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Ursula: That's why I don't support it
The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Layen, stated that she does not support the idea of a boycott of the G20 summit if Russian leader Vladimir Putin participates in it.
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Turkish sailor rescued after 2 days lost at sea
A Turkish captain has been rescued more than 60 hours after he fell overboard from a ship off the coast of Bali.
Quorn, the Liberia-flagged 290-meter bulk carrier operated by London-based Zodiac Maritime, set sail on April 29 from Australia, en route to Vietnam. On May 2, the crew of the ship discovered that 40-year-old captain Erkan Seçkal was missing.
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Balkan Insight’s Week in Pictures
Serbia's Damir Rastic (L) and Ukraine's Artem Tyshchenko (R) in action during the men's 10km Sprint race at the IBU Biathlon World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria. Photo: EPA-EFE/Christian Bruna.
CSKA Sofia fans light flares during the UEFA Europa Conference League group C football match against AS Roma in the Bulgarian capital on December 9, 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE/Vassil Donev.
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Earthquake on the Island of Bali has Claimed Lives
At least three people were killed and seven were injured in an earthquake on the Indonesian island of Bali, Xinhua reported, citing local authorities.
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake shook the eastern part of the island at 11:18 pm local time on Friday, according to the US Gros. The hearth of the quake is at a depth of 10 kilometers.
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With no tourist handouts, hungry Bali monkeys raid homes
Deprived of their preferred food source, the bananas, peanuts and other goodies brought in by tourists now kept away by the coronavirus, hungry monkeys on the resort island of Bali have taken to raiding villagers' homes in their search for something tasty.
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Russia virus cases soar again as Delta strain sparks resurgence
Russia on July 4 counted more than 25,000 new daily infections after a week of record death tolls as the highly contagious Delta variant propels a global resurgence of the pandemic.
The coronavirus has killed nearly four million people worldwide, forcing numerous nations to reimpose restrictions well over a year after the outbreak of the pandemic.
Turkey condemns terrorist attack in Burkina Faso
Turkey on Feb. 3 denounced a terrorist attack in Burkina Faso which caused fatalities among people.
In a statement, the Foreign Ministry expressed Turkey's sorrow over the news that many people lost their lives in a terrorist attack in a village of the northern Seno province.
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What are the Three Most Polluted Places on the Planet?
The three most polluted places on the planet are in Indonesia, Russia and Bangladesh.
Indonesia has been mostly associated with Bali's sunshine views. It is hard to imagine that the dirtiest place in the world, littered with tons of garbage, dying and decaying animals, is located there.
Six Foreign Nationals Arrested for Drug Trafficking in Bali
Indonesian authorities say they have arrested six foreigners accused of trying to smuggle drugs into the tourist island of Bali, the Associated Press reported.
A Swiss, Thai, Singaporean, Chilean, and two Hong Kong men dressed in orange prison clothing were brought with their hands and feet at a press conference in the provincial capital of Bali Denpasar.
Bali's drugged, smuggled orangutan headed back to the wild
A baby orangutan that was drugged by a Russian trafficker in a failed bid to smuggle it out of Bali will be released back into the wild.