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Algarve water remains government priority
The Portugal News
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For the Prime Minister, this is the largest investment ever in the Algarve region, "part of a strategy" the Government has for the entire country to manage water, a resource that in Portugal "exists in sufficient quantity." "We don't have a water...
Senate to resume random drug tests, Montenegro quits
Manila Standard
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August 18, 2025
Senate President Francis Escudero confirmed Monday that mandatory random drug testing will soon resume in the upper chamber. The statement came in response to a request from Senate Minority Leader Vicente ‘Tito’ Sotto III, who earlier called for...
Swiss firefighters in action in the Balkans
World Radio Switzerland
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August 18, 2025
Monday, 18 August 2025 06:30 (c) Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation It could be the furthest blue-light response by fire fighters from Geneva, Vaud and Valais. Teams are in the Balkan country of Montenegro – 1,600 km away – fighting...
Montenegrin soldier killed, another injured as wildfires rage across country
BNE Intellinews
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The Montenegrin Ministry of Defence announced on August 12 that junior sergeant Dejan Bozovic from Danilovgrad was killed and sergeant Marko Ikovic sustained serious injuries while helping to extinguish a wildfire in the Kuci area, northeast of...
Montenegro claims to be empathetic with those suffering from fires: “Giving the maximum”
Portugal Pulse
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August 13, 2025
According to the Government, the decision to extend the alert status results from “forecasts of adverse weather conditions until the end of Friday,” which “implies a very high risk of spreading rural fires.” Márcia Guímaro Rodrigues | 18:58 –...
Montenegro enacts gambling law with approval-based licensing and compliance measures
Yogonet International
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August 12, 2025
Real-time digital monitoring, mandatory player identification, and video verification are at the center of Montenegro’s New Law on Games of Chance, which took effect August 1, 2025. The legislation replaces the concession-based model with an...
The Latest: US-bound evacuee flights depart Italy
Samoa Observer
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MILAN — Aircraft carrying U.S. citizens and Afghan nationals evacuated from the chaos in Afghanistan have left Italy headed to Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. A joint statement from the Naval Air Station in Sigonella and the U.S. Embassy in Rome...
Luštica Bay – A Life Saturated in Wonder
Arts & Collections
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August 26, 2025
“If I had to have a villa on any golf course, this would be my place”. Those are the words of golf legend Gary Player, and the place is Luštica Bay – a year-round waterfront town that’s quickly established itself as one of Montenegro’s most...
Nadia Montenegro on leave amid marijuana use probe
Cebu Daily News
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August 17, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Robin Padilla has asked actress Nadia Montenegro to take a leave of absence from her duties in his staff after she was accused of smoking marijuana inside the Senate premises. Padilla’s chief of staff, Rudolf Philip...
Actress Nadia Montenegro asked to take leave as Senate probes marijuana complaint
The Manila Times
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August 16, 2025
MANILA, Philippines – The office of Senator Robin Padilla has confirmed that staff member and former actress Nadia Montenegro was asked to take a leave of absence, following reports of alleged marijuana use within the Senate premises. Padilla’s...
Vice-president of German parliament in favour of Switzerland joining EU
Swissinfo
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August 16, 2025
"If our Swiss friends want to move closer to the European Union in these new times, Germany should actively support this," said Nouripour. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close...
Montenegro welcomes peace agreement signed between Azerbaijan and Armenia in Washington
AzerNews
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August 10, 2025
10 August 2025 17:21 (UTC+04:00) “Montenegro welcomes the peace agreement signed between Azerbaijan and Armenia in Washington and expresses gratitude to the United States for its dedicated mediating role,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of...
Government establishes working groups for negotiations with Chinese on construction of Pozega-Mackat and Pozega-Duga Poljana sections
eKapija
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The Serbian Government has established two working groups to conduct negotiations with the Chinese company CRBC on the construction of the Pozega-Mackat and Pozega-Duga Poljana sections. As stated, the Government has decided to establish a Working...
Was The Ripple Vs. SEC Lawsuit Just A Distraction? Pundit Claims US Government Owns XRPL
Bitcoinist
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August 16, 2025
Crypto analyst Pumpius has sparked a debate after claiming the long-running Ripple vs. SEC case was never an actual fight, but a carefully staged distraction. He says the fintech company and its backers crafted the “David vs. Goliath” image of...
Moldova could be placed ahead of Ukraine in EU membership pecking order — media
TASS
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August 15, 2025
BRUSSELS, August 15. /TASS/. The European Union is considering ways to speed up Moldova's accession to the community, placing it ahead of Ukraine in the EU membership pecking order, Politico reported, citing sources. "Brussels is considering...
Swiss send emergency aid to fire-stricken Montenegro
Swissinfo
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August 15, 2025
Berne sends emergency aid to fire-stricken Montenegro Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Close Share...
'I work on cruise ships and this one popular destination is not worth visiting'
The Mirror
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August 27, 2025
Cruising gives people the opportunity to visit a number of countries at once - but according to one well-travelled cruise worker, there is one place she'd recommend avoiding. Cruises offer the chance for travellers to visit the balmy Caribbean,...
The IMOCA Fleet Glides Across the Mediterranean, with the Grand Fiale Awaiting in the Boka Bay
Albanian Daily News
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For the next twenty days, the prestigious regatta will chart some of Europe’s most stunning routes, with the grand finale set to unfold in the heart of the Boka Bay. Beneath the sunny skies of Cartagena, a city with over three millennia of...
Ashtar, non-human interdimensional beings, and the West’s and America’s reign of evil
Renew America
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Ashtar, non-human interdimensional beings, and the West’s and America’s reign of evil By Linda Kimball August 26, 2025 In our time, many politicians, cultural and social leaders, intellectuals and modern theologians slavishly follow after whatever...
Macao Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai will visit Portugal and Spain next month
Macao News
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August 27, 2025
Chief Executive (CE) Sam Hou Fai of Macao is scheduled to visit Portugal and Spain between 16 and 23 September in what will be his first overseas trip since taking the city’s highest office on 20 December last year. According to an announcement by...