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Huge blaze threatens village in southern Croatia
Several dozen residents were evacuated from a village in southern Croatia on Tuesday as firefighters struggled to keep a raging forest fire away from houses, state television HRT reported. It said a huge blaze had surrounded the village of Trstenik on the southern Peljesac peninsula, one of Croatia's most famous wine-growing regions, during the night. A fire line more than two kilometers (1.2 miles) long was still devouring a thick pine forest and vineyards on Tuesday morning, the television...
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Aberdeen FC fan loses finger while celebrating Croatia victory
The man, a 37-year-old dad from Ellon, had his finger ripped off after his wedding ring got caught in some fencing at the match in Rijeka. It is understood that the fan was injured just moments after Andrew Considine’s opening goal at HNK Rijeka’s Stadion Kantrida.
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Russian nuclear project in Finland stalls over Croatia investor
Plans to build a Russian nuclear reactor in Finland suffered a setback on Thursday afterthe government said its probe into the ownership of a Croatian investor pointed to Russia. The Croatian company reported a net profit of just $20,000 last year and has Russia-born owners, its documents and Finnish media reports showed.
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Croatia Offers to Take in 550 Refugees
Croatia on Thursday offered to take in 550 refugees from outside Europe, implementing an EU Council decision to help 60,000 refugees and asylum seekers, mainly from Syria and Eritrea.
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Delayed bridge bypassing Bosnia goes ahead
A long-awaited bridge connecting two separate parts of Croatia has finally been given the go-ahead. Bridge will connect mainland Croatia to its southern peninsula, skirting Bosnia.
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Irish student drowns in Croatia
Eamon had travelled to a music festival in the city as part of a large group of young people from Galway including his twin brother Liam.
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Magic sign 5th overall pick Mario Hezonja
The Orlando Magic have signed first-round draft pick Mario Hezonja.
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Bulgaria Defeats Croatia 3-2 in Women's Volleyball World Grand Prix - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
The Bulgarian women's national volleyball team achieved a victory in the opening round of Group 2's Pool M of the FIVB World Grand Prix. Bulgaria defeated Croatia 3-2 (25-18, 23-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-12) on Friday and at present occupies the first place in Pool M.
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Dubrovnik Summer Festival's website hacked
The Dubrovnik Summer Festival's website was on Tuesday morning hacked by messages that call for the end of wars in Syria, Libya and Iraq, the festival's spokeswoman Karla Labas said.
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Captain Dragan Vasiljković faces justice in Croatia
Balkans paramilitary commander Dragan Vasiljkovic will finally face questioning in Croatia over war crimes allegations after an extraordinary decade-long legal saga and what will be the first successful extradition of an accused war criminal from Australia.
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Croatia - from music festivals to coastal cruising
Web searches for holidays to Croatia are reportedly soaring, perhaps in part due to its starring role in Game of Thrones and the multitude of music festivals that liven up its coast during the summer months. What's more, there are new flights, new trips... even new festivals to tempt visitors there this summer, whether to its historic cities or ravishing, island-speckled coastline.
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The centipede from hell: 'Hades' creature found 3,600ft underground
Scientists have found a new centipede under mountains in Croatia. It was named Geophilus hadesi after the Greek god of the underworld. The fearsome predator has powerful jaws and poison glands and it is one of only two centipedes that spends its whole life underground.
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Split ready for Ultra Europe festival
Over 150,000 visitors from some 140 countries and more than a hundred DJs are expected in Split's Poljud Stadium as well as at other venues on the islands of Hvar, Brač and Vis, according to the organisers and the city authorities who held a news conference this past Thursday.
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FIBA U19 World Championship: USA tops Croatia in overtime to win gold medal
The United States received its toughest challenge in the FIBA U-19 World Championship in the gold medal game. Croatia's Luka Bozic made his first of two free throws with four seconds left to tie the score in regulation, but missed the final attempt. The game headed into overtime, where Jalen Brunson and Jayson Tatum carried the USA to a 79-71 victory to claim gold on Sunday in Greece.
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Dinamo Zagreb arrests: Croatia football officials held
Two senior officials with Croatia's leading football club are arrested on suspicion of embezzlement and tax evasion, police say.
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Police Arrest President of Self-Declared Liberland, Newest Micronation
Croatian border police have arrested the president of Liberland, the world's newest micronation, for an attempt to reach the territory of his country situated on the disputed area between Croatia and Serbia, local media said Sunday.
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Croatia writes off debts of 60,000 poorest citizens
'Chance for a new start', the Croatian government have gotten creditors on board a plan to erase the debts of some 60,000 poorest citizens. The “fresh start” scheme targets less than 1 percent of the entire debt, but is hoped to boost the economy in the long-term.
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Dortmund Should Take Chance on Kramarić
Andrej Kramarić has already scored 24 goals this season and has the potential to become the “next Robert Lewandowski” - Borussia Dortmund should definitely use the opportunity to sign the Croatian marksman in January.
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German WWII dive bomber found off Croatia
A rare, well-preserved German World War II dive bomber has been found in Croatia's central Adriatic more than seven decades after it was shot down, the national conservation institute says.
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Croatia Produces World Cup Advert That is Shockingly Good [Video]
Just weeks away from the World Cup, Croatia - not world renown for their television programming - has created a genius advert that is sure to bring excitement and increase the anticipation before the competition begins.
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