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The news from SDK.mk covers a range of topics including domestic pension reform discussions, international political events in Poland and Ukraine, a major cryptocurrency theft potentially linked to North Korea, and domestic legal proceedings and local cultural news in North Macedonia.
Citizens will independently decide whether to contribute to the second pension pillar, as private funds are reportedly weak entrepreneurs who do not grow the money, according to Mickoski.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki returned to Poland while en route to Senegal, following the suspension of the country's highest court president, prompting accusations of a coup against the judiciary by the right-wing.
The US has approved the sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine, which are essential for its defense against Russian ballistic missiles.
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, reported that it has frozen about half of the funds stolen in what is described as the largest hack in history, with North Korea being linked to the theft.
During the trial against former Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi and others in the State Lottery case, witness Andrej Krstevski, an economist, testified that director Bajrami addressed Grubi as 'the boss' and that terminals purchased for 9.7 million euros remain in storage.
A monument to Jonche Hristovski, a renowned author and singer of popular Macedonian folk songs, has been erected in the old bazaar of Bitola.
Renovations have begun on the wooden structure of one of the most visited lookout points below Stiv peak on Pelister, with plans to add new attractions at Jorgov Kamen and Crveni Steni.
An IT company in Skopje was denied a meeting with an autistic child after reporting psychological abuse by the collective, who allegedly used the child's vulnerability for their own benefit.
The cultural center is being converted into a hotel.
