Kosovo holds gay pride parade

Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday in Kosovo’s capital – Pristina to attend a gay pride parade for the second straight year in the capital. The event held in Pristina’s main square was followed by music and participants held rainbow flags and banners reading “In the Name of Freedom,” which was also the slogan of this year’s parade. The event was attended by a government minister the mayor of Pristina, as well as ambassadors accredited to Kosovo.

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BIRN Reality Check: What Has Albania’s AI ‘Minister’ Achieved So Far?

Nearly a year after Prime Minister Edi Rama introduced an AI chatbot as a ‘virtual minister’ in his cabinet to tackle corruption, has the technology been a success? Original post Here

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Weather today: Cloudy skies, rain and thunderstorms

TIRANA, August 14 – Albania will experience broadly similar weather conditions today, August 14. Skies will remain mostly clear, with moderate cloud cover that will occasionally become denser over mountainous areas in the south and southeast. Meanwhile, light rain is expected across most of the country. Short thunderstorms may occur …

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Egnatia overturn Shamrock defeat to reach Europa League play-off

TIRANA, August 14 – Albanian champions Egnatia reached the Europa League play-off after a 5-1 win over Shamrock Rovers in Rrogozhina. The result overturned their 3-1 first-leg defeat and secured a meeting with Norwegian side Lillestrom. Egnatia have also secured a place in the Conference League league phase. This applies …