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  1. Griffiths & Watt in Scotland squadRead the original story w/Photo

    4 hrs ago | BBC News

    Hibernian's top scorer Leigh Griffiths has been called up to the Scotland squad for next month's World Cup qualifier against Croatia.

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  2. Ryanair profits and revenues rise by 13%Read the original story w/Photo

    5 hrs ago | RTE.ie

    ... in Greece, Eindhoven and Maastricht in the Netherlands, Fez and Marrakech in Morocco, Krakow in Poland, and Zadar in Croatia. The airline said that fuel costs rose by over 290m during the year and now represent 45% of total costs. Its ancillary ...

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  3. Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land minesRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | Polk County Democrat

    ... researchers are training them to find unexploded mines littering their country and the rest of the Balkans. When Croatia joins the European Union on July 1, in addition to the beauty of its aquamarine Adriatic sea, deep blue mountain lakes and lush ... 1 comment

  4. Honeybees trained to sniff out landmines in CroatiaRead the original story w/Photo

    14 hrs ago | Ars Technica

    ... in the Department of Agriculture at Zagreb University, has been exploring using bees to find landmines since 2007 . Croatia, Bosnia-Hercegovina, and other countries from former Yugoslavia still have around 250,000 buried mines that were left there ...

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  5. Snoop, Iggy Azalea And A$AP Rocky To Headline Fresh IslandRead the original story w/Photo

    15 hrs ago | Urban Music News Network

    Fresh Island festival happens in July on the party beach of Zcre, Croatia. They've just added Iggy Azalea to the international headline acts, which already include Snoop and A$AP Rocky.

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  6. Major Croat towns to get mayors in second roundRead the original story w/Photo

    19 hrs ago | B92

    Candidates of Croatia's ruling center-left coalition led by the SDP party will be running in the second round of local elections in four largest towns.

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  7. Croatian Scientists Train Honeybees to Sniff Out LandminesRead the original story

    23 hrs ago | KMID

    That's according to Tiramisu, the European Union sponsored program that's working with the University of Zagreb and others to find and destroy landmines.

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  8. Training Honeybees to Find Land MinesRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Neatorama

    In Croatia, unexploded mines dot the landscape and still kill people who find them.

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  9. Insurer PZU looking for acquisitions in the BalkansRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Warsaw Business Journal

    Poland's largest insurer PZU wants to buy a majority stake in Croatia Osiguranje, the Polish firm's chief executive Andrzej Klesyk said last week.

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  10. Croatians (and Americans) Training Honeybees to Sniff Out LandminesRead the original story w/Photo

    15 hrs ago | Mother Jones

    ... in the Department of Agriculture at Zagreb University, has been exploring using bees to find landmines since 2007. Croatia, Bosnia-Hercegovina and other countries from former Yugoslavia still have around 250,000 buried mines which were left there ...

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  11. The buzz: Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land minesRead the original story

    Yesterday | Inside Bay Area

    ... researchers are training them to find unexploded mines littering their country and the rest of the Balkans. When Croatia joins the European Union on July 1, in addition to the beauty of its aquamarine Adriatic sea, deep blue mountain lakes and lush ...

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  12. Could honeybees save Europe from land mines? Croatian scientists think soRead the original story

    Sunday | The Washington Post

    ... their country and the rest of the Balkans, are confident they can use bees for detecting land mines. ZAGREB, Croatia - Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on a fishing ...

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  13. Twenty Years On: The Unfinished Lives Of Bosnia's Romeo And JulietRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday | Weekday Magazine

    The story of Bosko Brkic and Admira Ismic ended with two short bursts from a sniper's rifle on a Sarajevo bridge the afternoon of May 19, 1993.

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  14. New Market Study Published: Billa doo in RetailingRead the original story

    Sunday | PR-inside.com

    2013-05-19 10:44:03 - Fast Market Research recommends "Billa doo in Retailing (Croatia)" from Euromonitor International, now available While the non-grocery business is expanding fast, Billa's grocery operation is stagnating. Lately, the strategy of ...

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  15. Catherine Ashton visits Croatia ahead of its EU membershipRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday May 16 | Deutsche Welle

    EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has expressed hope that all Balkan countries will follow the path of Croatia, set to join on July 1. The German parliament gave its consent for Croatia to be the 28th EU member.

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  16. Honey Bees are Secret Weapon in Search for Croatian LandminesRead the original story

    Sunday | International Business Times

    Scientists in Croatia say that bees can detect explosives thanks to their perfect sense of smell and might save hundreds of lives by finding unexploded mines.

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  17. Bank holiday getaways: Top 10 long weekend break dealsRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday | Mirror.co.uk

    ... Take advantage of Thomson Fly's new flights to Dubrovnik from Birmingham, Manchester and Gatwick, and go to Croatia for a family beach break. Stocking up at the open-air market in Gruz harbour for fresh seafood, vegetables and fruit makes ...

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  18. Top travel photos of the weekRead the original story

    Friday May 17 | Stuff.co.nz

    The barren Srdj plateau overlooking the UNESCO protected mediaeval city of Dubrovnik is a real estate developer's dream, offering breath-taking views of Croatia's top tourist destination.

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  19. FILM: Flat FeatRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday May 15 | Artforum Intl.

    EACH MAY, the depressed yet verdant city of Oberhausen, tucked into Germany's Ruhr industrial valley, plays host to one of the world's oldest, most storied and important showcases for short films.

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  20. Listen now or download MP3Read the original story w/Photo

    Friday May 17 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    ... initially accomplished through the use of makeshift camps. Quarantine was first introduced in 1377 in Dubrovnik on Croatia's Dalmatian Coast, and the first permanent plague hospital, known as lazarettos, was opened by the Republic of Venice in 1423. ...

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