Saturday, November 16, 2024

Serb unity day triggers worries across the Balkans

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia kicked off a new national holiday on Wednesday with a display of military power and calls for all Serbs in the Balkans to unite under one flag, triggering unease among its neighbors decades after similar calls led to the bloody wars in the 1990s.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Vaccine skepticism hurts East European anti-virus efforts

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Vaccines from the West, Russia or China? Or none at all? That dilemma faces nations in southeastern Europe, where coronavirus vaccination campaigns are off to a slow start — overshadowed by heated political debates and conspiracy theories.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Vaccine skepticism hurts East European anti-virus efforts

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Vaccines from the West, Russia or China? Or none at all? That dilemma faces nations in southeastern Europe, where coronavirus vaccination campaigns are off to a slow start — overshadowed by heated political debates and conspiracy theories.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Vaccine skepticism hurts East European anti-virus efforts

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Vaccines from the West, Russia or China? Or none at all? That dilemma faces nations in southeastern Europe, where coronavirus vaccination campaigns are off to a slow start — overshadowed by heated political debates and conspiracy theories.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Balkans feel abandoned as vaccinations kick off in Europe

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — When thousands of people across the European Union began rolling up their sleeves last month to get a coronavirus vaccination shot, one corner of the continent was left behind, feeling isolated and abandoned: the Balkans.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Serbia opens pipeline for Russian gas, ignores US opposition

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Defying U.S. calls to reduce its dependency on energy supplies from Russia, Serbia on Friday officially launched a new gas link that will bring additional Russian gas to the Balkan country via Bulgaria and Turkey.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Serbia opens pipeline for Russian gas, ignores US opposition

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Defying U.S. calls to reduce its dependency on energy supplies from Russia, Serbia on Friday officially launched a new gas link that will bring additional Russian gas to the Balkan country via Bulgaria and Turkey.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Serbia opens pipeline for Russian gas, ignores US opposition

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Defying U.S. calls to reduce its dependency on energy supplies from Russia, Serbia on Friday officially launched a new gas link that will bring additional Russian gas to the Balkan country via Bulgaria and Turkey.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Serbia opens pipeline for Russian gas, ignores US opposition

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Defying U.S. calls to reduce its dependency on energy supplies from Russia, Serbia on Friday officially launched a new gas link that will bring additional Russian gas to the Balkan country via Bulgaria and Turkey.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Virus deaths of senior Serb religious leaders triggers alarm

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — After the two most senior Serbian Orthodox Church leaders died within a month after testing positive with the coronavirus, health experts and even hardcore believers are starting to worry. The spread of the virus within the largest religious group in the Balkans is getting more alarming …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Serbia mulls Russian Defense Ministry presence

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia is thinking of allowing a Russian Defense Ministry presence in the Balkan country, something that could further strain its relations with the West.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Serbian leader backtracks on lockdown amid chaotic protests

Government will decide on new measures that could include shortened hours for night clubs and penalties for those not wearing masks
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Dismantling democracy? Virus used as excuse to quell dissent

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Soldiers patrol the streets with their fingers on machine gun triggers. The army guards an exhibition center-turned-makeshift-hospital crowded with rows of metal beds for those infected with the coronavirus. And Serbia’s president warns residents that Belgrade's graveyards won’t be big enough to bury the dead if …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Dismantling democracy? Virus used as excuse to quell dissent

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Soldiers patrol the streets with their fingers on machine gun triggers. The army guards an exhibition center-turned-makeshift-hospital crowded with rows of metal beds for those infected with the coronavirus. And Serbia’s president warns residents that Belgrade's graveyards won’t be big enough to bury the dead if …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Dismantling democracy? Virus used as excuse to quell dissent

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Soldiers patrol the streets with their fingers on machine gun triggers. The army guards an exhibition center-turned-makeshift-hospital crowded with rows of metal beds for those infected with the coronavirus. And Serbia’s president warns residents that Belgrade's graveyards won’t be big enough to bury the dead if …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Balkans fights virus amid lack of doctors, medical supplies

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The main Serbian hospital treating patients infected with coronavirus looks like an abandoned building, but it isn’t.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Balkans fights virus amid lack of doctors, medical supplies

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The main Serbian hospital treating patients infected with coronavirus looks like an abandoned building, but it isn’t.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Balkans fights virus amid lack of doctors, medical supplies

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The main Serbian hospital treating patients infected with coronavirus looks like an abandoned building, but it isn’t.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

South Korea: Tensions should not hurt Olympic bid

BELGRADE, Serbia - The three cities competing to host the 2018 Winter Olympics took their case to an influential European audience Friday to woo support before next year's IOC vote.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO