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ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia marked on Wednesday the 25th anniversary of its decisive victory in the 1991-95 independence war, for the first time joined by a top representative of the Serb minority to underline progress in overcoming a legacy of ethnic hatred.
FILE PHOTO: Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic speaks in parliament in Zagreb, Croatia, July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic/File Photo
The annual rite, gathering top state and military officials and war veterans, was again staged in the southern hill town of Knin, the former bastion of rebel Serbs who opposed Zagreb’s 1991 secession from Serbian-dominated federal Yugoslavia.
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FILE PHOTO: Medical workers test for the novel coronavirus with a PCR test as they prepare to check 60,000 people in Zagreb during the pandemic, in Croatia, November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia has banned movement of people between various parts of the country, tightening measures against the COVID-19 epidemic before the Christmas and New Year holidays, the authorities said on Friday.
Between Dec. 23 and Jan. 8, citizens will not be allowed to leave the county of their residence.
“Our epidemiologic situation is such that, despite some positive signs, easing the measures is not an option,” Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic told a press conference.
Earthquake of Magnitude 5.2 Shakes Central Croatia
ZAGREB A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit central Croatia on Monday with an epicenter some 31 miles southeast of the capital Zagreb, Croatian state television reported, citing data from the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre.
The quake at 0528 GMT was also felt in the capital. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
“We have no such reports yet but it is possible that such an earthquake could cause material damage in the epicentre area, which was in the vicinity of the town of Petrinja,” seismologist Kresimir Kuk told state radio.
The quake was followed by an aftershock registering 4.9 magnitude at 0649 GMT, according to the EMSC data.
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Europe launched a mass COVID-19 vaccination drive on Sunday with pensioners and medics lining up to get the first shots to see off a pandemic that has crippled economies and claimed more than 1.7 million lives worldwide.