News archive of July 2017

The Herakleidon Museum in Athens presents "Voyage: Seafaring and Shipbuilding in Greece from Antiquity to Modern Times." The show explores the history of maritime voyages and naval architecture through about 40 handmade wooden models of Greek ships which plied the seas from prehistoric times to the middle of the 20th century.

Rasim Ljajic says the state will have to "at some point" annul a government regulation protecting the price of bread made with type-500 flour.

The minister of trade, tourism and telecommunications told Tanjug that such a recommendation has arrived from the European Commission "on several occasions."

Bulgarian companies are interested in the Pirallahi Industrial Park and currently exploring the possibilities for future cooperation, according to AzerNews.

PHOTO: TANJUG / MARKO DJOKOVIC

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has emphasized that, in regard to Kosovo, he wants to start on a new path.

Although the Serbs are not ready for that, he will not ease up, he said.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claimed victory on July 31 in an internationally criticized election for an assembly to rewrite the constitution, but the opposition cried fraud and vowed to keep protesting despite a deadly crackdown.

Australian officials say they have arrested four men in connection with a plot to bomb an airplane, following Saturday evening raids. Police say the plot was “Islamic-inspired.”

President Vladimir Putin has said the United States would have to cut 755 diplomatic staff in Russia and warned of a prolonged gridlock in its ties after the U.S. Congress backed new sanctions against the Kremlin.

Putin added bluntly that Russia was able to raise the stakes with America even further, although he hoped this would be unnecessary.

Apple has removed software allowing internet users to skirt China's "Great Firewall" from its app store in the country, the company has confirmed, sparking criticism that it was bowing to Beijing's tightening web censorship.

The United States said July 30 the time for talk over North Korea was "over," spurning a U.N. response to Pyongyang's latest ICBM launch in favor of bomber flights and missile defense system tests.

The time for talk on North Korea is “over”, the United States said, spurning a UN response to Pyongyang’s latest ICBM launch in favour of bomber flights and missile defence system tests.