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Azerbaijani taekwondo fighters set off for North Macedonia
AzerNews
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July 18, 2025
The Azerbaijani national youth taekwondo team has set off for Skopje, North Macedonia, to participate in the 18th European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, Azernews reports. Azerbaijan will be represented by Mehdi Budagli (48 kg), Aydin Suleymanov...
Texas Tech basketball adds Red Raider legend Toddrick Gotcher to staff
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal - Texas
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A Red Raider legend is joining the Texas Tech basketball coaching staff. Tech announced Tuesday the addition of Toddrick Gotcher to Grant McCasland's staff. Gotcher fills the final open assistant coaching position left by the pair of departures...
Bahrain delegation tours facilities at European Youth Festival
Gulf Daily News Online
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A delegation from Bahrain travelled to Macedonia to study their successful hosting of the European Youth Festival, held in the capital Skopje. The trip was part of the kingdom’s preparations for the upcoming third Asian Youth Games (AYG), set to...
European egg prices rise sharply
WATT Poultry - Illinois
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July 22, 2025
At EUR254.39 (US$297.22), average egg prices across the European Union (EU) have jumped 30.4% over the past 12 months. This was the average price for 100kg of egg, according to the latest report from the European Commission (EC) on the egg market...
North Macedonia begins construction of strategic gas interconnector
CEENERGYNEWS
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July 13, 2025
NOMAGAS, North Macedonia’s state-owned natural gas transmission system operator (TSO), has begun construction of the gas interconnector that will link the country with Greece, as well as with the broader regional and European gas networks. It is...
Man dies after car crashes into moose in Alaska national park
FOX Weather
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August 5, 2025
The Anchorage Fire Department posted a video on Tuesday of a moose wandering around the department looking for her babies. The fire department joked the momma moose was inspecting their equipment while on the hunt for her kiddos. DENALI PARK,...
Greece closes the Acropolis as 44C heatwave grips Athens and Malaga is hit by wildfires while tornado rips through airport in storm-hit France as Europe battles extreme weather
Daily Mail
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July 22, 2025
Southern Europe is being scorched by an unrelenting heatwave that has forced Greece to close ancient landmarks and triggered fierce wildfires across Italy, Spain and the Balkans. Meanwhile, northern parts of the continent are battling a different...
Türkiye aims for regional solutions as it brings together Balkan countries
Sabah
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July 27, 2025
With the Balkan Peace Platform meeting held in Istanbul on Saturday, Türkiye strives to ensure stability in its immediate region, with which it has historical ties. The Balkans are not only strategic for Türkiye but also a priority area...
Orthodox Church in America Recognizes Independence of North Macedonia’s Orthodox Church
Bulgarian News Agency
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Media in North Macedonia report that the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) has officially recognized the independence (autocephaly) of the Orthodox Church of North Macedonia. According to the news site Liturgija.mk, this decision was announced by...
Four Medals for Bulgaria on Day One of Balkan Athletics Championships
Bulgarian News Agency
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Bulgaria won four medals at the Balkan Athletics Championships in the Greek city of Volos on Saturday, the opening day of the tournament. Tihomir Ivanov claimed the men’s high jump title with a winning mark of 2.19 metres. Having secured first...
Parts of Athens evacuated over ‘apocalyptic’ wildfires and 44°C heatwave
Metro
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July 27, 2025
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Brits on holiday in Greece are being urged to take care as wildfires continue to spread across the country – including close to the...
Skopje Says Now It’s Sofia’s Move on Joint Resolution Acknowledging "Centuries-old Macedonian Identity and Language"
Bulgarian News Agency
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North Macedonia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Timco Mucunski, said on Monday that “it is now Sofia's move” to respond to a proposal made by Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski for a joint resolution between Bulgaria and North...
North Macedonia's PM Insults Bulgarian Foreign Minister: 'A Mouse Teasing a Lion'
Novinite
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North Macedonia's Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski launched a personal attack against Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev, likening him to a “mouse” and dismissing his relevance in the ongoing political dialogue between the two countries....
A deep cold wave brings cooler conditions in part of Europe as July ends
Severe Weather Europe
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July 27, 2025
July will end with much colder weather for part of Europe, thanks to a large upper cold wave now moving over the Alps into the Mediterranean. Before colder temperatures spread, severe weather will affect areas from Italy across the Balkans to...
Skopje lodges a protest with the Bulgarian ambassador over the term “North Macedonian”
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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July 11, 2025
Bulgaria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement following the summoning of the Bulgarian ambassador to North Macedonia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Skopje. Skopje lodged an official protest with Ambassador Zhelyazko Radukov, as the...
Construction of largest wind farm in Western Balkans kicks off in Štip in North Macedonia
Balkan Green Energy News
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July 16, 2025
The Štip wind farm will cover an area of 326 hectares in the municipalities of Karbinci, Radoviš, and Štip, southeast of the capital city of Skopje. Alcazar Energy Partners, which is developing the largest renewable energy platform in the Western...
North Macedonia Increases Film Budget for 2025
The Film New Europe
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SKOPJE: The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of North Macedonia has announced a significant increase in the national budget for culture in 2025, with a notable boost of 2.3 m EUR / 145 m MKD for the film sector. A new legal provision is also in...
Bulgarian PM Zhelyazkov Urges North Macedonia's PM Mickoski to Apologize
Novinite
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Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov addressed recent comments by North Macedonian Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, describing his remarks toward Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev as offensive and inappropriate. Referring to...
Eastern Europe scorches on as heatwave and wildfires rage
Daily News Hungary
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July 26, 2025
High temperatures and wildfires continue to affect much of Eastern Europe, following weeks of record-breaking heat across the continent. Eastern European countries, including Greece, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Albania, and North...
British tourists put on alert as new Greece wildfires spread amid 44C heatwave - as blaze tears through capital Athens
Daily Mail
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July 26, 2025
British tourists have been put on alert as new Greece wildfires spread amid a 44C heatwave - as a blaze tears through the capital of Athens. The southern European country was first hit with the scorching temperatures on Monday and they have not...