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Germany faces biggest teacher shortage in 50 yrs: association

January 29, 2023 Famagusta Gazette 0

Germany’s education system is facing the “biggest shortage of teachers in 50 years” as a result of education policy failures, the country’s teachers’ association said on Friday. The problem is largely “self-made,” association president Heinz-Peter [Read More]

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Ukraine’s central bank downgrades 2023 GDP forecast

January 28, 2023 Famagusta Gazette 0

Ukraine’s National Bank (NBU) has downgraded the gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for 2023 from 4 percent to 0.3 percent, citing security risks. “The deterioration of the forecast compared to the October estimates was [Read More]

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Extreme weather events in Europe sound alarm on climate change

January 27, 2023 Famagusta Gazette 0

 From scorching sun and drying rivers to devastating floods, another year of extreme weather gripped Europe in 2022, warning about the impact of climate change and sending a cautionary note that more human efforts are [Read More]

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EU ministers discuss challenges of migration from third countries

January 27, 2023 Famagusta Gazette 0

 “The migratory situation in the European Union (EU) is strained,” the member states’ justice and home affairs ministers agreed at their Council meeting here on Thursday. “There is an urgent need to strengthen the external [Read More]

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Finnish telecom giant Nokia reports strong growth in 2022

January 27, 2023 Famagusta Gazette 0

Finnish telecommunications equipment maker Nokia on Thursday reported strong growth in 2022, with its quarterly operating profit exceeding market expectations. The company’s operating profit in full year 2022 increased by 12 percent to 3.1 billion [Read More]

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EU eyes renewable energy production projects

January 27, 2023 Famagusta Gazette 0

The European Union will reportedly invest 190 million euros in renewable energy production projects in Mozambique over the next two years with a view to exploiting the vast potential existing in the country. Mozambique’s hydropower [Read More]

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EU seeks making supply chains deforestation-free for products

January 27, 2023 Famagusta Gazette 0

 The European Parliament and the Council recently reached a provisional agreement on a regulation aiming at making supply chains deforestation-free for products either sold in the European Union (EU) or exported from the bloc. Pending [Read More]

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Spain to end obligatory use of masks on public transport, remain in hospitals

January 27, 2023 Famagusta Gazette 0

The mandatory use of facemasks to protect from COVID-19 on public transport in Spain will end on Feb. 8, the country’s Minister for Health Carolina Darias said on Thursday. However, facemasks will remain obligatory in [Read More]

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Germans gloomy about their country’s economic prospects: survey

January 27, 2023 Famagusta Gazette 0

Only 39 percent of respondents to a survey published by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) newspaper on Thursday said they were confident that Germany will still be one of the leading economic nations in ten [Read More]

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Tourist arrivals in Bosnia and Herzegovina show increase

January 26, 2023 Famagusta Gazette 0

Tourist arrivals in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) rose by 40 percent in November 2022 year-on-year. The country registered 96,491 tourist arrivals during the month, a sharp increase compared with the same month of the previous [Read More]

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Greeks embrace solar energy as electric bills soar

Energy
January 27, 2023 0
ATHENS – Facing soaring electricity and natural gas bills, Greek companies and households are turning to photovoltaics en masse this year to cope with the ongoing energy crisis. The phone of Nikos Tzortzakakis, operations manager [Read More]

Turkey’s chess museum builds a world in miniature

Mediterranean Focus
January 27, 2023 0
ANKARA – In the old town of Turkey’s capital city, a one-of-a-kind chess museum offers visitors a journey through time and space with a wide variety of sets representing diverse cultures and traditions from across [Read More]
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