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Beyond Rome and Venice: 15 of Italy’s most underrated destinations
Brisbane Times
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July 19, 2025
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size With 60 million visitors a year, Italy is one of the world’s most visited countries, and often...
Opposition leader warns of protests
Gazeta Tema
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July 9, 2025
TIRANA, July 9, 2025 - Democratic Party leader Sali Berisha has announced plans for mass protests to coincide with the reopening of Parliament in September, calling public mobilization the only path left to confront what he described as a...
Leadership 100 Appoints Penny Deligiannis as New Executive Director
Greek Reporter
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July 19, 2025
Penny Deligiannis, newly appointed Executive Director of Leadership 100. Credit: Leadership 100 The Executive Committee of the Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Fund, Inc. has officially appointed a new Executive Director, marking a new chapter...
Budget Surplus Drops 35% y/y in H1
Albanian Daily News
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The preliminary performance of consolidated fiscal indicators for the period January-June 2025 reflects the progress of revenue collection and expenditure realization. The Finance Ministry announced on Friday that it recorded a budget surplus of...
Epping local Adam Brooks warns Britain is on the cusp of civil unrest as anti-migrant protests erupt
GB News
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July 19, 2025
Epping publican Adam Brooks has warned that Britain could face civil unrest as anti-migrant protests spread across the country. Speaking on GB News, Brooks described local residents as "really worried and really scared" about asylum seekers being...
Germany and France Lead Summit Demanding Asylum Restrictions, More Deportations, and EU Border Controls
Breitbart
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July 19, 2025
A German-Franco-led summit on Friday saw six nations demand that the European Union as a whole enact stricter regulations on asylum and step up border controls, in an apparent departure from the open borders orthodoxy that has dominated over the...
Veliaj Ruling exposes judiciary’s failure to break free from political pressure
Gazeta Tema
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July 8, 2025
Albania’s Supreme Court has upheld the rulings of two lower courts against Tirana’s Mayor, Erion Veliaj, who will now await trial from behind bars. From a professional standpoint, this decision reflects the growing dependence of all judicial...
‘Your drink is right there’: Texas Uber Eats customer says her food never arrived. So driver goes into her workplace to confront her
The Mary Sue
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July 18, 2025
Food delivery has exploded in popularity over the last few years, but that doesn’t mean the workers behind the scenes are seeing any of the real payoff. According to Uber Eats, how much a delivery driver earns depends on things like the pickup...
OMA wins competition to design bridge in Lyon, France
World Architecture Community
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July 18, 2025
OMA has won a competition to design a new bridge across the Saône in Lyon as part of the TEOL (Tram Express de l’Ouest Lyonnais) project led by SYTRAL Mobilités. The bridge addresses a long-standing gap in Lyon's public transportation system by...
Inflation reaches 2.4% in June, driven by food prices
Gazeta Tema
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July 8, 2025
Tirana, July 8 – Consumer prices in Albania rose by 2.4% year-on-year in June, up from 2.1% in the previous June, data from the national statistics institute INSTAT shows. This marks the highest annual inflation rate in over a year. Food and...
Central bank urges stronger lending to agriculture
Gazeta Tema
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July 8, 2025
Tirana, July 8 – The Bank of Albania and the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday called for increased bank lending to the agricultural sector, citing its low credit access despite its large role in the economy. Governor Gent Sejko said agriculture...
PM demands probe over national park inaction
Gazeta Tema
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July 8, 2025
Tirana, July 8 –Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Tuesday called for a disciplinary investigation into a Shkodra prosecutor who allegedly failed to pursue illegal construction in a protected national park. Rama said the Ministry of Justice will...
EU Delegation to BiH expresses Concern over unused Growth Plan Fund
Sarajevo Times
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July 19, 2025
The European Commission has officially informed the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina about the reduction of indicated allocations within the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans, which provides financial resources for reforms and development....
Agriculture's Share in Economy, Largest in Europe
Albanian Daily News
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Albania is facing a paradox, where food prices for the first time in history exceeded the European Union average, but meanwhile, the country has the highest share of agriculture in its economy compared to all countries in Europe. The latest...
Mapped: English Proficiency Around the World
Visual Capitalist
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July 19, 2025
English Language Skills Around the World This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. English is widely recognized as the...
Oregon museum to receive combat-tested fighter jet in ‘rare and historic moment’
OregonLive.com
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July 19, 2025
Move over Spruce Goose: Oregon aviation enthusiasts have a new historic aircraft to adore. The Tillamook Air Museum announced Wednesday that it will receive a historic, combat-tested fighter jet, an AV-8B Harrier II, which will join its permanent...
India shines at Budapest Wrestling meet; Sujeet, Harshita, Antim strike gold
The Statesman (India)
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July 19, 2025
India delivered a commanding performance at the ongoing 4th Ranking Series Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Wrestling Tournament in Budapest, securing multiple medals across men’s and women’s freestyle events despite stiff global competition. In...
Kefalogianni’s Proposal for a Visa for Visitors to Multiple EU Countries
Tornos News
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July 18, 2025
Greek Minister of Tourism Olga Kefalogianni participated in the “Bridging Destinations” Forum, organized by the Italian Ministry of Tourism, with the participation of Southeast European countries. The event took place in Rome on Friday, July 18,...
Nature, culture, history converge in Ohrid and Skopje
Rappler
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July 13, 2025
One of the most famous residents of Skopje is Mother Teresa, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Catholic saint honored by the North Macedonia capital with a Memorial House I arrived at Ohrid, North Macedonia in the evening. It took a few hours to...
Albanian who cannot be deported taunts Home Office with personalised number plate
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 19, 2025
Credit: dorian.doriii/Tiktok An Albanian convicted burglar who cannot be deported has taunted the Home Office by posting a TikTok video of the new personalised number plate on his £80,000 Mercedes. Dorian Puka, 28, who has been jailed and deported...