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Albania pushes out boat to save worlds rarest seal

Vlora, Albania (AFP) April 12, 2023 - A team of Albanian marine biologists scan the azure waters of the Ionian Sea for a sign of one of the rarest marine mammals in the world.

New museum will celebrate the Albanians who risked their lives to shield Jews from Nazi persecution – and whose story has remained largely untold.

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

'Seals feed mainly on fish, squid and shellfish. Less fish means fewer opportunities for them,' said Baci Dyrmishaj, a fisherman in Vlora.

Environmentalists and the European Commission were already alarmed by Albanian plans to build an airport in a coastal region rich in biodiversity. Now one of the partners in the project has pulled out, taking its airport expertise with it.

The Muslim-majority country is known as the only Nazi-occupied territory during World War II where the Jewish population increased.

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Albanian government on Wednesday formally designated the Vjosa River and its tributaries a national park, starting with an investment of some $80 million (75 million euros) to stop wastewater being poured into the river.

The Albanian government on Wednesday formally designated the Vjosa River and its tributaries a national park, starting with an investment of some $80 million to stop wastewater being poured into the river. Authorities held a ceremony in a move aimed at preserving what they called one of the last wild rivers in Europe, which runs

The exhibition thus brings together a group of artists, many of whom originate from, work within or in relation to territories bordering the Mediterra