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Valdrin Xhemaj
Kosovo, Serbia
Valdrin Xhemaj was born in Pristina, Kosovo, in 1978. He had to leave his studies because of the 1998-99 war in Kosovo and soon joined epa in September 1999. He also worked for a Kosovo daily newspaper from 2004 until 2006. Valdrin has covered post war news stories in Kosovo and other events on the Balkan. Furthermore, he has covered conflicts in Iraq and Gaza and the election of Pope Francis in 2013.
In addition to news related events, Valdrin has covered major sporting events such as the Olympic Games in Turin, Vancouver, and Sochi as well as the Southeast Asia Games and the Athletic World Championships. Since 2009 Valdrin also has followed the Formula One circus.
Rune Velta of Norway during the qualification round on the Normal Hill of the Ski Jumping competition at the Russki Gorki Jumping Centre at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 08 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ
Ethnic Albanian children look through the window of their home in the southern part of the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica, Kosovo, 20 February 2013. EU-brokered talks between the Prime Ministers of Serbia and Kosovo - thought to be tackling the sensitive issue of the ethnic Serbian minority living in northern Kosovo - were due to resume on 20 February 2013 in Brussels. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ
