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Serbia donates Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to North Macedonia

BELGRADE – Serbia on Sunday donated a first batch of 8,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to North Macedonia, which is yet to deliver its first jabs.

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Kosovo votes for new parliament amid pandemic

PRISTINA – Kosovo is holding an early parliamentary election to form a new government amid the coronavirus pandemic, an economic downturn and stalled negotiations with wartime foe Serbia.

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Vaccine delay in North Macedonia stirs political tension

SKOPJE – As its neighbors boast of progress in their vaccination programs, North Macedonia is still waiting to deliver its first shot — adding political tension to the tiny nation's pandemic health crisis, and highlighting difficulties that some countries bordering the European Union are facing.

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Czech PM views Serbia's mass vaccination campaign

BELGRADE – The Czech Republic’s prime minister visited Serbia on Wednesday to find out more about the Balkan nation's mass inoculation program with Chinese and Russian vaccines that have not yet been approved by the European Union's drug regulator.

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Kitsch or artwork? Controversial monument unveiled in Serbia

BELGRADE – Kitsch or an extraordinary piece of art? Depends on who you ask.

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Rubbish-covered lake brings to light Balkans waste problem

PRIBOJ – Trucks and building machines are parked on a river dam in southwest Serbia but not for construction work. Instead, huge cranes are being used to clear tons of garbage crammed at the foot of the power plant.

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Vaccine skepticism hurts East European anti-virus efforts

BELGRADE – Vaccines from the West, Russia or China? Or none at all? That dilemma faces nations in southeastern Europe, where coronavirus vaccination campaigns are off to a slow start — overshadowed by heated political debates and conspiracy theories.In countries like the Czech Republic, Serbia, Bosnia, Romania and Bulgaria, vaccine skeptics have included former presidents and even some doctors. Serbian tennis champion Novak Djokovic was among those who said he did not want to be forced to get inoculated.

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Balkans feel abandoned as vaccinations kick off in Europe

SARAJEVO – SARAJEVO, Bosnia-When thousands of people across the European Union began rolling up their sleeves last month to get a coronavirus vaccination shot, one corner of the continent was left behind, feeling isolated and abandoned: the Balkans.

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Islands of floating waste clog rivers in Balkans

VISEGRAD – VISEGRAD, Bosnia-Huge islands of waste are floating on some rivers in the Balkans, causing an environmental emergency and threatening a regional hydropower plant. Plastic bottles and bags, rusty barrels and other garbage on Tuesday could be seen clogging the Drina river near the eastern Bosnian town of Visegrad.

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Serbia opens pipeline for Russian gas, ignores US opposition

BELGRADE – Defying U.S. calls to reduce its dependency on energy supplies from Russia, Serbia on Friday officially launched a new gas link that will bring additional Russian gas to the Balkan country via Bulgaria and Turkey.Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic attended a ceremony Friday for the opening of the 400-kilometer (250-mile) section of the Turkish Stream pipeline, saying that Serbia has become “much richer” thanks to the new Russian energy supplies.“Serbia has managed, with the help of our Russian friends and partners, to secure supply on its territory with gas,” Vucic said.

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Montenegro lawmakers change religious law opposed by church

PODGORICA – Montenegro's new, pro-Serb authorities have amended a law on religious rights and property that was passed by a previous government but was strongly opposed by the Serbian Orthodox Church, which led months of protests against the bill. The parliament early Tuesday approved the legislative changes with 41 votes in the 81-member assembly.

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Serbia to start covid-19 vaccinations Thursday

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Air pollution in eastern Europe adds to pandemic health woes

SARAJEVO – SARAJEVO, Bosnia-With the arrival of cold and foggy winter weather amid the pandemic, eastern Europe is facing an extra respiratory health hazard — air pollution. Countries such as Bosnia and Serbia in the Balkans, and even European Union nations Poland and Croatia, traditionally report high levels of dangerous pollution from heating in winter months.

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Virus deaths of senior Serb religious leaders triggers alarm

BELGRADE – After the two most senior Serbian Orthodox Church leaders died within a month after testing positive with the coronavirus, health experts and even hardcore believers are starting to worry.

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Serbian patriarch buried with few virus measures in place

BELGRADE – Thousands of people on Sunday attended the funeral of Serbian Patriarch Irinej who died after contracting the coronavirus, many ignoring preventive measures against the pandemic.Many mourners and most priests holding the funeral service in the massive St. Sava Temple in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, didn't wear masks or adhere to social distancing inside the church, kissing the glass shield covering Irinej’s remains and even using a single spoon during Holy Communion.

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The Latest: More mass testing in China after 3 new cases

FDA allows emergency use of antibody drug Trump received— California enacts nighttime curfew as COVID-19 cases spike— COVID-19 deaths of Serbian clerics highlight virus worries— Many Republican legislators in states where coronavirus cases have surged are rejecting mask-wearing requirements, even in their own capitols.— British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to end an England-wide lockdown as scheduled on Dec. 2 and to announce a return to regional restrictions since statistics show coronavirus infections have stabilized.— Pope Francis has urged young economists, entrepreneurs and business leaders to promote post-pandemic development models that involve the poor.

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COVID-19 deaths of Serbian clerics highlight virus worries

Charlotte Observer reported that three more people who attended large events at the United House of Prayer for All People in Charlotte last month have died — bringing the total number of deaths linked to the church's events to 12.

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Free agency begins, and deals start flying fast

The last time Facundo Campazzo and Nikola Jokic shared a court in a real game together was during last year’s Basketball World Cup in China. Campazzo was dazzling and Argentina prevailed, ending the championship hopes for Jokic and Serbia.Soon, they’ll be teammates in another title quest.Campazzo agreed to a two-year deal with the Denver Nuggets on Friday’s opening day of free agency, according to a person with direct knowledge of the deal.

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Report: Sixers trade Al Horford, picks to Thunder for Danny Green and Terrance Ferguson

(Photo by Kim Klement-Pool/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - The Sixers are trading Al Horford along with a first-round and second-round pick to the Thunder for Danny Green and Terrance Ferguson, according to a report.ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski announced the news on Twitter hours before the NBA draft.According to Wojnarowski, the Sxiers are sending a lightly-protected 2025 first-round pick and the 34th overall pick in Wednesday's draft. Wojnarowsk also reported the Sixers are also sending the rights to Serbian point guard Vasilije Micic to the Thunder. ___AdvertisementFor the latest local news, sports and weather, download the FOX 29 News app.DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APPSign up for emails from FOX 29, including our daily Good Day Digest

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Lawyers for Kosovo suspects: Trial can't start before 2022

THE HAGUE – Defense lawyers for former leaders of Kosovo guerrillas, including ex-president Hashim Thaci, said Wednesday that their trial on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity cannot begin before the summer of 2022 at the earliest.The comments came at a procedural hearing in the case against Thaci and three other former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army who are in custody in The Hague awaiting trail on charges including murder, torture and illegal imprisonment allegedly committed during Kosovo's 1998-99 battle for independence from Serbia. They deny the allegations.A prosecution lawyer told the hearing at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers that the trial could start in the summer of 2021.

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The Latest: 3 Serbian national team players test positive

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The Serbian soccer federation says three national team players have tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of a match against Russia in the Nations League.Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Verona midfielder Darko Lazovic and Basel goalkeeper Djordje Nikolic have been isolated from the rest of the squad.Serbia players Luka Milojevic and Aleksandar Kolarov have previously tested positive for COVID-19.___More AP sports: https://apnews.com/apf-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

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Amid pandemic, Belgrade street kids find comfort at refuge

BELGRADE – In a small, brightly-colored backstreet house in Belgrade a teenage girl is drying her hair, while two others eat lunch in the kitchen. A group of boys are having their temperatures checked at the entrance as a precaution against coronavirus.It's another busy day for Svratiste, or Roadhouse, Belgrade's first daily drop-in center for street kids that for years has been a rare oasis of warmth and comfort for the Serbian capital's most vulnerable inhabitants.

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Police bust Dunfermline pub 'breaking Covid-19 restrictions' after Scotland beat Serbia

Covid-19 restrictions after Scotland beat Serbia last night. Police say The Dunfermline bar was still serving punters at 1.20am after Scotland's victory in the UEFA Euro 2020 final playoff.

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Pub has TVs removed after fans watching Scotland game 'break Covid rules'

pub has had their TVs removed after a video of punters celebrating Scotland’s victory over Serbia was splashed on social media. An investigation in underway after a video of fans celebrating Scotland's historic win inside the pop-up-bar The Draft Project in Aberdeen allegedly showed them flouting Covid-19 rules.

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Fans celebrating Scotland goal at bar under police investigation after alleged Covid rules breach

coronavirus restrictions by fans celebrating Scotland’s victory over Serbia last night is under investigation. Aberdeen City Council and Police Scotland have launched a probe after footage posted online showed fans in a pub allegedly breaching coronavirus measures while celebrating Scotland's historic win.

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Sergej Milinkovic-Savic set to be unleashed on Scotland as Serbia's powerhouse star freed from Covid curbs

Scotland as sneaky Serbia wriggled out of strict coronavirus curbs. The Lazio midfielder looked set to miss Thursday's Euro 2020 play off final due to new Covid-19 restrictions placed on players travelling out of Italy for international duty.

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Ex-Kosovo president Hashim Thaci to appear in court Monday

THE HAGUE – Hashim Thaci, who resigned as Kosovo's president to face charges including murder, torture and persecution, will make his first courtroom appearance before a judge at a special court in the Netherlands on Monday, the court announced Friday.Thaci, 52, served as a guerrilla leader during Kosovo’s war for independence from Serbia in the late 1990s, before rising to political prominence in the aftermath of the conflict that killed more than 10,000 people.An international prosecutor has indicted Thaci on 10 charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes for his leadership of fighters with the Kosovo Liberation Army who are accused of illegally imprisoning, abusing and murdering captured opponents and perceived traitors during the

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Kosovo president resigns to face war crimes charges

PRISTINA – Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci, a guerrilla leader during Kosovo's war for independence from Serbia in the 1990s, resigned on Thursday in order to face charges for war crimes and crimes against humanity at a special court based in The Hague.Thaci announced his resignation at a news conference on Thursday in Pristina, Kosovo's capital.

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The Latest: Greece imposes 3-week lockdown to save hospitals

Thursday to curb a surge in coronavirus cases— US sets record number of daily infections as cases surge 45% in two weeks— Germany hits record number of new daily coronavirus infections, nearly 20,000— India sees a surge of infections in New Delhi, officials blame the festival season— Head of Serbian Orthodox Church is hospitalized with COVID-19, days after leading prayers at a huge public funeral for head of the church in Montenegro___Follow AP’s coronavirus pandemic coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/virus-outbreak and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak___HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:MOSCOW -- Moscow authorities on Thursday extended online studies for middle and high school students for two more weeks amid a rapid resurgence in

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Head of Serbian Orthodox Church in hospital with coronavirus

BELGRADE – The patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church has been hospitalized after testing positive for the new coronavirus, days after leading prayers at a large public funeral for the head of the church in Montenegro, who died after contracting the virus.The Serbian Orthodox Church said late Wednesday that the 90-year-old Patriarch Irinej was hospitalized, but has no symptoms and is in “excellent general condition.” Patriarch Irinej last Sunday led the prayers inside a packed church for the church head in Montenegro, Bishop Amfilohije, who had died after contracting COVID-19. Many of those inside the church did not wear protective face masks or keep their distance from each other, in violation of coronavirus-fighting restrictions.

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Serbia mulls Russian Defense Ministry presence

BELGRADE – Serbia is thinking of allowing a Russian Defense Ministry presence in the Balkan country, something that could further strain its relations with the West.Serbia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement Tuesday that “legal proceedings” have been launched that would allow an agreement between the two governments on the opening of a Russian Defense Ministry mission in Belgrade.It said that the agreement would further strengthen military cooperation between the two countries.Media close to Serbia’s populist president, Aleksandar Vucic, praised the possible agreement, saying its goal is to help Belgrade create a strong army.“Americans will go crazy,” read a headline by the pro-government Informer daily.Despite formally seeking to join

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Lucky 13 in Paris lets Nadal tie Federer with 20 Slam titles

Spain's Rafael Nadal poses with the Mousquetaires Cup (The Musketeers) during the podium ceremony after winning the men's singles final tennis match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic at the Philippe Chatrier court, on Day 15 of The Roland Garros 2020 F PARIS - Rafael Nadal tied Roger Federer with 20 Grand Slam titles by producing a nearly perfect performance against Novak Djokovic in the French Open final.Nadal equaled long-time rival Federer for the most major singles tennis championships won by a man and added to his own record at Roland Garros with No. 13 on the red clay, courtesy of a surprisingly dominant 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 victory over the No.

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Scotland v Israel: Kieran Tierney Covid blow and Oli McBurnie in focus as out panel give their predictions

Scotland have their chance at edging closer to the Euros next year against familiar rival Israel.The UEFA Nations League has opened the door for Steve Clarke and his players to secure their place in history in the play-off tie tonight, with the winners of the clash facing Norway or Serbia away in the final next month.Ahead of the clash, writers have their say on how the Hampden clash will go.Scotland just love to put us through the wringer and I expect them to do it all over again tonight.With so much happening off the pitch with the news Stuart Armstrong tested positive for Covid-19, leading to close contacts Kieran Tierney and Ryan Christie being forced to miss the clash as well, it's sure to unsettle the squad.That will make for a nervy

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The Latest: Trump takes aim at China in UN address

TANZANIA – The Latest from the UN General Assembly (all times EST):10 a.m.WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says the United Nations must hold China “accountable” for failing to contain the coronavirus, which has killed about 200,000 Americans and nearly 1 million around the world.Trump is accusing China of not sharing timely information with the world on the new disease in a taped address to the virtually gathered United Nations General Assembly.Trump says: “The United Nations must hold China accountable for their actions.”Trump is also using his address to tout a pair of recent international accords he helped to broker— one between Kosovo and Serbia and the other between the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Israel — as the United States

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Trump highlights foreign policy wins as he woos voters

WASHINGTON – In the past two weeks, President Donald Trump has notched a string of diplomatic wins he’s highlighting with voters in the run-up to the election, but his report card on the most serious threats to U.S. national security shows an “incomplete.”The Trump administration will host the leaders of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on Tuesday at the White House, where the two nations will formally recognize Israel.

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‘She’s done nothing wrong’: Djokovic urges fans not to turn on U.S. open line judge

Novak Djokovic has pleaded for compassion for the line judge he struck in the throat with a ball at the U.S. Open on Monday after the female official faced a backlash from fans of the world number one on social media.The Serb was disqualified in the fourth round after he hit a ball reasonably hard to the back of the court in frustration after dropping serve in the first set against Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta, sending the official to the floor.

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China's CNBG, Sinovac find more countries to test Covid-19 vaccines

BEIJING: China National Biotec Group (CNBG) and Sinovac Biotech Ltd said on Saturday four more countries have agreed to run late-stage clinical tests of their coronavirus vaccine candidates, as China steps up its efforts in the global race.Serbia and Pakistan are among the new countries agreeing to Phase 3 trials, as the two companies seek more data overseas amid dwindling new cases in China.Serbia will test two vaccines developed by CNBG's Wuhan and Beijing units, and Pakistan will test the Beijing unit's candidate, the company told Reuters.CNBG's Phase 3 trials are expected to involve 50,000 people in about 10 countries, said CNBG vice president Zhang Yuntao.

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Novak Djokovic defends controversial Adria Tour and questions coronavirus vaccines

Novak Djokovic has defended his controversial staging of the Adria Tour and claimed: “I would do it again”.

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Croatia coronavirus fears as World Health Organisation declares hotspot in Balkans

Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia. Meanwhile, speculation has grown over whether Greece will also be taken off the air corridor list after a significant rise in Covid-19 cases there.

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Basketball player dies during training in Serbia

BELGRADE – Former Florida State center Michael Ojo died on Friday after collapsing during training in Serbia, his former team Red Star Belgrade said. He was 27.The Nigerian-born basketball player was taken to a hospital in the Serbian capital, but doctors failed to resuscitate him, Belgrade media reported.“The sudden and shocking death has deeply shaken everyone in the club,” Red Star said in a statement.Ojo was reported to have tested positive for the coronavirus, but also that he had recovered.

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Mint Lite | India covid count, the double dose trouble, tea prices & other news

We’re close to 15 million casesThe world is a whisker away from hitting 15 million covid-19 cases. On Wednesday, the global count stood at 14.97 million, according to Johns Hopkins University, and deaths at 617,410.

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A view of a newly built hospital to treat COVID-19 patients at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse in Mumbai, India, on July 7.

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Serbia's EXIT Festival Cancels 2020 Event Amid New Coronavirus Spike

After drastically reducing capacity restrictions, and despite pleas from Serbia’s president that the show must go on despite the coronavirus pandemic, the organizers of EXIT festival have raised the white flag and canceled their 20th anniversary event next month. The four-day festival, which was scheduled for August 13-16 at the Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad, the s

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Demonstrators attempt to storm Serbian parliament on 4th night of protests

Serbia‘s parliament on Friday, the fourth night of protests against the Balkan country president’s increasingly authoritarian rule.Demonstrators — who were defying a ban on mass gatherings amid a spike in virus infections — threw bottles, rocks and flares at the police guarding the domed parliament building in central Belgrade and removed the metal fences in front of it. Smoke rose above the entry stairway.Police first used their shields to push back the protesters and prevent them from entering the building.

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Coronavirus: Serbia withdraws weekend lockdown after massive protests

coronavirus curbs and to voice opposition to the government, an even-tempered protest that contrasted sharply with riots in the past two days.Similar protests were also held in several Serbian cities and came hours after authorities dropped plans for a weekend lockdown in the capital to curb a new spread of the coronavirus. Serbia’s coronavirus state of emergency measures draw eyes of human rights groups A government crisis group decided instead on a more limited ban on outdoor and indoor public gatherings of more than 10 people.

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Coronavirus hits ‘full speed’ in Africa as Asia, Europe warn public against complacency

coronavirus outbreaks accelerate or sought to prevent new flare-ups, while the virus showed no signs of slowing its initial advance in Africa and the Americas. How to safely visit the dentist during the pandemic Following two nights of anti-lockdown protests in Serbia, authorities banned mass gatherings in the capital of Belgrade amid an uptick in confirmed COVID-19 cases.

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Novak Djokovic Believes He Is A Victim Of A ‘Witch Hunt’ Over COVID-19 Outbreak

Novak Djokovic is pissed about how his name has been dragged in the media after a COVID-19 outbreak at his recent tennis tournament.

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Coronavirus: Anti-lockdown protesters storm Serbian parliament

A group of opposition supporters stormed the Serbian parliament building in Belgrade on Tuesday night in a protest against a lockdown planned for the capital this weekend to halt the spread of the coronavirus.

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