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Powerplay By Turkey? Erdogan Grabbing Macron's Finger Makes Headlines
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, shared an unusual interaction during the European Political Community (EPC) summit in Tirana that has sparked buzz online.
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"Everything Went Into Chaos": Ryanair Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Passenger Dies Mid-Air
The plane was flying from Tirana to Manchester Airport on Sunday evening but had to suddenly divert to London Stansted.
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Watch: Albanian Leader Punched In Face While Leading Protest
Albanian opposition leader Sali Berisha was punched in the face by a male bystander as he led a crowd of his party's supporters to central Tirana for anti-government protests.
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This Country To Rename Street With Russian Embassy As 'Free Ukraine'
Albania will rename a street in its capital Tirana where the Russian and Ukrainian embassies are located as Free Ukraine to honour Ukraine's resistance to war, the mayor said on Sunday.
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Four Dead, Buildings Collapse As Strongest Tremor In Decades Rocks Albania
At least four people died after the most powerful earthquake to hit Albania in decades rocked the capital of Tirana and surrounding region early on Tuesday, causing several buildings to collapse and burying residents in the rubble.
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Albanian Town Makes Donald Trump Honorary Citizen
An Albanian town has made Donald Trump an honorary citizen, hailing the US president-elect as "revolutionary" following his victory at the polls.
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2 Czech Tourists Shot Dead in Albania
Two Czech tourists were shot dead while travelling by car in northern Albania, Albanian police said Saturday.
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Serbian Prime Minister to Undertake Historic Visit to Albania
Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will, on Wednesday, become the first Serbian government head to visit Albania, aiming to improve the fragile relations between the two Balkan nations.
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A British Pilot, a Missing Plane and a Ring Returned After 70 Years
Of 14 sorties flown by British World War Two pilots supplying anti-fascist fighters in Albania on October 29, 1944, 12 returned to base in Italy, one failed to discharge its load and "the other is missing and assumed to have crashed", according to military records.
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Santa gangs rob jewellery shops in Albania, Kosovo
Four armed men dressed as Santa robbed a jewellery shop in a Tirana mall, police said Thursday while another "Santa gang" injured two people during a robbery in neighbouring Kosovo.
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Bashar Assad's sarin and how an Albanian 'Yes' became 'No'
On the evening of Monday, November 11, the US ambassador to Tirana, Alexander Arvizu, met Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and his foreign minister at a government villa in the capital.
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Albania will not host destruction of Syrian chemical weapons
Albania on Friday rejected a U.S. request to host the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons, saying it was ill-equipped to handle the disposal of thousands of tonnes of toxic waste.
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Powerplay By Turkey? Erdogan Grabbing Macron's Finger Makes Headlines
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, shared an unusual interaction during the European Political Community (EPC) summit in Tirana that has sparked buzz online.
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"Everything Went Into Chaos": Ryanair Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Passenger Dies Mid-Air
The plane was flying from Tirana to Manchester Airport on Sunday evening but had to suddenly divert to London Stansted.
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Watch: Albanian Leader Punched In Face While Leading Protest
Albanian opposition leader Sali Berisha was punched in the face by a male bystander as he led a crowd of his party's supporters to central Tirana for anti-government protests.
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This Country To Rename Street With Russian Embassy As 'Free Ukraine'
Albania will rename a street in its capital Tirana where the Russian and Ukrainian embassies are located as Free Ukraine to honour Ukraine's resistance to war, the mayor said on Sunday.
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Four Dead, Buildings Collapse As Strongest Tremor In Decades Rocks Albania
At least four people died after the most powerful earthquake to hit Albania in decades rocked the capital of Tirana and surrounding region early on Tuesday, causing several buildings to collapse and burying residents in the rubble.
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Albanian Town Makes Donald Trump Honorary Citizen
An Albanian town has made Donald Trump an honorary citizen, hailing the US president-elect as "revolutionary" following his victory at the polls.
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2 Czech Tourists Shot Dead in Albania
Two Czech tourists were shot dead while travelling by car in northern Albania, Albanian police said Saturday.
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Serbian Prime Minister to Undertake Historic Visit to Albania
Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will, on Wednesday, become the first Serbian government head to visit Albania, aiming to improve the fragile relations between the two Balkan nations.
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A British Pilot, a Missing Plane and a Ring Returned After 70 Years
Of 14 sorties flown by British World War Two pilots supplying anti-fascist fighters in Albania on October 29, 1944, 12 returned to base in Italy, one failed to discharge its load and "the other is missing and assumed to have crashed", according to military records.
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Santa gangs rob jewellery shops in Albania, Kosovo
Four armed men dressed as Santa robbed a jewellery shop in a Tirana mall, police said Thursday while another "Santa gang" injured two people during a robbery in neighbouring Kosovo.
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Bashar Assad's sarin and how an Albanian 'Yes' became 'No'
On the evening of Monday, November 11, the US ambassador to Tirana, Alexander Arvizu, met Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and his foreign minister at a government villa in the capital.
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Albania will not host destruction of Syrian chemical weapons
Albania on Friday rejected a U.S. request to host the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons, saying it was ill-equipped to handle the disposal of thousands of tonnes of toxic waste.
