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Organic honey from the mountains Pollution and illegal deforestation in Kosovo's Sharr Mountains National Park are making life tough for rare species like lynx and bears. Beekeeper Shqipe Shala makes organic honey and is raising awareness for climate protection.....

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Russia interrupts UN Security Council video meeting to protest over Kosovo flag 98 of the UN's 193 member nations recognise Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia, but Russia and China are among those who do not.....

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How EU enlargement apathy could push Kosovo and Albania to join forces If Albania and Kosovo both find the doors of Europe slammed shut, they may both conclude that a federation is the next best option.....

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Kosovo's parliament votes in Vjosa Osmani as president Osmani, allied with Albin Kurti's Vetevendosje! movement, is Kosovo's second female leader in 13 years.....

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Kosovo receives first COVID-19 vaccines through Covax programme Kosovo said they had received 24,000 AstraZeneca vaccines, which will be used for medical personnel, elderly people and those with chronic diseases.....

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Biden officials had a dust-up with a Chinese delegation — but it actually brings a sign of hope On March 18, the world was treated to the spectacle of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sternly lecturing senior Chinese officials about the need for China to respect a "rules-based order." The alternative, Blinken warned, is a world in which might makes right, and "that would be a far more vi....

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Kosovo: Organic honey from the mountains Pollution and illegal deforestation in Kosovo's Sharr Mountains National Park are making life tough for rare species like lynx. Beekeeper Shqipe Shala makes organic honey and is raising awareness for climate protection.....

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President Biden urged to move EU-backed war crimes court to Kosovo A Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) veteran and diaspora figure has accused the Hague-based Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC) of attempting a revision of history.....

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Albania begins vaccinating Kosovo medics against COVID-19 New leader Albin Kurti has refused to source COVID-19 vaccines from countries that do not recognise Kosovo as an independent state, like Russia and China.....

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'I want to live not just survive': Kosovo and its chronic brain drain problem Kosovo's new government has promised to end the exodus of young Kosovo Albanians abroad. It may struggle to persuade them to stay at home.....

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'Christ, here come the injuries': Some Leeds fans react to official tweet about 'magnificent' player 'Christ, here come the injuries': Some Leeds fans react to official tweet about 'magnificent' player - originally posted on Sportslens.com Leeds United defender Diego Llorente has been named in Luis Enrique’s Spain squad for their upcoming games against Greece, Georgia an....

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Kosovo opens embassy in Jerusalem Pristina, Kosovo, March 14 – Kosovo said Sunday it had officially opened its embassy in Jerusalem after becoming the first Muslim-majority territory to recognise the city as Israel’s capital. The move was in exchange in for Israel recognising Kosovo, a major victory for Pristina’s....

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Kosovo sends troops on peacekeeping mission for 1st time PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo on Tuesday sent a military platoon to Kuwait to take part in the country's first ever international peacekeeping mission. A ceremony was held at the army barracks in the capital, Pristina, in the presence of top leaders and western military attaches. "It's extr....

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'March, not celebrate' on Int'l Women's Day in Kosovo PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Hundreds of Kosovar women on Monday marked International Women's Day with a protest demanding more respect for their rights. The protest titled "Marching, Not Celebrating" was also joined by men.Read more on NewsOK.com....

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Swiss to vote on banning face veils in referendum criticised as Islamophobic "Stop Extremism!" urges a red billboard in a quiet village outside Zurich above an image of a scowling woman wearing a black headscarf and face veil. The billboard is part of a campaign by the far-right Swiss People's Party (SVP) to ban face coverings in public and which will be voted on in a bin....

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Twenty years on, the disappeared still cast shadows in northern Kosovo Tens of thousands of ethnic-Albanians, Serbs and other minorities disappeared during the 1998-99 war in Kosovo. Two decades later, thousands are still unaccounted for.....

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In Kosovo, an uncertain future for the war crimes court nobody wanted Kosovars hate it and its president has warned EU diplomats of a plot to undermine it. But Kosovo's new leader-in-waiting Albin Kurti might just choose to ignore it.....

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Eyes on the EU? Albania sees Kurti's comment on unity with Kosovo as a distant vision "One thing is clear - Albania and Kosovo must be brought closer on all levels and must cooperate as two countries that share one common goal," said Minister of State for Relations with Parliament, Elisa Spiropali.....

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I would vote to unify Albania and Kosovo, election winner Albin Kurti tells Euronews Kosovo opposition leader and election winner Albin Kurti says that if a referendum was held on his country joining Albania, he would vote yes.....

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Albin Kurti has promised to change Kosovo. He has a fight on his hands | View The Vetëvendosj leader will not only have to contend with Kosovo's frozen conflict with Serbia but weeding out the elements of the 'old regime' that has governed the tiny Balkan state for two decades.....

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Kosovo could try to move war crimes court to Pristina, judge warns In a transcript of a briefing obtained by Euronews, Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova warns that forces within Kosovo are trying to undermine the work of the Netherlands-based court.....

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Kosovo's leftist opposition party gains landslide win PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The left-wing opposition leader who's poised to become Kosovo's next prime minister said Monday that he would push hard for his country to join the European Union, but also urged the bloc to provide an economic aid package to help smooth the path to membership for western B....

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Kosovo leftist opposition party confirmed in landslide win PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo's main opposition party has won a clear victory in an early election held amid the coronavirus pandemic, an economic downturn and stalled negotiations with wartime foe Serbia. With 98% of the votes counted Monday, the left-wing Determination Movement Party, or Vet....

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Kosovo heads to the polls to elect a new government to tackle coronavirus and corruption The new government will be tasked with restoring Kosovo's pandemic-hit economy and tackling corruption across the nation.....

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Kosovo votes for new parliament amid pandemic PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo is holding an early parliamentary election to form a new government amid the coronavirus pandemic, an economic downturn and stalled negotiations with wartime foe Serbia. Some 1.8 million eligible voters on Sunday started to cast their ballots in 2,400 polling stat....

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How poorer countries on the EU's fringes are still without COVID-19 vaccines Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and the Republic of North Macedonia are among the countries still empty-handed.....

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Kosovo jails Serbian army reserve for 12 years for war crimes A Kosovo court has jailed a former Serb army police reserve officer for 12 years for crimes during the country's 1998-1999 war.....

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In Kosovo, a sixth election in 12 years reveals the growing pains of a young nation Let down by Europe, young Kosovars are flocking to a movement - and a leader - who says that Kosovo needs to forge its own path.....

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Kosovo drama 'Hive' wins three awards at Sundance Film Festival A film about a woman's struggle for survival after the war in Kosovo has won three awards at the Sundance Film Festival.....

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'Hive' Review: A True but Familiar Story of Perseverance in the Face of Patriarchy The war in Kosovo ended in 1999, but for many families, its losses and erasures created conflict that lasted deep into the new century, echoing on to this day. That bleak truism provides the backdrop for Blerta Basholli’s solid and sober-minded debut film, “Hive,” which mines a rea....

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Israel and Kosovo establish diplomatic relations in virtual ceremony Israel and Kosovo established diplomatic relations on Monday, via online links due to the coronavirus crisis, under a US-brokered deal that includes a pledge by the Muslim-majority country to open an embassy in Jerusalem.....

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Kosovo establishes diplomatic relations with Israel, pledges to open embassy in Jerusalem JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel and Kosovo established diplomatic relations on Monday, via online links due to the coronavirus crisis, under....

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Kosovo, Israel establish diplomatic ties PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo and Israel formally established diplomatic ties on Monday in a ceremony held digitally due to the pandemic lockdown. Kosovo Foreign Minister Meliza Haradinaj-Stublla and her Israeli counterpart, Gabriel Ashkenazi, held a virtual ceremony to sign the documents in t....

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Kosovo: Finally being able to say goodbye More than 20 years after the war in Kosovo, mass graves are still being discovered. A pathologist is trying to identify the victims.....

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Kosovo artist creates Joe Biden portrait using grains and seeds An artist in Kosovo made a portrait of the US President-elect using grain and seeds ahead of his inauguration this week.....

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More than 40 people injured in suspected gas explosion in Kosovo Kosovo police say that more than 40 people were injured on Tuesday in a suspected gas tank explosion in the town of Ferizaj.....

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Kosovo: Man convicted of threating ambassador over retweet PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A Kosovo court sentenced an ethnic Albanian man to 18 months in prison on terror charges for threatening the country's ambassador to France. The Pristina court found the man guilty of writing threatening words about Ambassador Qendrim Gashi on social media after the dipl....

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Tumbakovic fired by Serbia after missing out on Euro 2020 BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Ljubisa Tumbakovic was fired as coach of Serbia on Monday following the team's failure to qualify for next year's European Championship. Serbia lost to Scotland at home on penalty kicks last month. The 68-year-old Tumbakovic took over 18 months ago after refusing to l....

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Santas gather in Pristina's main square to raise money for those hit by coronavirus pandemic People in Kosovo gathered in central Pristina to hold the annual Santa Claus mini-marathon and raise money to help those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.....

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King receives credentials of 12 foreign envoys to Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah (pix) today received the credentials of 12 foreign envoys to Malaysia at Istana Negara here.Present at the ceremony was Foreign Ministry secretary-general Datuk Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Yaakob.The envoys are....

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'Catastrophic': Balkan healthcare overwhelmed by virus surge BELGRADE: Not enough beds and not enough doctors: a skyrocketing coronavirus caseload is pushing hospitals in the Balkans to the cusp of collapse, in chaotic scenes reminding some medics of the region's 1990s wars.After nearly a year of keeping outbreaks more or less under control, the nightmare sce....

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Report: Aston Villa could reignite their interest in 24-yr-old attacker in January Report: Aston Villa could reignite their interest in 24-yr-old attacker in January - originally posted on Sportslens.com Aston Villa could reignite their interest in the Werder Bremen attacker Milot Rashica when the transfer window reopens in January. The 24-year-old Kosovo forward was heavily link....

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MACTA Women International Film Festival to commence on Friday Kochi: The second edition of MACTA Women International Film Festival (MWIFF) organised by Malayalam Cine Technicians Association (MACTA) will commence on Friday through a virtual platform. The three-day-long film fest will be held from Friday to Sunday. MWIFF aims to explore the representation of w....

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President of Kosovo resigns to face war crimes charges The president of Kosovo, who served as a guerrilla leader during Kosovo's war for independence from Serbia in the late 1990s, has resigned and been sent to a special court in The Hague where he will face charges for war crimes and.......

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News24.com | Kosovo President Thaci arrested, moved to The Hague to face war crimes charges Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, a wartime hero turned politician, was arrested and transferred to the detention center of the Kosovo Tribunal in The Hague, the Netherlands, on Thursday to face charges of war crimes.....

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Kosovo's president resigns to face war crimes charges PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The president of Kosovo, who served as a guerrilla leader during Kosovo's war for independence from Serbia in the late 1990s, resigned Thursday and will face charges for war crimes and crimes against humanity at a special court based in The Hague. President Hashim Thaci ....

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News24.com | Kosovo President Thaci resigns after war crimes indictment confirmed Kosovo President Hashim Thaci resigned with immediate effect after learning that a war crimes tribunal in the Hague had confirmed his indictment for war crimes.....

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Kosovo president resigns to face war crimes charges Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci, a guerrilla leader during Kosovo's war for independence from Serbia in the 1990s, resigned on Thursday in order to face charges for war crimes and crimes against humanity at a special court based in The Hague. Thaci....

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Kosovo's president Hashim Thaci resigns to face war crimes charges at international court PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo's president Hashim Thaci resigns to face war crimes charges at international court. Read more on NewsOK.com....

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Europe tightens restrictions as virus hospitalizations rise ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Coronavirus cases hit new daily highs this week in Russia, and Germany and the U.K. announced plans Tuesday to expand virus testing as European countries battled rapidly increasing COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations. Nations reintroduced restrictions to get ahead of ....

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New Russian infections soar; UK, Germany widen testing ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Coronavirus cases hit new daily highs this week in Russia, and Germany and the U.K. announced plans Tuesday to expand virus testing as European countries battled rapidly increasing COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations. Nations reintroduced restrictions to get ahead of ....

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