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Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios announced that he will not play this year’s grass season, including Wimbledon, due to worsening knee injury and joint problems that have troubled him for several seasons. Kyrgios has played only one Grand Slam tournament in the last three years, losing in the first round of this year’s Australian Open….
The fragrance encyclopedia Fragrantika has named Chanel Coco Mademoiselle the best women’s perfume of all time. This perfume, introduced over 20 years ago, is known for its exceptional floral scent with notes of orange, bergamot, mandarin, jasmine, ylang-ylang, mimosa, rose, vanilla, patchouli, and white musk. Its popularity remains strong, and before this recognition, it received…
The play “Naličje” by the Montenegrin National Theatre, an original project by Boris Liješević, won two Sterija Awards at the 70th Sterija Festival in Novi Sad. Boris Liješević was awarded for directing, while actor Aleksandar Radulović received the award for acting achievement. The play was among nine in the competitive selection in the Krugovi program,…
Organized by the General Consulate of Montenegro in New York, a gathering of the Montenegrin diaspora focused on successful women from New York and surrounding US states was held. Representatives from both government and opposition in Montenegro, including members of the government and parliament, attended with the aim of strengthening ties between the diaspora and…
The main topic of article ID 13304 is the air quality in Montenegro, reporting that the air quality this morning is very good in several cities. Additionally, the article includes a range of current political and social topics in Montenegro, such as changes in committees, infrastructure projects, and other news. The second article (ID 13790)…
The European Commission has assessed that Montenegro has met the criteria to close Chapter 5 on public procurement in its EU accession negotiations. Montenegro has made significant progress in aligning its legislation with the EU acquis, strengthening administrative capacities, and ensuring transparency in the public procurement system. Although vulnerabilities remain in the anti-corruption framework, there…
A bus full of students from the Nikodije Stojanović elementary school in Prokuplje caught fire today near Boljevac, specifically near the village of Krivi Vir. All students and teachers were evacuated in time and no one was injured. The bus was completely destroyed by fire, and the children are currently accommodated at the Balašević motel…
Egypt has announced an ambitious project to redirect about 7% of the Nile River’s water to the desert west of Cairo, aiming to create a new agricultural delta and urbanize the area. The project involves irrigating nearly one million hectares of land and building a new city called Jirian, which will include residential, commercial, and…
At the national handball championship held in Bar, elementary school students from Bijelo Polje won titles in both male and female categories. In the female category, Marko Miljanov Elementary School took first place, while in the male category, Dušan Korać Elementary School won the title. The competition was part of the 42nd school sports games,…
More than 100 prisoners escaped from a jail in Karachi after being temporarily relocated from their cells due to a mild earthquake. During the escape, a shootout occurred resulting in one prisoner killed and three security personnel injured. Police have recaptured 78 escapees, with the search for the remaining ongoing. The incident led to heightened…
