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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
It's fair to say that Albania suffers from an image problem. Communist for so long and isolated because of its refusal to become part of Yugoslavia in 1948 plus the breaking up of relations with Russia and China it suffered more than anyone when the old regime collapsed in 1991. The country's economy collapsed the capital Tirana was swamped with migrants now free to travel there and infrastruc
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Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Tigran Balayan: the regular meeting of the Council of the BSEC Foreign Ministers will take place in Tirana.
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The Economist (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Finding the perpetrators of a lethal explosion could polish Albania’s image A MUDDY crater marks the spot near Tirana airport where a stockpile of artillery shells blew up last March. The blast killed 26 people, including several children, and injured more than 250 others. Dozens of houses in the next-door village were ruined beyond repair. Sali Berisha, Albania’s prime minister, responded by removing...
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(en)Gender (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
The tradition of Albanian Sworn Virgins is dying out, & the implication is that it’s dying out because women can now do things that women weren’t allowed to do before: This is the last generation of sworn virgins, according to Aferdita Onuzi, a professor at Tirana’s Cultural, Anthropology and Arts Research Institute. In Albania these days, [...]
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The Economist (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
In deposit insurance we trust. Sort of IN MAY The Economist failed to dispatch a correspondent to Tirana, Albania, to attend the opening function of the third International Deposit Insurance Week. That may have been a mistake. By this week interest in the technicalities of how to protect the cash the public keeps in bank accounts had reached the campaign trail in America. Both presidential candidates,...
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AfriClassical (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
[ Sing to the Sun: Chamber Music by Alvin Singleton , Troy 902 (2007)] European American Music Distributors October 2008 The cultural organization Eurynome Corp presents a series of concerts of the music of our very own Alvin Singleton in Tirana, Albania. The Orchestra of Albanian Radio and Television (OART) led by Oleg Arapi and the Orchestra of Opera and Ballet (OOB) under the baton of Zhani Ciko...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Tirana, Albania - Czech power company CEZ won preliminary approval Monday to take a controlling stake in Albania's only electricity distributor for 102 million euros (149 million dollars), beating a rival bid by Italian utility Enel. A nine-member pr...
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PSD Blog - World Bank Group (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
Regulatory reform is like losing weight: with some focus and effort, losing the first couple of kilos is relatively easy. As soon as friends and relatives start to notice, they give compliments and encouragement - emboldening you to take it further. The hard part comes later: sustaining a healthy bodyweight over the years requires long-term efforts. Often, a lifestyle change is needed. Reforming a...
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i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
The Albanian opposition headed by Edi Rama’s Socialist Party is to hold Friday a protest rally against the government in the capital Tirana, the Albanian media inform. The reason for the protest is the 6-month anniversary of the explosions in the village of Gerdec, which killed 26 people and injured 300. After a six-month investigation the truth has not been uncovered yet. A week ago the main
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Reuters (Free subscription) | 13/09/2008
TIRANA (Reuters) - Albania's government said on Friday it was looking into the sudden death of an arms industry figure who was helping prosecutors investigate a weapons sale to the United States and an explosion that killed 26 people.
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 13/09/2008
Albania has yet to catch the tourist bug; and there are many people who think it's for good reason. Tell people you are going to Tirana and they think you are doing something that is either dangerous or just plain crazy. Aren't you liable to be robbed? How do you get there? And what on Earth can you do there when you arrive?
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The Local (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Sweden were held to a 0-0 draw by Albania in Tirana in their opening World Cup 2010 qualifier. Coach Lagerbäck came under fire for risking a new 3-5-2 formation.
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Archinect (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
_urb_ features a series of posts on Geomimicry: a a verbal description , history , and current projects . This is related to the recent MVRDV Tirana Rocks project and ensuing discussion here on Archinect.
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Archinect (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
The city of Tirana and an international jury announced MVRDV winner of the competition for the urban masterplan creating a new dense urban neighborhood with a park and public facilities at the shore of Tirana Lake, in the south of the Albanian capital. Bustler + discuss
