ARCHIVE - 14 August 2013

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Business

Brazil Sues Samsung over Poor Working Conditions
Trial against Dogan Attacker Starts at Sofia City Court
Eurozone Exits Record-Long Recession
Scientists To Carry Out Natural Gas Research in Bulgarian Black Sea Waters

Politics

Bulgarian Govt to Approve Launch of Makaza Border Crossing
EU Goes Ahead with Trial against Bulgaria over DTT Mux Deals
Bulgarian President Snubs Invitation to Attend Budget Veto Vote
Bulgaria’s Auto Agency Head Nabbed over Alleged Corruption
Customs Office Opens in Bulgaria's Vidin
Bulgarian President Invited to Budget Veto Vote
Heads of Burgas, Varna Units of Bulgaria's Revenue Agency Resign

Society

4 Injured as Gas Cistern Goes off near Bulgaria's Coastal City
Mild Quake Shakes Bulgaria's Svoge, Close to Sofia
Cast List Revealed for Bulgaria-Shot Expendables 3
Bulgaria's Healthcare System Absorbs BGN 120 M in Bribes a year

Sports

Boxing Star Vitali Klitscko Eyes Running for Ukraine President
Bulgaria's Dimitrov Eases to 3rd Round in Cincinnati Masters

Crime

10 Illegal Immigrants Busted on Bulgarian-Turkish Border
Trial against Dogan Attacker Fails to Kick Off

Lifestyle

Bulgaria's Best Ever Model to Divorce Six Years after Fairytale Wedding

Views on BG

Bulgaria Completes VAT Refund Reform
NY Fringe Show: The Spider Tells Haunting Tale of Naked Conjoined Twins

World

2,000 Killed in Egypt Clashes - Muslim Brotherhood
Foreign Ministry Urges Bulgarians to Stay Clear of Cairo
Sky News Cameraman Mick Deane Killed in Cairo Violence
Egypt Declares State of Emergency
EU Urges Egyptian Security Forces to Show Restraint
Indian Submarine Sinks after Fire, Casualties Reported
Gunman Holds 2 Employees at Louisiana Bank

Business

Brazil Sues Samsung over Poor Working Conditions

South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co. is facing a lawsuit from Brazil's government over poor working conditions at the company's assembly lines.

Business | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 10:37

Trial against Dogan Attacker Starts at Sofia City Court

The Sofia City Court is to hold a first sitting on the trial against Oktay Enimehmedov, the man who pointed a gas gun at influential Bulgarian politician Ahmed Dogan in January 2013.

Business | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 08:40

Eurozone Exits Record-Long Recession

The eurozone’s economy emerged from a record-long recession in the second quarter, led by Germany and France, amid the first sustained period of financial-market calm since the start of the debt crisis.

Business » Finance | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 14:35

Scientists To Carry Out Natural Gas Research in Bulgarian Black Sea Waters

Bulgaria's government has authorized the research ship “Maria S. Merian” under German flag to carry out research in the region of the Black Sea aiming to find unconventional source of natural gas at the end of 2013.

Business » Energy | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 17:45

Politics

Bulgarian Govt to Approve Launch of Makaza Border Crossing

Bulgaria's government is to adopt a decision on Wednesday on the opening of a new border crossing point on the Bulgarian-Greek border.

Politics | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 08:14

EU Goes Ahead with Trial against Bulgaria over DTT Mux Deals

The EU's Court of Justice has initiated proceedings against Bulgaria over the assignment of digital broadcast spectrum, it emerged on Wednesday.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 18:21

Bulgarian President Snubs Invitation to Attend Budget Veto Vote

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has rejected the invitation to attend a key vote in Parliament on the veto he imposed last week on a controversial budget update.

Politics » Domestic | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 17:51

Bulgaria’s Auto Agency Head Nabbed over Alleged Corruption

The head of Bulgaria’s automobile administration agency has been arrested in a police raid over allegations of corruption, it emerged on Wednesday.

Politics » Domestic | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 16:34

Customs Office Opens in Bulgaria's Vidin

Starting September 1, a customs office will open in the northwestern Bulgarian city of Vidin, according to the press office of the government.

Politics » Domestic | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 14:26

Bulgarian President Invited to Budget Veto Vote

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has been invited to attend the upcoming parliamentary discussion and vote on the veto that he imposed last week on a controversial budget revision.

Politics » Domestic | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 13:39

Heads of Burgas, Varna Units of Bulgaria's Revenue Agency Resign

The directors of the National Revenue Agency (NRA) units in the Bulgarian Black Sea cities of Burgas and Varna have decided to resign after talks with the Chief Executive of the NRA, Boyko Atanasov.

Politics » Domestic | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 09:54

Society

4 Injured as Gas Cistern Goes off near Bulgaria's Coastal City

Four firemen have been injured as a second explosion near Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Varna occurred in the train composition of propan butan-filled gas cisterns on Wednesday.

Society | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 20:15

Mild Quake Shakes Bulgaria's Svoge, Close to Sofia

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.2 on the Richter scale has shaken the region of Svoge, northeast of the capital Sofia.

Society » Environment | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 15:52

Cast List Revealed for Bulgaria-Shot Expendables 3

The full cast list for action movie Expendables 3 that is to be shot in Bulgaria starting August 19 has been revealed courtesy of producer Boaz Davidson’s Facebook page.

Society » Culture | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 12:58

Bulgaria's Healthcare System Absorbs BGN 120 M in Bribes a year

Bulgaria's healthcare system is oversaturated with medical specialists and hospitals, yet it is inefficient and corrupt, according to a project for a national health strategy for the period 2014-2020.

Society » Health | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 12:31

Sports

Boxing Star Vitali Klitscko Eyes Running for Ukraine President

Renowned boxer and Ukrainian opposition politician Vitali Klitschko plans to run for President of his country in 2015, according to the World Boxing Council (WBC).

Sports | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 16:59

Bulgaria's Dimitrov Eases to 3rd Round in Cincinnati Masters

Bulgarian rising star Grigor Dimitrov defeated American Brian Baker 6:3, 6:2 to reach the third round of the Cincinnati Masters tournament.

Sports | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 11:13

Crime

10 Illegal Immigrants Busted on Bulgarian-Turkish Border

Four groups of illegal immigrants trying to cross the Bulgarian-Turkish “green” border were detected over the last 24 hours, with a total of 10 people busted, according to Bulgaria’s Ministry of Interior.

Crime | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 16:05

Trial against Dogan Attacker Fails to Kick Off

The high-profile case against Oktay Enimehmedov, the man who shocked Bulgaria in February by pointing a gas gun at key politician Ahmed Dogan, failed to kick off on Wednesday - as Dogan did not show up in court.

Crime | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 11:47

Lifestyle

Bulgaria's Best Ever Model to Divorce Six Years after Fairytale Wedding

Evgenia Kalkandzhieva, Bulgaria's top model and fashion guru, has confirmed rumors she is about to divorce, six years after saying "I do" to her once beloved and much younger boyfriend Stefan Manov.

Lifestyle | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 15:05

Views on BG

Bulgaria Completes VAT Refund Reform

After several years of criticism, the Bulgarian Ministry of Finance has committed to a raft of measures to ensure the timely payment of value-added tax (VAT) refunds.

Views on BG | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 18:38

NY Fringe Show: The Spider Tells Haunting Tale of Naked Conjoined Twins

A man and a woman sit naked in a bathtub.

Views on BG | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 14:52

World

2,000 Killed in Egypt Clashes - Muslim Brotherhood

More than 2,000 have died when security forces stormed protest camps in Cairo, the Muslim Brotherhood, which was behind the protests, claims.

World | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 20:38

Foreign Ministry Urges Bulgarians to Stay Clear of Cairo

Bulgarians have been advised to stay clear of Cairo and cancel any planned trips there in the wake of the deadly escalation of tensions on Wednesday.

World | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 20:13

Sky News Cameraman Mick Deane Killed in Cairo Violence

A cameraman with Sky News was killed in Egypt Wednesday as he covered the violent unrest in Cairo, the UK-based news channel reported on its website.

World | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 19:00

Egypt Declares State of Emergency

Egypt's presidency has declared a state of emergency after scores of people were killed when security forces stormed protest camps in Cairo.

World | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 18:50

EU Urges Egyptian Security Forces to Show Restraint

The EU has issued a statement calling on Egyptian security forces to show restraint, following reports that at least 30 people were killed in a dawn crackdown on two sit-in camps of supporters of the country’s ousted president Mohamed Morsi.

World | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 15:33

Indian Submarine Sinks after Fire, Casualties Reported

A large explosion and fire on an Indian submarine berthed at a Mumbai dockyard has killed a number of crew members, according to the country's Interior Ministry.

World | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 12:24

Gunman Holds 2 Employees at Louisiana Bank

An armed man is holding two bank employees, a man and a woman, hostage inside a rural Louisiana bank.

World | August 14, 2013, Wednesday // 09:28
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