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Balkan Economies May Struggle to Recover From COVID Damage
The economies of the Western Balkans were hit hard by the pandemic - and the road to recovery, though charted, remains uncertain.
Dutch Reintroduces Аnti-Covid Measures after Spike in New Cases
The Dutch government has reintroduced some measures to contain Covid-19 after a spike in new cases, particularly among young people. PM Mark Rutte said that bars, cafes and restaurants will have to close at midnight again as of this weekend and for much of the summer, while dancing clubs will have to close at all.
CEC Set Rules of Video Recording and Broadcasting in Election Day
The Central Election Commission has determined the conditions and rules for video recording and video broadcasting, taking into account the results of the voting in the polling stations.
It will take place after the end of the Election day - when the voting is declared over, during which the recording of voters' lists is not allowed.
Infection with Two Covid Variants Simultaneously Is Possible Experts Say
It is possible to catch two Covid variants at the same time, experts are warning after seeing a double infection in a 90-year-old woman who became sick with the Alpha and Beta types first identified in the UK and South Africa.
The woman, who died in March 2021 in Belgium, had not been vaccinated.
Her doctors suspect she contracted the infections from two different people.
Spain Mulls Bringing back Curfews to Counter Surging Covid-19 Infection Rate and Save Summer Season
Spain's Canary Islands and Mediterranean region of Valencia have asked the government to bring back curfews to counter a soaring Covid-19 infection rate among unvaccinated youngsters that is threatening the summer tourism season.
Gas takes bigger share in Turkey's power as drought lowers hydro output
Drought in Turkey changed electricity generation dynamics since the fourth quarter of last year with the increased share of natural gas plants out of total generation replacing falling output from hydropower plants, data compiled by Anadolu Agency showed.
Vaccine policies at universities stir legal debate
Some universities' approach toward the vaccination of their students as the new academic season nears has stirred a legal debate in Turkey, with some experts arguing that making inoculation mandatory on campus violates the constitution.
Amid the decline in virus cases and fast-tracked vaccinations, universities across the country are planned to reopen starting Sept. 13.
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Some 22 women in 1.5 years fell to death in suspicious cases
Some 22 Turkish women have plunged to their deaths over the past year and a half from a balcony or window, raising women's rights groups' eyebrows on whether these were femicide framed as "suicides."
COVID Cases to Soar in Children but Schools Should Stay Open – EU Health Agency
The benefits of children attending school outweigh the risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19, although cases in children are set to soar in the autumn, said a new report from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), published on Thursday (8 July).
SRI: Two stateless persons making terrorist propaganda, declared undesirable for 10 years on Romanian territory
Two stateless persons, accused of terrorist propaganda, were declared undesirable in Romania by the Bucharest Court of Appeal for a period of 10 years, the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) announced on Friday. Upon the referral of the Romanian Intelligence Service, the Bucharest Court of Appeal ruled that the stateless persons F.A. and B.M.