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The front page of SDK.mk features a mix of domestic and international news. A major domestic story reports the government declaring a 30-day state of crisis due to fire hazards. International news covers a strong earthquake in Naples, Italy, and Italy's suspension of the Schengen system due to a…
The government has declared a 30-day state of crisis across the entire country due to the danger of fires. This indicates a serious and widespread fire risk requiring emergency measures.
Ambassador Dimitar Blazeveski presented his credentials to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, marking a formal step in diplomatic relations between North Macedonia and Ukraine.
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck southern Italy, with Naples being significantly affected. So far, eight people have been reported with minor injuries.
Italy has suspended the EU's Schengen system of internal open borders with Spain in response to the migrant crisis in Ceuta, where a large influx of migrants occurred.
The Spanish Interior Ministry reported that around 60,000 migrants entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco, with 41 reported deaths, prompting the Prime Minister to blame smuggling operations.
The Clinical Hospital in Bitola has hired 82 new permanent employees, improving staffing. However, the status of volunteers at the hospital remains unresolved.
Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski will spend his annual leave with his family on an excursion to Belgium, visiting Bruges and Brussels, despite previously encouraging citizens to vacation domestically.
