Tag: #Albania
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5 mothers bring smiles to children in distress
With a slogan “happy children, happy world”, five mothers hailing from Turkey, Switzerland, Albania, and Bosnia and Herzegovina are reaching out to children in distress
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Albania earthquake death toll hits 40: defence ministry
Tirana, Nov 28 (AFP/APP): The death toll from the most powerful earthquake to strike Albania in decades rose to 40 on Thursday, after 10 more bodies were pulled from the rubble overnight, the defence ministry said. The 6.4 magnitude earthquake rattled the Balkan state before dawn on Tuesday, levelling buildings and trapping bodies underneath the…
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Albania Races against Time to Find Earthquake Survivors
Thumanë, Albania, Nov 27 (AFP/APP): Emergency workers in Albania on Wednesday pulled dust-covered corpses from the ruins of buildings gutted by a violent earthquake, in a tireless search for survivors as the death toll crept towards 30. Tirana declared a state of emergency in the areas hardest-hit by Tuesday’s 6.4 magnitude earthquake: the coastal city…
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More than 20 dead as Albania hunts for earthquake survivors
Durrës, Albania, Nov 27 (AFP/APP): Albanian rescuers searched rubble through the night looking for survivors trapped in buildings that toppled Tuesday in the strongest earthquake to hit the country in decades, with more than 20 dead and hundreds injured. Teams of soldiers, police and emergency workers sifted through the debris of shredded apartment blocks and…
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6.4-magnitude quake strikes Albania: authorities
Tirana, Nov 26 (AFP/APP): A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Albania on Tuesday, sparking panic in Tirana and the coastal city of Durres where a building collapsed, according to the ministry of defence. The shallow quake hit about 34 kilometres northwest of Tirana in the early hours of the morning, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre,…
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Man City Defender Mendy Given France Recall
Paris, Nov 7 (AFP/APP): Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy was recalled to the France squad on Thursday for the upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against Moldova and Albania. Left-back Mendy, 25, was part of the squad that won the 2018 World Cup in Russia but has not played for his country since winning his ninth cap…
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Strong earthquake hits Albania, damage reported
Tirana, Sept 21 (AFP/APP):A strong earthquake hit Albania Saturday afternoon, forcing residents into the street in several cities, triggering power cuts in the capital and the collapse of some buildings in a nearby village. “There are no deaths,” Albania’s defence ministry spokeswoman Albana Qajaj said. “Some 20 people went to the hospital for light injuries…