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James Penrice's £2m transfer from Hearts to AEK Athens goes through with a sell-on clause

Edinburgh Evening News · July 5, 2025

Defender leaves Scotland for Greece James Penrice has left Hearts to join AEK Athens in a £2m transfer after paperwork for the move was completed. The defender departed the Edinburgh club’s training camp in Spain early on Friday morning and...

Economic Growth Slows Down to 3.4% y/y in Q1

Albanian Daily News ·

Albania’s economy has shown signs of slowing down in the first quarter of this year, affected by the contraction of industry and agriculture, while construction, which was the main contributor to growth in recent years, has also shown signs of...

Coventry woman retiring after nearly 40 years with the NHS says 'so proud'

Coventry Live · July 5, 2025

A hard-working Coventry woman has retired after nearly 40 years with the NHS. Audrey Hopwood worked at University Hospital Coventry. Nurse Audrey, 55, enjoyed 37 years with the UHCW NHS Trust. Her career started at Tile Hill College in Coventry,...

Unemployment Rate Inches Down y/y in Q1

Albanian Daily News ·

Albania’s jobless rate stood at 8.7% in the first quarter of 2025, down 0.1 percentage points (pp) from the prior-year period, the statistics office said. The employment rate among people in the 15 - 64 age bracket gained 1.2 pp to 69.5%, INSTAT...

Dog Believed Dead for 4 Years Found Alive at Shelter. But Her Family Faces New Challenges (Exclusive)

People - New York ·

NEED TO KNOW Albania Sofia Sagarra believed her dog Sugar was dead for four years, until a Florida shelter called and revealed Sugar was alive Sugar returned home in a viral TikTok, appearing severely malnourished and suffering from multiple...

Ukraine Joins EU Demand To Release Belarusian Political Prisoners

Charter 97 ·

6 A total of 12 European countries have already supported the statement. The EU delegation to the Council of Europe (CoE) called for the "immediate and unconditional" release of political prisoners in Belarus, their rehabilitation and an end to...

The extreme violence behind the international trade in drugs

The Catholic Herald Online · July 11, 2025

Whoever argues that drug use is essentially a victimless crime, or simply the right of the autonomous individual to please him or herself, may be ignorant of the violence that underpins the trade. Drugs cartels have, for instance, pushed Mexico...

Safe summer swimming: Europeans can confidently bathe in the majority of EU's waters, report says

Euronews · June 20, 2025

Published on 20/06/2025 - 16:13 GMT+2•Updated 16:14 From the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, Europeans can swim safely in most of Europe's waters, according to the latest EU bathing water assessment released on Friday. Over 85 per cent of the sites...

Western Balkans Region Faces Severe Drought and Water Restrictions During Heatwave

Asharq Al-Awsat · July 3, 2025

The Western Balkans faces a severe drought after a heatwave hit the region, disrupting daily life and creating issues with agriculture and power. Temperatures on Thursday in central Albania reached 40 C (104 F) and meteorologists warned that there...

Starmer bets jaw-jaw can win migration war

The Times ·

It is the week before Christmas and a cabinet minister is boarding the Eurostar to Paris. Usually such a trip would be briefed to within the last inch of its life. But Yvette Cooper is travelling alone, unaccompanied by advisers and unadvertised...

Western Balkans face severe drought and water restrictions during heat wave

Journal News - Ohio ·

The soaring temperatures have pushed Albanian authorities to assist local agriculture with irrigation networks. A project to take water from the northern Mat river to help irrigate around 4,000 hectares (9,885 acres) of agricultural land in the...

Paraguay’s Beef Exports Surge To Over US$1 Billion In Remarkable First Half Of 2025

The Asunción Times · July 4, 2025

Paraguay’s beef industry is booming! The National Animal Health and Quality Service (SENACSA) reports that over US$1,056,135,495 worth of beef exports were recorded in the first six months of 2025. That is a whopping 37% increase compared to the...

Parliament debates EBRD loan, border law

Gazeta Tema · June 26, 2025

Albania’s parliament will meet Thursday for its regular plenary session, with lawmakers set to vote on a series of bills, including legislation on state border control, plant and animal health, biocarbon fuel regulation, and legal changes...

SPAK has shown it has subdued not just the judiciary, but the government too

Gazeta Tema · July 9, 2025

Erion Veliaj’s team of international lawyers—who are preparing to file a case at the European Court of Human Rights over his allegedly illegal detention—have been denied, for the fourth time, permission to meet with their client by SPAK and the...

Man grievously injured after crashing car into wall at Ghajnsielem

Gozo News · July 2, 2025

A 22-year old Albanian man was grievously injured in a traffic accident on Tuesday evening in Ghajnsielem. Police said that the accident happened at around 9.15pm in Triq Borg Gharib, when the man, who lives in Zebbug, Gozo, lost control of his...

Climate change is already rewriting the job market in the Western Balkans

Gazeta Tema · July 10, 2025

By Majlinda Bregu Secretary-General, Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) “What remains of life when illusions are gone? Responsibility.” Imre Kertész, Hungarian Nobel Laureate, posed this question with haunting precision. Today, it echoes far...

Man grievously injured as car crashes into wall

The Malta Independent ·

A man was grievously injured on Tuesday evening when he lost control of the car he was driving and crashed into a wall, the police said. The man, an Albanian aged 22, and a resident in Zebbug, Gozo, lost control of the Renault Megane he was...

What’s the Incentive for Anyone Good to Run?

Kandit News Group · July 9, 2025

What a time to be alive! It’s in times like these that both journalistic and political careers are forged. Oh, how I remember reading George Smalley’s dispatch from the Battle of Antietam! Or how eager I was for the latest installment of what...

Spike in Crime Alarms Greece Amid Daily Violence, Scams

To Vima · July 9, 2025

Greece is witnessing a disturbing rise in violent incidents occurring on a near-daily basis. According to newly released data from the Hellenic Police, 31 assaults causing bodily harm are recorded every 24 hours, many of them taking place in...

SC Capital Holding Sets Sights on Flagship Mediterranean Hospitality Asset in Cyprus

TechBullion · July 1, 2025

Share Share Share Share Email Switzerland-based SC Capital Holding AG has entered late-stage negotiations to acquire a landmark luxury hotel on the southern coast of Cyprus, in what marks the firm’s first investment in the island nation and the...