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Albanians extradited from France, Italy

TIRANA, Jan 25 – Two Albanians were extradited from France and Italy to serve prison terms for crimes committed in Albania. Petrit Brahaj was sentenced to ten years imprisonment for committing armed
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New USAID anti-trafficking report announced

TIRANA, Jan 25 – The USAID anti-trafficking program reported the findings of its fourth annual report on the State of Efforts in Albania to Combat Trafficking of Persons. The report offered an
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Heavy rains causes damage, blocks areas

TIRANA, Jan 26 – Heavy rains over the weekend caused significant damage in agricultural land and also flooded at least 14 houses in northern and southeastern Albania. Rains flooded the Ishem River
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Fire burns down storage house

FUSHE KRUJE, Jan 26 – A fire burned down a storage place containing tires and other electrical items at Derven village in Fushe Kruje, northern Albania. The damage is calculated at a
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Fazlic summoned for questioning

TIRANA, Jan 26 – Albanian prosecutors have asked Damir Fazlic, the Bosnian British businessman being investigated for possible money laundering, to return to the country for questioning. Fazlic turned into a main
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Drugs blocked at Greek border

KAKAVIE, Jan. 25 – Police blocked some 12 kilograms of marijuana being smuggled across the Greek border by bus at the Kakavie crossing. The bus was traveling on the Tirana-Athens trip. The
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4 killed in traffic accident

PERMET, Jan 25 – Four young men died in southern Albania in a car accident. Four friends between 25 and 29 years old had allegedly met to celebrate their friendship in southern
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Better control of political funding

TIRANA, Jan 26 – The transparency institution has said that it will more closely monitor sources of funding political parties in the country. The High Inspectorate of Property Checking said in an
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