US Plans to Put Abolitionist Harriet Tubman on 20 Dollar Bill
On Wednesday, US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew announced that the Treasury plans to put Harriet Tubman, who was a woman abolitionist in American history, on the front of the 20-dollar bill, Xinhua...
View ArticleFrench Defense Minister Says Islamic State Can be Eradicated
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told France Info radio on Thursday that the conditions necessary to eradicate Islamic State in Syria and Iraq are "in the process of coming together", the...
View ArticleQueen of Romani Songs Esma Redzepova Held Concerts in Kennedy Center and...
Esma Redzepova has held concerts at two prestigious locations in Washington, Kennedy Center and the Library of Congress. In the framework of her US tour, the Queen of Romani Songs Redzepova, has...
View ArticleParliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Raises Human Rights Questions...
The EU-Turkey Agreement “raises several serious human rights issues” the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has said, citing doubts as to whether Turkey satisfies the EU’s own...
View ArticleEl Salvador Unveils New Military Force to Fight Criminal Gangs
The government of El Salvador has deployed a new, heavily armed unit to hunt crime bosses in the country's rural areas, Deutsche Welle reported. Gang violence has turned the Latin American state into...
View ArticleSkopje and Surrounding Area to Undergo Second Spraying against Mosquitoes
A second aerial and terrestrial spraying against mosquitoes will be carried out over the weekend in Skopje and its surrounding area. According to the City of Skopje, the second aerial spraying for 2016...
View ArticleUN Evacuates Besieged Syrian Towns
The United Nations has started evacuating hundreds of people from besieged Syrian towns in a rare sign of humanitarian progress that came as tens of thousands of civilians fled fresh fighting, Al...
View ArticleMacedonia: Vienna Meeting Canceled Over Zaev's Conditions
Zoran Zaev's demanding for the unconstitutional delaying of elections, and for the withdrawal of President Gjorge Ivanov's declaration to pardon all politicians, is the reason the leader meeting in...
View ArticleCivil Movement for Defense of Macedonia to Hold Massive Gathering on Thursday...
A massive citizen gathering organized by the Civil Movement for Defense of Macedonia will take place on Thursday night before the Parliament. Around 100,000 citizens are expected to show up, and they...
View ArticleMacedonia: Fires in Kriva Palanka Destroy around 50 Hectares of Wood
The last two fires in Kriva Palanka have burnt down over 50 hectares of wood. The regional firefighting unit from Kriva Palanka informed that through a few day intervention on both locations, the fires...
View ArticleTourism Passports Expected to Boost Competitiveness
The tourism competitiveness will be improved with a tourist passport that will guarantee the quality and the qualifications of the tourist workers, the safety, and the standards of the services. There...
View ArticleMacedonian President Consults Experts for Legal Solution Over Pardoning Decision
Consultations with law experts for finding a possible legal solution in terms of the declaration for pardoning-acquittal without carrying out a procedure, are ongoing, said Macedonian President Gjorge...
View ArticleSpecial Public Prosecutor Opens New 'TNT' Investigation on 2011 Demolition of...
The Special Public Prosecutor's Office (SPO) opened up a new investigation dubbed 'TNT' in relation to the demolition of the 'Cosmos' object in ownership of Fiat Canovski. Prosecutor Fatime said that...
View ArticleEuropean Commission Regrets Cancellation of Vienna Leader Meeting
We regret that the leaders' meeting planned in Vienna on April 22 could not take place, European Commission Spokesperson Maja Kocijancic said Thursday, MIA reports. "We have consistently said that...
View ArticleAcibadem and Orka Holding Buy Bulgaria's Largest Healthcare Institution Tokuda
Through the Clinical Hospital 'Acibadem Sistina', the company 'Orka Holding', together with the Turkish Acibadem Healthcare Group, signed an agreement Thursday for purchasing the biggest health...
View ArticleOlympic Torch for Rio Games Lit in Greece
On Thursday, April 21, the torch of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games was lit in southern Greece, Euronews reports. Lighting a flame in Olympia has been a ritual since the Games started there in the eight...
View ArticleMacedonia: World Book Day Marked in National and University Library
The 1100th anniversary of the death of St. Clement of Ohrid and the 400th anniversary of the death of Miguel de Cervantes and William Shakespeare were marked Thursday at the National and University...
View ArticleEuropean Commission Urges Negotiations between Macedonian Parties
European Commissioner Johannes Hahn and the three members of European Parliament involved in mediating the political talks in Macedonia issued a press release following the cancellation of the...
View ArticleBulgaria Imposes Compulsory Voting to Increase Turnout
Bulgaria imposed compulsory voting in an attempt to boost turnout as public trust in politicians dropped amid widespread allegations of graft, Bloomberg reports. Lawmakers voted 109 to 74 with 10...
View ArticleMacedonia: Contract to Build Stip-Kocani Express Way Should be Signed within...
Transportation Minister Vlado Misajlovski announced that the contract to begin construction of the Stip-Kocani expressway will be signed in two to three months, following which construction will be...
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