Day: June 12, 2024

Interest in military service growing, confirms minister

ZAGREB, 12 June (Hina) – Defence Minister Ivan Anušić informed the national parliament on Wednesday about growing interest in professional military service. In the first five months, 451 candidates applied for military training, while in all of 2023, there were 616…

Agreement with NASA signed

Podgorica, (MINA) – The Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation and the U.S. Embassy in Montenegro have signed the agreement on cooperation within the GLOBE program that will improve scientific literacy of students. The agreement was signed by Minister of…

Digital app for travellers to Greece ‘mAIGreece’ goes live

The digital application “mAIGreece” has gone live and can be used by visitors travelling to and in Greece, it was announced on Monday. The app had been presented by Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni in the presence of Minister of Digital…

Paphos fire still raging, authorities activate Icarus-II plan to contain blaze

The forest fire that broke out yesterday in Paphos District was still raging on Wednesday afternoon, with Fire Service Spokesperson Andreas Kettis reporting reignitions in the area between the communities of Polemi and Kourdakas later during the day. In his…

The units of the KSF and the Police parade, hundreds of citizens present in the capital’s squares

On the four sides of the capital’s squares, many citizens watched the parade of the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF) and the Kosovo Police. In the state ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of the liberation of Kosovo, three squads during…

Bećirović: The defense of Ukraine is a common interest of all democratic states

SARAJEVO, June 12 (FENA) – Chairman of the BiH Presidency, Denis Bećirović, said at the Summit in Berlin on the topic of “Rebuilding Ukraine” that the defense of that country is the common interest of all democratic states in Europe…

Tetovo’s 13th WatchOut! festival to screen 26 films

Tetovo, 12 June 2024 (MIA) – The 13th WatchOut! International Film Festival, which opens at Tetovo’s Museum of the Communist Party on Wednesday and will run through June 15, will show 26 films, MIA’s Tetovo correspondent reports. According to festival…

Bulgaria Hosts Balkan Military Orienteering Championship

The mountain resort of Borovets in Bulgaria is hosting the Balkan Military Orienteering Championship between June 10 and June 15. More than 90 military orienteers separated in teams from Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey,…

Rapsodia, the tricolour tomato obtained by BRGV researchers

The Genetic Plant Resources Bank (BRGV) in southeastern Buzau is in the process of obtaining the patent for a type of tricolour cherry tomato, tentatively named Rapsodia/Rhapsody, a plant that can grow up to 5 meters high in protected spaces,…

100-day project of giant painting by Agron Hoti

TIRANA, June 12/ATA/ “The Blue heART of Europe” is the title of the incredible initiative that combines nature, art and sport and that will carry the signature of Agron Hoti. His ambitious project, on the scale of a Guinness record,…

Veteran photojournalist Yuri Kozyrev attends İstanbul Photo Awards Talks

Yuri Kozyrev, a jury member of the İstanbul Photo Awards and and veteran photojournalist, on Tuesday held a special talk. The İstanbul Photo Awards Talks were hosted at the Rami Library on the contest’s 10th anniversary. The talk was moderated…

Pope used derogatory term for gays again – sources

Pope Francis repeated a derogatory Italian term for homosexuality, “frociaggine”, during a closed-doors meeting with Roman priests on Tuesday, ANSA sources have said. His use of the word, stemming from the term ‘frocio’, which translates into English as ‘faggot’, last…