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Women exploited as drug smugglers

Women exploited as drug smugglers

TIRANA, Feb. 5- Cannabis cultivation in Albania has been a resuming issue for years, regardless of the numerous police operations against the growth and trade of this drug. A worrying issue that has been pointed out by journalist Mimoza Picari

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UN sustainable goals for development set off journey in Albania

UN sustainable goals for development set off journey in Albania

TIRANA, Feb. 1- The UN General Assembly decided on Sept. 2015 to establish a collection of 17 global goals, titled the Sustainable Development Goals. These goals are projected in an “Agenda 2030,” a plan which seeks to have the goals

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Government raises taxation for books

Government raises taxation for books

TIRANA, Jan. 22- After shocking news from the Albanian State Institute of Statistics, INSTAT, that throughout 2017 one million Albanians haven’t had read at least one book, various theories were claimed by critics as to why this happened. During the

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Upward trend in infant mortality related to lack of equipment

Upward trend in infant mortality related to lack of equipment

In the time period between Dec. 25, 2017 until Jan. 15, 2018, eleven prematurely born babies passed away at the Obstetric-Gynecologic University Hospital ‘’Koco Gliozheni’ in Tirana. In an official response, the maternity hospital admitted that half of these losses

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Albania:  a nation of poets

Albania: a nation of poets

At the European Capital Strasbourg, was held from Nov. 19-24 the annual World Meeting of Poetry organised by the Mots-Arts Association in collaboration with the European Council. The event held at the Municipality of the city and hosted by Strasbourg

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Albanian President attends global UN Climate Leaders Summit in Poland

Albanian President attends global UN Climate Leaders Summit in Poland

TIRANA, Dec. 5 – Albania’s President Ilir Meta attended the 24th Global UN Climate Conference, COP24, Leaders Summit in Katowice, Poland, among numerous other heads of state and government as an opportunity to send a strong message on how important

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World AIDS Day: Albania remains third in region in terms of affected cases

World AIDS Day: Albania remains third in region in terms of affected cases

TIRANA, Dec. 1 – During this year’s World AIDS Day, the country’s Public Health Institute published data showing the number of individuals touched by the HIV virus in 2018 was almost identical with last year’s number, while the European Centre

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Better healthcare and education can increase country’s income, World Bank study shows

Better healthcare and education can increase country’s income, World Bank study shows

TIRANA, Oct. 14 – The 2018 Human Capital Index (HCI) launched by the World Bank showed for Albania that the country is doing better than what would be expected for its income, yet children born today could be 62 percent

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Elbasan protesters clash with police, minors among them

Elbasan protesters clash with police, minors among them

TIRANA, Oct. 3 – Students and parents’ protest in Elbasan’s Mengel village on Tuesday demanding a new school after an earthquake demolished it last year was accompanied by physical clashes with the police, according to local media reporting from the

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Start of academic year highlights deep gaps in Albania’s education system

Start of academic year highlights deep gaps in Albania’s education system

TIRANA, Sep. 17 – The new academic year began today in Albania, with approximately 480,000 new elementary and high-school students. The education ministry announced this year’s curricula is more relaxed and further away from old teaching methods. Around 32,000 children

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