ARCHIVE - 5 March 2018

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Business

Bulgaria EU Presidency Offers Opportunity to Strengthen European Aviation Competitiveness
China Expects its Huge Economy to Grow More Slowly This Year

Politics

Serbia's Ruling Party Wins Belgrade Elections
Beppe Grillo's "Five Star Movement" Won the Italian Parliamentary Elections
Emir of Qatar Will be on A Official Visit to Bulgaria
Large Military Training in the Black Sea with Bulgarian Participation
Mariya Gabriel Presents a Plan to Reduce Roaming in the Western Balkans
Russian Patriarch Unhappy at Bulgarian View of Russia's 1877-1878 War Role
Heavy Goods Vehicles Banned From Busiest Roads From 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm
The Standard & Poor's Rating of Sofia Municipality Remains "BBB-"

Society

Political Activist Stripped her Chest in Front of Berlusconi
Tourism Minister Angelkova Showed Photos with Film Stars at a Party Before the Oscars
Papua New Guinea Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 67
Considerable Cloudiness Today
Again There is a Danger of Icy Roads
6 on the Richter Scale Shook Papua New Guinea
Bulgarian Viden Tabakov - Among the Scientists Credited For Apollo 11’s Success
Unusual Painting of Picasso was Sold in London for Almost $ 70 million
Outbreak of bird Flu on Poultry Farm in General Toshevo
The Captain of Fiorentina and the Italian National Davide Astori Died Suddenly
Explosion in London
At Least 4 People Died and 24 got Injured after a Block of Flats Collapsed in Poland

World

Aid Convoy Enters Besieged Rebel-Held Damascus Suburbs in Syria
The Syrian Government Army is Advancing in Several Directions in Eastern Ghouta
The Winners of this Year's Oscar

Business

Bulgaria EU Presidency Offers Opportunity to Strengthen European Aviation Competitiveness

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for a renewed policy focus on strengthening Europe’s aviation competitiveness under the upcoming Bulgarian Presidency of the EU.

Business | March 5, 2018, Monday // 12:48

China Expects its Huge Economy to Grow More Slowly This Year

 The Chinese government on Monday announced an economic growth target of 6.

Business » Finance | March 5, 2018, Monday // 10:35

Politics

Serbia's Ruling Party Wins Belgrade Elections

The ruling Serbian Progressive Party won most votes in Sunday's Belgrade City Assembly elections and will most likely continue to run the capital for the next four years, preliminary results show.

Politics | March 5, 2018, Monday // 11:11

Beppe Grillo's "Five Star Movement" Won the Italian Parliamentary Elections

Italian anti-elitist "Five Star Movement" headed by Luigi Di Maio leads the Italian elections, according to the first data from the exit polls distributed by RAI News 24.

Politics | March 5, 2018, Monday // 08:12

Emir of Qatar Will be on A Official Visit to Bulgaria

His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will head on Monday to Belgium for an official visit, followed by a state visit to the Republic of Bulgaria.

Politics » Diplomacy | March 5, 2018, Monday // 11:12

Large Military Training in the Black Sea with Bulgarian Participation

About 1,700 soldiers from Romania and several other countries, including Bulgaria, will participate in the largest military training "Spring Storm 18".

Politics » Defense | March 5, 2018, Monday // 12:44

Mariya Gabriel Presents a Plan to Reduce Roaming in the Western Balkans

European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Mariya Gabriel will present a roadmap for reducing roaming charges in the countries of the Western Balkans at a conference of the EPP Group, the EPP press office announced.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | March 5, 2018, Monday // 15:48

Russian Patriarch Unhappy at Bulgarian View of Russia's 1877-1878 War Role

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill said he was aggrieved by what he called the Bulgarian government’s attempts to dilute his country’s role during the 1877-1878 Russo-Turkish war, which paved the way for Bulgaria’s liberation after five centuries of Ottoma

Politics » Domestic | March 5, 2018, Monday // 12:54

Heavy Goods Vehicles Banned From Busiest Roads From 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Today, from 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm, heavy goods vehicles over 12 tonnes will be banned from travelling on motorways and busiest roads, said the press office of the Road Infrastructure Agency.

Politics » Domestic | March 5, 2018, Monday // 10:24

The Standard & Poor's Rating of Sofia Municipality Remains "BBB-"

The rating of Sofia Municipality, given by the international rating agency Standard & Poor's, was confirmed on BBB-, the press center of Sofia Municipality announced.

Politics » Domestic | March 5, 2018, Monday // 08:42

Society

Political Activist Stripped her Chest in Front of Berlusconi

On the election day in Italy, a Femen activist showed her breasts in a polling station in front of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and screamed "Time is up" before being taken away by security guards, Reuters and BTA reported.

Society | March 5, 2018, Monday // 09:25

Tourism Minister Angelkova Showed Photos with Film Stars at a Party Before the Oscars

Michael Douglas, Sylvester Stallone, Salma Hayek, Gal Gadot.

Society | March 5, 2018, Monday // 08:50

Papua New Guinea Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 67

Aid workers in Papua New Guinea say the death toll from last week’s 7.

Society » Environment | March 5, 2018, Monday // 10:37

Considerable Cloudiness Today

Today will see considerable cloudiness.

Society » Environment | March 5, 2018, Monday // 10:25

Again There is a Danger of Icy Roads

Busy traffic and the danger of traffic jams are expected on the roads today.

Society » Environment | March 5, 2018, Monday // 09:30

6 on the Richter Scale Shook Papua New Guinea

An earthquake of 6 on the Richter scale shook central parts of Papua New Guinea just weeks after another powerful earthquake whose victims are now more than 30 people, reported RIA Novosti.

Society » Environment | March 5, 2018, Monday // 09:10

Bulgarian Viden Tabakov - Among the Scientists Credited For Apollo 11’s Success

„One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.

Society » Culture | March 5, 2018, Monday // 10:29

Unusual Painting of Picasso was Sold in London for Almost $ 70 million

London saw a new record in art painting sales after a rare portrait by Pablo Picasso was sold for $70 million at Sotheby's auction, London.

Society » Culture | March 5, 2018, Monday // 09:34

Outbreak of bird Flu on Poultry Farm in General Toshevo

 An outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu was found on a poultry farm in General Toshevo in the region of Dobrich, said the press office of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency.

Society » Health | March 5, 2018, Monday // 15:41

The Captain of Fiorentina and the Italian National Davide Astori Died Suddenly

Italian football player and captain of "Fiorentina" Davide Astori has died in his hotel room, BBC reported.

Society » Obituaries | March 5, 2018, Monday // 09:03

Explosion in London

A powerful explosion echoed in the northeastern areas of the English capital, London.

Society » Incidents | March 5, 2018, Monday // 09:18

At Least 4 People Died and 24 got Injured after a Block of Flats Collapsed in Poland

At least four people were killed and 24 were injured in the collapse of a block of flats in the western Polish city of Poznan, the Associated Press and TASS reported.

Society » Incidents | March 5, 2018, Monday // 09:13

World

Aid Convoy Enters Besieged Rebel-Held Damascus Suburbs in Syria

Desperate for food and basic medicines, many of the besieged and bombarded Syrian civilians in Damascus' eastern suburbs of Ghouta waited on Monday as a 46-truck convoy organized by the United Nations and key aid agencies began entering the rebel-held enc

World | March 5, 2018, Monday // 15:42

The Syrian Government Army is Advancing in Several Directions in Eastern Ghouta

The Syrian Arab army is advancing in several directions in the controlled by extremists region - Eastern Ghouta, the France press reports.

World | March 5, 2018, Monday // 08:33

The Winners of this Year's Oscar

On Sunday night, Jimmy Kimmel welcomed us to the 90th Academy Awards—a landmark evening that made history in a variety of wayseven before the first awards were handed out—with an opening monologue that balanced biting, Time’s Up-moment jokes with more sta

World | March 5, 2018, Monday // 08:24
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