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Sapic: I am aware... VIDEO

As a guest on the morning program of TV Prva, api stated that he is aware that the party he created will disappear one day, when he unites with the SNS, but that he is not afraid of that.
"Serbian Patriotic Alliance (SPAS) was not created to be my private company," said Sapic, adding that the party was founded with the goal of doing something.

Until when will we wear masks?

The reason for that, as he states, is primarily because some people cannot receive the vaccine due to health reasons.

Turkey's unemployment rate at 13.1 pct in March

Turkey's unemployment rate read 13.1 percent in March, down 0.1 percentage point month-on-month, the country's statistical authority announced on May 10.

The number of unemployed people aged 15 and over increased by 59,000 to 4.2 million in March compared to February, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) said in a statement.

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 246 Newly Infected, 27 Fatalities

In the past 24 hours, 246 new cases of coronavirus infection have been documented in Bulgaria.

Over the weekend, 5,853 diagnostic tests were made - 2,653 PCR and 3,200 antigen tests, as 4% are positive.

As of May 10, there were 44,881 active cases of Covid-19.

Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 were 5,912, in intensive care units 562 patients are being treated.

Afghanistan Taliban plan 3-day cease-fire for Eid holiday

Afghanistan's Taliban on May 10 announced a three-day cease-fire for the Eid-al-Fitr holiday this week marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

The cease-fire would begin on either May 12 or May 13. The Muslim calendar follows lunar cycles and the Eid holiday depends on the sighting of the new moon.

Violence erupts at al-Aqsa mosque as Israel marks Jerusalem Day

Palestinian protesters threw rocks and Israeli police fired stun grenades and rubber bullets in clashes outside the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on May 10 as Israel marked the anniversary of its capture of parts of the city in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

Zbigniew Ziobro’s Game of Thrones

He has certainly made the headlines recently. In late March he gave an interview to the far-right weekly Sieci, in which he openly accused the prime minister, his nominal boss, of implementing policies more in tune with the opposition. Mateusz Morawiecki, he said, "is a skilled politician who knows how to convince the PiS leadership to run a policy contradictory to the 2014 agenda".

Limited fans to be allowed at Turkish Cup final

The 2021 Ziraat Turkish Cup final will be held with fans back in the stadium at one-thirds of the total seating capacity, the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) announced on May 9.

The final between Beşiktaş and Fraport-TAV Antalyaspor will be played in İzmir's Göztepe Gürsel Aksel Stadium on May 18.

Shrinking State Funds Stunt Kosovo’s Award-Winning Film Industry

A lasting trauma reflected in movies

Kosovo actress Yllka Gashi, playing the main role in the Kosovo award winning film The Hive by Blerta Basholli. Photo: courtesy of producer Yll Uka

Most of these films focus on the long-term effects of the war of the late-1990s, and on what is being done in terms of reconciliation.

Turkey neutralizes 40 terrorists as part of Eren Operations so far

Turkey has neutralized 40 terrorists as part of Eren Operations so far, the country's interior minister said on May 9.

Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in statements to imply the terrorists in question surrendered or were killed or captured.

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