Sun 14 May 2023: In the first week of a month-long disarmament initiative initiated in the aftermath of two tragic mass shootings in early May, Serbian residents willingly surrendered 13,500 firearms and 2,000 explosive devices, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday. Starting May 8, anyone owning illegal firearms and ammunition can hand over the weapons […]
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A diver investigating the underwater road off the island of Korčula. (University of Zadar) Sun 14 May 2023: Thousands of years have passed since the beginning of human civilisation. The human race began simple and progressed over time to where we are today. The ancient wonders that we frequently discover never cease to amaze. We […]
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Granny Keriman, 92, came to vote on a stretcher Sun 14 May 2023: Polls have opened across Türkiye on Sunday morning for the country’s presidential and parliamentary elections. Incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking another term in office, while the opposition candidates are Kemal Kilicdaroglu of Nation’s Alliance and Sinan Ogan of Ata Alliance. […]
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Sat 13 May 2023: On Saturday, President Joe Biden stated that talks with Congress over expanding the federal government’s debt limit are moving forward and that more information will be available in the following two days, Reuters reported. “I think they are moving along, hard to tell. We have not reached the crunch point yet,” […]
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Sat 13 May 2023: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Pope Francis to more clearly condemn Russia, following a meeting with the pontiff in the Vatican. “I’m grateful for his personal attention to the tragedy of millions of Ukrainians,” Zelensky wrote on Twitter. “I spoke about tens of thousands of deported children.” “In addition, I asked […]
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Sat 13 May 2023: Bobi, a farm dog in Portugal, has attained a significant milestone. Guinness World Records (GWR) has named it the world’s oldest living dog. Bobi turned 31 on Thursday, and its owner announced a special party to commemorate the event. Rafeiro do Alentejo was born on May 11, 1992, and currently resides […]
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Sat 13 May 2023: German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser presented the government’s report on politically motivated crimes at a news conference in Berlin, Anadolu news agency reported. “I am particularly concerned that there has been a sharp increase in attacks against refugees,” Faeser said, pointing out that such attacks increased by 9% last year. “It […]
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Sat 13 May 2023: Over the past four days, Russian forces have abandoned their positions badly on the southern flank of Bakhmut operations, Britain’s defence ministry said on Saturday. The withdrawal has seen Ukrainian forces regain at least a kilometer of territory, Britain said in a daily intelligence bulletin. “The area has some tactical significance because it […]
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Pope Francis shared the stage on May 12 with Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Fri 12 May 2023: A society’s birth rate is a key indicator of the hope people have in the future. Starting a family in Italy is becoming a “titanic effort” that only the rich can afford, Pope Francis said on Friday, […]
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Fri 12 May 2023: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday criticized international media outlets that have recently tried to influence public opinion with articles on Türkiye’s upcoming May 14 elections. “What do all the magazines say on their covers? ‘Erdoğan must go.’ (Those published) in Germany, France and England say so. What is it to you? “How do you put these […]
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