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Turkey, Pakistan, Azerbaijan vow to deepen ties

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 01/14/2021 - 07:11

Top diplomats of Turkey, Pakistan and Azerbaijan have agreed to take concrete steps to further deepen their bilateral and trilateral ties at the three-way meeting held in Islamabad, vowing support to each other in disputes concerning Nagorno-Karabakh, Cyprus and Jammu and Kashmir.

Protocol signed on construction of new road link between Gorenjska, Primorska

Published by The Slovenia Times on Thu, 01/14/2021 - 07:09

Ljubljana – Infrastructure Minister Jernej Vrtovec has signed a protocol with local mayors on the construction of a new road link between the northern Gorenjska and the western Primorska regions. Thus, an important step was made towards the implementation of the project, called the 4th development axis, according to the minister.

Turkey rolls out mass COVID-19 vaccination

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 01/14/2021 - 07:07

Turkey has begun administering nationwide vaccinations against COVID-19 starting with more than 1 million health care workers after authorities approved the emergency use of vaccine developed by China's Sinovac.

Health Minister Fahrettin Koca and members of the Health Ministry's Science Board were the first ones to receive the shots of the injection live on TV on Jan. 13.

Trump impeached after Capitol riot in historic second charge

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 01/14/2021 - 07:06

President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House for a historic second time, charged with "incitement of insurrection" over the deadly mob siege of the U.S. Capitol in a swift and stunning collapse of his final days in office.

Koritnik on digital transformation of cities amid epidemic

Published by The Slovenia Times on Thu, 01/14/2021 - 07:05

Ljubljana – Addressing the online CityxCity Festival 2021 conference, Public Administration Minister Boštjan Koritnik talked about the epidemic-era digital transformation of cities on Wednesday. Cities and communities are turning into starting points for society’s digital transformation, he said, warning that some of these efforts were underfunded.

Janša announces police pay reform

Published by The Slovenia Times on Thu, 01/14/2021 - 07:03

Ljubljana – Prime Minister Janez Janša has announced that the “operative part” of the police force would be extracted from the single public sector pay system to make pay ratios fairer. Public sector trade union representatives expressed disagreement and called for social dialogue.

Počivalšek discusses space technology at European Space Conference

Published by The Slovenia Times on Thu, 01/14/2021 - 07:02

Ljubljana – Economy Minister Zdravko Počivalšek took part in the virtual European Space Conference to present the opportunities for Slovenian science and economy brought by the country’s participation in the European Space Agency. He sees this sector as an opportunity for successful recovery after the coronavirus crisis.

Γλυκόξινες γαρίδες με ρύζι και λαχανικά

Published by Protothema on Thu, 01/14/2021 - 07:00

Ένα νόστιμο πιατό με ανατολίτικα στοιχεία, που θα λατρευτεί. Οι γλυκόξινες γαρίδες με το ρύζι είναι ένας εξαιρετικός γευστικός συνδυασμός.

ΗΠΑ: Η αποκαθήλωση του Τραμπ - Πρωτόγνωρη εικόνα η «κατάληψη» της Εθνοφρουράς στο Καπιτώλιο

Published by Protothema on Thu, 01/14/2021 - 06:58

Ανοίγει ο δρόμος για δίκη του Τραμπ - Απίστευτες εικόνες: Ισχυρές δυνάμεις της Εθνοφρουράς έχουν «καταλάβει» το εσωτερικό του Καπιτωλίου για λόγους ασφαλείας εν όψει της ορκωμοσίας Μπάιντεν και υπό το φόβο νέων επεισοδίων

New cases down by nearly 40% over the week before to 2,092, 17 die

Published by The Slovenia Times on Thu, 01/14/2021 - 06:57

Ljubljana – Slovenia logged 2,092 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, down nearly 40% on the record daily figure a week ago. A total of 17 patients died, the latest government data show.

This comes from 6,193 PCR tests, of which 28.5% were positive, and 5,750 rapid antigen tests, where the positivity rate was 5.7%.

President Erdoğan rebuffs 'pressure' by social media companies

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 01/14/2021 - 06:57

Turkey will not bow down to "pressure" by social media companies that see themselves above the laws on individual rights, the country's president asserted on Jan. 14. 
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's remarks came at a media awards ceremony held in the presidential complex in the capital Ankara.

Δημοσκοπήσεις: Κυριαρχία Μητσοτάκη και «ναι» στο εμβόλιο

Published by Protothema on Thu, 01/14/2021 - 06:51

Συνθήκες πολιτικής κυριαρχίας για την κυβέρνηση Μητσοτάκη περιγράφουν τρία τελευταία γκάλοπ στην αρχή της νέας χρονιάς και 18 μήνες μετά τις εκλογές - Ισχυρό ρεύμα θετικής ανταπόκρισης υπέρ του εμβολιασμού

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