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Kosovo, Serbia mull territorial swap to end dispute

August 18, 2018August 18, 2018 VOANews Kosovo, Serbia

A decade-long dispute between Kosovo and Serbia is compelling both countries to consider a territorial swap along ethnic lines —

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Longest total lunar eclipse of century on Friday

July 27, 2018July 27, 2018 VOANews final frontier

Scientists say the longest total lunar eclipse of this century will grace the night sky on Friday, turning the moon

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US, EU avert wider trade war

July 26, 2018 VOANews

Amid an Oval Office showdown over trade Wednesday, the United States and European Union reached a truce and agreed to

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EU regulator hits Google with a record $5 billion fine

July 18, 2018July 19, 2018 VOANews

The European Union’s antitrust regulator fined Google a record $5 billion on July 18 for illegally exploiting the powerful market

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Nato invites Macedonia to launch membership talks

July 12, 2018July 16, 2018 VOANews Macedonia, Nato

Nato has officially invited Macedonia to initiate membership talks aimed at having the former Yugoslav republic join the Brussels-based North

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Greece reportedly expels two Russian diplomats

July 11, 2018July 11, 2018 VOANews Greece, Macedonia, Russia

Greece has reportedly expelled two Russian diplomats over allegations that Moscow has interfered in its negotiations with neighboring Macedonia. Greek

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Anti-immigrant party wins Slovenia parliamentary poll

June 4, 2018 VOANews Slovenia

An anti-immigration opposition party led by former prime minister Janez Jansa won the most seats in Slovenia’s parliamentary election Sunday,

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IMF, European leaders rebuke Trump on planned tariffs

March 8, 2018 VOANews IMF

The International Monetary Fund and European leaders pushed back on March 7 against US president Donald Trump’s plan to impose

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Europe 

Court in Macedonia convicts 33 people of planning terrorist attacks

November 3, 2017November 3, 2017 VOANews Macedonia

A court in Macedonia on Thursday convicted 33 people of planning terrorist attacks as members of an ethnic Albanian militant

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