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Profession Shortage: Bulgaria's Vocational Education Struggles with Demand Mismatch
Vocational education encompasses approximately half of high school students and is available in every district nationwide, reaching around 80% of all municipalities. The admissions blueprint for vocational education during the ongoing academic year (2023/2024) offers an intricate portrayal of the locations and specialties where professionals are undergoing training.
Türkiye working for Russia's return to grain deal negotiations
Ankara is diligently working to maintain the grain corridor to avert a potential global food crisis, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has emphasized, making an appeal for Russia to rejoin the discussions.
Fatboy Slim | Athens | July 14
Electronic and big beat pioneer Fatboy Slim is coming to Athens with what promises to be an awesome show on July 14.
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Helicopter emergency medical service celebrates 20 years
Slovenia is marking 20 years since the helicopter emergency medical service was first introduced. The service began in 2003 as a pilot project and is now an indispensable tool in the search and rescue toolbox.
The unit, dubbed the HEMS Brnik, was located at Ljubljana Airport and used Slovenian Armed Forces helicopters.
Rebuilding Notre Dame's roof transports workers back to Middle Ages
If time travel was possible, medieval carpenters would surely be amazed to see how woodworking techniques they pioneered in building Notre Dame Cathedral more than 800 years ago are being used again today to rebuild the world-famous monument's fire-ravaged roof.
Imam suspended over controversial remarks on polls
The Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) suspended the imam of a mosque in Istanbul's Sultangazi district on May 23 after his disputed remarks during a sermon calling on everyone to "take up arms on election night."
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Jolie unveils fashion venture for sustainability
Angelina Jolie announced a new fashion venture on May 17 aimed at allowing customers to participate in the making of their own creations with master tailors, pattern makers and artisans around the world while keeping discarded fabric out of landfills.
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Recovering lost ground, keeping the party united
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis continues his efforts to lure back the part of the electorate that voted for New Democracy in 2019 but had become alienated as a result of issues that range from the high cost of living and a perceived inability to listen to the average person, to the wiretapping cases and, lately, the rail tragedy at Tempe.
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Andy Warhol portrait of OJ Simpson goes on auction block
It was 1977, and Andy Warhol was at work on his "Athletes" series, portraits of top sports personalities who, he felt, were gaining cultural prominence just like "the movie stars of yesterday." One of them was then the star running back of the Buffalo Bills: O.J. Simpson.
Repair Cafe | Athens | April 25
Drawing attention to the ills and pointlessness of mass consumption, the Goethe Institute (4 Omirou, tel 210.366.1000, goethe.de) has invited its in-house "Mr Fix-It" Yiannis and expert tinkerer Roland, a car electrician and DJ, to show people how to mend sundry household items that no longer work rather than throwing them away.
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