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Kathimerini English Edition was one year old when it was plunged into the kind of maelstrom that makes newspapering so exciting and valuable.

For nearly three months, from March 24 to June 10, 1999, NATO forces bombed Yugoslavia. The International Herald Tribune and Kathimerini kept close watch, with continuous reporting, analyses and comments.

Greek anti-establishment group Rouvikonas (Rubicon) has claimed responsibility for an early Sunday attack on the Athens headquarters of Swiss drugmaker Novartis in the northern suburb of Metamorfosi.

The Bulgarian Telegraph Agency is 120 years old. It was founded in 1898 by the decree of Prince Ferdinand. The Agency is the main and most modern source of information for the print and electronic media, the state institutions and the non-governmental organizations in Bulgaria.

Turkey has helped return the body of a Russian pilot killed in Syria to his homeland, Reuters reported on Feb. 5, citing information from Russia’s Interfax news agency.

                                                                                        Interview by Petko Kolarov

In the morning hours of Thursday, January 25, a Russian fishing boat with 21 people on board disappeared into the waters of the Japanese Sea, reports RIA Novosti, quoted by Focus.

 Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the "evil" of fake news, saying journalists and social media users should shun and unmask manipulative "snake tactics" that foment division to serve political and economic interests, Reuters reported. 

"Fake news is a sign of intolerant and hypersensitive

Anarchist group Rouvikonas on Thursday admitted in a web post to vandalizing the office of a notary in downtown Athens.

In a post on the anti-establishment website Indymedia, the group said it raided the office of a notary on 42 Themistokleous Street at 10.05 a.m. on Thursday morning because she was allegedly profiting by conducting foreclosed property auctions on behalf of Eurobank.

High inflation is the most important issue facing the Turkish economy in 2018, journalist Cüneyt Toros has told the Hürriyet Daily News.

 French President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans for a new law to combat so-called fake news, BBCreports. 

He said that during elections social media would face tougher rules over the content that they put online.