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The lawsuit filed on Monday said Kante is entitled to more than $20 million in profit from the infringing music. Representatives for Kante, Lipa and WMG did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Tuesday. Kante's website said he has played the Talk Box on songs by musicians including rappers Kanye West, Big Boi and J. Cole. The lawsuit said producer Stephen Kozmeniuk approached Kante in 2019 about creating a talk-box track to use on "Levitating." "Levitating" was released on Dua Lipa's hit 2020 album "Future Nostalgia."
Persons: Singer Dua Lipa, Florion, Bosko Kante, Kante, Lipa's, WMG, Lipa, Sandy Linzer, Russell Brown, Kanye, Big, J, Cole, Stephen Kozmeniuk, DJ, Madonna, Missy Elliott, DaBaby, Blake Brittain, David Bario, Richard Chang Organizations: Singer Dua, Skanderbeg, REUTERS, Warner Music Group, Kante, Thomson Locations: Tirana, Albania, Dua Lipa, Los Angeles, British, Lipa, Washington
But recent setbacks for the most powerful Iranian opposition group have some observers wondering whether its glory days are numbered. The MeK believes these actions were part of a “policy of appeasement” of the regime in Tehran, a top representative from the group told CNN in an email interview. Gobadi told CNN the raid “was carried out at the behest or under pressure” from Iran. ‘Illegal and subversive activity’An Albanian foreign ministry coordinator told CNN by email that the country has not provided any seized material to Iran. Gobadi told CNN that that speakers or attendees have never received payments from the MeK.
Persons: Mike Pompeo, John Bolton, Mike Pence, Saddam Hussein, bode, ” Shahin Gobadi, Ashraf, Gobadi, , ” Gobadi, cyberattack, Albania “, Saud, Maryam Rajavi, Bryan Olin Dozier, Prince Turki al, Faisal, Al Faisal, ’ “, Emanuel Macron, Ebrahim Raisi, Trita Parsi, , Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Liz Truss, Ali Ahmadi, ” Ahmadi, Alex Vatanka, ” Vatanka Organizations: CNN, United States National Security, Foreign Affairs, National Council of Resistance, Paris, Washington Summit, Organization of Iranian, Communities, Hyatt, Quincy Institute, British, Geneva Centre, Security, Middle East Institute Locations: Iran, Islamic Republic, Albania, France, Tehran, Paris, Tirana, Albanian, Saud Arabia, Washington ,, Saudi Arabia, Saudi, al, Riyadh
[1/3] Former U.S. president Bill Clinton delivers his speech during a welcoming in Tirana, Albania, July 3, 2023. REUTERS/Florion GogaTIRANA, July 3 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, largely credited for ending the Kosovo war more than two decades ago, on Monday told Kosovo's government to stop its actions in the Serb majority north, where tension has flared over the past few months. But the real thing we need to do is to stop this foolishness," Clinton said during a ceremony in Tirana where he received a medal from Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama. The United States and the European Union, Kosovo's main allies, have mainly blamed Prime Minister Albin Kurti for igniting tension in the north by installing four mayors in their offices with police despite objections from local Serbs. In Belgrade, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said growing tensions between Belgrade and Pristina "cause great concern, as well as the increase in violence".
Persons: Bill Clinton, Kosovo's, Clinton, Albin Kurti, Mark Rutte, Aleksandar Vucic, Rutte, Fatos Bytyci, Aleksandar Vasovic, Sonali Paul Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, Former U.S, Monday, NATO, Albania's, Edi Rama, Kosovo, Serbia's, European Union, Dutch, EU, Thomson Locations: Tirana, Albania, Florion, TIRANA, Former, Kosovo, Pristina, Serbia, Serbian, Kosovo Albanian, United States, Belgrade, Europe, Ukraine, Florion Goga
TIRANA, July 3 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton on Monday met 12 children and men from Kosovo who were named after him in gratitude for his role in stopping the 1998-99 Kosovo War. Clinton, who served as president from 1993 to 2001, is regarded as a hero in Kosovo and Albania for launching NATO air strikes against Serbia's forces in 1999. The strikes halted the war and allowed nearly 1 million Albanian refugees in Kosovo to return to their homes. Others who spoke at the ceremony included Klinton Gashi, Klinton Bajgora and Klinton Ferizi. Clinton also met three girls who were named after his wife, Hillary Clinton, who served as U.S. secretary of state under former President Barack Obama.
Persons: Bill Clinton, Clinton, Klinton Berisha, Klinton, Ferizi, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Hillary Alidema, Fatos Bytyci, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Former U.S, Monday, NATO, Goga, Thomson Locations: TIRANA, Former, Kosovo, Albania, Tirana, Balkans, Serbia, Washington
U.S. District Judge Sunshine Sykes said Artikal Sound System failed to argue that the writers of "Levitating" ever had access to the group's 2017 song "Live Your Life." Sykes gave the group an opportunity to file a new complaint. Representatives for Lipa and Artikal Sound System did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Sykes on Monday agreed with Lipa that Artikal Sound System's complaint failed to show that the defendants could have encountered its song before writing "Levitating." Sykes said this was not enough to demonstrate the song was widely disseminated enough that the "Levitating" songwriters could have heard and copied it.
Persons: Florion, Lipa's, Sunshine Sykes, Sykes, Sandy Linzer, Russell Brown, Don Diablo, Blake Brittain, Richard Chang Organizations: Singer Dua, Skanderbeg, REUTERS, Dua Lipa, Warner Records, U.S, District, Thomson Locations: Tirana, Albania, British, Los Angeles, Florida, New York, Lipa, Washington
Albanian opposition protests against corruption, poverty
  + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
[1/5] People take part in the Albanian opposition anti-government protest in Tirana, Albania, February 11, 2023. Protesters, led by opposition leader Sali Berisha, hurled firecrackers at the entrance of government offices where hundreds of police officers in anti-riot gear blocked protesters from entering the building. Berisha, a former president and prime minister, is banned from entering the United States over alleged corruption. During the protest Berisha accused Prime Minister Rama of corrupting U.S. officials to lobby against him and against opposition parties. Rama, who is in his third term as prime minister, has denied all accusations of corruption.
Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, but Serbia and Serbs in north Kosovo have refused to recognise that and their licence plates are still being issued by Serbia. Serbs in north Kosovo have erected barricades and blocked roads for about three weeks following the arrest of former police officer Dejan Pantic by Kosovo police. Vucic has called on Serbs in the north to remove barricades, Petkovic added. Vucic and Kosovo Serb representatives will meet Wednesday evening near the Kosovo border and announce if the barricades will be removed, Petkovic said. Earlier on Wednesday, the United States, NATO and European Union urged maximum restraint by both sides in the standoff.
When Mark arrived at the Sofra e Ariut (Bear's Table) restaurant he was just a cub, said Scherk Trettin, estimating him to have been born in 1998. "Today I am not feeling good because they are taking the bear away. We have been used to living with (him)," said Misir Maxhuku, whose duties have included caring for Mark for the past four years. Four Paws says inadequate legislation means bears and other wild animals remain at risk of being abused as pets or tourist attractions in Albania, where has rescued 11 other bears. Reporting by Fatos Bytyci; editing by John StonestreetOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
[1/3] Albania's opposition Democratic Party leader Sali Berisha reacts after being punched in the face by a protestor, as the EU-Western Balkans summit takes place in Tirana, Albania, December 6, 2022. We will save Albania," Berisha told the crowd, pledging to halt the crime and poverty which are driving people to leave the country. The attacker was beaten by Berisha supporters and arrested by the police. The attack was condemned by Prime Minister Edi Rama. Berisha, a former president and prime minister, is banned from entering the United States over alleged corruption.
Father and son missing as floods hit northern Albania
  + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
TIRANA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - A father and son were missing in Albania on Sunday after their car was swept into a river during floods in the north of the country as heavy rains led emergency services to evacuate those at risk. A girl who was also in the car when it was caught in the flow of a swollen stream managed to escape, police said. Some schools were closed in the affected areas and Albanian emergency services had begun to evacuate people close to the town of Shkoder as a result of the flood danger. Albania, which relies all its electricity domestic production from hydro, has seen its worst drought in years during 2022, forcing the government to import more power. Reporting by Florion Goga; writing by Fatos BytyciOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
A group of men in Albania who were filmed carrying a dinghy at an anti-government protest have been falsely accused of staging the stunt in London to mock Britain. The clip shows six men carrying a black dinghy flying both the Albanian and British flags. But the video was captured during an anti-government protest in Tirana, Albania, on Nov. 12, and it shows the men carrying the dinghy to the front of the office of Prime Minister Edi Rama. Video and images captured by local news outlets show the same event with the same men from a different angle (here and here). The video was captured in Albania and shows people protesting corruption, rising poverty and a growing number of people leaving the country.
[1/2] People walk outside of the Sharm El Sheikh International Convention Centre during the COP27 climate summit opening in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt November 6, 2022. Climate action "requires more people on the street, more voices, more independent research, more independent reporting, more accountability when climate obligations are not met," said Tirana Hassan, Human Rights Watch's acting Executive Director. "That's not going to happen under governments such as the Egyptian government which is excluding civil society, independent journalism and academia," she told a meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh this week. Despite those criticisms some delegates argued that there was a benefit to holding the summit in Sharm el-Sheikh to shine a light briefly on Egypt's record. "This is a huge opportunity," Egyptian journalist and human rights advocate Hossam Bahgat said.
Anti-government protesters scuffle with police in Albania
  + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
[1/2] Supporters of the opposition party attend an anti-government protest in front of Prime Minister Edi Rama's office in Tirana, Albania, November 12, 2022. After demonstrating peacefully for around three hours, protesters broke through the police cordon around the government building and threw red and black paint. The protest is seen in Albania as an attempt by Berisha to flex his muscles before local elections in May 2023. Berisha, who has previously served both as president and prime minister, was barred in 2021 from entering the United States over alleged corruption. Reporting by Florion Goga, writing by Fatos Bytyci; editing by Christina FincherOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
"There is a proposal from the (EU) coordinator on the table and it will remain on the table. They have accused Iran of going backwards in the talks, something Tehran denies. "We hope that they will be honest and do not waste more time in order to pressure Iran." Colonna said the United States and its European partners shared an identical position on the question of resolving an investigation. A source close to Iran’s nuclear team said Tehran had lost interest in reviving a deal that can only last 2 years.
TIRANA, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Albania said on Sunday it was investigating why two Russians and a Ukrainian had tried to enter a military factory and police detained four Czech nationals also close to another military plant. Tirana-based media said the three suspects were bloggers who often visited abandoned military bases and other big plants in different countries. In a similar incident police said on Sunday four Czech nationals had been detained at the Polican military plant. The Polican plant was used during communism to produce ammunition for Russian made rifle AK 47, hand grenades, anti-personnel and anti-tank mines. Albania, a member of NATO since 2009, has joined the United States and other western countries to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine and has introduced sanctions against Moscow.
Debut fără victorie pentru echipele moldovenești în Europa Conference League! Milsami Orhei și Petrocub Hâncești au încheiat la egalitate partidele lor, iar Sfântul Gheorghe Suruceni a suferit o înfrângere usturătoare. Petrocub Hâncești a încheiat la fel la egalitate meciul cu gruparea macedoniană FK Sileks, scor 1-1. Golul vicecampioanei Moldovei a fost marcat de fundașul Maxim Potârniche în prelungirile primei reprize. Deținătoarea Cupei și Supercupei Moldovei, Sfântul Gheorghe Suruceni a fost învinsă de Partizani Tirana în partida jucată la Elbasan, scor 2-5.
Persons: Gheorghe Suruceni, Volkov Organizations: Europa Conference League, FK Sarajevo, FK Sileks, Supercupei Moldovei, Partizani Locations: Europa, Orhei, Hâncești, Herțegovinei, Partizani Tirana
Cluburile de fotbal din Moldova debutează în această săptămână în Cupele Europene! Prima echipă care începe aventura este deținătoarea titlului de campioană, Sheriff Tiraspol. "Galben-negrii" vor juca, miercuri, în Albania cu Teuta Durres în primul tur preliminar al Ligii Campionilor.Sheriff nu a mai întâlnit această echipă, însă a avut meciuri în competiţiile continentale intercluburi cu echipe albaneze.Teuta este o formaţie albaneză cu tradiţii, însă abia în acest sezon va debuta în Liga Campionilor. De-a lungul anilor, echipa a jucat în preliminariile Ligii Europei, însă nu a reușit să treacă mai departe de al doilea tur din calificări.Clubul are în palmares două titluri de campioană și a câștigat de patru ori Cupa Albaniei.Joi, 8 iulie, vor intra în competiție și celelalte trei reprezentante ale Moldovei în Cupele Europene. Petrocub Hâncești, Milsami Orhei și Sfântul Gheorghe Suruceni vor evolua în primul tur preliminar al UEFA Conference League.Milsami va juca pe teren propriu, la Orhei, cu FK Sarajevo, iar vicecampioana Petrocub și deținătoarea Cupei Sfântul Gheorghe Suruceni vor evolua în deplasare.Echipa din Hâncești se va confrunta cu FK Sileks din Macedonia de Nord, iar "sfinții" vor întâlni la Tirana formația locală Partizani.
Persons: Gheorghe Organizations: Sheriff Tiraspol, Ligii Campionilor.Sheriff, Liga Campionilor, Europei, Cupele Europene, UEFA Conference League.Milsami, FK Sarajevo, FK Sileks, Partizani Locations: Moldova, Albania, calificări.Clubul, Moldovei, Cupele, Hâncești, Orhei, Macedonia de Nord, Tirana
Zimbru Chișinău a început în fortă noua ediție a Diviziei Naționale de fotbal. „Galben-verzii” au învins acasă pe Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol fără drept de apel, scor 3-0. În prima repriză, Valeriu Gaiu a înscris în propria poartă. Radu Gînsari a înscris pentru „vulturii roșii” deja în minutul 11, iar în repriza secundă „sfinții” au obținut un penalty, transformat de Victor Stînă. „Mi-a plăcut cum a jucat echipa mea, cum a stat în plan fizic.
Persons: Valeriu, Eugeniu Sidorenco, Alexei Ciopa, Artur Patraș, Vlad Goian, Gheorghe, Radu Gînsari, Victor Stînă, Serghei Cebotari Organizations: Zimbru, Naționale, verzii, Dinamo - Auto, UEFA Europa Conference League, FK, FK Partizani Tirana Locations: Zimbru Chișinău, Dinamo - Auto Tiraspol, aseară, Orhei, FK Sarajevo, Bosnia, Herțegovina
Conducerea clubului a motivat decizia prin faptul că expirat contractul de arendă cu proprietarul stadionului din Suruceni.Astfel, Sfântul Gheorghe se mută la complexul sportiv Zimbru din capitală. Conform contractului de colaborare, care e valabil pe cinci ani, "sfinții" vor juca meciurile de acasă pe stadionul Zimbru-2. Astfel, a ajuns la un numitor comun de a ne transfera", a menționat Petru Ojog, director general SGS.Așadar, localitatea Suruceni rămâne fără fotbal. Deasemenea, noi rămânem Sfântul Gheorghe Suruceni cu identitatea noastră în raionul Ialoveni. Gruparea din Suruceni va juca în primul tur preliminar cu Partizani Tirana.
Persons: Gheorghe, Petru Ojog, Sfântul Gheorghe, Suruceni Organizations: Echipa, Cupa, Sheriff, UEFA Conference League, Partizani Tirana Locations: Suruceni, sat.Conducerea, Chișinău, Ialoveni, Supercupa Moldovei, Albania
Fotbalistul are 21 de ani și este discipol al clubului Dacia-Buiucani, iar de la începutul anului a fost împrumutat la formația Veles Moscova din liga a doua a Rusiei. Iosipoi este jucătorul naționalei de tineret a Moldovei, iar în acest an a debutat la prima reprezentativă, jucând două meciuri în martie cu Danemarca și Israel. Petrocub va juca în primul tur preliminar al UEFA Conference League cu gruparea FK Sileks din Macedonia de Nord. Şi proaspăta deținătoare a Supercupei Moldovei, Sfântul Gheorghe Suruceni, continuă să-și întărească lotul. "Sfinții" vor juca în primul tur preliminari al UEFA Conference League cu Partizani Tirana.
Persons: Petrocub, Jibril Ibrahim Organizations: Dacia, tineret, Moldovei, UEFA Conference League, Supercupei Moldovei, Partizani Tirana Locations: Buiucani, Moscova, Rusiei, Iosipoi, Danemarca, Israel, Macedonia de Nord
Sfântul Gheorghe Suruceni își întărește semnificativ ofensiva înaintea de a debuta în Cupele Europene. Fotbalistul are 26 de ani și este discipolul Academiei legendarului club sud-american Palmeiras. De-a lungul carierei, Pires a evoluat la echipe din ligile inferioare ale Braziliei, iar acum șapte ani a mai avut o experiență în Europa. Noua achiziție a "sfinților" va putea debuta pentru gruparea din Suruceni deja sâmbătă. Sfântul Gheorghe va lupta cu Sheriff Tiraspol pentru Supercupa Moldovei.
Persons: Suruceni, Gian Luca Silva Pires, american Palmeiras, Pires, El, Sfântul Gheorghe, Serghei Cebotari Organizations: Cupele Europene, Cupei Moldovei, Sheriff Tiraspol, Supercupa Moldovei, UEFA Conference League, Partizani Tirana Locations: Cupele, american, Braziliei, Europa, Supercupa
Echipele moldoveneşti şi-au aflat adversarii din Cupele Europene. Conform trageri la sorți de la Nyon, campioana Sheriff Tiraspol va întâlni în primul tur preliminar al Ligii Campionilor pe Teuta Durres din Albania. Echipa antrenată de Lilian Popescu va disputa meciul tur în deplasare, iar returul la Chișinău. "Milsami Orhei va juca în primul tur preliminar al UEFA Conference League cu multipla campioană a Bosniei și Herțegovinei, FK Sarajevo, echipă care în sezonul precedent a ajuns în play-off-ul Ligii Europei. Am văzut că au o echipă bună și va fi interesant să jucăm cu ei.
Persons: Lilian Popescu, Gheorghe Suruceni Organizations: Sheriff Tiraspol, Ligii Campionilor, UEFA Conference League.Așadar, Echipa, UEFA Conference League, FK Sarajevo, Europei, Partizani Tirana Locations: moldoveneşti, Cupele, Nyon, Albania, Hâncești, Macedonia de Nord, Chișinău, Orhei, Herțegovinei, deplasare.Meciurile
Parlamentul Albaniei a votat pentru destituirea preşedintelui ţării, Ilir Meta. El este acuzat de încălcarea Constituţiei, după ce s-ar fi implicat în campania electorală pentru alegerilor parlamentare din aprilie. Preşedintele este acuzat că în timpul campaniei electorale din primăvară l-a criticat pe premierul Edi Rama, al cărui partid a câştigat alegerile. Astfel, Parlamentul a creat o comisie pentru a investiga acţiunile şefului statului. Mandatul lui Ilir Meta se încheie în iulie anul viitor.
Persons: Meta, Preşedintele Locations: Albaniei, ţării, albanezi, Tirana
Sursa foto: uefa.comTot ce trebuie să ştii despre Conference League: premii, când încep echipele moldovenești"Retrogradarea" fotbalului moldovenesc din Europa League în Conference League ar putea avea un aspect pozitiv pentru noi: sunt şanse să se câştige bani mai mulţi. O echipă calificată în Grupe poate obţine în jur de 5 milioane de euro dacă are rezultate care să-i permită clasarea pe unul dintre primele două locuri. În ConferenceLeague vor fi 32 de echipe în grupe, după ce startul va fi luat de 184 de formaţii. Scopul celor de la UEFA este de a permite echipelor mai mici să joace într-o astfel de grupă. Toate cele 3 echipe din Moldova, Petrocub, Milsami și Sfântul Gheorghe, vor începe competiția din primul tur preliminar.
Persons: Gheorghe Organizations: League, Europa League, Conference League, UEFA, cupelor Europene, Tirana Europa League, Sevilla Liga Campionilor, Victoria Locations: Europa, Moldova, Petrocub, Tirana Europa, Sankt Petersburg
Guvernul albanez a trimis armata la aeroportul internațional care deservește capitala Tirana, unde întreg traficul a fost oprit ieri din cauza unei greve a controlorilor de trafic aerian. Premierul albanez a denunțat un „act grav de sabotaj” care „nu va fi tolerat” și a acuzat opoziția că ar fi în spatele acestei mișcări. Având în vedere aceste comportamente iresponsabile, nu putem exclude altele, periculoase pentru securitate”, a spus ministrul infrastructurii, Belinda Balluku. Volumul zborurilor a scăzut cu 57% în Albania comparativ cu traficul dinainte de pandemie. „Forţele armate şi-au sporit vigilenţa pentru a garanta perimetrul de securitate din jurul aeroportului”, a scris el.
Persons: Niko Peleshi, Balluku, acţiuni Organizations: Facebook, Agerpres Locations: Tirana, Albania, justiţie
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