News archive of August 2018

Turkey, Russia cooperation extends beyond galaxy

Increasing cooperation between Turkey and Russia has extended beyond our galaxy with a new astronomy project. Click through for the story in photos...

Smugglers use drone to fly drugs over militarized Cyprus frontier

Smugglers attempted to use a drone to fly illegal drugs over the frontier separating Turkish-occupied Cyprus with the rest of the island, one of the most heavily guarded areas in Europe, Turkish Cypriot media reported.

Overcrowding at Lesvos migrant center worsening

Overcrowding at the Moria migrant camp on Lesvos has reached worrying proportions, with 8,359 residents cramped into a facility designed to hold just 3,100, though the head of the center has rebuffed media claims that the bad conditions are pushing children to attempt suicide.

Meta Urges Macedonia Albanians to Vote 'Yes' to Deal

Albanian President Ilir Meta has said that a positive result in the upcoming referendum on the Greece-Macedonia "name" deal would be "victory of all political forces" and called on Macedonia's large Albanian community to support it.

Street in North Mitrovica named after Oliver Ivanovic

At the suggestion of Serb List parliamentary group, the councillors decided to rename Nemanjina street, where the Kosovska Mitrovica municipality building was located, to Olivera Ivanovica street.

After the assassination of Ivanovic, his party colleagues and sympathizers started a petition asking that a street in the town be named after him.

Argentina, IMF agree accelerated loan payout

Argentina's President Mauricio Macri said on Aug. 29 that the International Monetary Fund has agreed to accelerate funding in support of his government's austerity program, but the move did little to calm the market as the country's currency came under renewed pressure.

Sunny Today with Maximum Temperatures between 28°C and 33°C

Sofia. Today the weather will be sunny. In Eastern Bulgaria, there will be light to moderate northeastern wind. Maximum temperatures between 28°C and 33°C, in Sofia about 28°C, Martin Slavchev, National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, told Focus News Agency.

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