ARCHIVE - 5 January 2023

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Business

Bulgaria is a Champion in Wage Growth in Europe - 16%

Hourly labor costs in the EU increased by an average of 3.4% per year, according to Eurostat data for the third quarter of 2022

Business | January 5, 2023, Thursday // 11:11

Amazon to Cut more than 18,000 Jobs

Amazon has announced it will cut more than 18,000 jobs, citing an "uncertain economy" and the fact that the retail giant has been "hiring rapidly over the past few years"

Business | January 5, 2023, Thursday // 11:07

Politics

Wanted by the Kremlin Journalist Christo Grozev feels Threatened to Return to Bulgaria

Investigative journalist Christo Grozev admitted that he feels threatened to return to Bulgaria

Politics | January 5, 2023, Thursday // 21:20

Bulgaria’s PM: A 10% Reduction in Carbon Emissions is Not Acceptable, We will Ask for Postponement

The way the parameters are set in the current Recovery and Resilience Plan is not good for us. The previous government had committed to a 40% reduction in carbon emissions. This means closing down specific coal-fired power plants. If this happens, it will

Politics | January 5, 2023, Thursday // 18:03

The Bulgarian Deputies will Hear Out Christo Grozev Today

The Bulgarian Christo Grozev, an investigative journalist from "Bellingcat", declared wanted by Russia, will be heard in the Bulgarian parliament today

Politics | January 5, 2023, Thursday // 10:54

Bulgaria’s Interior Minister: We are Preparing a Specialized Operation against Illegal Migration

Regarding illegal migration and trafficking, a specialized police operation is being prepared on a national scale, together with the prosecutor's office, it will start at the beginning of next week"

Politics » Defense | January 5, 2023, Thursday // 17:44

Society

How to Validate the New Ticket in Sofia's Public Transport

Citizens' complaints about a problem with the validation of the new BGN 2 paper ticket prompted the municipal Center for Urban Mobility (CMG) to urgently prepare a video

Society | January 5, 2023, Thursday // 16:11

The Weather in Bulgaria will be Mostly Sunny, Temperatures up to 16 Degrees

On Thursday, fog or low stratus cloud will develop in many places in the lowlands and valleys before noon

Society » Environment | January 5, 2023, Thursday // 10:37

Bulgaria: More than 2 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines will be Discarded

Over 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Bulgaria will be scrapped

Society » Health | January 5, 2023, Thursday // 21:29

Bulgaria will Not Introduce COVID Measures for arrivals from China

No restrictive measures against COVID-19 to be introduced for arrivals from China in Bulgaria, the Ministry of Health announced

Society » Health | January 5, 2023, Thursday // 15:35

COVID-19 in Bulgaria: 253 New Cases in the Last 24 hours

The new confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria for the last 24 hours are 253, according to the data of the Unified Information Portal

Society » Health | January 5, 2023, Thursday // 10:41

The Flu Wave is Rising in Bulgaria! Two Strains are Circulating – H3N2 and H1N1

Bulgaria is at the beginning of a flu wave, as the H3N2 and H1N1 strains are currently predominant in our country

Society » Health | January 5, 2023, Thursday // 10:32

Bulgaria: Serious Car Crash in Vratsa - Seven People are in Hospital

Seven people were injured in a serious accident this morning in Vratsa

Society » Incidents | January 5, 2023, Thursday // 12:26

Sports

What Makes Online Sportsbooks Appealing

There are lots of online sportsbooks available and all of them have thousands of visitors each day which prompts the question of what makes them so popular or appealing.

Sports | January 5, 2023, Thursday // 10:06

World

WHO: The New Subvariant of COVID-19 is the Most Contagious so far

The subvariant of the coronavirus: Omicron XBB.1.5, which in just a few weeks has become dominant in the United States, may cause a new wave

World | January 5, 2023, Thursday // 15:52

Elon Musk sent a Bulgarian Satellite into Space with SpaceX's first flight in 2023

A Bulgarian nanosatellite flew into space with the first orbital flight for 2023 of Elon Musk's company SpaceX

World | January 5, 2023, Thursday // 11:02

Vucic announced that He is in his Last Term as President of Serbia

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he does not want to change the country's constitution in order to remain in office for a third time in the next election

World » Southeast Europe | January 5, 2023, Thursday // 10:47

Russia announces a Unilateral Ceasefire for 36 hours

Russia will announce a unilateral ceasefire for 36 hours starting tomorrow at 12 noon local time

World » Russia | January 5, 2023, Thursday // 17:52

Erdogan wants a Unilateral Ceasefire in Ukraine, Putin Responded

Turkish President Erdogan told Vladimir Putin in a phone call that peace efforts in the Russia-Ukraine war must be supported by a unilateral ceasefire and a "vision of a just solution"

World » Ukraine | January 5, 2023, Thursday // 15:03

Day 316 of the Invasion of Ukraine: France sends Bastion Light Tanks, Biden considers sending Bradley Vehicles (UPDATED)

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours

World » Ukraine | January 5, 2023, Thursday // 12:20
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