ARCHIVE - 7 August 2015

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Business

MasterCard to Outsource Some Services from UK to Bulgaria, the Philippines

MasterCard has said it will outsource part of its business from its office in Peterborough, in the UK to Bulgaria and the Philippines.

Business | August 7, 2015, Friday // 16:26

World Bank to Audit Bulgaria’s Energy Market Prior to Full Liberalization

The World Bank will draft a comprehensive review of the financial state of Bulgaria’s energy sector and identify steps towards full liberalization of the electricity market by the end of the year under a deal signed on Friday.

Business » Energy | August 7, 2015, Friday // 18:09

Bulgarian Company ACS to Assemble Czech Aircraft

A Bulgarian company is to start assembling Skyleader 600, a variant of a two-seat civil utility plane produced Czech manufacturer Jihlavan Airplanes, near the capital Sofia.

Business » Industry | August 7, 2015, Friday // 09:12

Society

Highest Alert Issued in Southeastern Bulgaria over Wildfire Threat

A Code Red warning has been issued in Southeastern Bulgaria over potential wildfires on Friday, the Bulgarian Academy of Science (BAS)'s weather department has announced.

Society » Environment | August 7, 2015, Friday // 10:15

Bulgarian-born Aerodynamics Engineer Makes Her F1 Dream Come True

Tsvetelina Mavrodieva, a 23-year-old Bulgarian national, has joined the Red Bull Formula 1 racing team as an aerodynamics engineer, making her dream come true.

Society » Education | August 7, 2015, Friday // 19:45

Bulgaria Had High Rates of Potentially Amenable Deaths in 2012 - Eurostat

Bulgaria, Lithuania, Romania and Latvia topped the list of number of amenable deaths in 2012, the EU's statistical body Eurostat has said.

Society » Health | August 7, 2015, Friday // 09:51

Bulgarian Sailors Stranded at Spanish Port

The crew of a Moldovan cargo ship, part of whom are Bulgarian, are trapped on board at a Spanish port.

Society » Incidents | August 7, 2015, Friday // 14:51

Crime

Bulgaria Ex Intelligence Chief Handed 10-Year Sentence

A Bulgarian court has sentenced former intelligence head Gen Kircho Kirov to ten years of imprisonment after finding him guilty of embezzlement, the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) reported.

Crime | August 7, 2015, Friday // 12:00

Views on BG

Politico: Leaner, Cheaper Bulgaria Out-Competing Greece

In times of crisis Greece, which "for years grew fat on easy money", must now watch "its poorer, leaner neighbor to the north further compound its deep, almost existential, despair", Politico magazine writes.

Views on BG | August 7, 2015, Friday // 11:34

Smiles

Papa Growing Taller

Kid: “Papa, are you growing taller all the time?” Father: “No, my child.

Smiles | August 7, 2015, Friday // 10:36

World

IS Claims Responsibility for Attack in Saudi Arabian Mosque

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in a Saudi Arabian mosque that killed at least 15 people, international newswires reported.

World | August 7, 2015, Friday // 15:39

Moscow Makes Two Offers on Turkish Stream to Ankara

Moscow has sent two offers to Ankara relating to the Turkish Stream project, apparently showing readiness to decouple the construction of a pipeline for gas deliveries to Turkey from the proposed pipes for transit of Russian gas to Europe.

World » Russia | August 7, 2015, Friday // 21:08
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