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China to leapfrog US as world's biggest economy by 2028: Think tank
China will overtake the United States to become the world's biggest economy in 2028, five years earlier than previously estimated due to the contrasting recoveries of the two countries from the COVID-19 pandemic, a think tank said.
Turkey urges Greece 'to act in responsible manner'
Turkey on Dec. 26 urged Greece to act in common sense and responsible manner, responding to a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) recently issued by Greece for a vast area in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean.
"We see that Greece continues her provocative and escalatory steps in the region," Hami Aksoy, the Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said in a statement.
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"We are ready for war if Russia attacks us"
In an interview for the Ukrainian newspaper Focus, he stated that in that case, both men and women would fight for Ukraine, reports the Ukrainian portal Ukrinform.
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Dodik's note to Ukraine: On what basis do you claim that?
It pertains to the icon that he gave to the head of Russian diplomacy, Sergey Lavrov, and which Ukraine claims was stolen from the Lugansk region.
Kosovo Opera and Ballet Law Dances Around Hall Issue
A fresh draft Law on the Kosovo Philharmonic, Opera and Ballet, provided to BIRN by an official of the Ministry of Culture - aimed at amending the previous law passed by the UN rule-of-law mission in Kosovo, UNMIK - fails to resolve the key issue - the lack of a dedicated concert and performance hall.
PM-designate Citu: I won't betray confidence vested in me
Prime Minister-designate Florin Citu said on Wednesday that he would not betray the confidence with which he was vested and would do everything he could to achieve his goals: get past the health crisis and restart the economy.
Stage scaffolding New Year tree warns about troubles in event industry
Ljubljana – Representatives of the Slovenian event industry are erecting a New Year tree in Ljubljana’s Congress Square made from stage scaffolding and lights in order to warn about the sector having ground to an almost complete halt in 2020 due to the coronavirus crisis, and about the financial troubles of its employees.
Greece, Israel agree on flight training center at Kalamata
Greece and Israel have reached an agreement, after five months of negotiations, for the transformation of Kalamata Airport in southern Greece into a flight training center.
The agreement was presented on Monday to the relevant parliamentary committee by Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos.
Aegean issues bilateral, not Turkey-EU problems: Defense minister
Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Dec. 22 called on Greece to seek a solution to the eastern Mediterranean dispute through dialogue with Turkey instead of trying to drag the European Union into the conflict.