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Ridiculous phone roaming bills and how to avoid them
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Israeli Businessman Linked to Greek Spyware Scandal
Czech investigative journalists have exposed the involvement of an Israeli businessman in the supply of sophisticated surveillance equipment to Greece, linked to the controversial Predator spyware scandal. The reports were published by the Czech...
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Media Review: August 19
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No single topic dominates Tuesday’s news media. POLITICS Speaking on Bulgarian National Radio, political PR expert Diana Damyanova commented that holding early parliamentary elections in the coming months has become a matter of political survival...
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“Co-creation” boosts commercial technology for dual-use defense applications
Brave Partner is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa scheduled, directed, and led short notice action planning (SNAP) exercise, which includes live-fire training and is designed to demonstrate USAREUR-AF’s operational reach, validate U.S. investments in...
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Flash News: Albania To Modernize Armed Forces With Italian Iveco LMV2 Vehicles Under EU-backed Program
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On August 21, 2025, a major step was announced in the modernization of the Albanian Armed Forces, as reported by Iveco Defence Vehicles. The country will soon receive its first LMV2 armored vehicles, a program financed by the European Union...
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Leaders Commemorate Dayton Peace Accords
JUNE 12, 2025 – Presidents, Heads of State and dignitaries from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and U.S. Congress visited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, May 25, to commemorate the signing of...
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Wildfires kill at least three, displace thousands across southern Europe
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Wildfires intensified Wednesday across southern Europe, with a round-the-clock battle to protect the perimeter of Greece's third-largest city and at least three deaths reported in Spain, Turkey and Albania. Outside the Greek...
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Burning Question: Balkan Countries Scramble to Confront Rising Wildfire Threats
As the Mediterranean climate zone continues to shift and heatwaves intensify, Balkan countries are facing the 2025 wildfire season with mixed levels of preparedness. Some, like Greece, demonstrate robust tactical readiness but still fail to...
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Q & A: As school begins this week, Wrangell’s new superintendent anticipates a collective vision for education
Wrangell’s Superintendent, Joshua Garrett, poses on the first day of school at Evergreen Elementary School’s library on Aug. 21, 2025. (Colette Czarnecki/KSTK)Wrangell Public Schools begins school Thursday and the new superintendent, Joshua...
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What’s up with… Deutsche Telekom, Perplexity, Verizon
In today’s industry news roundup: Deutsche Telekom has launched low-cost smartphone and tablet devices that integrate AI tech from Perplexity in 10 European markets; Perplexity grabs yet more headlines with a bid for Google Chrome that some...
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David Brooks interview: 'With chemo, you are being poisoned - it deconditions you as a footballer'
Over the first weekend of the new Premier League season, no player recorded more sprints in a match than the 26 notched up by Bournemouth’s David Brooks. In a thrilling opening fixture at Anfield on Friday, Bournemouth went toe-to-toe with...
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Wildfires kill at least three and displace thousands across southern Europe
Residents of four villages were evacuated in central Albania near a former army ammunition depot. In the southern Korca district, near the Greek border, explosions were reported from buried World War II-era artillery shells. Authorities said...
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Archaeologists find evidence of Europe’s oldest lake settlement
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Effective Reforms Could Increase Economy by 9%
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Albanian Daily News
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The efficiency of reform implementation will increase the economy of Albania and the Western Balkans in general by about 9% in the medium term, according to estimates from the International Monetary Fund, in a recent document on structural reform...
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May Day rallies in Balkans demand wage hikes, labour rights
SKOPJE/TIRANA/PRISTINA, May 1 (TemA) – Workers’ unions and rights groups held May Day rallies across North Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo on Wednesday, demanding higher wages, better working conditions, and respect for collective agreements and...
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Deadly wildfires displace thousands across southern Europe
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Wildfires intensified across southern Europe on Wednesday with a round-the-clock battle to protect the perimeter of Greece’s third-largest city and at least three deaths reported in Spain, Turkey and Albania. Outside the...
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Wildfires intensify and kill at least three
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ATHENS, Greece — Wildfires intensified across southern Europe on Wednesday with a round-the-clock battle to protect the perimeter of Greece’s third-largest city and at least three deaths reported in Spain, Turkey, and Albania. Outside the Greek...
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Croatia grape imports rise as local supply stays limited
At markets in Šibenik, white table grapes are sold for €6 (US$6.55) per kilogram, while in Zadar and Dubrovnik prices reach €7 (US$7.65). In Pula, the same fruit costs €8 (US$8.75) per kilogram, nearly the same as veal shoulder, ribs, or neck in...
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Wildfires burn across southern Europe, displacing thousands and killing at least three
1/14 Wildfires intensified across southern Europe on Wednesday after a nightlong battle to protect the perimeter of Greece’s third-largest city, with at least three more deaths reported in Spain, Turkey and Albania. Outside the Greek port city of...
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