ARCHIVE - 23 August 2015

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Business

Check Finds Fault at Less Than 1% of Filling Stations' Meters in Bulgaria  

Less than 1% of the flow meters checked at Bulgarian filling stations over the past three days have been found to be either tampered with or showing incorrect readings, the Economy Ministry said on Sunday.

Business | August 23, 2015, Sunday // 17:18

Politics

Bulgaria Detains 310 Illegal Migrants at Borders Aug 13-20

Bulgarian authorities have detained 310 people trying to illegally enter the country between August 13 and August 20, a 50% increase over the previous seven-day period, dnevnik.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | August 23, 2015, Sunday // 13:13

Society

At Least One Pilot Killed after Two Planes Collide at Swiss Airshow

At least one pilot has reportedly died after two small planes collided at an airshow in the village of Dittingen, in Switzerland’s Basel canton, on Sunday.

Society » Incidents | August 23, 2015, Sunday // 15:27

Sports

Bulgaria’s Staniliya Stamenova Wins Women's Singles Canoe 200m World Title

Bulgaria's Staniliya Stamenova won gold in C1 (singles canoe) 200m women's finals at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Milan, Italy on Sunday.

Sports | August 23, 2015, Sunday // 20:50

Bulgaria’s Ivet Lalova-Collio to Run at 100m Women’s Semi-finals in Beijing

Bulgaria’s Ivet Lalova-Collio made it to the women’s 100m semi-finals during the Beijing 2015 World Athletics Championships on Sunday after clocking a personal season best in the heats.

Sports | August 23, 2015, Sunday // 11:31

World

Britain Reopens Embassy in Iran as Ties Thaw

In a sign of thawing relations of the West with Iran Britain has reopened its embassy in Tehran on Sunday, newswires reported.

World | August 23, 2015, Sunday // 14:35

Some 4,000 Migrants Cross into Serbia from Macedonia Overnight

About 2,000 migrants have entered Serbia on Sunday morning after crossing from Macedonia, Tanjug reported.

World » Southeast Europe | August 23, 2015, Sunday // 12:04

Macedonia Allows Access to Migrants Crossing from Greece after Clashes

Macedonia suddenly allowed more than 1,500 migrants, most of them fleeing the conflict in Syria, to cross from northern Greeece late on Saturday after they spent more than three days in a no man's land between the two countries, newswires reported.

World » Southeast Europe | August 23, 2015, Sunday // 10:45
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