ARCHIVE - 19 March 2018

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Business

Belgian Far-Right Politician Accuses Muslims of Creating Tension
Turkey Insists 'Won't Stay' in Syria's Afrin
Bulgarians Bought Less Beer in 2017
Mostly Cloudy Today with Light Rain in Many Areas
10 Candidates Want to Make the Pipes For the Bulgaria - Greece Interconnector

Politics

Senator John McCain: Russians Know that Vladimir Putin's Victory in the Election is a Fraud
Kim Jong-un "gave his word" to South Korea
Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov will Represent the EU Council of G20 in Argentina
Europol: 800 People From the Western Balkans are in the Ranks of the "Islamic State"
NATO Set To Begin Move To New Brussels Headquarters
About 30,000 People in Europe Are Potentially Part of Terrorist Communities', Rob Wainwright Europol Director
The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) Executive Board Meeting
Fighting "Energy Poverty'' Will be Discussed Today at a Conference, Part of the Program of the Bulgarian EU Presidency
The Ombudsman Wants Citizens to be Able to Challenge Prices of Electricity, Heating and Gas,
Part of Sofia is out of Water Because of a New Channel and Repairs
The Movement Around the National Palace of Culture will be Difficult

Society

Belgium Sets Minimum Age For Joining Social Media at 13 Years
Safet Khalid from the Village of Zaritsa Sheltered 5 Storks
Awards For ''Worthy Bulgarians''
Twitter May be the Next to Ban Cryptocurrency Ads
The Hurricane Caused 500,000 Leva Worth of Damages in Vratsa
Yellow Warning on Glaze for All of North Bulgaria
Water in the Village of Kazanka is Checked For Uranium
International Forum "Opera Europe" - 22 - 24 March 2018
Greek Аuthorities Seized Over 400 Tons of Harmful Food Imported From Turkey Today
Breaking: Bus Crash in Egypt Leaves 22 Bulgarians Injured
Cirque du Soleil Performer Dies after Fall in Florida

Sports

Grigor Dimitrov Remains Fourth in the World Tennis Rankings

Crime

Three Migrant Traffickers Arrested Near Turkish Border
Turkish Embassy in Denmark Attacked with Petrol Bombs, No Injuries

Lifestyle

The Economist Unwinds: Let’s talk about keks (Video)

World

Facebook 'Sorry' for Blocking Bare-breasted Masterpiece
Austin: Two Injured in Fourth Explosion to Hit Texas City in a Month
Statement by the Foreign Affairs Council on the Salisbury Attack
Barnier Hails 'Large Part of Brexit Work COMPLETE' as Transition Limited (Video)
France 'Does Not Recognize' Russian Vote in Crimea
Navalny accused Ksenia Sobchak of Failing the Opposition
Vladimir Putin Wins Russian Elections with 76.65% of the Votes

Business

Belgian Far-Right Politician Accuses Muslims of Creating Tension

Belgium's far-right New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) party leader Bart De Wever, who is also the mayor of Antwerp city, accused the country's Muslim population of "creating tension" in the country, as he tried to compare Muslims and Jews in a divisive manner.

Business | March 19, 2018, Monday // 15:52

Turkey Insists 'Won't Stay' in Syria's Afrin

Turkey on Monday insisted pro-Ankara forces did not plan to remain in Afrin as occupiers after they ousted Kurdish militia from the northern Syrian city, AFP reports.

Business | March 19, 2018, Monday // 15:50

Bulgarians Bought Less Beer in 2017

In 2017, members of the Union of Brewers in Bulgaria (UBB) have made a total of 5,130,000 hectoliters of beer, with 50,820 hectoliters less than 2016th, the association said.

Business | March 19, 2018, Monday // 15:26

Mostly Cloudy Today with Light Rain in Many Areas

It will be mostly cloudy over the country today, with light rain in many places, light snow in Northwestern Bulgaria.

Business | March 19, 2018, Monday // 10:06

10 Candidates Want to Make the Pipes For the Bulgaria - Greece Interconnector

10 are the applications for participation in the procedure for production and supply of pipes for the needs of the gas connection Bulgaria - Greece.

Business » Industry | March 19, 2018, Monday // 10:32

Politics

Kim Jong-un "gave his word" to South Korea

South Korea’s foreign minister has said that North Korea’s leader has “given his word” that he is committed to denuclearization, a prime condition for a potential summit with President Donald Trump in May.

Politics | March 19, 2018, Monday // 11:11

Europol: 800 People From the Western Balkans are in the Ranks of the "Islamic State"

More than 1000 militants  from EU member states participate in the ranks of the "Islamic state", 800 of them from the Western Balkans, became clear at the meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Control Group on the activities of Europol in Sofia.

Politics » Defense | March 19, 2018, Monday // 15:01

NATO Set To Begin Move To New Brussels Headquarters

NATO will begin moving into its new headquarters in Brussels after several delays caused by technical problems, German news agency dpa reports.

Politics » Defense | March 19, 2018, Monday // 12:04

About 30,000 People in Europe Are Potentially Part of Terrorist Communities', Rob Wainwright Europol Director

,,About 30,000 people in Europe are potentially part of terrorist communities'', Rob Wainwright Europol director told bTV.

Politics » Defense | March 19, 2018, Monday // 10:18

The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) Executive Board Meeting

A high-level delegate meeting of the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructure (ESFRI) will be held in Sofia on 19 - 21 March 2018.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | March 19, 2018, Monday // 13:57

Fighting "Energy Poverty'' Will be Discussed Today at a Conference, Part of the Program of the Bulgarian EU Presidency

Fighting "energy poverty" is the theme of the conference, part of the program of the Bulgarian presidency of the EU CouncilP

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | March 19, 2018, Monday // 10:11

The Ombudsman Wants Citizens to be Able to Challenge Prices of Electricity, Heating and Gas,

Rising electricity, natural gas and water prices to be appealed by citizens.

Politics » Domestic | March 19, 2018, Monday // 15:19

Part of Sofia is out of Water Because of a New Channel and Repairs

"Sofia Water" will temporarily suspend the water supply in some parts of the capital due to the construction of street sewerage on Acad.

Politics » Domestic | March 19, 2018, Monday // 13:03

The Movement Around the National Palace of Culture will be Difficult

Restrictions on the movement around the National Palace of Culture were introduced on the occasion of the meeting of the joint parliamentary control group on Europol.

Politics » Domestic | March 19, 2018, Monday // 11:14

Society

Belgium Sets Minimum Age For Joining Social Media at 13 Years

The minimum age for registering on social media will now be 13 years in Belgium, following the government’s approval of a bill to this effect proposed by the Secretary of State for the Protection of Private Life, Philippe De Backer, according to Brussels

Society | March 19, 2018, Monday // 16:23

Safet Khalid from the Village of Zaritsa Sheltered 5 Storks

Safet Khalid of the Silistra village of Zaritsa saved five storks last night from frost.

Society | March 19, 2018, Monday // 15:13

Awards For ''Worthy Bulgarians''

The "Worthy Bulgarians" awards were presented at the sixteenth annual ceremony in the official hall of the Central Military Club.

Society | March 19, 2018, Monday // 14:44

Twitter May be the Next to Ban Cryptocurrency Ads

Twitter may soon join Facebook and Google in cracking down on ads for cryptocurrency-related products.

Society | March 19, 2018, Monday // 10:29

The Hurricane Caused 500,000 Leva Worth of Damages in Vratsa

About 500 000 leva are the damages caused by the hurricane wind during the weekend in Vratsa, show the preliminary calculations of the municipality.

Society » Environment | March 19, 2018, Monday // 15:03

Yellow Warning on Glaze for All of North Bulgaria

A yellow warning code for glaze ice has been declared for the entire Northern Bulgaria, according to the website of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology.

Society » Environment | March 19, 2018, Monday // 14:48

Water in the Village of Kazanka is Checked For Uranium

On March 19, between 7:00 and 8:00 hours, the director of Metropolitan Regional Health Inspectorate (RZI)- Stara Zagora, Dr.

Society » Environment | March 19, 2018, Monday // 10:14

International Forum "Opera Europe" - 22 - 24 March 2018

The Sofia Opera hosts an International Opera Europe forum from March 22nd to March 24th.

Society » Culture | March 19, 2018, Monday // 13:17

Greek Аuthorities Seized Over 400 Tons of Harmful Food Imported From Turkey Today

According to the Greek press, the import of food includes dried nuts to fruits and vegetables.

Society » Health | March 19, 2018, Monday // 16:13

Breaking: Bus Crash in Egypt Leaves 22 Bulgarians Injured

Twenty-two Bulgarian tourists were injured in a bus crash on the Marsa Alam-Edfu Road on Monday morning.

Society » Incidents | March 19, 2018, Monday // 13:36

Cirque du Soleil Performer Dies after Fall in Florida

(CNN)A Cirque du Soleil performer died Saturday night after he fell during a performance in Tampa, Florida.

Society » Incidents | March 19, 2018, Monday // 11:04

Sports

Grigor Dimitrov Remains Fourth in the World Tennis Rankings

Grigor Dimitrov remained fourth in the world tennis rankings.

Sports | March 19, 2018, Monday // 10:27

Crime

Three Migrant Traffickers Arrested Near Turkish Border

 Greek police say they have arrested three migrant traffickers, a Turk and two Iraqis near the Greece-Turkey border, Ekathimerini reported.

Crime | March 19, 2018, Monday // 10:09

Turkish Embassy in Denmark Attacked with Petrol Bombs, No Injuries

At least two people attacked Turkey’s embassy in Copenhagen with petrol bombs early on Monday causing some minor damage to the exterior of the building but no injuries, police in the Danish capital said, Reuters.

Crime | March 19, 2018, Monday // 10:08

Lifestyle

The Economist Unwinds: Let’s talk about keks (Video)

“Keks” may be a parody of pop, but that hasn’t stopped it from becoming a hit in poet and copywriter Konstantin Trendafilov’s native Bulgaria.

Lifestyle | March 19, 2018, Monday // 17:10

World

Facebook 'Sorry' for Blocking Bare-breasted Masterpiece

PARIS: Facebook admitted on Sunday making a mistake after it banned an advert featuring French artist Eugene Delacroix's famous work, 'Liberty Leading the People', because it depicts a bare-breasted woman.

World | March 19, 2018, Monday // 12:01

Austin: Two Injured in Fourth Explosion to Hit Texas City in a Month

Two people have been injured in another explosion in Texas’ capital, after three package bombs detonated earlier this month in other areas of the city and killed two people and injured two others.

World | March 19, 2018, Monday // 10:25

Statement by the Foreign Affairs Council on the Salisbury Attack

The European Union strongly condemns the attack that took place against Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, UK on 4 March 2018, that also left a police officer seriously ill.

World » EU | March 19, 2018, Monday // 16:56

Barnier Hails 'Large Part of Brexit Work COMPLETE' as Transition Limited (Video)

Michel Barnier said he and Mr Davis have made a “decisive step” towards agreeing a joint legal text on the UK’s EU withdrawal.

World » EU | March 19, 2018, Monday // 15:37

France 'Does Not Recognize' Russian Vote in Crimea

France said on Sunday it would not recognize Russia's election in the Crimea peninsula, four years to the day after Russia formally annexed the territory from Ukraine in a move slammed by the West as illegal.

World » EU | March 19, 2018, Monday // 10:22

Navalny accused Ksenia Sobchak of Failing the Opposition

RT: As two Russian politicians discussed the future after the presidential election, their discussion quickly turned into a confrontation, with both sides accusing each other of lies, hypocrisy and betrayal of the liberal cause.

World » Russia | March 19, 2018, Monday // 11:01

Vladimir Putin Wins Russian Elections with 76.65% of the Votes

Vladimir Putin rolled to a crushing re-election victory Sunday for six more years as Russia's president, and he told cheering supporters in a triumphant but brief speech that "we are bound for success.

World » Russia | March 19, 2018, Monday // 10:00
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