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Why Albanians no longer value education
Gazeta Tema
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September 9, 2025
There’s heates debate about the collapse of educational quality in Albania after 1990. The judgment is clear: it happened. Standards declined along with the very reasons education had been strong under communism—and, with the way we built...
Albania’s TikTok Ban Widely Flouted, Even by Allies of PM
Balkan Insight
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September 8, 2025
Rama’s 12-month TikTok ban came into effect just two months before an election in which his Socialist Party won an unprecedented fourth consecutive term in government. He said the decision had not been “rushed” but was based on a survey of some...
Wizz Air expands at Stockholm Arlanda with new route to Tirana
Aviation24.be
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September 9, 2025
Wizz Air will further strengthen its presence at Stockholm Arlanda Airport with the launch of a new direct service to Tirana, Albania. Starting March 2, 2026, the route will be operated four times a week – on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and...
First-of-its-kind Roman tomb discovered in Albania
NBC News
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September 9, 2025
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Washington officials say they thwarted school shooter 00:37 Now Playing First-of-its-kind Roman tomb discovered in Albania 00:17 UP NEXT Banksy artwork appears...
Evacuating Gaza children to Europe: Moral obligation or security issue?
Euronews
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September 9, 2025
In Gaza, more than 15,600 residents — many of whom suffer from life-threatening illnesses or conflict-related injuries —are in need of urgent medical evacuation, according to figures provided by the World Health Organization. But since the...
Pleasant Valley Lutheran Church To Hold 150th Anniversary
Vermillion Plain Talk - South Dakota
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The Pleasant Valley Lutheran Church, located at rural Vermillion will hold its 150th Anniversary celebration on Sunday, Sept. 14. The day will start with coffee and fellowship at 8:30 a.m. Worship service will begin at 10:15 a.m. with Pastor...
Alef Education Highlights Role of AI in Reshaping Education at UNESCO Digital Learning Week 2025
Middle East News 247
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September 8, 2025
Alef Education, a UAE-based global leader in education technology, emphasised the transformative power of technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), in reshaping the global educational landscape at UNESCO Digital Learning Week 2025,...
Activist says Berisha has no way back
Gazeta Tema
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September 6, 2025
TIRANA, Sept 6 (TemA) – Albanian-American activist Evi Kokalari criticised the Democratic Party for using a new probe into ex-FBI official Charles McGonigal to defend former prime minister Sali Berisha, saying it “changes nothing” about his...
Educating Yorkshire to Honey Don’t!
The Guardian
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September 6, 2025
TV If you only watch one, make it … Educating Yorkshire Channel 4; available now Educating Yorkshire, season two. Photograph: Tom Martin/Channel 4Summed up in a sentence The joyful return of this school-set, fly-on-the-wall series, just at the...
The evolving role of NATO in the Black Sea region
Meer
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September 13, 2025
The North Atlantic Treaty, which was signed by 12 nations on April 4, 1949, formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as a military alliance of the West during the early stages of the Cold War. NATO has been growing throughout the...
North Macedonia’s Rival Albanian Parties Battle for Supremacy in Election
Balkan Insight
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September 8, 2025
Local elections due in North Macedonia in October are likely to be more than just a simple contest in the country’s ethnic Albanian bloc between two main political forces. With only weeks to go, the VLEN [It’s Worth It] party, part of the...
oneworld: Everything You Need To Know About The Star-Studded Airline Alliance
Simple Flying
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September 13, 2025
In 2024, when oneworld celebrated its 25th birthday, the globe-circling alliance reflected on over two-and-a-half decades of incredible growth. When it was established in 1999, American Airlines,British Airways, Cathay Pacific,Qantas, and the...
Ann Murphy: The State is playing pass the parcel with missing children
Irish Examiner
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September 8, 2025
Pass the parcel is no doubt a game that Kyran Durnin and the little boy missing in Dublin would have been familiar with — if they had lived long enough.Instead, they are both presumed dead, with a murder investigation under way into Kyran’s case...
Day of the Tuchel: forget any English culture stuff, this is a one-off mission
The Guardian
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September 7, 2025
“Over what range will you fire? Probably not more than 400ft. Will the gentleman be moving? Stationary. What about the chances of a second shot? Well, I might get the chance. But I doubt it. Ten months before the epic landscapes of World Cup USA...
Albania targets 2030 as cultural hub
Gazeta Tema
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September 4, 2025
TIRANA, Sep 4 (TemA) – Albania is betting on culture to cement its place on Europe’s tourism map, announcing a string of projects after visitor numbers to heritage sites topped 1 million this year, up 58% from 2023. Economy, Culture and Innovation...
Albania under scrutiny for pesticide residues in produce
Fresh Plaza
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September 4, 2025
After Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina also raised concerns following the entry of Albanian peaches with high pesticide residues into their market. Authorities confirmed that the fruit contained high levels of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide considered...
Heritage alarm over Via Egnatia in Albania
Gazeta Tema
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September 6, 2025
TIRANA, Sept 6 (TemA) – Albanian heritage scholar Auron Tare urged Prime Minister Edi Rama to halt works he says are damaging cultural monuments, warning of a “massacre” of national heritage and reputational harm abroad. Tare singled out...
The rural crisis and the rural education crisis
Gazeta Tema
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September 6, 2025
Every September brings a wave of nostalgia about shuttered village schools, ever fewer children, and the usual pleas: “This is where so-and-so studied,” “Such-and-such patriot taught here,” therefore the school must stay open at any cost. Last...
Primary children serve others in September Friend to Friend with Elder Kearon, Primary general presidency
The Church News
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September 6, 2025
6 Sept 2025, 10:32 a.m. MDT As Primary children in the Philippines took part in a Primary service activity with Elder Patrick Kearon of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Sister Jennifer Kearon, they spoke about the joy they felt from...
Mladić graffiti in Serbia’s Albanian-majority Bujanovac
Gazeta Tema
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September 6, 2025
BUJANOVAC, Sept 6 (TemA) – Graffiti praising convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić appeared in the centre of Bujanovac, prompting condemnation from Albanian community leaders who called it an act of intimidation and a threat to coexistence in the...