Sao Tome and Principe

In a notable shift, Bulgaria has received its highest score in the fight against corruption in more than a decade, according to the Corruption Perceptions Index by "Transparency International." Scoring 45 out of a possible 100 points, the country rose two positions to claim the 67th spot in the global ranking of 180 nations.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic met with Sao Tome and Principe PM Patrice Emery Trovoada in Belgrade on Wednesday.

Dacic noted that the relations between Serbia and Sao Tome and Principe were traditionally very good and rooted in the period of Sao Tome and Principe's struggle for decolonisation, strongly supported by the former Yugoslavia at the time.

BELGRADE - Sao Tome and Principe PM Patrice Emery Trovoada said on Wednesday in Belgrade there was great potential for cooperation with Serbia in several areas and that the two countries had shared goals.

After a meeting with Serbian PM Ana Brnabic, Trovoada said he hoped his meetings in the Serbian capital would "translate into projects."

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said on Wednesday political and bilateral cooperation and mutual understanding between Serbia and Sao Tome and Principe were improving steadily and that the two countries were exchanging visits increasingly frequently.

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has embarked on a five-nation Africa tour, which includes a visit to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe.

He will visit these countries between Jan. 8 and 14, the Foreign Ministry said in a written statement over the weekend.

A morsel of chocolate sits on the tongue, and a strong yet subtle flavor starts to blossom.

"When the chocolate starts to soften, you bite into it," orders chocolatier, Claudio Corallo.

Romania's National Committee for Emergency Situations (CNSU) updated on Friday its list of countries or areas with high COVID-19 epidemiological risk. "The classification of the countries/areas by the cumulative rate of COVID-19 cases in order to sort the persons arriving in Romania accordingly and subject them to quarantine is hereby approved," reads CNSU Decision 39.

In the early hours of March 16, 2015, a fishing boat named the Zahra moored metres off a rocky, remote stretch of Messara Bay, on the southern coast of the Greek island of Crete.

Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said this for Belgrade daily Vecernje Novosti.

He thus reacted to the assertion of Kosovo Foreign Minister Behgjet Pacolli that he had "knowledge" of Belgrade "promising financial support and arms" to some smaller countries in return for revoking their recognition of Kosovo.

"What I learned is that some of the smaller and poorer countries have fallen for such promises," said Behgjet Pacolli, according to Pristina-based daily Bota Sot.