second half rescued Albania with a valuable 1-1 draw against Czech Republic in a Euro 2024 Qualifiers Group E showdown played at the Eden Arena stadium in Prague on Thursday evening. The Czech side…

48 migrants rescued after stranding at Sitia, NE Crete; two arrested as human traffickers

Port Authority, Fire Brigade emergency rescue team EMAK, and Greek police officers located and rescued 48 migrants who had disembarked from a sail boat stranded at a rocky coast of Sitia, northeastern Crete, a statement by the Port Authority said…

BTA

ICGB Announces Potential Interest in Increased Gas Transmission Capacity to 5 Bln Cu M per Year from 3 Bln Cu M per Year

The independent transmission system operator ICGB Friday announced the completion of the non-binding phase of a procedure for assessing market demand for an increase of the capacity of the Greece-Bulgaria gas interconnector. The process started in July. ICGB Executive Officers…

Pope can’t mediate, he’s pro-Russian says Zelensky aide

(ANSA) – ROME, SEP 8 – Pope Francis cannot mediate in the Ukraine war because he is pro-Russian, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s senior advisor said Friday after Francis last week cited ‘the great mother Russia’ in urging young Russian to learn…