Kia’s Green Light Project offers medical support for Children with Disabilities in Albania
Kia Corporation Kia Corporation announced today that it has expanded its renowned Green Light Project (GLP) to the Republic of Albania, marking the launch of its thirteenth project location globally. As part of this initiative, Kia will be conducting a…
UAE’s $1bn bet on waterless cement
From fDi Intelligence Jacopo Dettoni May 2 2023 Hello everyone, this is Jacopo writing from Dubai, where I’m covering the biggest annual gathering of global free zones. Can the future be institutionalised? Dubai’s ruling elite believes so, and the much-touted Museum…
IOC President Bach attends EOC General Assembly and visits NOCs of North Macedonia and Albania
3 Jun 2022 – IOC President Thomas Bach was in Skopje, North Macedonia, for the 51st General Assembly of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) last week. He was accompanied by IOC Member and President of the Ukrainian NOC Sergii Bubka. On the opening…
Mothers, midwives risking their lives to bring new life into the world
From United Nations Population Fund UNITED NATIONS, New York – Around the world, May is a time to celebrate mothers and the health workers who help them enter motherhood. Dozens of countries observe Mother’s Day in May and, on 5 May,…
Albania manhunt after gang target plane in ‘€10m heist’
From BBC A suspected gang leader was shot dead after a dramatic raid on an Austrian airlines plane on the runway at Tirana airport in Albania. Passengers waiting for the Airbus plane to leave Mother Teresa airport near the capital…
Northern Iowa awaits thousands of cyclists as RAGBRAI returns
By Alexandra Connor From The Gazette Estimated 10,000 riders poised for 411-mile RAGBRA For T.J. Juskiewicz, 10,000 bike riders trekking from the Missouri River to the Mississippi River over the course of seven days is “a uniquely Iowa event, popularly…
Good luck charms
15 unexpected good luck charms from countries around the world By Jacob Shamsian and Diana Yukari, INSIDER From Business Insider maneki neko japan Thousands of “Maneki-neko,” or beckoning cat figurines, at a shrine in Tokyo.AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi In different countries,…
Ellis Island immigrants 100 years ago
Incredible colorized photographs show the immigrants who passed through Ellis Island 100 years ago By Sarah Jacobs From Business Insider ThePaperTimeMachine_06_Ellis_Island_Italian_Woman_1900s_FC Augustus Francis Sherman/New York Public Library/Dynamichrome In the early 1900s, Ellis Island served as the United States’ largest immigration…
Dramatic daylight heist takes place right outside Albanian capital
From Wn.com Five gunmen took off with large sacks of cash after sticking up armored vans close to Albania’s main international airport while drivers nearby filmed the heist on their mobile phones on Thursday, according to Reuters. Police said the…
‘Gangster’s moll’ who spent £75,000 of drugs money asked to pay back £800
By Julian Robinson For Mailonline ‘Gangster’s moll’ who spent £75,000 of drugs money on flash wedding, Caribbean holidays and a Mini Countryman during four year spending spree is asked to pay back just £800 Natasha Hugh spent £78,000 on wedding,…