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A temporary European newsroom for journalists collaborating on the biggest challenges facing Europe
Hostwriter and its Armenian partner Youth Alliance via Networking offer ten journalists the chance to cover European topics from a cross-border perspective. With elections coming up in several European countries, overcoming national bias and prejudice is crucial to serve a well informed civil society.
Bulgaria Road Haulage Businesses to Stage Protests over 'Long Queues'
Poor organization at border crossings that causes kilometers-long queues has angered road haulage businesses, which threaten to stage a demonstration, according to the Bulgarian National Radio.
Delta offers scholarships for young farmers
Leading Greek dairy company Delta is offering 12 scholarships for young farmers to gain technical skills in farm management.
The scholarships are a part of Delta's Gaia Action Plan and concern professional educational seminars organized by the American Farm School in Thessaloniki.
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Greek scientists lead study revealing 83 new gene variants on height
Researchers have pinpointed 83 genetic variants that could affect the height of a person. The group, led by the distinguished Greek genetics professor Panos Deloukas of the Queen Mary University and William Harvey Research Institute, published their findings in ‘Nature” magazine.
Bulgarian Minister Demands Resignation of Agriculture Fund Head
Interim Agriculture Minister Hristo Bozukov has urged the chair of State Fund Agriculture, Rumen Porozhanov, to step down, his ministry says.
It quotes Bozukov as saying "public mistrust of the State Fund Agriculture", alongside "doubts about the legitimacy of the choice of a CEO" and a "court ruling to reinstate the previous leadership".
Istanbul's Belgrade Forest being degraded
Jose Bove, the French farm workers' union leader, recently said the following: "As far as world leaders are concerned, the entire planet should submit to market laws. Our struggle is based on resistance to this development. Health, education, culture, food - these are all issues that are close to everyone's heart. Today they are in danger of becoming commodities.
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Dreaming of Trump
Greek society is raging again. People are exhausted and angry. The things you hear being said are very similar to the noises ahead of the first elections in 2012, when the old political system was routed in a spectacular manner. Nobody could have predicted then what would follow.
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Trump moves “Doomsday Clock” closer to midnight!
Comments by US President Donald Trump on nuclear weapons and climate change have helped make the world less safe, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists warned on Thursday, moving its symbolic “Doomsday Clock” 30 seconds closer to midnight.
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A bitter letdown
The government's choices for the management of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, possibly the biggest public benefit project Greece has seen since the start of the crisis, are not only deeply disappointing but are also cause for concern.
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Turkey's new curriculum to include Muslim scientists
Turkey's Education Ministry is planning to include renowned Turkish and Muslim scientists in its new draft curriculum.
Works by Muslim scientists will be taught in physics classes in addition to the works of scientists such as Newton, Einstein and Maxwell, daily Habertürk reported on Jan. 24.