PRISTINA – A groundbreaking ceremony held Thursday in the village of Ugljare, situated between the municipalities of Kosovo Polje and Gracanica, marked the beginning of construction of the Pristina-Djeneral Jankovic-Skopje highway. Kosovo Prime Minister Hasim Taci said at the ceremony that this is one of the most important projects that connects people and boosts economic … Read more
PRAGUE – The biggest sculpture in the world dedicated to famous scientist Nikola Tesla was unveiled in Prague on Thursday, in the presence of several hundred people and foreign delegations, the city authorities have said in a release. The monument, weighing 5.4 tons and measuring 6x3x3 meters, is the work of two sculptors and architects, … Read more
A total of 34,000 people have been evacuated over the period of floods in the Siberian Federal District, Eduard Chizhov, Deputy Minister of Russia’s Emergencies Ministry (EMERCOM), told a press conference on Thursday, according to TASS news agency reports. He said 18,000 houses had been flooded. “The rescuers have completed evacuation operations and satrted about … Read more
BELGRADE – See You in Montevideo, directed by Dragan Bjelogrlic, is Serbia’s nominee for the 2014 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Members of the Expert Committee of the Serbian Academy of Film Arts and Sciences voted on Monday to nominate the film, the institution’s Secretary-General Mirko Beokovic said. See You in Montevideo received … Read more
White plague and immigration ravaged schools and villages in many municipalities of Serbia. There are more and more half-empty classrooms, and in many villages the number of students from the first to the fourth grade ranges from one to ten. This is also the case in two Resava municipalities, district of Branicevo, villages around Negotin … Read more