ARCHIVE - 17 January 2020

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Business

"Beverages and Tobacco" Sector Recorded the Largest Increase in the Exports of Bulgaria to the EU

In the period January - October 2019 Bulgarian exports to the EU grew by 3.

Business | January 17, 2020, Friday // 15:59

Politics

Ukraine's Prime Minister Resigned

Ukraine’s prime minister Oleksiy Valeriyovych handed his resignation letter after an audio of him reportedly criticising President Volodomyr Zelenskiy’s understanding of the economy leaked earlier, The Guardian reported.

Politics | January 17, 2020, Friday // 11:50

Consultations with President Radev on the Problems in the Election Process Continue

At the initiative of President Rumen Radev, a meeting on topical issues of the electoral process, as well as measures for overcoming the problems, will be held at 10 am today, the press centre of the Head of State announced.

Politics | January 17, 2020, Friday // 10:30

Society

BNR: Prosecutor’s Office Investigates Gathering of European Extremists in Sofia

The prosecutor’s office is launching an investigation of the Bulgarian National Union.

Society | January 17, 2020, Friday // 16:19

Sofia in the Top 300 for the Most Expensive Cities in the World

Sofia is ranked 297th among the 4440 cities the list of the most expensive cities in the world.

Society | January 17, 2020, Friday // 15:08

Eurostat: Lowest Rate of Prisoners in the EU since 2000

In the EU in 2017, there were on average 116 prisoners per 100 000 people, a rate which is the lowest since 2000, Eurostat reported.

Society | January 17, 2020, Friday // 14:41

Hundreds of Kilograms Toxic Waste Found in Lukovit

Hundreds of pounds of hazardous waste were discovered a week ago near Lukovit.

Society | January 17, 2020, Friday // 11:11

Bulgarians Honour St Anthony

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church honours Friday the memory of the Venerable Anthony the Great, on the holiday called Antonovden.

Society | January 17, 2020, Friday // 07:32

Code Yellow Warning for Fog has been Issued for 20 Bulgarian Regions Today

A Code Yellow warning for fog has been issued for 20 Bulgarian regions today, 17 January, according to the website of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH).

Society » Environment | January 17, 2020, Friday // 16:32

Elevated Levels of Fine Particulate Matter is Sofia

Elevated levels of fine particulate matter have been registered in Sofia, airsofia.

Society » Environment | January 17, 2020, Friday // 11:59

Weather Forecast: Fogs, Maximum Temperatures between 0C and 5C

Weather Forecast: Fogs, Maximum Temperatures between 0C and 5C

Society » Environment | January 17, 2020, Friday // 10:58

Rain in Australia Caused Flooding (VIDEO)

Locals said that something like this this had not happened in several years.

Society » Environment | January 17, 2020, Friday // 07:15

Hepatitis A Boom in Bobov Dol

Hepatitis A boom in Bobov Dol.

Society » Health | January 17, 2020, Friday // 11:22

Third Man Infected with the New Coronavirus Has been Hospitalized in Singapore

A third patient who is believed to be infected with the new coronavirus has been hospitalized in Singapore, TASS reported.

Society » Health | January 17, 2020, Friday // 07:21

Eight People Have Died Following Complications of a Flu Infection Greece

Eight people have died following complications of a flu infection in the last ten days in Greece.

Society » Health | January 17, 2020, Friday // 07:02

Crime

Bulgarian Man Brutally Murdered in London

A Bulgarian has been found dead at his London home, a homicide investigation has been launched, Daily Mail reports.

Crime | January 17, 2020, Friday // 10:59

World

China with the Lowest Birth Rate since 1949

The end of "one-child policy" could not stop China's declining birth rate, the BBC reported.

World | January 17, 2020, Friday // 11:44

Italian PM Giuseppe Conte: EU May Send Troops to Libya

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said could send troops to Libya to maintain peace after the ceasefire between the parties.

World | January 17, 2020, Friday // 11:37

The US Senate Has Opened Trump's Impeachment Process

The US Senate has opened the impeachment process of President Donald Trump.

World | January 17, 2020, Friday // 07:07

Croatia Has Lost Half a Million Workers in Ten Years

Croatia has lost 500,000 workers over the last ten years - from 2008 to 2018.

World » EU | January 17, 2020, Friday // 07:38

Novinite Insider

Joshua Wong, the Face of Hong Kong's Democracy Movement: Why the World Will Keep the Spotlight on Hong Kong in 2020

Joshua Wong (Demosisto) is one of the most prominent faces of Hong Kong’s democracy movement and a leading figure in the “Umbrella Movement” which came into being in 2014.

Novinite Insider » Interview | January 17, 2020, Friday // 07:52
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