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Brown Bear Roams the Streets of Moscow Suburb

A brown bear has been spotted on streets of Mytishchi, Moscow’s residential suburb with a population of about 170,000, a source in the city’s emergency services told TASS on Tuesday.

Society » Incidents | June 9, 2021, Wednesday // 16:29 | Viewed: 2523

Bulgaria: Identity of Missing MiG-29 Pilot Revealed

The 47-year-old Major Valentin Terziev is the pilot of the MiG-29 fighter jet missing in action over the Black Sea, colleagues of the pilot said.

Society » Incidents | June 9, 2021, Wednesday // 13:46 | Viewed: 3582

Bulgaria: Combat Aircraft Crashed During Shabla 21 Military Exercise

A MiG aircraft has crashed into the sea off Shabla peninsula during the Shabla 2021 military exercises, confirmed for BNR Rear Admiral Kiril Mihaylov, Commander of the Navy.

Society » Incidents | June 9, 2021, Wednesday // 09:48 | Viewed: 6693

Worth of Heroin Shipment Ceased in Sliven Estimated at BGN 25 M

Speaking at a briefing in Sofia on Monday, head of the specialized prosecution service, Valentina Madjarova, said that the worth of nearly 500 kilos of heroin ceased during a raid in the southern city of Sliven on June 4 is estimated at BGN 25 million.

Society » Incidents | June 7, 2021, Monday // 15:06 | Viewed: 2795

2 Heavy Car Accidents in Bulgaria

Five died and one remained in serious condition after an accident on the main Sofia-Varna road near the village of Mikre.

Society » Incidents | June 6, 2021, Sunday // 23:25 | Viewed: 2965

Car Accident on Burgas-Elhovo Road

 A man died, and two adults and a child are in danger of death after an accident on the Burgas-Elhovo road.

Society » Incidents | June 5, 2021, Saturday // 23:15 | Viewed: 2765

Powerful Blast Rocks Ammunition Plant in Cacak, Serbia

A series of explosions rocked an ammunition plant’s facilities in the Serbian town of Cacak in the early hours of Friday morning, but there were no reports of casualties, local media said.

Society » Incidents | June 4, 2021, Friday // 12:33 | Viewed: 4166

Organ Transplant Scandal Erupts in Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s health ministry revealed on Thursday that under the former government of Boyko Borissov the state hospital performed organ transplants on poor live donors for rich “uncles” operating under a false identity for which the ministry has “every reas

Society » Incidents | June 4, 2021, Friday // 10:12 | Viewed: 4682

Earthquake of 4.3 Magnitude Rattled Crete

An earthquake measuring 4.

Society » Incidents | June 4, 2021, Friday // 09:46 | Viewed: 3626

Train Kills 9 People in China

In northwestern China, in Gansu province, at least nine people were killed when a train hit railroad workers.

Society » Incidents | June 3, 2021, Thursday // 22:11 | Viewed: 2115

US Embassy Appollogized after US Soldiers Broke in Civilian Building during Military Exercise

The US Embassy said in a statement  received by BTA on Saturday that it learned on May 28 of an incident that occurred during a military training exercise in   Cheshnegirovo (South Central Bulgaria).

Society » Incidents | May 29, 2021, Saturday // 23:53 | Viewed: 3041

Bulgaria: Bad Road Accident, 3 Dead

A total of three victims died after the accident on the highway "Trakia" at 356 km in the direction of Burgas, said the press center of the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior in the seaside town.

Society » Incidents | May 27, 2021, Thursday // 23:58 | Viewed: 2542

Bulgaria: Father Stabs Son in the Heart, Terrified Mother Dies at the Scene

A 73-year-old man from the village of Smolyanovtsi in Montana municipality shot his son, 47, in the knee, then stabbed him in the heart with a knife.

Society » Incidents | May 26, 2021, Wednesday // 13:44 | Viewed: 2937

Italy Launches Probe into Cable Car Disaster, 5-Year-Old Israeli Boy Is Only Survivor

Italy’s transport minister vowed Monday to establish the cause of a cable car disaster that killed 14 people, after the lead cable apparently snapped and the cabin careened back down the mountain until it came off the line and crashed to the ground.

Society » Incidents | May 24, 2021, Monday // 15:36 | Viewed: 2964

Italy: Deadly Cable Car Accident - More Details, Total of 14 Dead

Fourteen people, including at least one child, reached the number of people who have been killed and another child is seriously injured after a cable car fell on a mountain near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy on Sunday.

Society » Incidents | May 23, 2021, Sunday // 23:47 | Viewed: 3567

Three Cannabis Growing Greenhouses Outfitted with High-Tech Equipment Busted in Sofia

Police has busted three high-tech outfitted greenhouses for cultivating cannabis in a former industrial building in Nova Mahala locality in Sofia Vrazhdebna district.

Society » Incidents | May 21, 2021, Friday // 13:48 | Viewed: 3458

Bulgaria: Vandal Attacks on BDZ Trains Gain Currency

Since the beginning of the year there have been50 attacks on state railways‘ trains.

Society » Incidents | May 20, 2021, Thursday // 09:50 | Viewed: 3175

Bulgaria: Train Stopped and Attacked with Stones

A passenger train was stopped and attacked with stones on the outskirts of the town of Nova Zagora today.

Society » Incidents | May 19, 2021, Wednesday // 12:36 | Viewed: 4483

Powerful Earthquake Rocks Iran Causing Vast Destruction

A shallow magnitude 5.

Society » Incidents | May 17, 2021, Monday // 10:25 | Viewed: 5159

Reuters: Toshiba European Operations Suffer Ransomware Cyber Attack

The Japanese tech conglomerate Toshiba announced that its European operations suffered a ransomware cyber attack, Reuters reported.

Society » Incidents | May 14, 2021, Friday // 13:38 | Viewed: 3217

Six Earthquakes Registered in Bulgaria's Rhodope Region in 24 Hours

A total of six weak earthquakes were registered on the territory of Smolyan region on May 12 and 13.

Society » Incidents | May 13, 2021, Thursday // 14:35 | Viewed: 3124
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