ARCHIVE - 5 October 2018

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Business

Bird Flu Detected in Manolsko Konare, Plovdiv
Government and the Church Reach Consensus over the Religious Denomination Act
Equinix To Open $19 Million Data Centre In Bulgaria To Aid Eastern European Links
Bookings Underway for 4 and 5-star Hotels on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast for 2019

Politics

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva: The Western Balkans Need our Support
PM Borisov in Odessa: Bulgarians in Ukraine will Always be a Bridge for Cooperation between the Two Countries
Islamabad Recalls Envoy to Bulgaria after Reports of Financial Scam Happening at the Embassy (Updated)
Protest Against Quality of Repairs in Central Sofia
Ministers and MPs Met with Mothers of Disabled Children
Bulgarian MPs Elect Krasimir Vlahov Constitutional Judge on Parliament’s Quota
Chief Architect of Sofia: We will Make sure for Quality Final Result of the Repairs in the Center of Sofia
New Marking Vessel for Danube River Fairway Designation
Survey: Nearly a Quarter of Bulgarians Consider Going to Work Abroad
Bulgaria Extends Deadline for Sofia Airport Bids to 22 November

Society

UN Human Rights Committee to Review Bulgaria and Other Countries
Wind Turbines Contribute to Climate Change
Sunny Weather Today with Highs Between 19° and 24°C
Bulgaria’s Agriculture and Food Committee Votes Unanimously in Favor of Fur Farm Ban
See the Big Winners of the 36th Edition of the Bulgarian Film Festival “Golden Rose”
Vandals Again Target Soviet Army Memorial in Sofia with Graffiti

Sports

Bulgarians Make Final Cut for Second Round of Women's Volleyball Championship

World

ISS Astronauts Return to Earth Amid US-Russia Tensions
Interpol President Reported Missing During Trip to China
Nobel Peace Prize: Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad Win Award

Novinite Insider

INTERVIEW WITH FABRICE FRIES, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF AFP

Business

Bird Flu Detected in Manolsko Konare, Plovdiv

Sofia.

Business | October 5, 2018, Friday // 16:31

Government and the Church Reach Consensus over the Religious Denomination Act

The government and the Bulgarian Orthodox Church have agreed that the controversial amendments to the Religious Denominations Act will be changed between first and second reading in the Parliament.

Business | October 5, 2018, Friday // 14:21

Equinix To Open $19 Million Data Centre In Bulgaria To Aid Eastern European Links

The new data centre is the second facility the firm will have in the country’s capital once the first phase of the quick build-out is completed next year.

Business | October 5, 2018, Friday // 09:52

Politics

Islamabad Recalls Envoy to Bulgaria after Reports of Financial Scam Happening at the Embassy (Updated)

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recalled its Ambassador to Bulgaria Babar Hashmi along with an accounts official after receiving reports of huge financial embezzlement at the Pakistan Embassy in Sofia, reports Daily Times.

Politics » Diplomacy | October 5, 2018, Friday // 10:02

Protest Against Quality of Repairs in Central Sofia

Residents of Sofia gathered on 5th of October to protest against repairs in the central city area.

Politics » Domestic | October 5, 2018, Friday // 16:24

Ministers and MPs Met with Mothers of Disabled Children

Ministers of social policy, health and education, lawmakers, trade union representatives, the national ombudsperson and protesting mothers of disabled children held at a joint meeting in Parliament on 4th of October and discussed the speeding up of legisl

Politics » Domestic | October 5, 2018, Friday // 14:28

Chief Architect of Sofia: We will Make sure for Quality Final Result of the Repairs in the Center of Sofia

The refurbished area on Graf Ignatiev Str.

Politics » Domestic | October 5, 2018, Friday // 13:16

New Marking Vessel for Danube River Fairway Designation

The Executive Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube River in Bulgaria’s city of Rousse already has a new marking vessel and a cutter.

Politics » Domestic | October 5, 2018, Friday // 11:24

Bulgaria Extends Deadline for Sofia Airport Bids to 22 November

SOFIA, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Bulgaria has extended the deadline for submitting bids to run and operate Sofia airport by a month to Nov.

Politics » Domestic | October 5, 2018, Friday // 09:53

Society

UN Human Rights Committee to Review Bulgaria and Other Countries

The UN Human Rights Committee, which monitors implementation by States of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), will meet in Geneva from October 8 to November 2 to review Belarus, Belize, Bulgaria, Guinea, Sudan, and Saint Vinc

Society | October 5, 2018, Friday // 10:04

Wind Turbines Contribute to Climate Change

Wind turbines, designed as an alternative to fossil fuels, still contribute to climate change due to the way they redistribute heat and moisture in the atmosphere, according to a study published Thursday, reports AFP.

Society » Environment | October 5, 2018, Friday // 14:44

Sunny Weather Today with Highs Between 19° and 24°C

Sofia.

Society » Environment | October 5, 2018, Friday // 12:16

Bulgaria’s Agriculture and Food Committee Votes Unanimously in Favor of Fur Farm Ban

Bulgaria is moving closer to a ban on fur farms, according to the NGO The Civic Initiative for Banning the Extraction of Valuable Skins in Bulgaria, reports Livekindly.

Society » Environment | October 5, 2018, Friday // 09:56

See the Big Winners of the 36th Edition of the Bulgarian Film Festival “Golden Rose”

SOFIA, Bulgaria, (Transmedium.

Society » Culture | October 5, 2018, Friday // 15:24

Vandals Again Target Soviet Army Memorial in Sofia with Graffiti

SOFIA (Reuters) - Vandals have again daubed with graffiti a monument to the Soviet Army in Sofia, which has long been a focus of disputes between Bulgarians who want it demolished and those who treasure it as a symbol of communism or the country’s histori

Society » Incidents | October 5, 2018, Friday // 10:07

Sports

Bulgarians Make Final Cut for Second Round of Women's Volleyball Championship

Lausanne, Switzerland, October 4, 2018 – The last four participants in the second round of the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship in Japan became known on Thursday, as Bulgaria, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Mexico finished among the top

Sports | October 5, 2018, Friday // 10:14

World

ISS Astronauts Return to Earth Amid US-Russia Tensions

Two American astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut returned to Earth on Thursday wrapping up a six-month mission at the International Space Station as tensions between Washington and Moscow threaten a rare area of cooperation, reports AFP.

World | October 5, 2018, Friday // 16:13

Interpol President Reported Missing During Trip to China

PARIS — The president of Interpol, a former senior Chinese security official, has been reported missing after he travelled to his native country at the end of September, a French judicial official said Friday, reports AP.

World | October 5, 2018, Friday // 15:47

Nobel Peace Prize: Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad Win Award

Denis Mukwege, a gynecologist treating victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nadia Murad, a Yazidi human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by Islamic State in Iraq, won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, repor

World | October 5, 2018, Friday // 13:01

Novinite Insider

INTERVIEW WITH FABRICE FRIES, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF AFP

“HONEST, VERIFIED INFORMATION IS BECOMING A LUXURY GOOD!”

Novinite Insider » Interview | October 5, 2018, Friday // 14:56
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