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All Boeing 777s Aircraft Grounded after Engine Malfunctions

Published by Novinite on Mon, 02/22/2021 - 13:16

Boeing 777s have been grounded around the world after the US aviation regulator announced an investigation into the United Airlines flight that suffered an engine failure on Saturday, showering debris over homes in Denver.

Δημήτρης Τσιόδρας στο twitter: «Αρκετά με τη λάσπη, ο Λιγνάδης δεν ήταν φίλος του πρωθυπουργού!»

Published by Protothema on Mon, 02/22/2021 - 13:16

«Χονδροειδές ψέμα» χαρακτηρίζει ο Δημήτρης Τσιόδρας ότι ο Λιγνάδης έκανε δήθεν μαθήματα ορθοφωνίας στον πρωθυπουργό - Διαβάστε την ανάρτηση του Δημήτρη Τσιόδρα, διευθυντή του γραφείου Τύπου του πρωθυπουργού για τις φήμες που διακινούνται ανωνύμως περί φιλικής σχέσης του Κυριάκου Μητσοτάκη με τον Δημήτρη Λιγνάδη

In Hostile Serbian Parliament, MP Fights for Rights of ‘Enemy’ Albanians

Published by Balkan Insight on Mon, 02/22/2021 - 13:15

As a political representative of ethnic Albanians in Serbia, Shaip Kamberi never had it easy.

It got a whole lot harder, however, when an election last year yielded a parliament dominated by the party of President Aleksandar Vucic and its allies, leaving Kamberi and his five Albanian and Bosniaks colleagues as the only opposition MPs in the 250-seat assembly.

Άννα Διαμαντοπούλου στο Marie Claire: το 2002 έζησα μία από τις μεγαλύτερες ικανοποιήσεις στην πολιτική μου ζωή

Published by Protothema on Mon, 02/22/2021 - 13:03

"Για κάθε γυναίκα και άντρα - κορίτσι και αγόρι που υφίστανται σεξουαλική βία ή παρενόχληση, υπάρχει μια Μπεκατώρου που άνοιξε το δρόμο και απέναντι σε κάθε εργοδότη που κάνει κατάχρηση της εξουσίας του υπάρχει μια Κάτια Δανδουλάκη." - Η πρώην Επίτροπος της Ε.Ε. μιλά για το πώς έβαλε τη σεξουαλική παρενόχληση στη νομοθεσία 15 χρόνια πριν από το #metoo.

A cable of the U.S. Ambassador to Pristina revealed: Help

Published by B92 on Mon, 02/22/2021 - 13:00

The cable, signed by U.S. Ambassador Philip Kosnett, said the U.S. Embassy in Pristina, Kosovo, is "nearing the breaking point." Even before Covid-19, Kosovo was a tough posting, with air pollution, few green spaces, little chance for outdoor activity & bad infrastructure, "Blic" writes.

Italian ambassador killed in Congo while in UN convoy

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 02/22/2021 - 12:57

The Italian ambassador to Congo and an Italian carabinieri police officer were killed on Feb. 22 while traveling in Congo in a U.N. convoy, the Foreign Ministry said.

In a brief statement, the ministry said Luca Attanasio and the officer were killed in Goma, the eastern regional capital. They were traveling in a convoy of the U.N. stabilization mission in Congo.

Bulgaria: Sellers Upped Food Prices to Record Highs during Pandemic

Published by Novinite on Mon, 02/22/2021 - 12:55

While during the Covid-marked 2020 we stayed more at home and walked mainly to the refrigerator and back, it turned out that we had been eating record-expensive foods. The analysis of wholesale prices of staple groceries: sugar, flour, oil, rice and pulses scored an year-on-year increase, with the annual averages for most of them being the highest for the period 2015 - 2020.

Turkish firm sets up Libya's largest concrete factory

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 02/22/2021 - 12:55

A Turkish company, Karanfil Group, has established the largest concrete production facility in Libya, it said on Feb. 22.

To date, $10 million were spent on the facility, said Karanfil Group's CEO Fatih Sarı, adding that the company aims to increase the investment up to $50 million.

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