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Fires continue, mainly in central Albania

TIRANA, Aug. 20 – Scores of fires have begun in the central Elbasan district, helped by yet another heat wave, though not as severs as at the end of July. Emergency authorities
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ATA director to run for parliamentary post

TIRANA, Aug. 20 – The leadership of the governing Democratic party of Prime Minister Sali Berisha decided Monday to nominate head of the public news agency ATA, Edi Paloka, as a candidate
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German Chancellor to visit Albania

TIRANA, Aug. 21 – German Chancellor Angela Merkel will soon visit Albania, according to Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha. Berisha said on Tuesday that bilateral relations will greatly intensify in the next
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Police arrest persons setting fires

TIRANA, Aug. 22 – Police said Wednesday they had arrested scores of people suspected of setting fires for personal profit. A police statement said five persons were arrested and accused of property
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