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Peace or ceasefire?

TIRANA, Aug. 30 – The governing Democratic Party of Prime Minister Sali Berisha and the main opposition Socialist Party of the Tirana Mayor Edi Rama reached Wednesday evening a deal on the
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Businessman robbed in downtown Tirana

TIRANA, Aug. 28 – Two armed men stopped and grabbed 17 million leks from the Mercedes car of the Braka fuel station company Monday, police reported. The robbery was only less than
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U.N. top official awarded medal from Moisiu

TIRANA, Aug. 29 – Albanian President Alfred Moisiu awarded the medal for special civil merits to the United Nation Liaison Officer Waheed Waheedullah for his contribution to Albania and also neighboring Kosova.
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Albania’s two main printing houses shut down

Tirana, Aug. 28 – Albanian taxation authorities shut down the two largest printing houses in Tirana, Demokracia and Eurorilindja, because of their huge debts and nonpayment of tax and other fees. Eurorilindja
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Smuggled cigarettes stopped, owner arrested

TIRANA, Aug. 28 – Police arrested Ahmet Kola, 62, for finding in his car 900 packets of cigarettes that were allegedly smuggled as they did not have the fiscal label required for
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Different baby born in Elbasan

ELBASAN, Aug. 25 – A 20-year old mother in Elbasan gave birth to a shorter than usual baby, according to local gynecologists. The baby has a 35 centimeter body where legs are
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Police destroy marijuana plants in Lazarat

TIRANA, Aug. 21 – Albanian police destroyed more than 2,300 marijuana plants in the southern village of Lazarat in what seemed to be the first great operation in the village. Police found
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