Croatia

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Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe on the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, and Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to the southeast, and it shares a maritime border with Italy. Its capital and largest city Zagreb, forms one of the country's primary subdivisions, along with twenty counties. Croatia has an area of 56,594 square kilometres and a population of 4.07 million.

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Croatia's truffle hunters dig for gold A lockdown and falling demand put paid to Croatia's annual truffle fair this year, but men and their dogs are combing the country's northwestern tip as usual as the winter hunting season for the.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:42Published 3 days ago

Croatia and Portugal finalise training prep Croatia and Portugal train ahead of their UEFA Nations League, League A, Group 3 match. Credit: Reuters - Sports Duration: 02:30Published 2 weeks ago

Croatia, Estonia, Georgia and UK all reported record daily COVID-19 case counts on Thursday Europe has reached a fork in the road when it comes to COVID-19 with some countries that have implemented harsh restrictions seeing infection rates fall, while others are reporting record daily.. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:49Published 2 weeks ago

Back to Bosnia: Refugees trying to enter Croatia report abuse After being beaten in Croatia, many are sent back to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:59Published on October 24, 2020

Croatia train ahead of Nations League showdown with France VIDEO SHOWS: CROATIA TRAINING AHEAD OF UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE MATCH AGAINST FRANCE SLATED FOR WEDNESDAY RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SHOTLIST AND SCRIPT SHOWS: ZAGREB, CROATIA (OCTOBER 13, 2020) (REUTERS - Credit: Reuters - Sports Duration: 01:47Published on October 13, 2020

France train ahead of friendly against Ukraine France host Ukraine in an international friendly on Wednesday before two UEFA Nations League matches against Portugal and Croatia. Credit: Reuters - Sports Duration: 02:11Published on October 6, 2020

Mike Pompeo: We're praying for the president and the first lady's speedy recovery US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he and his wife have tested negativefor the coronavirus after they were examined on their aeroplane 20 minutesprior to landing in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on Friday. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:54Published on October 2, 2020

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Ronaldo to make Portugal return against France, Croatia Cristiano Ronaldo was on Thursday named in the Portugal squad to play a friendly against Andorra and Nations League matches against France and Croatia. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner tested positive.. WorldNews - Published on November 5, 2020

Oil firm whistleblower trapped in Croatian holiday hell A British lawyer exposed huge oil industry corruption - and now Monaco wants him extradited. BBC News - Published on October 30, 2020
Paraguay finds seven bodies in container shipment from Serbia Paraguay believes the seven "migrants" may have wanted to travel only from Serbia to Croatia. BBC News - Published on October 24, 2020
Croatia 1-2 France: Kylian Mbappe scores winner Kylian Mbappe scores the winner as France beat Croatia in a repeat of the 2018 World Cup final to maintain their unbeaten record in the Nations League. BBC News - Published on October 14, 2020

Nations League wrap: Portugal hold France in Paris Portugal kept their noses in front of France at the top of Nations League Group A3 after the two sides played out a goalless draw in Paris. Despite the scoreline both sides created plenty of chances at.. WorldNews - Published on October 12, 2020
Pompeo's China-smearing rhetoric not well received in Europe U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, long notorious for firing baseless accusations against China, moved up another notch in his China-smearing campaign during a five-day European tour in Greece,.. WorldNews - Published on October 7, 2020
Ronaldo: My career speaks for itself, I have nothing to prove Cristiano Ronaldo has hit back at critics who suggested that Portugal were perhaps a better team without him in the starting XI. Last week, Portugal were excellent as they defeated Croatia 4-1 in the.. WorldNews - Published on September 9, 2020
Spain’s Covid cases pass 500,000; Italy, Croatia reopen schools Madrid Desk, Sep 7 (efe-epa).- Spain became the first European Union country to confirm more than half a million Covid-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic and now sits in an unenviable ninth.. WorldNews - Published on September 8, 2020

Mbappe tests positive for coronavirus with PSG's Ligue 1 opener now in doubt Paris St-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe will miss France's Nations League match against Croatia on Tuesday after testing positive for coronavirus. BBC News - Published on September 7, 2020
Coronavirus: Croatia's culture capital Rijeka tries to salvage year The cheers had barely died down after Rijeka's opening ceremony when the pandemic struck. BBC News - Published on August 22, 2020
Coronavirus: Quarantine rules kick in after Saturday deadline passes Travellers returning from Croatia, Austria and Trinidad and Tobago must now self-isolate for two weeks. BBC News - Published on August 22, 2020	Croatia quarantine: Thousands of UK holidaymakers given Saturday deadline to return home Thousands of British holidaymakers have been given until the early hours of Saturday morning to return from Croatia in order to avoid quarantine measures. Independent - Published on August 20, 2020
Magic Johnson Hits Croatia On Annual Baller Summer Trip, COVID Can't Stop Us! Magic Johnson and his wife Cookie refuse to let that whole global pandemic thing stop them from their annual super-expensive, ballerrific Euro-Trip -- because they've just touched down in Croatia!.. TMZ.com - Published on August 15, 2020	Quarantine: Which countries could be next on post-travel quarantine lists? Countries remaining on quarantine-exempt list including Luxembourg, Belgium, Croatia and more report surge in Covid-19 infections Independent - Published on July 30, 2020
Dejan Lovren: Zenit St Petersburg sign Liverpool defender Russian club Zenit St Petersburg sign Croatia defender Dejan Lovren from Liverpool for £10.9m on a three-year deal. BBC News - Published on July 27, 2020	Klopp hails 'Liverpool legend' Lovren as defender signs for Zenit Russian club Zenit St Petersburg sign Croatia defender Dejan Lovren from Liverpool for £10.9m on a three-year deal. BBC News - Published on July 27, 2020
Croatia’s ruling conservatives win big in parliamentary vote The ruling conservatives overwhelmingly won Croatia’s parliamentary elections held Sunday amid a spike in new coronavirus cases as the latest European Union member state leaned further to the right... WorldNews - Published on July 6, 2020	Croatia votes for new government as virus woes loom Croatians are going to the polls today to choose a government to navigate the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in a general election campaign that has been dominated by the health crisis. The pandemic has.. WorldNews - Published on July 5, 2020
Novak Djokovic tests positive for coronavirus after exhibition series in Croatia, Serbia Novak Djokovic and his wife, Jelena, have tested positive for COVID-19, the star men's tennis player announced Tuesday. USATODAY.com - Published on June 23, 2020	Novak Djokovic under fire after two players tests positive for Covid-19 following his exhibition event World No.1 Novak Djokovic has come under fire after his ambitious Adria Tour tennis roadshow was brought to a sudden halt after two competing players confirmed they have contracted the Covid-19 virus... WorldNews - Published on June 22, 2020
Novak Djokovic Advances to Final of 2nd Stage of his Exhibition Tournament in Croatia World No.1 Novak Djokovic reached the final of his exhibition tournament in Zadar, Croatia, after easing through the round-robin group stage on the first day. This is the second stage of the Adria Tour.. WorldNews - Published on June 21, 2020	EU 'covered up' Croatia's failure to protect migrants from border brutality EU officials have been accused of an “outrageous cover-up” after withholding evidence of a failure by Croatia’s government to supervise police repeatedly accused of robbing, abusing and.. WorldNews - Published on June 15, 2020
Hungary, Croatia to lift border restrictions from Friday Hungary and Croatia will lift restrictions on cross-border travel from Friday as the novel coronavirus pandemic has subsided and remains under control in both countries, Hungarian foreign minister.. Reuters - Published on June 10, 2020	Bosnia to re-open borders with neighbouring countries on June 1 Bosnia will re-open borders closed by the coronavirus pandemic with neighbouring Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia on June 1 and lift restrictions for commercial flights, Prime Minister Zoran Tegeltija.. Reuters - Published on May 28, 2020
International students wonder if U.S. business school worth it in coronavirus era This summer, dozens of incoming students at New York's Columbia Business School had planned to sail around the coast of Croatia for a week to get to know each other. Instead, they are chatting online.. Reuters - Published on May 28, 2020	Bosnia and Croatia arrest eight suspected migrant smugglers Police from Bosnia, Croatia and regional agency Europol caught eight suspected traffickers on Wednesday and blocked the smuggling of 45 migrants into the European Union (EU), Bosnian authorities said. Reuters - Published on May 27, 2020
Croatia welcomes tourists braving coronavirus crisis A few intrepid European tourists have returned to Croatia's picturesque Adriatic coast, where the owners of yachts and campsites are hoping their relative isolation will bring the numbers up over the.. Reuters - Published on May 27, 2020	Serbian soldiers guard migrant camp near Croatia border Armed Serbian soldiers are now guarding a migrant camp on the border with Croatia in an attempt to prevent the migrants from trying to cross into the European Union. Reuters - Published on May 22, 2020
Croatia president calls parliamentary election for July 5 The Croatian President Zoran Milanovic called on Wednesday a parliamentary election for July 5, a statement issued by his office said. Reuters - Published on May 20, 2020	Croatia dissolves parliament ahead of election by July 12 Croatian lawmakers dissolved parliament on Monday, following last week's government proposal, ahead of parliamentary elections due to be held by July 12. Reuters - Published on May 18, 2020
Bosnia: Protesters condemn Mass for WWII Croat Nazi collaborators Thousands of people march in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo against a service to honour Nazi-allied Croatian soldiers. BBC News - Published on May 16, 2020	Croatian oyster farmers hope lockdown easing will save some of season's harvest Oyster farmers in Croatia are worried this season's harvest will go to waste as the outbreak of the new coronavirus means tourists, the main consumers of the delicacy on the Dalmatian coast, stay away. Reuters - Published on May 11, 2020
Croatia's defense minister resigns after training plane crash Croatia's Defense Minister Damir Krsticevic resigned on Thursday after two pilots were killed in a crash by a small military training plane in southern Croatia. Reuters - Published on May 7, 2020	Joshua's next fight could be in Roman amphitheatre, says Pulev's manager Anthony Joshua's next bout could be staged in a Roman amphitheatre in Croatia, according to the manager of his opponent. BBC News - Published on May 7, 2020
Croatia's ruling conservatives target summer election Croatia's conservative ruling party will seek a parliamentary election during the summer depending on the evolution of the coronavirus outbreak, one of its top officials said on Tuesday. Reuters - Published on May 5, 2020	Coronavirus: Greece and Croatia acted fast, now need to save summer Greece and Croatia reacted fast to coronavirus, but now it threatens their tourism industries. BBC News - Published on May 4, 2020
From public transport to museums: Croatia to start gradual lockdown easing next week Croatia will start a staged easing next week of coronavirus lockdown measures it introduced more than a month ago, beginning by opening more shops and running public transport in cities, Prime Minister.. Reuters - Published on April 23, 2020	Zagreb earthquake caused $6 billion of damage: minister The earthquake that struck the Croatian capital Zagreb a month ago caused around 42 billion kuna ($6.03 billion) of damage and country will be seeking outside help to pay for the reconstruction work,.. Reuters - Published on April 22, 2020
Croatia extends lockdown until May 4, begins to consider easing Croatia is extending its coronavirus lockdown for another 15 days, Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic said on Saturday, but added the government was looking at whether it was possible to gradually ease.. Reuters - Published on April 18, 2020	Dubrovnik residents look to the past to understand coronavirus lockdown The streets of Dubrovnik, known as a location for the "Game of Thrones" series and host to 1 million tourists last year alone, have remained empty since early March when Croatia closed its borders to.. Reuters - Published on April 11, 2020
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Voices From Travel’s Frontlines: ‘Fasten Your Seatbelts’ We spoke with eight travel and hospitality workers, from California to Croatia, who have been working as the coronavirus spreads. They shared similar concerns about an uncertain future NYTimes.com - Published on March 25, 2020	Quake hits Zagreb, PM urges social distancing as residents flee buildings A large earthquake struck near the Croatian capital Zagreb on Sunday, critically injuring a teenager caught in a collapsed building in the city center and prompting appeals for social distancing after.. Reuters - Published on March 22, 2020
Earthquake rocks Croatia's capital Zagreb The 5.3-magnitude tremor sent chunks of buildings falling into the streets in Zagreb. BBC News - Published on March 22, 2020	Serbia, Croatia Olympic committees join calls for delaying Games The International Olympic Committee faced mounting opposition on Sunday to the current schedule for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with growing calls for their delay from athletes, teams and federations.. Reuters - Published on March 22, 2020
Strong quake shakes Croatian capital; 1 dead, homes damaged ZAGREB: A strong earthquake shook Croatia and its capital on Sunday, causing widespread damage and panic. A 15-year-old was killed and there were other injuries, media reported. The European.. WorldNews - Published on March 22, 2020	Slovenia says sole nuclear power plant unaffected by Croatia quake Slovenia's only nuclear power plant, Krsko (NEK), has not been affected by a large earthquake which hit neighboring Croatia early on Sunday but authorities said it had started inspecting systems and.. Reuters - Published on March 22, 2020