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JTK Taylor Off the north coast of Croatia is Oto Krk (Island of Krk), the biggest island in the Adriatic Sea, 30 kilometres from Rijeka and 120 kilometres from Trieste in Italy. The island is linked to the mainland by

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Lalzi Bay, still virgin and full of tourist resources

DURRES, AUG. 30 – The 35-kilometer long Lalzi Bay in Durres district may be considered one of the best beaches along the Adriatic Sea, or the whole country. It is just above Durres after Bishti i Palles. It is probably

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Interview: Dritero Agolli, Rethinking the past

Dritero Agolli was born in 1931. By 1950 he had become an established writer in Albania. Of working class background, he completed studies at the University of Leningrad and embarked on his career in journalism and writing when he returned

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The Telephone Invasion of Albania

By Faik Konitza A week or so ago there was an Associated Press dispatch carried by ‘The Times’, to the effect that the telephone was being introduced in Albania and that up to now people have been shouting from hill

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Interview: The Regional Environment Centre: Greening Albania

By Nicola Nixon The Regional Environment Centre (REC) Albania is one of an 18-member regional environmental network in central and eastern Europe that was first established in 1990. The organization, the largest of its kind in the country, provides training

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Reporting live from Martha’s Vineyard

By Alba Cela Every morning, Eni and Jona take the 8.45 am bus from their house outside of town, in a wooded area, to the nearest town on Martha’s Vineyard where they both work in a clothing store. It’s a

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Forsaken Albania

By Artan Lame Tirana, 1932, 1937. Seventy years ago, the steps that sweep up to the main entrance of the Presidency today, served as the grand staircase of the Royal Palace and it is the backdrop of many official photographs

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Ohrid Lake threatened by lack of care

POGRADEC, Aug. 15 – The Ohrid Lake in eastern Albania is threatened by a series of human illegal interventions like construction and illegal fishing, while water pollution continues to remain a problem. Many construction without following any criteria, or throwing

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UNDP set out its goals in Albania

Ms. Turkoz-Cosslett has recently been appointed UNDP Resident Representative and UN Resident Coordinator in Albania. Prior to this she served as Senior Manager and Team Leader for Central Asia at the Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS in UNDP, New

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Forsaken Albania

By Artan Lame Durr쳬 1915. Execution of the leaders of the 1914 rebellion. Musa Qazimi, the Myfti of Tirana and Haxhi Qamili, illiterate peasant. The anti-national and reaction uprising of the years 1914-15, which seriously endangered the existence of Albania,

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