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First the 'magic potion', now the 'miracle pills'! Novak Djokovic drinks 'pyramid water' from Bosnia and travels with his own electromagnetic field: Inside the tennis icon's weird ways after his first-round recovery at Wimbledon
Daily Mail
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July 3, 2025
Novak Djokovic may have been down against Alexandre Muller after the second set of his first-round Wimbledon match, but he was not out. 'I went from feeling my absolutely best for a set and a half to my absolute worst for about 45 minutes,'...
‘A State-Backed Social Disease’: How Gambling Flourishes in Serbia and Bosnia
Balkan Insight
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July 3, 2025
Reliable statistics on gambling addiction are scarce. A 2018 study by Serbia’s Institute for Public Health estimated between 51,000 and 93,000 people were problem gamblers, including up to 33,000 extreme cases. Despite being seven years old, it is...
Bosnian government apologises for cancellation of Jewish delegation
The Jewish News
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June 25, 2025
The government of Bosnia-Herzegovina has apologised for the cancellation of a hotel booking for delegates from The Conference of European Rabbis. As reported by Jewish News, the Swissotel in Sarajevo, the country’s capital, withdrew as a venue for...
Toxic fire at illegal Sarajevo landfill raises health concerns
Euronews
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The fire, burning from within layers of plastic and medical waste, is proving nearly impossible to extinguish quickly. Authorities say it could take several days to put out. Air pollution levels have surged, with PM10 and PM2.5 particles far above...
Heavy air pollution in Sarajevo after landfill fire, health warnings issued
N1 Info - Bosnia & Herzegovina
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Health warnings have been issued, particularly for people with chronic respiratory or cardiovascular conditions, those prone to severe allergic reactions, the elderly, pregnant women, and young children. These vulnerable groups are strongly...
USAFE-AFAFRICA Command Surgeon strengthens medical partnerships in Serbia
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 1, 2025
Several high-ranking officials from U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa and the Ohio National Guard, participated in the Distinguished Visitor day at Exercise Platinum Wolf 25 in Bujanovac, Serbia, June 26, 2025. Hosted annually,...
UPDATE: Bosnian man cleared of torture charges to appear in court for plea deal hearing
Local 3 News - Tennessee
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UPDATE: A Bosnian man who was cleared of torture charges will be back in federal court for a plea deal over a pending charge of passport fraud. Court records filed on June 17 show that 53-year-old Sead Miljković has agreed to plead guilty to one...
EBRD and EU finance renovation of Sarajevo water supply network
Smart Water Magazine
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June 30, 2025
Work on Sarajevo’s water distribution network, which is being financed with a €25 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), has received an additional boost from a €3.8 million European Union (EU) investment...
Renowned Bosnian surgeon Emir Solakovic passes away in Sarajevo
N1 Info - Bosnia & Herzegovina
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Born in 1954 in Sarajevo, Solakovic spent most of his life and professional career in the city. In addition to his distinguished medical career, he was a familiar face in the media, known for simplifying complex medical topics for the general...
'It's too hot': Organisers of major music festival send crowds home hours early amid 'medical emergency' as Britain braces for its warmest day and Europe cooks in 46C 'heat dome'
Daily Mail
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June 28, 2025
A music festival has been forced to send crowds home amid a 'medical emergency' with organisers saying 'it was just too hot' - as Britain braces for its warmest day and Europe cooks in a 46C 'heat dome'. The Margate Drum and Bass Festival at...
The famous Sarajevo Surgeon Emir Solakovic passed away
Sarajevo Times
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June 29, 2025
The distinguished professor, excellent surgeon and physician prof. Ph.D. Emir Solaković who had a rare gift. He approached his patients in a special way, understood their pain and talked to them in a special way. His departure is not only a loss...
History Today: How the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo sparked World War I
Firstpost
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June 28, 2025
As part of Firstpost’s History Today series, June 28 stands out as a day that dramatically shaped global history across centuries. On this date in 1914, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo ignited a chain of events that led...
Heat wave across the Med sparks health and fire warnings
The Manila Times
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June 28, 2025
PARIS, France — Southern European countries braced Friday for a punishing weekend heatwave, with temperatures predicted to hit up to 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) and beyond, prompting health warnings and fears of wildfires. The searing heat...
'If it's a male child, kill him': Survivors recall the horror of the Srebrenica genocide
SBS
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Rukija Avdić cries as she recalls the night 30 years ago when her family and home were torn apart. It began with shouts. Run, run! The Serbian army has entered! Srebrenica is falling! Run! Avdić calls it "that catastrophe" — the massacre of around...
Deadly 'heat dome' to sizzle Britain: Weather phenomenon set to bring 47C temperatures to Europe will also bake the UK - triggering Glastonbury health alert
Daily Mail
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June 27, 2025
Britain will be gripped by a 36C heatwave from today bringing a 'rise in deaths' as a blowtorch 'heat dome' developing over Europe begins to impact the UK's weather. An amber heat health alert was activated at midday today ahead of what could be...
Heatwave across the Mediterranean sparks health and fire warnings
Inquirer
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June 28, 2025
PARIS, France – Southern European countries braced Friday for a punishing weekend heatwave, with temperatures predicted to hit up to 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) and beyond, prompting health warnings for residents and tourists plus fears of...
Mediterranean heatwave sparks health, fire warnings, Malta not spared
Times of Malta
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June 27, 2025
Southern European countries braced Friday for a punishing weekend heatwave, with temperatures predicted to hit up to 40 degrees Celsius and beyond, prompting health warnings for residents and tourists plus fears of wildfires. Malta is forecast to...
Heatwave Across The Med Sparks Health And Fire Warnings
International Business Times
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June 27, 2025
Southern European countries braced Friday for a punishing weekend heatwave, with temperatures predicted to hit up to 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) and beyond, prompting health warnings for residents and tourists plus fears of wildfires. The...
Water Prices in Sarajevo to Increase Starting July 1
Sarajevo Times
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June 26, 2025
At today’s session, the Government of the Sarajevo Canton adopted a decision to adopt a revised price list for the municipal service of drinking water supply and wastewater collection and treatment, provided by KJKP “Vodovod i kanalizacija” d.o.o....
Record 769 arrests and USD 65 million in illicit pharmaceuticals seized in global bust
International Criminal Police Organization
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SINGAPORE – An INTERPOL-coordinated operation across 90 countries has resulted in the seizure of 50.4 million doses of illicit pharmaceuticals worth USD 65 million, highlighting the alarming scale of the global trade in unapproved and counterfeit...