ARCHIVE - 29 March 2015

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Business

Bulgarian Hotel, Restaurant Owners Urge Eased Visa Regime for Russian Tourists

Restaurant and hotel owners held a procession in the city of Burgas on Sunday, calling on the government to ease visa regulations for Russian tourists to help Bulgaria’s tourism sector cope with a recent decline in the number of Russian visitors.

Business » Tourism | March 29, 2015, Sunday // 15:46

Politics

Bulgaria Needs New Body to Fight Graft Among Politicians - Audit Office Chief

The newly appointed Chairman of Bulgaria’s National Audit Office Tsvetan Tsvetkov has backed a suggestion to set up a new body specifically charged with looking into the wealth of politicians.

Politics » Domestic | March 29, 2015, Sunday // 16:35

Society

Tsvetan Vasilev Blames KTB Crisis on Politicians

Tsvetan Vaslilev, majority owner of collapsed Corporate Commercial Bank, has said the crisis at the bank has been orchestrated by politicians.

Society | March 29, 2015, Sunday // 14:42

Earthquake Jolts Romania’s Vrancea, Tremor Felt in Bulgaria’s Ruse

An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale has been registered in Romania’s Vrancea region early on Sunday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.

Society » Incidents | March 29, 2015, Sunday // 12:18

Sports

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov Proceeds With Ease to Third Round in Miami

Bulgaria’s top male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov proceeded with ease to the third round of the Miami Open.

Sports | March 29, 2015, Sunday // 01:28

Bulgaria Repeats Its World Cup 2014 Qualification Performance Against Italy

Bulgaria repeated its World Cup 2014 qualification performance against Italy in matchday 5 of the EURO 2016 qualification Group H on Saturday.

Sports | March 29, 2015, Sunday // 01:07

World

Investigation Isolates DNA from 78 Victims of Germanwings Plane Crash

Investigators of the crash of Germanwings plane said on Sunday they have isolated 78 DNA strands from the remains of the 150 people that died in the worst aviation disaster in French history in the last 15 years.

World | March 29, 2015, Sunday // 22:17

Saudi-Led Campaign Targets Rebel Positions in Yemen’s Capital

Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies have carried out a third night of airstrikes on Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, to stem advances by Houthi rebels, Euronews reported on Sunday.

World | March 29, 2015, Sunday // 11:41

Lubitz's Mental Health: Just One of Several Leads in Germanwings Plane Crash Inquiry

The mental health of the co-pilot of crashed Germanwings passenger plane was a "serious lead" in the inquiry, but not the only one, French prosecutors said on Saturday.

World | March 29, 2015, Sunday // 11:06
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