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Greek ministers share a “bitter coffee” with creditors (pics + vids)
Representatives of Greece’s creditors are meeting with Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and Economy Minister George Stathakis as part of continued negotiations on the country’s third bailout program. IMF Representative Delia Velculescu was the first to arrive for breakfast at the Athens Hilton at around 8 a.m.
People flock to streets as earthquake hits Turkey's south
People took to the streets, with many of them rushing to hospitals, after a 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey?s Mediterranean Sea at 1:00 a.m. on July 30 off the Mersin bay and was felt in the southern provinces of Mersin, Adana, Hatay and Osmaniye, with no casualties reported.
Investigation to Confirm Whether Debris Found in Indian Ocean Part of Missing MH370
Malaysia sent a team to determine whether the debris, which was recently found on the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean, is from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370).
The piece of wreckage, which measures two metres in length, washed up on the island late on Wednesday, the BBC reports.
Turkey plans to handle 200 million air passengers by 2017
Turkey expects to welcome more than 200 million air passengers by 2017, according to revised figures from the General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHM?).
Earthquake in the NW Peloponnese
A 4.3 on the Richter scale earthquake has hit the western port city of Patras,, northwest Peloponnese, at 7.10 p.m. (17.10 GMT) on Sunday.
Patras is the 3rd largest city of Greece after the capital, Athens, and Thessaloniki. The epicenter was located approximately 48 kilometers south of the city. So far no damages have been reported.
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EU Grants EUR 1.9 M to Bulgaria for Flood Recovery
The European Parliament on Tuesday approved the allocation of EUR 1.9 M in flood relief under the European Union Solidarity Fund.
Bulgaria was affected last year by flash floods which claimed more than a dozen lives and left hundreds of houses damaged or destroyed.
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Gracanica officials condemn attacks on Serbs in Kisnica
Mayor of Gracanica Vladeta Kostic strongly condemned the latest attacks on Serb families in Kisnica near Gracanica, in the vicinity of Pristina.
The attacks on Serbs in Kisnica were one of the main topics at last week's meeting of Gracanica's Safety Committee, reads a statement issued by the information service of the Municipality of Gracanica on Monday.
Turkish Tragedy: 15 killed in road accident (pics)
15 people were killed in western Turkey after a fatal accident between two trucks today. One of the trucks was varying workers. Besides the fatalities 2 more people were injured when the two trucks collided head on.
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15 killed as Turkish truck carrying farms workers collides with tanker
A truck carrying agricultural workers collided with a milk tanker in the Aegean province of Manisa early on July 6, killing 15 passengers and wounding two.
The truck was carrying a group of mostly female agricultural workers to a vineyard to pick fresh grape leaves. Thirteen women who were heading to the grape field are among the dead.
Fire Causes Death of Two People in Downtown Sofia
Two people have died during a fire in a residential building located in the very center of Bulgaria's capital Sofia, as reported by Darik radio.
At approximately 7pm Friday a signal has been received on the emergency number 112 stating that an apartment is burning in a building close to the National Opera and Ballet between the streets Rakovski and Moskovska.
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