Sofia, Dec 23 (BTA/GNA) – Bulgaria has committed to the priority construction of military infrastructure facilities along the North-South axis and their inclusion in…
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Russia launches group strike in response to Kiev’s attack
MOSCOW, Dec. 21, (Xinhua/GNA) — Russia launched a group strike with long-range precision weapons on Friday morning, in retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on its…
Bulgaria’s first vinyl pressing plant since 90s goes into operation, only one in the Balkans
Sofia, Dec 22 (GNA/BTA) – No vinyl records have been produced in Bulgaria since 1994. This is about to change in the coming months,…
National Ethnographic Museum presents exhibition of old Bulgarian felts
Sofia, Dec 18 (BTA/GNA) – A temporary exposition titled “Bulgarian Felted Textiles – A Message from Antiquity” gathers in the halls of the National…
Greek Health Ministry backs ‘No Helmet, No Fuel’ campaign
Athens, Dec. 17, (dpa/GNA) – Greece’s Health Ministry and fuel station owners have joined forces in a campaign to induce motorcyclists to wear helmets by denying them…
Further cases of new mpox variant identified in Germany
Aachen, Dec. 16, (dpa/GNA) – Further cases of the new variant of the mpox virus have been detected in Germany, including in two children. Initially, a single…
Controversy over e-scooter helmet law in Italy
Rome, Dec. 16, (dpa/GNA) – A new law requiring the wearing of helmets on electric scooters is causing controversy in Italy as fines were issued for the…
Italian cave explorer stuck hundreds of metres underground
Rome, Dec. 16, (dpa/GNA) – A huge rescue operation is under way in Italy for a cave explorer who is stuck more than 500 metres underground after…
Greece plans own ‘Iron Dome’ air defence system
Athens, Dec. 16, (dpa/GNA) – Greece significantly increased the amount it spends on defence as part of a budget passed by parliament on Sunday. It provides for…
Putin claims Russia has captured 189 locations in Ukraine in 2024
Moscow, Dec. 16, (dpa/GNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russian forces have captured 189 locations in Ukraine so far this year. “The Russian…
Gunman kills four in shootings near Dunkirk in France
Paris, Dec 14, (dpa/GNA) – A gunman in northern France, killed two migrants and two security guards in shootings on Saturday, in the town…
Dutch police stop French driver with coffins full of cocaine
Amsterdam, Dec 14, (dpa/GNA) – Dutch police stopped the French driver of a vehicle, carrying two coffins filled with cocaine on a motorway to…
Hungarian EU Council Presidency confirms: Bulgaria and Romania enter Schengen in 2025
Brussels, Dec 13 (BTA/GNA) – Bulgaria and Romania will fully join the Schengen Area from January 1, 2025, the Hungarian Presidency of the Council…
Multilateral talks to be held in Berlin on Ukraine and Syria
Berlin, Dec. 12, (dpa/GNA) – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock plans to hold discussions this Thursday in Berlin with several of her counterparts and the EU foreign…
Prison sentences handed down in fraud trial involving Vatican choir
Rome, Dec. 11, (dpa/GNA) – The Vatican court sentenced all three defendants in a trial concerning embezzlement, money laundering and fraud relating to the former management of…
Netanyahu rebuffs ‘absurd’ accusations in corruption trial testimony
Tel Aviv, Dec. 10, (dpa/GNA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stand on Tuesday for the first time since his corruption trial began more than…
Macron hunts for solution to ongoing political crisis over budget
Paris, Dec. 10, (dpa/GNA) – French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to appoint a new prime minister, possibly as early as Wednesday, after launching talks with all…
Dutch king and queen visit scene of apartment explosions in The Hague
Amsterdam, Dec. 9, (dpa/GNA) – Dutch King Willem-Alexander and his wife Máxima visited the scene of the deadly blasts at an apartment block in The Hague on…
Storm leaves tens of thousands of homes in Ireland without power
Dublin, Dec. 9, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Some 55,000 homes, farms and businesses remained without power in Ireland on Sunday evening following Storm Darragh. High winds with gusts of…
Bulgaria’s Vice President expects President to begin consultations with Parties after his visit to France
Sozopol, On The Black Sea, Dec 7, (BTA/GNA) – “I expect that after President Radev returns from France, after the parliamentary groups are constituted,…