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Bajram Begaj elected as Albania's new president
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Tirana [Albania], June 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Albanian lawmakers elected Bajram Begaj, who held the post of the Chief of General Staff of the Albanian Armed Forces (AAF), as the new president of Albania, with 78 votes in favor, four against and one abstained at a parliament session here on Saturday
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US counters Chinese presence in Balkans by increasing footprint in Albania
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tirana [Albania], January 25 (ANI): The US has increased its strategic presence in Albania to counter Beijing's increased footprint in the Balkan region.
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At NATO summit, Albanian PM to seek aid for earthquake-hit areas
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Tirana [Albania], Dec 4 (Xinhua/ANI): Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announced here on Tuesday that he will call for aid for the country's earthquake-hit areas on the sidelines of the ongoing NATO summit in London.
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Toll in Albania earthquake rises to 50
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Tirana [Albania], Nov 30 (ANI): The toll from a powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Albania earlier this week has risen to 50, country's Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Saturday, adding that search and rescue operations have ended.
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Death toll rises to 46 in Albania quake
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Tirana [Albania], Nov 29 (Xinhua/ANI): The death toll in this week's powerful earthquake in Albania has climbed to 46, the country's defence ministry said on Thursday.
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Toll in Albania quake reaches 40
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Tirana [Albainia], Nov 28 (Sputnik/ANI): The death toll in the devastating earthquake in Albania has increased to 40, Albanian news portal Exit reported on Thursday.
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Death toll in Albania earthquake rises to 35
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Tirana [Albania], Nov 28 (Sputnik/ANI): The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck near the Albanian capital of Tirana has risen to 35, media reported on Wednesday.
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At least 21 killed as powerful quake hits Albania
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Tirana [Albania], Nov 27 (ANI): The death toll from a powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Albania on Tuesday has risen to 21, the Albanian government's director of communications Endri Fuga said, adding that as many as 350 people have been injured in the incident.
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8 Killed, 325 injured as powerful earthquake hits Albania
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Tirana [Albania], Nov 26 (ANI): At least eight people were killed and several others were missing after an earthquake struck Albania on Tuesday.
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6.4 magnitude quake hits west Albania
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Tirana [Albania], Nov 26 (ANI): A powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale hit near the western coast of Albania on Tuesday.
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Sterling Biotech group case: Hitesh Patel detained in Albania
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): Businessman Hitesh Patel, an accused in the Sterling Biotech group case, has been detained in Albania's capital city Tirana, Enforcement Directorate (ED) sources said.
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Myanmar building military bases in burnt Rohingya villages
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], Mar 12 (ANI): Myanmar is allegedly building military bases on the top of razed Rohingya villages, where the Rohingyas once lived before their persecution by the country's security forces in August last year.
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