WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Thursday it is providing $970 million for improvements at 114 airports around the country, with work ranging from wider concourses and new baggage-handling systems to new terminals at some small airfields.Administration officials said the money comes from a $5 billion grant program to modernize airport terminals.The largest sum
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Lawmakers in Norway have slammed a decision this week by the local council in a southern city to only take in Ukrainian refugees and not others, claiming they will be easier to integrate in the society. The government and the opposition have also said they consider the decision by the council
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s government plans to boost its defense spending by up to 19% over the next four years, citing a rise in global instability, including wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and gaps created when Swiss authorities cashed in on a peace dividend from the fall of the Berlin Wall decades ago.Laying
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A fire that erupted early on Thursday at a makeshift Roma settlement in Montenegro killed two women and two children, the state RTCG television reported.The fire erupted around 4.30 a.m. in the southern Adriatic Sea town of Bar, the report said. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire and
“Srpskom narodu i svim građanima Srbije država je bila i biće garant slobode, a sloboda šansa za razvoj i napredak. Živela Srbija!”, rekao je Selaković. BETAPHOTO/MINISTARSTVO ODBRANE SRBIJE/Darimir Banda Posle ceremonije polaganja venca, uz počasni stroj Garde i intoniranje državne himne, Selaković se upisao u spomen-knjigu. BETAPHOTO/MINISTARSTVO ODBRANE SRBIJE/Darimir Banda “Sloboda je bila i ostala
Politika | Izvor: Beta | 15.02.2024 | access_time 11:55 Predsednik opštine Čajetina i lider stranke Zdrava Srbija, Milan Stamatović uputio je danas čestitiku građanima povodom Dana državnosti Srbije i crkvenog praznika Sretenje.Stamatović je u čestitki podsetio da je na Sretenje 1804. godine podignut Prvi srpski ustanak a da je na isti praznik 1835. godine donet
Klimatske promene | Izvor: Beta | 14.02.2024 | access_time 14:30 EU će pojačati diplomatske napore da pomogne zemljama van bloka da pokrenu tržišta ugljenika u nadi da će podstaći međunarodnu trgovinu emisijama ugljen dioksida (CO2), najavio je evropski komesar za klimatske akcije Vopke Hukstra.Sistem trgovine emisijama EU (ETS EU) najveće je svetsko tržište ugljenika i
BRUSSELS (AP) — The head of NATO warned member countries on Thursday against allowing a wedge to be driven between the United States and Europe, as concern grows about Washington’s commitment to its allies should Donald Trump return to office.Faced with a war in Ukraine that is draining military and financial resources, and with a
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s presidential office claimed Thursday that the country’s move to establish diplomatic relations with Cuba would deal a “political and psychological blow” to the South’s war-divided rival North Korea, whose diplomatic footing is largely dependent on a small number of Cold War allies.The comments followed an announcement by South
ROME (AP) — Israel has formally complained after a senior Vatican official spoke of “carnage” in Gaza and what he termed a disproportionate Israeli military operation following the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks.The Israeli Embassy to the Holy See called the comments by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, “regrettable.” In a statement Wednesday
