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More bad weather after storm, quake hit Skopje
More bad weather after storm, quake hit Skopje
SKOPJE -- Macedonia will see more heavy rain on Monday, along with gale force winds and thunder and hail storms, forecasters have warned.
On Sunday, a strong storm hit the town of Skopje.
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Heavy Rains, Earthquake Reported in Macedonian Capital Skopje
Heavy rainfalls have flooded areas of Macedonian capital Skopje, Sunday.
Apart from the rains, Macedonia saw significant amounts of hail and strong winds of 70m/s during the day, MINA news agency reports.
Heavy Storm Shocks Skopje Residents
No one was hurt in the 30-minute dramatic storm that overwhelmed Skopje's water collection system and took residents by surprise, police reported late in the evening.
Unlike in neighbouring Serbia and Bosnia, where rivers recently overflowed causing massive floods, the storm in Skopje was short-lived and the River Vardar did not burst its banks.
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Macedonian Opera and Ballet send aid for flood victims
BELGRADE - The Macedonian Opera and Ballet has decided to send the entire proceeds from the play Faust, staged as part the May Opera Evenings in Skopje on May 22, as aid for the people badly hit by the recent massive flooding in Serbia, the National Theatre in Belgrade has said in a release.
27 Arrested, 6 Injured in 2nd Day of Riots in Skopje
At least 6 people were injured and 27 arrested in Skopje in a second night of unrest sparked by after the murder of a teenager in a western suburb of the Macedonian capital.
Local police blocked access to the Albanian-populated Saraj area in a bid to prevent serious clashes.
Protests Erupt in Macedonia after 'Ethnic' Murder
Hundreds of Macedonians protested in the streets of Skopje on Monday after a high school graduate was stabbed to death in a suburb of the capital.
The accident took place when the teenager, born in 1995, and his father chased a man who had stolen his bicycle, according to Macedonia's daily Dnevnik.
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Bulgaria, Macedona, Croatia Set Up Joint Securities Trade Company
The stock exchanges of Bulgaria, Macedonia and Croatia have created a joint company to integrate trade in securities in the three countries.
Macedonian Teen’s Murder Sparks Ethnic Unrest
The arrest of an ethnic Albanian on suspicion of killing a young Macedonian has raised ethnic tensions and provoked a new outbreak of protests in the capital, Skopje.
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Macedonians Turn Out to Help Flooded Neighbours
Towns squares in Macedonia were filled on Sunday with people donating and packing shipments of food, clothing and other equipment, as part of a nationwide effort to help flood victims in Serbia and Bosnia.
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Macedonia Accused of Concealing Ethnic Hate Crimes
In its latest report on hate crimes, the Helsinki Committee reported 116 such incidents in 2013, and said the authorities often downplayed them as routine acts of violence.
Over 80 per cent of the hate attacks “involved ethnic Macedonians and Albanians”, the report noted.
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