ARCHIVE - 10 August 2018

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Business

Bulgaria's Trade Deficit with non-EU Countries Almost Doubles in H1
M3 Communications Group, Inc. - Bronze 'Agency of the Year' in Europe, Maxim Behar Receives "CEO of the Year" Award for 2018
Bulgaria's Sopharma Proposes Interim Dividend of 0.026 euro/share
4 Goods Where Bulgaria is a Leader in Exports in the World
S&P Upgrades Bulgaria's NEK to 'B+'
World Markets Unnerved by Turkey’s Financial Turmoil

Politics

Russian Prime Minister Warns US Against Ramping up Sanctions
US, Allies Train for Enemies Big and Small in Bulgaria
European Commission Supports Reforms in Bulgaria
Tendering Underway for Phase 2 of Macedonia – Bulgaria Link
The Repairs of Streets in Sofia Continue after 15 September

Society

Bitcoin BCH Donations Give Hope to Foster Children in Bulgaria via BitHope
BI: Bulgaria's Population is Shrinking Faster than any other Nation in the World.
It will be Sunny Today, with Highs between 29°C and 34°C
Bulgaria's Famed All-female Folk Choir Back with a Modern Twist

Sports

Kubrat Pulev vs. Hughie Fury Set for October 27th in Bulgaria

Crime

Dutch Anti-migrant Politician Takes Own Life after Revealing she was Raped by ‘Muslim Gang’

World

Taliban Try to take Afghan city, Kill at Least 14
Remarks by US Vice President on the Future of the U.S. Military in Space
Dozens Killed, Including Children on a Bus, in Yemen Air Strikes
Kenya news: A woman demands KSh 100K from husband to breastfed their 4-month old son
EU Confronts Member States Issuing Citizenship for Money

Novinite Insider

‘A BETTER PAST IS STILL POSSIBLE’. INTERVIEW WITH BORIS BUDEN
INTERVIEW WITH LTG BEN HODGES, RETIRED COMMANDER OF THE U.S. ARMY IN EUROPE
INTERVIEW WITH KATRÍN JAKOBSDÓTTIR, PRIME MINISTER OF ICELAND

Business

Bulgaria's Trade Deficit with non-EU Countries Almost Doubles in H1

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Business | August 10, 2018, Friday // 16:58

M3 Communications Group, Inc. - Bronze 'Agency of the Year' in Europe, Maxim Behar Receives "CEO of the Year" Award for 2018

Stevie® Awards honored the leading Bulgarian PR company and its CEO

Business | August 10, 2018, Friday // 16:24

Bulgaria's Sopharma Proposes Interim Dividend of 0.026 euro/share

SOFIA (Bulgaria), August 10 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian drug maker Sopharma [BUL:3JR] said on Friday it is seeking the approval of its shareholders to distribute an interim dividend of 0.

Business | August 10, 2018, Friday // 15:17

4 Goods Where Bulgaria is a Leader in Exports in the World

Bulgaria is the second largest exporter of four types of goods, with exports last year earning over 68 million dollars or more than $ 114 million leva in 2017.

Business | August 10, 2018, Friday // 12:53

S&P Upgrades Bulgaria's NEK to 'B+'

SOFIA (Bulgaria), August 9 (SeeNews) - S&P Global Ratings said on Thursday that it has raised its long-term issuer credit rating on Bulgaria's National Electricity Company, NEK, to 'B+' from 'B' with stable outlook.

Business | August 10, 2018, Friday // 10:50

World Markets Unnerved by Turkey’s Financial Turmoil

BANGKOK (AP) — World stock markets fell Friday, particularly in Europe, as investors worried about the financial stability of Turkey, where the currency has nosedived.

Business » Finance | August 10, 2018, Friday // 16:43

Politics

Russian Prime Minister Warns US Against Ramping up Sanctions

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s prime minister sternly warned the United States on Friday against ramping up sanctions, saying that Moscow will retaliate with economic, political and unspecified “other” means.

Politics | August 10, 2018, Friday // 16:45

European Commission Supports Reforms in Bulgaria

The Commission has adopted a decision approving additional requests from Bulgaria for technical support through the Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP).

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | August 10, 2018, Friday // 10:49

Tendering Underway for Phase 2 of Macedonia – Bulgaria Link

MACEDONIA: Companies have been invited to prequalify for a contract to complete Phase 2 of the planned rail link from Kumanovo to the Bulgarian border, which is being developed as part of Pan-European Corridor VIII from the Adriatic to the Black Sea.

Politics » Domestic | August 10, 2018, Friday // 17:27

The Repairs of Streets in Sofia Continue after 15 September

The repairs on the streets of Sofia will continue after 15 September, BNR reported.

Politics » Domestic | August 10, 2018, Friday // 13:06

Society

Bitcoin BCH Donations Give Hope to Foster Children in Bulgaria via BitHope

BitHope’s crowdfunding platform now accepts Bitcoin Cash (BCH) for donations on its platform.

Society | August 10, 2018, Friday // 17:40

BI: Bulgaria's Population is Shrinking Faster than any other Nation in the World.

The US Business Insider published a paper devoted to ten countries with serious demographic problems.

Society | August 10, 2018, Friday // 14:07

Bulgaria's Famed All-female Folk Choir Back with a Modern Twist

Thirty years ago an all-female folk choir set up in Bulgaria became the darling of Western audiences with its tradition-steeped a cappella singing, before the fall of communism threatened its survival.

Society » Culture | August 10, 2018, Friday // 10:44

Sports

Kubrat Pulev vs. Hughie Fury Set for October 27th in Bulgaria

Just after the IBF announced that it had pushed back a purse bid between Kubrat Pulev and Hughie Fury, “The Cobra” announced that the fight is set for October 27th in his home town of Sofia, Bulgaria.

Sports | August 10, 2018, Friday // 10:42

Crime

Dutch Anti-migrant Politician Takes Own Life after Revealing she was Raped by ‘Muslim Gang’

A city councilor in The Hague and member of the anti-immigrant Freedom Party has taken her own life, hours after posting a video on Facebook in which she claimed she was gang-raped by Muslims as part of an intimidation campaign.

Crime | August 10, 2018, Friday // 14:45

World

Taliban Try to take Afghan city, Kill at Least 14

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban tried to overrun a provincial capital in Afghanistan early on Friday, hiding inside homes before slipping into city streets in the night to attack security forces and killing at least 14 policemen before being pushed

World | August 10, 2018, Friday // 15:19

Remarks by US Vice President on the Future of the U.S. Military in Space

The PentagonArlington, Virginia

World | August 10, 2018, Friday // 11:08

Dozens Killed, Including Children on a Bus, in Yemen Air Strikes

ADEN (Reuters) - Saudi-led coalition air strikes on Thursday killed dozens of people, including children travelling on a bus through a market, in Yemen’s Saada province, a Yemeni health official and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said

World | August 10, 2018, Friday // 11:05

Kenya news: A woman demands KSh 100K from husband to breastfed their 4-month old son

Faith Nyokabi walked out of her marital home over a week ago and declined to return.

World | August 10, 2018, Friday // 09:03

EU Confronts Member States Issuing Citizenship for Money

DW - The European Commission is calling on EU countries to be more cautious when granting citizenships, according to an interview with Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova published in the German daily Die Welt on Tuesday.

World » EU | August 10, 2018, Friday // 16:47

Novinite Insider

‘A BETTER PAST IS STILL POSSIBLE’. INTERVIEW WITH BORIS BUDEN

Note from Sofia News Agency Editors: This interview was originally published in Bulgarian for dVERSIA (8/2017) on the occasion of the publication of the Bulgarian translation of Boris Buden’s book ‘Zone des Übergangs.

Novinite Insider » Interview | August 10, 2018, Friday // 15:37

INTERVIEW WITH LTG BEN HODGES, RETIRED COMMANDER OF THE U.S. ARMY IN EUROPE

“NATO REMAINS THE OVER-ARCHING SECURITY MECHANISM FOR EUROPE!“

Novinite Insider » Interview | August 10, 2018, Friday // 15:32

INTERVIEW WITH KATRÍN JAKOBSDÓTTIR, PRIME MINISTER OF ICELAND

“MY POLITICAL GOALS WILL ALWAYS BE LINKED TO THE ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND GENDER EQUALITY!“

Novinite Insider » Interview | August 10, 2018, Friday // 15:29
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