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# Zagreb

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2022
# Croatia
Croatian woman allowed abortion amid public outrage
Abortion in Croatia is becoming more restricted as religious pressure sways doctors to refuse it citing moral grounds.
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May 11th 2022, 10:20 PM
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# Croatia
Six people killed and 20 others injured as strong earthquake hits central Croatia
The quake has caused major damage to homes and other buildings in a town south east of the capital Zagreb.
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Dec 29th 2020, 8:30 PM
# Zagreb
Teenager killed as strong earthquake shakes Croatia
Many buildings in Zagreb cracked, and walls and rooftops were damaged.
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Mar 22nd 2020, 9:55 AM
# Croatia
Six people, including child, shot dead in Zagreb
The suspect took his own life, police have confirmed.
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Aug 2nd 2019, 10:11 AM
# Zagreb
Enormous crowd greets beaten Croatia team after epic World Cup
Far-right singer Marko Perkovic also boarded the team’s bus and sang during the gathering.
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Jul 16th 2018, 10:20 PM
# Unlucky
Ireland bow out of U17 Euros after quarter-final defeat to England
Colin O’Brien’s side were beaten 1-0 in Zagreb this afternoon.
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May 13th 2017, 12:44 PM
# Kingdom of enclava
A group of Polish tourists have just invented a new country
They have done so on a strip of unclaimed land between Slovenia and Croatia.
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May 16th 2015, 7:30 AM
# Controversy
Croatia defender Simunic fined for pro-Nazi chants after WC qualification
FIFA are also investigating the incident which saw the experienced player lead fans at the final whistle of their win over Iceland.
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Nov 22nd 2013, 12:42 PM
# Probe
Croats celebrate World Cup berth with pro-Nazi chants - reports
Defender Joe Simunic took to the pitch with a microphone after the win over Iceland last night.
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Nov 20th 2013, 1:04 PM
# Michael D
Pozdravi! President begins State visit to Croatia
President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina are in the country which is soon to become the EU’s 28th member state.
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Jun 5th 2013, 11:50 AM
# UN tribunal
Croatians pray for ex-generals ahead of war crimes verdict
Two former wartime generals, still hailed as heroes in Croatia, are appealing a verdict by the UN Yugoslav war crimes court.
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Nov 15th 2012, 9:56 PM
# Poznań
Is Poznan cheating on us? Zagreb got the 'thank you' posters too
Poznan! We thought we had something special going on…
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Jul 9th 2012, 11:47 AM
# European Union
Croatia votes in favour of joining the EU
Two-thirds of voters voted in favour of joining the EU. However turnout was much lower than expected.
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Jan 23rd 2012, 9:10 AM
# Croatia
Croatia votes on whether to join the EU
Opinion polls suggest the referendum will probably pass – but it could be close.
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Jan 22nd 2012, 2:32 PM
# Lightning Bolt
WATCH: Bolt bounces back with 9.85 in Zagreb
The world record holder ran his season’s best to beat Kim Collins at the Zagreb World Challenge.
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Sep 14th 2011, 11:01 AM
# War Crimes
Yugoslav army chief gets 27-year prison sentence for war crimes
Momcilo Perisic, a former Chief of General Staff of the Yugoslav army, has been jailed for 27 years for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Bosnia and Herzegovinia and Croatia in the 1990s.
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Sep 6th 2011, 11:59 AM