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Drugs burnt in anti-drug demonstration

TIRANA, June 8 – On Monday police made an open show of burning some 28 kilograms of heroin, seven kilograms of cocaine as well as other drugs they had seized during anti-drug
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NATO sea military exercises held in Albania

TIRANA, June 8 – Albania will lead NATO naval exercises in the Adriatic Sea, a first for the newly promoted member of the alliance. Albania became a NATO member country in April
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Journalists condemn BIRN Kosovo threats

TIRANA, June 8 – The Albanian Union of Journalists expressed its full support to Jeta Xharra, a Kosovar journalist of the ‘Life in Kosovo’ TV programme who had been threatened recently. Xhara
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KorcaCarnival inaugurates new tourist season

Last Saturday, on the 6th of June, the south-eastern city of Korca held “The Korca Carnival Day.” The city inaugurated these festivities with such an outpouring of merriment for the beginning of
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Police stop sea polluting

VLORA, June 3 – Police in the southwestern port city of Vlora detained three persons who had allegedly poured four trucks loaded with oil into the sea. The diesel fuel from a
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Electoral frictions start

TIRANA, June 3 – What the international community and, especially Albanians themselves, fear has already started. Elections are confronting militants of the two opposing political groups against each other. The first acts
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Albanian arrested in Italy for murder

SIENA, June 3 – An Albanian immigrant was arrested in Italy for allegedly killing another Albanian. No name for the person was given, only identified as 47 years old. Together with two
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Murder near international airport

RINASI, June 3 – Ibrahim Cengu, 25, allegedly killed Sherfi Memoci, 65 Tuesday evening. The murder occurred at a caf顮ear the Tirana International Airport where Cengu, who worked as a waiter, had
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