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Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has sought to allay public concerns over Disease X, a theoretical virus believed to be 20 times deadlier than COVID-19, stating that it's not a real thing.

"A presumed disease. Disease X, as the [World Health Organization] WHO calls it. It has no equivalent in real life," Koca said on social media platform X on Jan. 24, attempting to calm fears.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has had to cancel a planned visit to the United States after coming down with flu, government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis confirmed on Tuesday.

DAVOS - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in Davos on Thursday evening he had had a very good meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during the World Economic Forum meeting and that he had asked her that the EU do everything in its power to influence Pristina not to stop payment transactions with central Serbia.

Greece has addressed the migration issue more effectively than most of its European counterparts, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in an interview with journalist Richard Quest on CNN on Friday.

Prime Minister Acad. Nikolai Denkov, during discussions with Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe at the World Economic Forum in Davos, unveiled Bulgaria's ambitious goal of becoming a member of the euro area by January 1, 2025.

Pakistan's Prime Minister will hold an emergency security meeting on Friday with military and intelligence chiefs after trading deadly air strikes with Iran on militant targets this week.

The rare military actions in the porous border region of Baluchistan — shared between the two countries — has further stoked regional tensions already enflamed by the Israel-Hamas war.

The impact of the growing tension in the Red Sea region and its impact on global trade, along with the escalating crisis in the Middle East, was raised by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday, noting that "now that we are trying to bring down inflation, any disruption in supply lines can only complicate the effort that central banks are making."

DAVOS - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos on Thursday.

DAVOS - Since 2012-2013, Serbia has succeeded in more than doubling its total GDP from 32 bln euros to almost 69 bln euros, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said at a World Economic Forum (WEF) discussion panel in Davos on Thursday.

Vucic noted that the IMF had projected Serbia's GDP to grow 3.5 pct in 2024 but that he believed the growth rate would reach 3.6 pct.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov, participating in the World Economic Forum in Davos, emphasized the collective responsibility of Europe in supporting Ukraine during a CNBC interview. Denkov stressed that Ukraine's fight extends beyond its borders and urged European unity for strength.