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Flights grounded as toxic smog blankets European capital
4 days, 3 hours ago

Flights grounded as toxic smog blankets European capital

The Independent  

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How OCCRP, which targeted Adani Group, is financed by US govt agencies and acts as their propaganda tool
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

How OCCRP, which targeted Adani Group, is financed by US govt agencies and acts as their propaganda tool

Op India  

The Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, which had previously targeted India and the Adani Group, is now under the scanner following the publication of an explosive investigative report by Mediapart. It further highlighted, “The OCCRP has omitted from its official history the role played by the US government in its creation, only mentioning the funding by the UN…OCCRP has …

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Celebrated photojournalist is allegedly stabbed to death by his teen son along a popular Los Angeles hiking trail
2 months, 1 week ago

Celebrated photojournalist is allegedly stabbed to death by his teen son along a popular Los Angeles hiking trail

The Independent  

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Bosnia Declares EU Solidarity in Response to Devastating Floods and Landslides
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bosnia Declares EU Solidarity in Response to Devastating Floods and Landslides

Associated Press  

International rescue teams have arrived in Bosnia after devastating floods and landslides. At least 10 people are still unaccounted for, many of them in the village of Donja Jablanica. Rescue teams from Bosnia’s neighbors and European Union countries are joining efforts to clear the rubble and find people still missing.

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Fact check: The Duchess of Sussex was in Colombia during most of film festival
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Fact check: The Duchess of Sussex was in Colombia during most of film festival

The Independent  

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Meg Ryan honoured for achievement by Sarajevo Film Festival
4 months ago

Meg Ryan honoured for achievement by Sarajevo Film Festival

Hindustan Times  

SARAJEVO, - Hollywood actor, film director and producer Meg Ryan was honoured by the Sarajevo Film Festival with the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo for her contribution to the film industry late on Tuesday. Meg Ryan honoured for achievement by Sarajevo Film Festival Ryan was one of four film authors who received the award, alongside US and Palestinian film directors Alexander …

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Matt Damon says U2 was 'reluctant at first' to be involved in his Bosnian War documentary Kiss the Future: 'They didn't want the movie to be about them'
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Matt Damon says U2 was 'reluctant at first' to be involved in his Bosnian War documentary Kiss the Future: 'They didn't want the movie to be about them'

Daily Mail  

Matt Damon says U2 was initially hesitant to take part in his new Paramount+ documentary Kiss the Future, which details the war in Bosnia, and the impact the stalwart band had on the area's citizens. Matt Damon, 53, says U2 was initially hesitant to take part in his new Paramount+ documentary Kiss the Future, which details the war in Bosnia, …

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Film director Emir Kusturica has long-standing connection to China
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Film director Emir Kusturica has long-standing connection to China

China Daily  

Serbian director Emir Kusturica attends the 14th Beijing International Film Festival as a jury member last month. Interestingly, the renowned Serbian director Emir Kusturica, one of the few cinematic masters to have won awards at all of Europe's three top events — the Venice Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival — made his acting …

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Film director Emir Kusturica has long-standing connection to China
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Film director Emir Kusturica has long-standing connection to China

China Daily  

Serbian director Emir Kusturica attends the 14th Beijing International Film Festival as a jury member last month. Interestingly, the renowned Serbian director Emir Kusturica, one of the few cinematic masters to have won awards at all of Europe's three top events — the Venice Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival — made his acting …

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How a ragtag army defended Bosnia and Herzegovina against two aggressors
7 months, 3 weeks ago

How a ragtag army defended Bosnia and Herzegovina against two aggressors

Al Jazeera  

ARBIH, formed in April 1992, managed against all odds to successfully defend the country’s sovereignty. “Even after the aggressor occupied around 70 percent of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the first year of the war, the defenders still occupied the heartland around the Sarajevo-Zenica-Tuzla triangle, with greater resources of manpower than were possessed by the so-called ‘Republika Srpska’.” ‘Insanely brave’ The …

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EU leaders agree on opening membership talks with Bosnia, but with many strings attached
9 months ago

EU leaders agree on opening membership talks with Bosnia, but with many strings attached

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders agreed in principle Thursday to open membership negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina, even though the Western Balkan country must still do a lot of work before talks can begin. His action could prompt leaders of the Bosniak population to bolster their own capacity to protect their interests and possibly lead to violent conflicts that could overwhelm peacekeeping …

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Review: A besieged Sarajevo turns to music in ‘Kiss the Future’ — and one band hears the call
10 months ago

Review: A besieged Sarajevo turns to music in ‘Kiss the Future’ — and one band hears the call

LA Times  

During the years of relentless attacks on Sarajevo in the early 1990s, residents tried to turn off the sounds of the siege all around them by turning on music — as a release, but also as a bid to feel normal amid Serbian bombs and sniper fire. What happened when this underground scene’s defiance reached U2 frontman Bono’s ears is …

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Torvill and Dean reveal the secret to staying together so long as the ice dancing duo finally hang up their skates after 50 years of enchanting the world with their magical routines
10 months ago

Torvill and Dean reveal the secret to staying together so long as the ice dancing duo finally hang up their skates after 50 years of enchanting the world with their magical routines

Daily Mail  

Half a century is quite an achievement for any double act. On a visit to Sarajevo to mark the 40th anniversary of their landmark Valentine's Day performance of Ravel's Bolero at the 1984 Winter Olympics — a routine that rewrote the rules for what was possible in ice dance — Jayne Torvill, 66, and Christopher Dean, 65, announced they are …

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War-scarred Sarajevo celebrates 40th anniversary of 1984 Winter Olympics and looks to the future
10 months, 1 week ago

War-scarred Sarajevo celebrates 40th anniversary of 1984 Winter Olympics and looks to the future

The Independent  

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Choking smog lands Sarajevo at top of Swiss index of most polluted cities for 2nd straight day
1 year ago

Choking smog lands Sarajevo at top of Swiss index of most polluted cities for 2nd straight day

The Independent  

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NATO chief commits to Bosnia’s territorial integrity and condemns ‘malign’ Russian influence
1 year, 1 month ago

NATO chief commits to Bosnia’s territorial integrity and condemns ‘malign’ Russian influence

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — NATO supports Bosnia’s territorial integrity and is concerned by “malign foreign interference,” including by Russia, in the volatile Balkans region that went through a devastating war in the 1990s, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday. This is crucial for the stability and the security of the country.” NATO played a major role in ending the 1992-95 …

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European Commission’s chief tells Bosnia to unite in seeking EU membership
1 year, 1 month ago

European Commission’s chief tells Bosnia to unite in seeking EU membership

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — The European Commission chief on Wednesday urged Bosnia to speak “with one voice,” regardless of the country’s different ethnic groups, so that it can move forward toward joining the European Union after gaining candidate status last year. The remarks by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen came as she wrapped up her tour of Western Balkan …

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Charlie Kaufman to be honoured by Sarajevo Film Festival
1 year, 4 months ago

Charlie Kaufman to be honoured by Sarajevo Film Festival

The Hindu  

Director and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman is set to receive the honorary Heart of Sarajevo award at the Sarajevo Film Festival. “We are thrilled that, after 15 years, we are welcoming back to the one of the most significant, world-renowned screenwriters and directors, and honouring him for his work and dedication to the art of filmmaking,” Jovan Marjanović, the festival’s director, …

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Bosnia: Protest over draft law to recriminalize defamation
1 year, 9 months ago

Bosnia: Protest over draft law to recriminalize defamation

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Dozens of journalists and rights activists protested Tuesday outside parliament in Bosnia’s Serb-run part as lawmakers debated whether to advance a contested law which critics say would restrict freedom of expression and silence critical media. The head of a Bosnian Serb journalists’ association, Sinisa Vukelic, said during the protest that, if the law were approved, “news reporting …

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A thought-provoking rail odyssey through the Balkans
1 year, 11 months ago

A thought-provoking rail odyssey through the Balkans

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A likely herald of climate change was the 78 metre high gushing waterfall being reduced to a trickle, a shadow …

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Bosnian ski resorts suffer as Europe sees record warm winter
1 year, 11 months ago

Bosnian ski resorts suffer as Europe sees record warm winter

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia — The new year’s festivities are over in Bosnia, and visitors to the country’s winter resorts are packing to go home. Meteorologist Florian Imbery of Germany’s national weather service, DWD, said the temperature anomaly seen over the new year period could trigger unwanted plant growth — exposing crops to greater risk of frost damage later in the winter. …

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As millions of Ukrainians brace for a dark winter amid continuing Russian missile strikes, Bosnians remember old agonies
1 year, 11 months ago

As millions of Ukrainians brace for a dark winter amid continuing Russian missile strikes, Bosnians remember old agonies

ABC  

Vildana Mutevelić huddled in her apartment with her two young children and elderly cousins. Russia accused of 'weaponising winter' to gain upper hand Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has accused Russia of "energy terrorism", said this week that about 9 million people were without electricity. Dozens of attacks on Ukraine's energy system The Associated Press and the PBS series "Frontline," …

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Sarajevo’s agony echoes as Ukraine braces for a dark winter
1 year, 11 months ago

Sarajevo’s agony echoes as Ukraine braces for a dark winter

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Vildana Mutevelić huddled in her apartment with her two young children and elderly cousins. “Before that we just froze.” The Associated Press and the PBS series “Frontline,” drawing from a variety of sources, have independently documented more than 40 attacks by Russia on Ukraine’s electrical power, heat, water and telecommunications facilities since February. In a tweet, Ukrainian …

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Hope may be in short supply in a world divided by conflict. So what is the alternative?
2 years ago

Hope may be in short supply in a world divided by conflict. So what is the alternative?

ABC  

As Russian forces bludgeoned their way across the Ukrainian border, a rush of civilians pushed west into neighbouring Poland. "Hope isn't optimism which expects things to turn out well," Havel wrote, "but the belief that there is still good worth working for." "It's a civic sense of identity," Lim says. "And so what we see in Hong Kong, which is …

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