ARCHIVE - 1 October 2018

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Business

Leader in Cheap Clothing Trade Enters Bulgaria and Opens 60 Stores by 2021

The chain of retail stores in Central and Eastern Europe PEPCO will open its first stores on the Bulgarian market early next year and plans to have 60 sites in Bulgaria by the end of 2021.

Business | October 1, 2018, Monday // 14:40

Google Reportedly Paying Apple $9 Billion to Remain Default Search Engine on iOS

As it’s been learned over the years, Google pays Apple to remain the default search engine in Safari on iOS.

Business | October 1, 2018, Monday // 14:31

€20 Million in EU Grants to Support Innovative Businesses in Bulgaria, Latvia and Romania

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are stepping up their support with a new €20 million pilot programme helping innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-cap companies in Bulgaria,Lat

Business | October 1, 2018, Monday // 10:21

Survey: Bulgaria is well Positioned in Tourism

Sofia.

Business » Tourism | October 1, 2018, Monday // 16:23

Politics

West Welcomes Macedonia Vote Backing New Name

AFP - Macedonian voters backed a plan to rename the country aimed at ending a decades-long spat with Greece and unlocking a path to NATO and EU membership, with the West welcoming the result although the referendum was marred by low turnout.

Politics | October 1, 2018, Monday // 10:35

U.S., Sweden and Italy Bid To Supply Bulgaria with Fighter Jets (Updated)

SOFIA (Reuters) - The United States, Sweden and Italy have filed bids to supply Bulgaria with eight fighter jets aimed at replacing its ageing Soviet-designed MiG-29s, in a tender estimated at 1.

Politics » Defense | October 1, 2018, Monday // 16:58

Bulgaria’s Operational Compatibility with NATO Allies Discussed at a Forum

The modernisation of the army and Bulgaria’s operational compatibility with NATO allies was the focus of an international conference organised by the Bulgarian Atlantic Community on 28th of September.

Politics » Defense | October 1, 2018, Monday // 10:32

Interior Ministry takes Preventive Measures Due to Adverse Weather Forecast

Bulgaria’s Minister of Interior has ordered preventive actions in connection with the adverse weather forecast, the Ministry of Interior announced on 1st of October.

Politics » Domestic | October 1, 2018, Monday // 16:25

Emergency Sirens will be Tested throughout Bulgaria

In several cities in the country today, at 13:00 will be tested the emergency sirens, informs the Ministry of Interior.

Politics » Domestic | October 1, 2018, Monday // 10:02

Society

The Weather in October: Temperatures Ranging from -1 to 28 Degrees

The highest temperatures in October will be between 23 and 28 degrees, and the lowest - between minus 1 and 4 degrees, Maryana Popova, a meteorologist at the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, told BTA.

Society » Environment | October 1, 2018, Monday // 13:04

New Academic Year in Sofia University Begins

The new academic year at the oldest university in Bulgaria, Sofia University, was officially opened on 1stof October.

Society » Education | October 1, 2018, Monday // 14:34

Scientists Behind Game-changing Cancer Immunotherapies Win Nobel Medicine Prize

STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) - American James Allison and Japanese Tasuku Honjo won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine on Monday for game-changing discoveries about how to harness and manipulate the immune system to fight cancer.

Society » Health | October 1, 2018, Monday // 14:48

Charles Aznavour, French Singing Star, Dies at 94

French singer and songwriter Charles Aznavour has died at 94 after a career lasting more than 80 years, a spokesman has confirmed.

Society » Obituaries | October 1, 2018, Monday // 16:22

World

Indonesia Calls for International Help to Deal with Quake-tsunami Aftermath

AFP - Indonesian volunteers began burying bodies in a mass grave with space for more than a thousand people on Monday, victims of a quake and tsunami that devastated swathes of Sulawesi and left authorities struggling to deal with the sheer scale of the d

World | October 1, 2018, Monday // 09:58
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