Albania is in talks with NATO to build a naval base in Porto Romano, a port under construction on the Adriatic coast, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Friday, according to Reuters. Rama told a press conference that Porto Romano, located near the coastal city of Durres and intended to be the country’s largest […]
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Hong Kong: The broken promises
By Pierre Haski July 1st 1997 in Hong Kong… The British flag is lowered for the last time, folded and handed over to Prince Charles in pouring rain. One hundred and fifty five years of colonial history are coming to an end. That same night, the sky is filled with fireworks. The atmosphere is festive. […]
Berlin regrets blocking of DW’s website in Turkey
The German government has learned “with regret” of the blocking of online access to Deutsche Welle and Voice of America programming in Turkey, government spokesman Steffen Hempstreit said, stressing Berlin’s concern about the state of press freedom and expression in Turkey. Turkey. “The federal government is saddened to learn of the blocking of the Deutsche […]
Ukraine calls on Turkey to stop and seize Russian-flagged ship – Carrying thousands of tons of stolen Ukrainian wheat
LAST UPDATE: 17.52 Ukraine has submitted a request to Turkey to stop and seize the Russian-flagged cargo ship Zhibek Zholy, which is carrying Ukrainian wheat that was stolen from the Russian-held Ukrainian port of Berdyansk, according to a Ukrainian official and a document seen by Reuters agency. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry official, citing information from […]
Italy: Greece is first in the preferences of Italians for holidays in foreign destinations
Greece is again this year the first foreign destination in the preferences of Italians for their summer holidays. According to the Italian Tourist Association Confturismo and the Trade Association Confcommercio, our country is in first place, Spain in second and France in third. In total, 28 million Italians will go on vacation this year. 20% […]
Ukraine: Kyiv schools to reopen in September
Schools in Kyiv will reopen on September 1 and classes will be taught in the presence of students, authorities in the Ukrainian capital announced today. Schools, which went online after the Russian invasion that began on February 24, are currently closed for the summer school holidays. The most important task at the start of the […]
The Kremlin is discussing holding a referendum on the union of the Donetsk-Lugansk ‘People’s Republics’ with Russia
In the Kremlin, they are discussing the proposal to hold referendums in the self-proclaimed “People’s Republics” of Donetsk and Luhansk on their union with Russia, writes the RBK newspaper citing four sources close to the administration of the Russian president. The newspaper points out that the Kremlin does not aim to hold referendums on union […]
Ukraine: Pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk to implement death penalty from 2025
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, where two Britons and a Moroccan have been sentenced to death, say the death penalty will come into effect from 2025 under the breakaway Donetsk People’s Republic’s (DPR) updated criminal code. The DRC has had the death penalty in its legislation since 2014, but until now there are no laws […]
India: The country has banned single-use plastics
India’s government today banned many single-use plastics in a bid to tackle the large volume of waste that ends up in the country’s rivers and poisons its flora and fauna. But the obstacles are many, according to experts, who say that consumers are reluctant to pay more and manufacturers are not prepared for this change. […]
Italy-Coronavirus: Rt transmission rate and hospital admissions rise
In the last week, Italy recorded 763 cases of Covid-19 per 100,000 inhabitants, while the previous week there were 504, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Health in Rome and the Italian Supreme Institute of Health. At the same time, the Rt transmission index stood at 1.30 in the country, while in […]
