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UN chief urges developed nations to deliver finance, tech to build climate resilience ahead of COP31 in Türkiye

ISTANBUL UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Tuesday urged developed nations to deliver finance and technology to build climate resilience ahead of COP31 in Türkiye. “Leadership from vulnerable developing countries cannot substitute for responsibility from developed countries,” Guterres said during a joint…

New Archive Museum opens in Tirana to showcase Albania’s documentary heritage

TIRANA, Oct 6 /ATA/ – A new museum dedicated to Albania’s documentary heritage opened at the premises of the General Directorate of Archives in Tirana on Tuesday, offering the public a collection of historical documents, photographs, maps, publications and manuscripts….

University of Oradea student wins third place, Public Choice Award in NATO blackout preparedness competition

  University of Oradea student Aris Dejeu, from the Department of Political Science and Communication Studies, has won third place and the Public Choice Award in the international competition “How Prepared Am I for a Blackout,” organised by the NATO…

Two men stopped trying to board flight to Tel Aviv with fake passports in Bologna

Two Georgian men were stopped by border police at Bologna’s Marconi Airport late on Monday as they attempted to board a flight bound for Tel Aviv with fake passports, sources said on Tuesday. The false passports said the two men,…

Split hosts southern European political leaders

ZAGREB, 6 OctВ(Hina) -ВSplit will host the EU MED9 summit on Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing together the bloc’s southern members ahead of key negotiations on the EU budget. MED9 is an informal group of nine southern EU members: Croatia, Slovenia,…

Kordic: Montenegro holds strongest-ever international position in tourism

Podgorica, (MINA-BUSINESS) – The future of Montenegrin tourism will be built by connecting the state, business, innovation, local communities and international partners, Minister of Tourism Simonida Kordic said, adding that Montenegro now holds the strongest international position it has ever…

Ranucci suspended by Rai for 10 days

Sigfrido Ranucci, the former host of Rai’s premier investigative reporting programme Report, was suspended by the state broadcaster for 10 days Monday for reasons including exchanging emails with a friend and controversial businessman over whom he was removed from his…

Leading Copper Producer in Bulgaria Receives Up to EUR 55 Mln Loan for Green Investments

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a loan of up to EUR 55 million to Asarel Medet AD, a leading copper producer in Bulgaria, to support the modernization and decarbonization of its mining operations, the bank…

President welcomes additional €119,8 mln from EU Recovery and Resilience Facility

Cyprus has received additional €119.8 million from the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility, President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides said, stressing that the goal is for the resources to be transformed into tangible results for the economy and society. In…

Plenković: Croats now have legitimate representative on BiH Presidency

ZAGREB, 5 Oct (Hina) – Croats now have a legitimate representative on the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on X after Darijana Filipović won Sunday’s election for the Croat seat on the body….

Bećirović and Cvijanović retain seats, Filipović the only new member of BiH Presidency

SARAJEVO, October 5 (FENA) – The only new face in the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina will be Darijana Filipović from the HDZ BiH. According to preliminary results, with 94 percent of the votes processed, she won 107,242 votes, or…

Türkiye’s space expansion to benefit youth entrepreneurship

As the global space race shifts toward a high-stakes commercial competition between private startups, Türkiye’s national space program is set to create new frontiers for youth entrepreneurship, a sector leader told Anadolu. Turkish Space Agency (TUA) President Yusuf Kirac stated…