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Catholic monks revive Bosnian cheese tradition
ReutersBy Daria Sito-Sucic BANJA LUKA, Bosnia, June 13 (Reuters) - Three Roman Catholic monks are fighting to keep alive a monastic cheese-making tradition in Bosnia that has been passed down by word of mouth for 130 years. The pale yellow Trappist cheese made...Tags: Death and Dying Customs, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Cheese, Roman Catholicism
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Chinese firms invest in emerging markets energy for EU toehold
ReutersBy Maja Zuvela STANARI, Bosnia, June 11 (Reuters) - When China's Dongfang Electric Corp. bid to build the Stanari power plant in northern Bosnia, the strategy was simple: sacrifice profits for a toehold in emerging Europe. Against little competition...Tags: Balkan Peninsula, Electricity Production and Distribution, Metal and Mineral, Politics, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd.
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Bosnians protest over row that leaves babies in ID limbo
Reuters* Some 5,000 protest in Sarajevo * Bosnians angered by row over ID numbers * Newborn babies unregistered since February By Daria Sito-Sucic SARAJEVO, June 11 (Reuters) - Around 5,000 Bosnians marched in Sarajevo on Tuesday to voice growing public...Tags: Justice System, Politics, Human Rights, Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Crime, Law and Justice
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Protesters allow out bankers, lawmakers trapped in Bosnian parliament
ReutersSARAJEVO, June 7 (Reuters) - Around 1,500 lawmakers, government employees and international bankers stuck inside Bosnia's parliament for 14 hours were allowed to leave the building in the early hours of Friday after a deal was reached with blockading...Tags: Parliament, Family, Justice System, Germany, Politics
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FACTBOX-Aluminium smelter cutbacks
ReutersJune 7 (Reuters) - More aluminium smelters are cutting capacity to help erode the mountain of inventories that has long overshadowed the market, and bring supply and demand into balance. On Thursday, Bosnia's sole aluminium smelter, Aluminij Mostar, said...Tags: Germany, Alcoa Incorporated, Jamaica, Century Aluminum Company, Bankruptcy
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War crimes suspect extradited from NY to native Bosnia to be tried on torture, killing charges
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — Federal officials say a New York man has been extradited to his native Bosnia-Herzegovina to be tried for war crimes committed in the 1990s, including the torture of one prisoner and the slaying of another. Acting Assistant...Tags: War Crimes, Bosnian War (1992-1995), Murder
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Ind. Guard promotes 1st African-American general
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana National Guard is getting its first African-American brigadier general. The Guard says that Col. Wayne Black has been promoted to the position of assistant adjutant general. A promotion ceremony will be held...Tags: Wesleyan University
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Proud to be an American: The Maryland Defense Force Band to perform Sunday
marieg@herald-mail.comThe powerful chord struck by most patriotic American songs isn’t necessarily the music. It’s the sentiment. Songs like “The Star-Spangled Banner” or “Battle Hymn of the Republic” can lift spirits during hard times,...Tags: Music Theater, Gerald Ford, Concerts, Theater, Education
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Hezbollah leader affirms support for Assad in Syria
BEIRUT — The leader of the militant group Hezbollah on Saturday aligned his powerful movement squarely behind the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad and vowed victory against Syrian rebels, whom he assailed as proxy warriors for the West...Tags: Lebanon, National Government, Iran, Politics, Religion and Belief
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Balkan states back TAP, IAP gas pipeline projects
ReutersTIRANA, May 23 (Reuters) - Four Balkan states backed the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project on Thursday, weeks before the Shah Deniz 2 consortium picks between TAP and its rival Nabucco West project. The TAP project aims to bring 10 billion cubic...Tags: Azerbaijan, Turkey, Albania, Germany, Hungary
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Bosnia under pressure to change if it wants EU membership
Reuters* Bosnia's EU prospects falling further behind * Brussels says can assist, facilitate where needed * Sarajevo needs to act or face consequences By Martin Santa BRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - Bosnia is falling behind on commitments to human rights and...Tags: Parliament, Civil Rights, Politics, Human Rights, Justice and Rights
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Maryland National Guard celebrates foreign partnerships
For Capt. Martin Noorsalu, deploying to Afghanistan with the Maryland National Guard last year was an unusual opportunity. Noorsalu is one of only a dozen helicopter pilots in the Estonian Air Force. The sole air defense service of the former Soviet...
Tags: Afghanistan, Balkan Peninsula, NATO, Annapolis, Armed Forces
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