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August 23, 2021 - This year's very hot summer will be interrupted this week by a few days of rain and thunderstorms, perhaps marking the beginning of a slow transition to lower temperatures as the weather in Croatia begins to change. Despite still feeling the high temperatures throughout the country, it could be said that intolerable heat waves are a thing of the past. During June, July, and the first weeks of August, both locals and tourists had to endure frequent temperatures between 34 and 38 °C. Now, recent forecasts indicate that the weather in Croatia will be milder, with temperatures…

August 23, 2021 - The 6th round of the Croatian First League was held from August 20 to 22, 2021. This round saw Hajduk move to 1st place in the standings after Istra 1961 shocked Osijek with a 2:0 win. Here's our HNL round 6 recap.  Hrvatski Dragovoljac v. Hajduk (0:1) Hr. Dragovoljac and Hajduk opened the 6th round in Zagreb on Friday, August 20, 2021, in front of 990 (mostly Torcida) spectators.  While Hajduk sat in Dragovoljac's half for the entire game (bar a few plays), the only goal of the match came in the 5th minute of added…

August 23, 2021 - After Magic Johnson arrived last summer, arguably the greatest basketball player of all time has arrived in the Dalmatian capital. A look at Michael Jordan in Split.  NBA legend and Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan (58) arrived in Split on Sunday night. Arguably the greatest basketball player of all time then set off in one of the three vans that met him on the West Coast Riva in Split, where the O'Pari yacht awaited Jordan and his group.  Ivo Cagalj / PIXSELL O'Pari was built in 2020, and is 95 meters long, and has six decks. Its…

ZAGREB, 22 Aug, 2021 - President Zoran Milanović said in Barban on Sunday that the decision to withdraw from Afghanistan was not contentious, but mistakes were made in planning the exit from that country and evacuating Afghan associates of the international forces. "This is not a mistake of the strategy, but a mistake of planning and executing. It's been known for quite some time that (the United States) was leaving Afghanistan, Biden inherited what Trump left, and he too was in favour of withdrawing," Milanović said, recalling that Croatia withdrew from Afghanistan over a year ago. "I said in my election campaign…

ZAGREB, 22 Aug, 2021 - Croatian sailor, 16-year-old Petra Marendić, a scholarship holder of the Marin Čilić Foundation in the 2020/21 generation, achieved great success by claiming the silver medal at the 2021 ILCA 4.7 Youth World Championships in Ireland. "This is my first medal from the world championships and I'm truly happy because of it," said Marendić, who is a member of Split's Mornar sailing club. Last year, Marendić won the title of youth European champion in Portugal. For more on sport, follow TCN's dedicated page. For more about Croatia, CLICK HERE.

ZAGREB,  23 Aug, 2021 -  An automotive contest called "Rimac Formula Student Alpe Adria 2021" will take place in the northern Croatian town of Novi Marof on 26-29 August, bringing together  37 teams from 14 European countries. This will be an opportunity for 850 undergraduates in those 37 teams to promote bolid cars they have made at their universities, the organisers have said at a recent news conference in Varaždin. "The project intends to showcase the most innovative solutions in the auto industry, prepared by students from all over the world. Rimac Formula Student Alpe Adria is a variant of this project," said…

August 22, 2021 - The 19th Liburnia Film Festival starts tomorrow in Opatija, with 44 Croatian documentaries on the program, 22 of which are in competition for awards. Documentaries in competition for festival awards: the best film is chosen by the jury and the audience, the best direction, photography, editing, sound design, and the best regional film, will be shown on the small Summer Stage in Opatija, writes HRT Magazin. The five-member international jury consists of art historian and curator Branka Benčić, editor and director Vladimir Gojun, director and artistic director of Beldocs Marko Grba Singh, organizer of film programs…

ZAGREB, 22 August, 2021 - In the past 24 hours, 373 coronavirus cases and three COVID-related deaths have been registered in Croatia, the national COVID-19 crisis management team said on Sunday. The number of active cases is 2,695 and there are 275 hospitalised patients, including 35 on ventilators, while 6,761 persons are self-isolating. To date, Croatia has registered 369,765 coronavirus cases and 8,301 deaths, while 358,769 persons have recovered from COVID-19, including 339 in the past 24 hours. To date, 2,466,573 persons have been tested for the virus, including 9,397 in the last 24 hours To date, 3,212,084 vaccine doses have been administered, with 41.82% of the population vaccinated, including 50.25%…

August 22, 2021 - With the expert guidance of specially trained, professional skippers from Croatia Open Land Tours DMC, a unique experience took place as rafting for the blind was held on the Mrežnica River for the first time, with the participation of members of the Association of the Blind USKA. As told by Turističke Priče, Blind people Mirsad Bećirović and Elena Mrkonja embarked on a rafting adventure on Mrežnica under the expert guidance of Krešo Rogoz, director and owner of Croatia Open Land, and skippers Hrvoje Pupić and Filip Ferderber who are trained in safe behavior on wild waters under…

ZAGREB, 22 Aug, 2021 - Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković will travel to Ukraine on Sunday to take part in the inaugural summit of the Crimean Platform in Kiev. During his two-day visit, Plenković will hold talks with former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and President Volodymyr Zelensky. Zelensky is expected to present the Crimean Platform, an initiative of Ukraine aimed at raising the issue of Crimea in international cooperation and strengthening international coordination on the situation in Crimea. The Platform is to operate at several levels: heads of state and government, foreign ministers, inter-parliamentary cooperation, expert…