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Bulgaria's Outgoing Premier Lashes out at Amendments to Election Code

Published by Novinite on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 12:15

Outgoing Prime Minister and GERB leader Boyko Borissov Monday criticized the recent revisions to the electoral legislation, saying they were damaging to democracy.

The Election Code was amended conclusively at a nearly 14-hour debate on April 29, the last day before the Easter recess, and
the changes were promulgated on May 1.

Twenty-Eight Tonnes of Nazi Gold Traced down in Poland

Published by Novinite on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 12:02

 Twenty-eight tonnes of Nazi gold worth more than £1billion may have been traced to the grounds of a palace in Poland after the location was mentioned in an SS diary.

The stash of gold bars, jewellery and coins is believed to be sitting 200ft down at the bottom of a destroyed well shaft in the grounds of the Hochberg Palace, near the city of Wroclaw.

Αίγυπτος: Στο γηροκομείο «ΜΑΝΝΑ» της Ελληνικής Κοινότητας Αλεξανδρείας ο Πατριάρχης Θεόδωρος

Published by Protothema on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 11:55

Τους γέροντες του πρότυπου οίκου ευγηρίας επισκέφθηκε χθες, Κυριακή του Πάσχα, ο Πατριάρχης Αλεξανδρείας και πάσης Αφρικής - Έδωσε την ευλογία του στους ηλικιωμένους και εξήρε τις προσπάθειες του ιδρύματος

Turkey’s new ambassador to the UAE takes office

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 11:49

Turkish ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Tugay Tunçer has taken office as of May 1 amid Turkey's recent outreach to the Gulf country, with which Ankara had been at odds due to regional disagreements.

Croatian Police Charge Men for Chanting Anti-Serb Songs

Published by Balkan Insight on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 11:48

After an incident on Sunday, Orthodox Easter, in the village of Borovo in eastern Croatia, when a group of men chanted anti-Serbian songs, Croatian police announced that they will charge the suspects.

Police on Monday said that they had arrested 14 men from the Vukovar-Srijem County "on suspicion of … public incitement to violence and hatred".

Curfew violations continue amid full lockdown

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 11:44

People last week continued to violate Turkey's curfew rules after the country entered a full lockdown that will last for 17 days.

Some 66,161 people broke curfew rules between April 26 and May 3, the country's Interior Ministry said on May 3.

The ministry, however, stressed that a majority of citizens obeyed the lockdown which came into effect on the evening of April 29.

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