In Tirana Zoo, captive animals are living with record-high temperatures up to 38° and stress caused by the noise of nearby building sites; A predominance of young trees, not tall enough to shade, and limited water resources make their life worse

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  Diaspora is remembering 35 years since the cargo ship Vlora docked in Bari, Italy, with 20.000 refugees fleeing the collapse of the communist regime; the disembarking of 8 August 1991 is the largest single-vessel mass migration landing in European history

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  The "Flamingo Revolution", a Gen Z-led protest movement originally targeting the investment project on unspoiled and protected Sazan Island, is now turning into a call against autocrats, corruption and global oligarchy and drawing international support

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  Hundreds of demonstrators marched in Tirana calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama and his government, following hours of protest outside the his office; 19 people have been arrested after clashes with police forces

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  The Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organized Crime SPAK has seized the bank accounts of Albania Land Development in an ongoing investigation into an alleged land appropriation scheme in the coastal area of Zvërnec

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