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PM Citu congratulates Romania's robotics team, 1st place winner at International Robotics Championship in Chicago

PM Florin Citu on Tuesday congratulated the members of Romania's robotics team for their success at the International Robotics Championships held in Chicago, underscoring that they make the Romanian robotics school "proud" and they are "role models" for their generation.

Chicago Mayor Hails Serbian Religious Holiday of Vidovdan

Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot announced on Monday that her city administration has proclaimed June 28 to be Vidovdan Day and urged its residents to "join in celebrating" the Serbian religious occasion.

In her official proclamation, Lightfoot noted how Chicago "has one of the largest Serbian American communities in the United States".

Turkey discovers new sites near famed Göbeklitepe

Turkey announced on June 27 that it has discovered 11 new hills around the famed ancient site of Göbeklitepe in southeastern Şanlıurfa province.

"We have [discovered] 11 more major hills on a 100-kilometer line around Göbeklitepe. Here, we will give the details for the first time, and now call it 12 hills," Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said at an event in Sanliurfa.

Oldest American, fastest woman on Everest return safely

A retired attorney from Chicago who became the oldest American to scale Mount Everest, and a Hong Kong teacher who is now the fastest female climber of the world's highest peak, on May 30 returned safely from the mountain where climbing teams have struggled with bad weather and a coronavirus outbreak.

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