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A passport for Markovski, the Appeals Court for Gerasimovski, faecal bacteria in the water, four years with no accounts

A judge returned the passport of a man accused over a 1.7 million euro tender, then retired three days later....

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A bridge broken by an excavator, water in Gostivar and Rič, Skopje 2028 withdrawn, a judge elected with 64 votes

In almost every story today, the information existed before the damage: the excavator's plan was visible for two days, the...

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Gostivar without water, BMZ off to Poland, fires near Veles, diesel at 98.50

Twenty-two days of sewage in the water supply, and the health watch now shifts to hepatitis. A factory that promised...

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White foam in the Lepenec, water in Gostivar, a budget revision with 64 votes, diesel at 98.50

The river cleaned itself, the tap water in Gostivar still is not drinkable, and the budget revision passed without a...

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Cocaine under a teddy bear, a loan to pay a Chinese loan, 63 years since the earthquake, a skull near Labunista

Today Macedonia's institutions were loudest when announcing things and commemorating things, and quietest when a number was required. „A larger...

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Theft in Dracevo, UNESCO on Ohrid, water in Gostivar, twelve fires

Five million euros of damage at a substation nobody was guarding, 456 unenforced demolition orders in Ohrid, and water that...

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Storms over Ohrid, metal over Karpoš, 456 unenforced UNESCO orders, oil above 100 dollars

A day of unfinished cleanup: the storm left speedboats on dry land and metal over people's heads, UNESCO gave us...

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Ohrid before UNESCO, a pricier bus tender, a passport scam and snow in mid-July

The day passed under the sign of institutions that announce, inspect and tender - but rarely carry through. From 456...

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Gold at Tabanovce, Ahmeti and the flag, 48 million in unpaid tax, post-storm inspections, water for Gostivar

A day in which the state measures damage, announces inspections and collects selectively - but rarely answers the questions that...

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A Hurricane Over Macedonia, a Collapsed Roof in Karpoš, Poisoned Water in Gostivar, a 46-Billion Rebalance

A hurricane-force wind flattened roofs, trees and flagpoles in a matter of hours - and showed how easily infrastructure falls...

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Gostivar Drank Poisoned Water, a Budget Rebalance, Four Men for Domestic Violence, Lakes Full of Sewage

A day when almost every story leads to the same point - an institution that exists but doesn't work. The...

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Gostivar's Water, Ohrid Near the Black List, a Sign Without Albanian, Three Dead at Blace

A day when the institutions had the reports but not the answers: coffee-coloured water in Gostivar, Ohrid on the edge...

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