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The Independent (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
This time last year, airlines were bragging about all their new routes across the Atlantic, taking advantage of the "open skies" liberalisation between Europe and the US. This winter, that trend will reverse. Air France had made the boldest move, introducing a direct flight from Heathrow to Los Angeles; it ended last month. On 8 January, Northwest Airlines will end its brief link from Heathrow to Seattle....
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Jumping in Pools (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
I've decided to write a serial about one of my favorite countries in the whole wide world. So this is Part One: Albania Sheltered Jews in the Holocaust Albania, a Muslim nation, was perhaps the most prolific people in all of Europe when it came to saving the Jewish people from Hitler's genocide. Keep in mind, they weren't a neutral country able to let people in on their own. Albania was occupied by...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Greek cement producer Titan announced on Friday two international banks are going to participate in its operation in Albania in the forms of debt and equity funding. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) will put 58.8 million euros (about 74.1 million U.S. dollars) into Titan's Albanian subsidiary, Antea Cement. The...
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Albania Economy (Free subscription) | yesterday
Greek cement and building materials producer Titan announces that it signed a contract with the IFC (International Finance Corporation) and the EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) for their participation with both equity and debt... You can read the rest online...
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Albania Economy (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
Tirana, Nov. 20, 2008 (AENews) – The Albanian government approved on Wednesday two different projects that intend to build electricity interconnection lines between Albania and Italy. The first should link Kallmet/Lezhë with Italian coast near... You can read the rest online...
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Albania Economy (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
Tirana, Nov. 20, 2008 (AENews) – Italian ambassador in Tirana Saba D’Elia, said on Thursday that “between Albania and Italy there is a goodwill for the development of nuclear plants but there are not real projects under... You can read the rest online...
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Albania Economy (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has agreed to provide €29.4 million in financing to Antea Cement to help the company build and operate a cement plant in Albania that would result in the creation of about 800 direct and indirect jobs while... You can read the rest online...
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Albania Economy (Free subscription) | yesterday
Macedonia plans to invest up to €4 billion in infrastructure projects over the next few years, safeguarding jobs that might otherwise be lost in the turmoil of the global financial crisis, the country’s Economy Minister said on Thursday You can read the rest online...
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Albania Economy (Free subscription) | yesterday
Macedonia’s flagship stock index dropped almost 7.9 percent in early trading on Friday, leading bourse authorities to impose daily trading limits of up/down 5.0 percent for the second time since the global financial crisis broke out in October You can read the rest online...
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Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | yesterday
TIRANA, Albania, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A Scottish man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for molesting children at an orphanage he funded in Albania. An Albanian judge called David Brown, 57, a threat to society, The Telegraph reported. The sentence was imposed Wednesday for abusing children and for allowing employees to molest them. Brown had been working for an international welfare group in Kosovo...
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Albania Economy (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
Tirana, Nov. 20, 2008 (AENews) – The global financial Crises will have little effect on Albania, said the Minister of Economy Genc Ruli on Thursday, adding that his government was planning large investments in the energy field. Despite the... You can read the rest online...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
British charity worker accused of sexually abusing children at an orphanage he founded has been jailed by an Albanian court for 20 years.
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Europe A La Carte Blog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
Last week, at the World Travel Market in London, I found myself wandering through the European stands and played a little game with myself. I decided to visit the stand of the country I felt least likely to visit next year and see if they could change my mind. Albania was top of the list, as [...]
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
A British charity worker in Albania is jailed for 20 years after being found guilty of sexually abusing children.
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
TIRANA (Reuters) - An Albanian court found a Briton guilty of having sex with minors and sentenced him on Wednesday to 20 years in jail.
