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Egypt hands life sentence to man who hijacked airliner to Cyprus
An Egyptian court on Tuesday handed a life sentence to an Egyptian man who hijacked an airliner to Cyprus in 2016 using a fake explosive belt.
The charges included using intimidation and threats to seize a plane and abduct its passengers for a terrorist purpose, according to a judicial source.
Seif Eldin Mustafa has the right to appeal within 60 days.
A New Mobile Application Helps in Finding a Job
''We wanted to make the whole process of finding a job more enjoyable and accessible for young people, even more exciting and, accordingly, not to be unmotivating and unpleasant'', Konstantin Tsonev, one of the creators of an electronic job search platform, told BNR.
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Croatian Bike Workshop Gets Vulnerable on the Move
But free repairs are not the only unusual thing about the project. Since cycling is not only a matter of lifestyle but sometimes also a necessity, especially for people who can't afford a car or to use public transport, Biciklopopravljaona volunteers, in collaboration with other associations, have also been helping refugees, asylum seekers or other poor citizens outside Zagreb get around.
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Bill foresees tighter rules for state officials, employers
Failure by individuals within the competent agencies of the state or local authority officials to send the required documents for the licensing of strategic investments within the given deadline will be punished with a minimum suspension of three months, according to the investment incentives bill that the Development Ministry has put up for consultation until Tuesday.
Over 3 million passengers at Athens Airport last month
Passenger traffic at Athens International Airport topped 3 million in August for the first time thanks to a 5.2 percent annual increase, data showed on Tuesday.
The boost to traffic came from international passengers, whose numbers increased 8.1 percent, while domestic traffic declined 1.1 percent from August 2018.
Rumen Radev's Veto Will Be Discussed Today
The veto of President Rumen Radev, with which he returned the Law on Military Intelligence for a new examination, comes to the plenary today, BGNES reported.
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Troubled firms may be let off from labor contracts
The leadership of the Labor Ministry is considering introducing an "exemption clause" for the obligatory implementation of a sector-specific collective labor contract for companies on the verge of shutting down. It is possible that such a regulation will be included in the draft law for investment incentives to be tabled in Parliament this week.
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Sofia to Host more than 200 Sports Events as Part of Its European Capital of Sport Campaign
In 2020, Sofia will host over 200 sports events as part of its European Capital of Sport campaign. This emerged at a news conference Tuesday with Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova and Elen Gerdzhikov, chairman of the Sofia Municipal Council and head of the European Capital of Sport Foundation, BTA reported.
Body of second diver recovered off Karpathos
Divers of the Greek coast guard's Underwater Missions Team on Monday recovered the body of a second diver who went missing off Karpathos over the weekend.
On Sunday, authorities said that two foreign nationals,.aged 60 and 30, had been found dead in an underwater cave off the island in the southeastern Aegean.
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2 divers found dead off Karpathos island
Authorities say two foreign nationals have been found dead in an underwater cave off the island of Karpathos, in southeast Greece.
The two men, aged 65 and 30, had dived to a depth of 45 meters (150 feet) inside the cave Saturday. A third diver who went inside the cave turned back due to a lack of air and broke surface, without finding his companions. He then alerted the authorities.
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