The earthquake that hit Petrinja today was also strongly felt in Banja Luka. Many citizens went outside and spent time in the parks.
After the ground began to shake, everyone flew out of the buildings, workers, students ...
The electricity has also gone out, the traffic lights are not working, there are big traffic jams. Citizens are worried, they talk on their mobile phones, they call their loved ones with the most frequent comments that "there was a lot of shaking".

Citizens are worried, they talk on their mobile phones, they call their loved ones with the most frequent comments that "there was a lot of shaking"

Banja Luka residents went out to the parks, there is no electricity, traffic jams...

Slovenia's Krsko nuclear power plant has been shut down as a precaution after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake was registered in neighbouring Croatia, the plant's spokeswoman said Tuesday.
-I can confirm the preventive shutdown- spokeswoman Ida Novak Jerele told AFP, but could not give any further details.
The earthquake was felt in several neighbouring countries, including Slovenia and as far away as the Austrian capital Vienna.
Krsko is Slovenia's sole nuclear power plant and lies about 100 kilometres (60 miles) east of the capital Ljubljana. 
The current 700-megawatt Westinghouse reactor was built in the former Yugoslavia and went into service in 1983.
It is co-owned by Slovenia and Croatia.
The plant provides for around 20 percent of Slovenia's electricity needs and 15 percent of Croatia's but environmental campaigners have previously called for it to be shut down because of its age and the risks of seismic activity in the region.
It was originally due to be switched off in 2023, but Ljubljana and Zagreb decided in 2015 to extend its lifetime by another 20 years.

Krsko is Slovenia's sole nuclear power plant and lies about 100 kilometres (60 miles) east of the capital Ljubljana

Slovenia nuclear plant shut after Croatia earthquake

Seismologist Krešimir Kuk told Croatian media that the earthquake was of magnitude 6.2. He says that the epicenter was between Sisak and Petrinja.
- According to the liberated energy, this earthquake is about thirty times stronger than the one in Zagreb - said Kuk.
As he added, Zagreb is collapsing.
-This earthquake is not surprising, you never know. Those earthquakes yesterday preceded the one today - he said, adding that they believe this is the strongest blow.

This earthquake is not surprising, you never know. Those earthquakes yesterday preceded the one today, Cook says

Seismologist Kuk: Zagreb is collapsing

The first scenes from Petrinja are dramatic to say the least.Buildings were demolished, people were rescued from the rubble and smashed cars.
According to unofficial information from Jutarnji list, one child died in Petrinja. Reportedly, a shot fell on the child, and the mother next to him is crying inconsolably.
Her sobs echo through the streets.
Rescue operations are underway. There are no data on the number of injured or injured yet.

Fire sirens are echoing in Zagreb as well, residents of the metropolis report that everything was shaking

A child died, the mother's sobs echoing through the streets

A terrible earthquake hit Petrinja, a place 44 kilometers from Zagreb.
Demolished houses, citizens in shock ... Family members are looking for their loved ones. Panic, tears, fear...
It is assumed that there are many injured, but also casualties.
The collapsed buildings shattered parked cars.
In one of them was a man, who was saved.
A real miracle, considering that the construction material smashed the car.
Appeals were sent to all Croatian services that can and are nearby to go to Petrinja and help in these difficult times.
There is no electricity in some parts, and it is impossible to establish telecommunications

Appeals were sent to all Croatian services that can and are nearby to go to Petrinja and help in these difficult times

Apocalyptic in Petrinja: Family members search for their loved ones, rescuing people from collapsed buildings and smashed cars

A strong earthquake was also felt in Belgrade. According to Serbian media, the earthquake occurred at 12.20 PM.
Details about the epicenter and the strength of this earthquake are not known yet ...
According to other media, the epicenter of the earthquake was in the Croatian city Petrinja, and the magnitude was 6.3 on the Richter scale.

The epicenter was reported in the Croatian town Petrinja

The earthquake also hit Belgrade

A strong earthquake hit Croatia. It was felt especially strong in Zagreb.
According to Croatian media readers, it was felt in Rijeka, Vukovar, Split ...
According to the EMSC, the power was 6.3. After that earthquake, another smaller one was felt.
According to the EMSC, the epicenter was 46 kilometers southeast of Zagreb, somewhere around Petrinja.

According to readers, it was felt in Rijeka, Vukovar, Split...

A strong earthquake shook Zagreb, it was felt throughout Croatia

An earthquake was felt in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The magnitude of the earthquake in B&amp;H is not known yet. According to the first information, the epicenter is in Petrinja in Croatia, and the strength is 6.3 on the Richter scale.
The earthquake, which lasted about 10 seconds, was also felt in Tuzla, Travnik, Zenica, Bihać and Banja Luka.
More information coming soon.

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The magnitude of the earthquake in B&H is not known yet

Epicenter in Croatia, magnitude 6.3: The earthquake was felt in Sarajevo, Tuzla, Travnik, Banja Luka, Bihać, Zenica ...

The health condition of the chairman of the Presidency of B&amp;H, Milorad Dodik, is stable and in a slight improvement compared to the previous days, it was announced from the University Clinical Center (UCC) of Republic of Srpska after today's session of the doctors council.
Mr. Dodik is feeling well and is under constant supervision of the doctoral council, the statement said.
The UCC sent a request to the media to use relevant information from this health institution when informing the public about the health condition of the Chairman of the Presidency of B&amp;H, Milorad Dodik.

Mr. Dodik is feeling well and is under constant supervision of the doctoral council, the statement said

Dodik's health condition is slightly improving

India has found six cases of a more infectious strain of the coronavirus, which has prompted border closures around the world, in people arriving from Britain and will likely extend a flight ban to guard against it, officials said on Tuesday.All six of the infected people had been kept in isolation, the health ministry said in a statement, adding that their fellow travellers were being traced.
-Their close contacts have also been put under quarantine- the ministry said.
India had suspended all flights from Britain until the end of the month over worry about the infectious variant of the virus but about 33,000 passengers had flown in from late November, before the ban was enforced, the ministry said.
Of those arrivals, 114 people were found positive for the coronavirus and their samples were being checked for the new variant, which has been detected across parts of Europe and Asia, it said.
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the ban on flights from Britain would probably remain in force into the New Year.
-I foresee a slight extension- Puri told reporters.
-I don’t expect that extension to be a long or indefinite extension.-
With 10.22 million confirmed infections, India has the second-highest novel coronavirus case load in the world, behind only the United States.
But on Tuesday it reported 16,432 new cases, the lowest daily rise since June 25, the health ministry said.
More than 148,150 people have died of COVID-19 in India, according to ministry data.
Health authorities expect to start a vaccination drive for some 300 million people early next month, with the Serum Institute of India, which is making the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus shot, expecting its emergency approval within days.

All six of the infected people had been kept in isolation

Passengers wearing protective face masks leave upon arrival at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport after India cancelled all flights from the UK over fears of a new variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, December 22, 2020.

India finds six cases of virus variant, may extend UK flight ban

American Airlines is set to restart U.S. Boeing 737 MAX commercial flights on Tuesday, another milestone for the U.S. planemaker as it tries to move past its deepest crisis in its 104-year history.The MAX was grounded in March 2019 for 20 months after two fatal crashes in five months killed 346 people. The grounding was lifted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last month after Boeing agreed to software upgrades and new safeguards on a key flight control system linked to both fatal crashes.
American’s first flight between Miami and New York’s LaGuardia set for Tuesday morning follows flight control updates, maintenance work, fresh pilot training and town hall meetings with flight crews to walk them through Boeing’s changes and address concerns.
-We would have never brought this back if the pilots and flight attendants didn’t feel comfortable- American’s Chief Operating Officer David Seymour said at a Dec. 2 737 MAX media event.
American is the third carrier globally to resume flights following Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes and Grupo Aeromexico earlier this month. Between those two airlines, the updated 737 MAX has flown about 250 commercial flights, according to Cirium, the aviation data firm.
American Airlines currently has 31 737 MAX aircraft after taking delivery of seven more jets since the FAA lifted its safety ban, including one on Monday and plans to gradually reintroduces the plane to its fleet.
A Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released Monday found that Americans are less familiar with the two fatal 737 MAX crashes, but if made aware of those disasters, more than half say they would probably avoid the aircraft.
The MAX’s return comes at a time when COVID-19 has thrust the industry into its worst crisis, with airlines parking hundreds of jets as demand hovers around 30% of 2019 levels.
When the 737 MAX was grounded, U.S. airlines canceled flights because they lacked aircraft to meet demand, adding to Boeing’s financial liability.
Now airlines are deferring jet deliveries and do not expect a robust rebound until COVID-19 vaccines are widely available.
Relatives of 737 MAX crash victims oppose its return.
-I call on anyone looking to book a flight in the future to understand when they buy their ticket what type of airplane will be used so they can make an informed decision for themselves and their loved ones- said Yalena Lopez-Lewis, whose husband Antoine Lewis died on the Ethiopian Airlines crash.

The MAX was grounded in March 2019 for 20 months after two fatal crashes in five months killed 346 people

An American Airlines worker sits on an engine cowl of a Boeing 737 Max airplane in a maintenance hanger in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S., December 2, 2020.

American Airlines to restart U.S. commercial Boeing 737 MAX flights

The new coronavirus strain sweeping Britain has been in Germany since November, health officials said Tuesday, after detecting the variant in a patient who died in the north of the country.
Researchers were "able to sequence the variant of the B1.1.7 virus in a person infected in November this year", the health ministry of Lower Saxony said in a statement referring to the new strain.
This is the same strain "responsible for a large proportion of the infections detected in the south of England," it said.
The variant was found in an elderly patient with underlying health conditions who has since died. His wife was also infected but survived.
The couple caught the virus after their daughter returned from a trip to Britain in mid-November, where she "in all likelihood" became infected with the new strain, the statement said.
Teams from the Hannover Medical School (MHH) were able to identify the new strain after sequencing the genome.
The results were then confirmed by a team at Berlin's Charite hospital, which included top German virologist Christian Drosten. 
Germany had previously reported only one case of the new strain, in a woman who flew in from London on Thursday.
Britain sounded the alarm earlier this month over the variant, which authorities say is significantly more contagious. 
Concerns over the strain have prompted many countries to suspend travel to and from Britain.
It has since been detected in several other nations, including Portugal, France, Jordan and South Korea.
Germany has banned arrivals from the UK by road, sea and air until January 6.

The variant was found in an elderly patient with underlying health conditions

Researchers were "able to sequence the variant of the B1.1.7 virus in a person infected in November this year"

UK virus strain has been in Germany since November

Dozens of tombstones at graveyard in the French town of Fontainebleau were defaced with swastikas, the town's mayor said Monday, but in an unusual twist Jewish gravestones were spared.
-Sixty-seven old or more recent gravestones were vandalised with swastikas in pink, white and silver- Fontainebleau's mayor Frederic Valletoux told AFP.
The words "Biobananas" and "Charles" were found inscribed on some of the graves but there was no sign of anti-Semitic graffiti, Valletoux added.
Meanwhile, the town's Jewish cemetery which is situated next to the main cemetery was found untouched.
Famous for a royal palace that served as a country retreat for monarchs from Louis VII through to Napoleon III, as well the surrounding forest that was their hunting ground, Fontainebleau is situated about 60 kilometres south-east of Paris.
The incident is the latest to target cemeteries in France, where Jewish gravestones have regularly been targeted by vandals.
France is home to Europe's biggest Jewish community.

France is home to Europe's biggest Jewish community

Sixty-seven old or more recent gravestones were vandalised with swastikas in pink, white and silver

Dozens of French graves defaced with swastikas

Eight care home workers in Germany were accidentally injected with five doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, local authorities said Monday -- but are suffering no serious ill effects so far.
The seven women and one man, aged between 38 and 54, are employees of a retirement home in the town of Stralsund in northeastern Germany.
They are therefore in a priority group and among the first to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, which Germany began rolling out at the weekend.
But as they were being inoculated on Sunday, they were each injected with five doses at once, according to Stefan Kerth, the administrator of the district where the facility is located.
They were immediately informed of the error, Kerth said.
Four were admitted to hospital for observation with mild flu-like symptoms, while the others were sent home.
-I deeply regret this incident- Kerth said, adding that the mistake was an isolated case and down to human error. 
-I hope all those affected suffer no serious side effects- he said.
Ahead of the launch of vaccination campaigns in several European countries at the weekend, German company BioNTech said larger than normal doses had been injected during trials without serious side effects.
The vaccine, created in less than a year and designed to be administered in two injections, is being delivered in vials that each contain five doses once diluted.
However, a spokeswoman for the health ministry said Monday that the vials could each be used to give up to six doses.

Four were admitted to hospital for observation with mild flu-like symptoms

A medical worker carries a box of vials containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19, coronavirus vaccine during an inoculation program at a care home in Grossraeschen, eastern Germany , on December 27, 2020.

German care home workers given five times vaccine dose

Bosnia and Herzegovina is on the list of major countries in which financial institutions conduct transactions that include significant amounts of money originating from drug trafficking, according to this year's report of the US State Department, "Dnevni Avaz" has learned. Along with Albania, it is the only country from the region that is on the list of several dozen world countries that the US institutions recognize in that way, and the list includes mostly exotic offshore oases and only a few European countries.

For years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has been established as a country of transit of narcotics and money laundering from the dirty trade in narcotics. Despite the fact that police institutions are fighting this scourge, there are no great results, and seizures of narcotics are rare and, for the most part, limited. And B&amp;H is still considered in international circles as a country of "safe transit" for narcotics and a place where dirty money is laundered without major problems.It is not excluded that the main cause of such situation may have been discovered by police officers from Sarajevo, who in their confessions for "Dnevni Avaz" stated the reasons why they were prevented from working.
Namely, six experienced inspectors from Sarajevo, most of whom worked for years on the most difficult cases of drug trafficking, were literally left without the opportunity to do their job overnight. They were issued a kind of "decree" that they can have access to classified information, based on the Law on Protection of Classified Information, which, in the first instance, is decided by the Intelligence and Security Agency of B&amp;H.

In order to supervise such work in accordance with the law, a state Commission for Resolving Complaints in the Security Verification Procedure has been established. However, the problem arose when, according to the indictment of the Prosecutor's Office of B&amp;H, in addition to legal procedures and conditions, Muriz Druškić, a leader from ISA, was installed in that commission, who in the case of six Sarajevo police officers was doing controversial security checks. The Prosecutor's Office of B&amp;H initiated and concluded checks on the manner in which the disputed appointment was made in the Commission for Resolving Complaints in the Security Verification Procedure.
However, the shortcomings of this affair go much deeper, judging by the confessions of police officers, including Senad Muslim, Emir Efendić, Fikret Ibrica and Mirnes Hodžić. Namely, they claim that it is not only the problematic way in which a member of the state commission was appointed, but the motive for which they were removed that is much worse and more dangerous. The controversial appointment to the state commission, for which Mehmedagić and the state security minister of B&amp;H Selmo Cikotić are accused before the Court of B&amp;H, is just the tip of the iceberg.
According to the damaged police officers, they conducted serious investigations into drug trafficking and believe that they have reason to believe that they messed up someone's accounts, especially because they say that the investigations led to individuals from the top of the intelligence service.

- They were bothered by our investigations and the knowledge we came to about the individuals who are at the head of the security apparatus. Investigations are already underway. The organized crime and drug routes we discovered costed us our jobs - said Mirnes Hodžić, one of the police officers who faced sanctions because he was doing his job.

<h2>Indications for new investigations</h2>

The testimonies of experienced and proven police officers published by Dnevni Avaz are a serious and sufficient indication that a large and extensive investigation should be opened in any normal state to determine whether the top intelligence service really obstructed narcotics investigations, on whose orders and in whose interest it was done.
The "Security Check" affair is not just a matter of being appointed to a state commission, but it must open a much larger operation to fight organized and state-assisted crime, which is why we constantly end up on the black lists of international organizations and powerful states.

Nedžad Korajlić, a security expert and professor at the Faculty of Criminal Sciences in Sarajevo, told "Avaz" that in this particular case, he cannot speak for six members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Sarajevo Canton, but everything must be examined.

- Apart from the Ministry of the Interior of the Sarajevo Canton, the police agencies are also responsible for clarifying everything, from which the Ministry of the Interior of the Sarajevo Canton is asking for help to carry out inspections. Here, the Ministry of Interior of the Sarajevo Canton must say what the reason is, why they are deficient and what happened. In general, depending on the type of checks, everything must be seen. Checks for each official must be done properly, because these are sensitive data that can have negative consequences on the course of the investigation - says Korajlić.

The damaged police officers discovered the motives for which they were banned from working

For years, Bosnia and Herzegovina has been established as a country of transit of narcotics and money laundering from the dirty trade in narcotics

Why is B&H on the US list of countries where drug money laundering is done?

The political-paraintelligence and media ring, which has become known for years for numerous attempts to spread lies about "Avaz" in public, but also about the president of the Alliance for a Better Future of B&amp;H Fahrudin Radončić, apparently decided that after all attempts with Armin Cibro, Fikret Muslimović, Šejla Turkovic, Asim Kamber, Amir Zukić, who even published books about Radončić, are in charge of Dragan Mektić.

The main blow to Radončić and SBB was relayed - although Radončić did not even mention it - to Mektić, a corrupt and accused former security minister. In daily posts on social networks against Radončić, Mektić stumbled yesterday and fell into the mud of his own past and did not become famous at all in the controversy with the much more intellectual and capable Radončić.
Wanting to escape the answer as to why he does not recognize the genocide of Bosniaks, what about "dealing" and using drugs by Amela Šehović-Mehmedagić or Jasmina Izetbegović, the unfortunate Mektić is trying in every way to fulfill his informative role of removing focus from the dynasty and Osman Mehmedagić Osmica.

Yesterday, he published a long-fabricated, media-recycled and, of course, completely untrue text that Radončić allegedly traveled to Frankfurt as a "spy".

But, the unfortunate Mektić in a hurry forgot to delete the name of the sender - journalist Senad Avdić from the upper left corner of the received e-mail, which he photographs and publishes! (which can be seen in the attached picture).
Bakir's portal executor, whose wife has been twice clientelistically elected ambassador of B&amp;H, was suddenly exposed by a Prnjavor policeman who reached the accused state minister. Mektić's clients from Poljina are very nervous and hurried, but taking into consideration their situation in the party and society, they will still sweat.

<h2>Divert attention from the election debacle</h2>

It is not impossible that Mektić has the task of diverting attention from the great election debacle of the SDA and the biggest intra-party pressure on the Izetbegović family so far. The goal is to invent an enemy outside the ranks of the SDA and avoid political responsibility towards the demands for an extraordinary congress and the removal of the dominant role of Sebija Izetbegović from the party and the political life of B&amp;H.

It is transparent how the SDA and its propaganda-intelligence machine fabricate a "former ministers' showdown" to hide SDA scandals, respiratory theft, the shocking revelation that Mehmedagić removed police officers who discovered drug routes.

Yesterday, Mektić stumbled and fell into the mud of his own past and did not become famous at all in the controversy with the much more intellectual and capable Radončić

Mektić stumbled and fell into the mud of his own past

Banja Luka residents went out to the parks, there is no electricity, traffic jams...

Slovenia nuclear plant shut after Croatia earthquake

Seismologist Kuk: Zagreb is collapsing

A child died, the mother's sobs echoing through the streets

Apocalyptic in Petrinja: Family members search for their loved ones, rescuing people from collapsed buildings and smashed cars

The earthquake also hit Belgrade

A strong earthquake shook Zagreb, it was felt throughout Croatia

Epicenter in Croatia, magnitude 6.3: The earthquake was felt in Sarajevo, Tuzla, Travnik, Banja Luka, Bihać, Zenica ...

Dodik's health condition is slightly improving

India finds six cases of virus variant, may extend UK flight ban

American Airlines to restart U.S. commercial Boeing 737 MAX flights

UK virus strain has been in Germany since November

Dozens of French graves defaced with swastikas

German care home workers given five times vaccine dose

Why is B&H on the US list of countries where drug money laundering is done?

An unprecedented outburst: Mektić blamed his informant Avdić

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Banja Luka residents went out to the parks, there is no electricity, traffic jams...

Slovenia nuclear plant shut after Croatia earthquake

Seismologist Kuk: Zagreb is collapsing

A child died, the mother's sobs echoing through the streets

Apocalyptic in Petrinja: Family members search for their loved ones, rescuing people from collapsed buildings and smashed cars

The earthquake also hit Belgrade

A strong earthquake shook Zagreb, it was felt throughout Croatia

Epicenter in Croatia, magnitude 6.3: The earthquake was felt in Sarajevo, Tuzla, Travnik, Banja Luka, Bihać, Zenica ...

Dodik's health condition is slightly improving

India finds six cases of virus variant, may extend UK flight ban

American Airlines to restart U.S. commercial Boeing 737 MAX flights

UK virus strain has been in Germany since November

Dozens of French graves defaced with swastikas

German care home workers given five times vaccine dose

Why is B&H on the US list of countries where drug money laundering is done?

An unprecedented outburst: Mektić blamed his informant Avdić