Day: August 19, 2024

Former President Clinton’s birthday is marked by the “Friends of the USA”, we are grateful for his contribution

In honor of the 78th anniversary of the birth of the former president of the USA, Bill Clinton, the great friend of the state and the nation, the “Friends of the USA” association held an activity thanking him for his…

Beaches and coastal areas at risk due to rising sea levels

Podgorica, (MINA) – According to projections, the level of the Adriatic Sea will rise by 35 cm by the end of the century, posing the threat to the coastal areas, especially the area of ​​Ada Bojana and parts of the…

Number of cruise ships’ trips in Croatia in H1 rises 7%

ZAGREB, 19 Aug (Hina) – In the first half of 2024,  57 cruise ships visited Croatia, which was one more than in the H1 2023,  and they made 244 cruise trips in the Croatian Adriatic, +7%, compared to the corresponding…

SFF and the Green Club host a conference on the topics of decarbonization and energy transition

SARAJEVO, August 19 (FENA) – The Green Club, which consists of parliamentarians at all levels of government in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF) with the partnership and support of UNDP and GIZ are organizing an international…

Culture Ministry organises series of events on night of August full moon

The Culture Ministry will once again organise events of the night of the August full moon, under the coordination of the General Directorate of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage, offering free admission to selected archaeological sites, monuments, historical sites and museums…

At exhibit opening, Anadolu’s CEO stresses media’s role in promoting environmental awareness

Serdar Karagoz, the president and CEO of Anadolu, stressed the media’s critical role in fostering an environmentally conscious society at the launch of Anadolu’s “Our Green Line: Environment” photo exhibit in Ankara. Speaking to Turkish news channel NTV, where he…

President Refuses to Decree New Caretaker Cabinet

President Rumen Radev Monday set a precedent in Bulgaria’s contemporary history as he refused to decree a new caretaker cabinet proposed by prime minister-designate Goritsa Grancharova-Kozhareva because of Kalin Stoyanov’s nomination for caretaker interior minister. The President gave Grancharova-Kozhareva until…

Ante’s Quill award given to Sasho Dimoski’s ‘Museum of Oblivion’

Skopje, 19 August 2024 (MIA) — Sasho Dimoski’s “Museum of Oblivion” is the winner of the 2024 Ante’s Quill award, given to the best unpublished poetry collection submitted to the annual poetry contest held by the Ante Popovski foundation. Dimoski’s…

Eva Buzo swims 92km from Italian shores to Karaburun

TIRANA, Aug 19 /ATA/ Eva Buzo finished her 92 km swim journey, which lasted 34 hours, from the coast of Lecce (San Focca), to the Karaburun Peninsula, where she touched the Albanian land near Cape Gjuheza.  A strenuous swim for…

Cyprus will propose former Minister Dr. Costas Kadis as new EU Commissioner

The Republic of Cyprus will propose Dr. Costas Kadis for the position of Commissioner in the European Commission, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis announced on Monday, noting that President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides congratulates outgoing Cypriot EU Commissioner Stella Kyriakides. In…

Romanian fire brigades operate in Agia-Kiriaki and Rafina in Greek area of Attica

A team made up of 16 Romanian firefighters, with three forest fire extinguishing trucks and a command truck, operates in the town of Agia-Kiriaki in Greece, and another one made up of 15 firefighters operates in the Rafina area, using…

Six missing, one dead after sailboat sinks off Palermo

A56-meter-long luxury sailboat, the Bayesian, with 22 people on board, sank at dawn on Monday off Porticello, near Palermo, after a tornado hit the area. Coast guards rescued 15 passengers but seven others were reported missing, including one person whose…