Sri Lankan Cabinet minister resigns after being arrested in a counterfeit drugs scandal

Sri Lankan Cabinet minister resigns after being arrested in a counterfeit drugs scandal

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Sri Lankan Cabinet minister has resigned after being arrested in a scandal over the government’s alleged purchase of counterfeit drugs during the country’s economic crisis.A government statement Tuesday confirmed that Environment Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, who previously served as health minister, has resigned. He was arrested on Friday for alleged

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Wagner Group defector reportedly granted temporary residence in Norway but refused full asylum

Wagner Group defector reportedly granted temporary residence in Norway but refused full asylum

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Russian man who reportedly defected from a high-ranking position in the Wagner Group has been given permission to stay in Norway but was refused permanent asylum, a Norwegian newspaper reported Tuesday.The lawyer for Andrey Medvedev, Brynjulf Risnes, told Dagbladet that his client was granted temporary residence “due to the security

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Gigantic replica of Emperor Constantine looks out over Rome as 3D technology brings past to life

Gigantic replica of Emperor Constantine looks out over Rome as 3D technology brings past to life

ROME (AP) — Emperor Constantine, the 4th century ruler whose embrace of Christianity helped spread the Christian faith throughout the Roman Empire, now has a reconstructed statue befitting his larger-than-life role in history.Rome authorities on Tuesday unveiled a massive, 13-meter (yard) replica of the statue Constantine commissioned for himself after 312 AD. It was imagined

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UN rights body concerned by ‘pattern of harassment’ of Imran Khan’s party members ahead of election

UN rights body concerned by ‘pattern of harassment’ of Imran Khan’s party members ahead of election

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations top human rights body expressed concern Tuesday over the “pattern of harassment” against members of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party ahead of this week’s parliamentary election.During a news briefing in Geneva, Liz Throssell, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, urged Pakistani authorities to ensure

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Vučić poslao pismo Si Đinpingu povodom situacije na Kosovu

Vučić poslao pismo Si Đinpingu povodom situacije na Kosovu

Politika | 06.02.2024 | access_time 15:15 Foto: Instagram/Printscreen Predsednik Srbije Aleksandar Vučić uručio je danas ambasadoru Kine Li Mingu pismo upućeno predsedniku Si Đinpingu povodom situacije na Kosovu.”Uručio sam mu pismo koje sam, povodom situacije na Kosovu i Metohiji, ali i povodom ubrzanog razvoja naših bilateralnih odnosa, uputio predsedniku Siju (Đinpingu)”, napisao je Vučić na

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Analitičar za Betu: EP ne treba da povezuje izbornu krađu sa geopolitičkom pozicijom Srbije

Analitičar za Betu: EP ne treba da povezuje izbornu krađu sa geopolitičkom pozicijom Srbije

Politika | 06.02.2024 | access_time 14:35 Politički analitičar Dragomir Anđelković izjavio je danas da Evropski parlament (EP) ne bi trebalo da povezuje izbornu krađu sa geopolitičkom pozicijom Srbije.Anđelković je, komentarišući radni dokument rezolucije evroposlanika o izbornim nepravilnostima u Srbiji, rekao agenciji Beta da zloupotreba demokratije nema veze sa geopolitičkom pozicijom Srbije.”Ako u rezoluciji o izbornim

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Mali: Privukli smo najveći projekat u obnovljive izvore energije u Evropi

Mali: Privukli smo najveći projekat u obnovljive izvore energije u Evropi

Izvori | Izvor: Beta | 06.02.2024 | access_time 13:05 Foto: Ministarstvo finansija Srbija ove godine započinje projekat izgradnje samo-balansiranih solarnih elektrana, kapaciteta 1 GW, sa baterijskim sistemima za skladištenje električne energije, što je najveća investicija u obnovljive izvore energije u Evropi ove godine, izjavio je danas ministar finansija Siniša Mali.Dodao je da je Srbija potpuno

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