London, Aug 17, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Dangerous floods are set to hit parts of Britain amid thunderstorms lashing the country, the Met Office has…
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Bulgarian Harmonica Cottage Cheese from Goat Milk Wins Highest International Accolade
Sofia, Aug 17, (BTA/GNA) – A Bulgarian cottage cheese from goat milk won the top distinction at the 2022 Great Taste Awards, the world’s…
5th Paleontological Expedition in Western Bulgaria Comes to an End
Sofia, Aug 16 (BTA/GNA) – The fifth paleontological expedition of the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences came to…
Firefighters battle blazes in northern Italy and in Sicily
Rome, Aug 16, (dpa/GNA) – Italian firefighters have been battling major blazes in the north of the country and on the island of Sicily,…
Bulgarian Pupils Win Four Medals at Most Prestigious International Informatics Olympiad in Indonesia
Sofia, Aug 15 (BTA/GNA) – Bulgarian pupils won two silver and two bronze medals at the most prestigious international Olympiad in informatics held in…
World-famous Bulgarian Mime Guerassim Dichliev: There Is More Light than Darkness in Universe
Sofia, Aug. 14 (BTA/GNA) – Cirque du Soleil, Marcel Marceau, and Walt Disney. The connection between them is world-famous Bulgarian mime artist Guerassim Dichliev.…
Bulgarian Hunting Season Opens, Competent Institutions Plan Checks
Sofia, Aug 13, (BTA/GNA) – Deputy Agriculture Minister Valentin Chambov opened the hunting season on Saturday together with a hunting party near the Danubian…
McDonald’s to reopen some branches in Ukraine
Kiev, Aug 11, (dpa/GNA) – The US fast food chain McDonald’s, wants to reopen some of its restaurants in Ukraine, despite Russia’s continuing war…
British economy contracts in second quarter, stoking recession fears
London, Aug. 12, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) - The British economy contracted in the last three months, new data show, further stoking fears that a recession might be around…
German farmers ‘fighting many fronts,’ warn of autumn crop failures
Berlin, Aug. 12, (dpa/GNA) - Germany’s farmers are warning of the prospect of significant crop failures in the coming months as they struggle to cope with drought…
French inflation accelerates as estimated
Paris, Aug. 12, (dpa-AFX/GNA) - France’s consumer price inflation accelerated as initially estimated in July amid higher energy and food prices, the latest data from the statistical…
Italy’s trade balance swings to deficit in June
Rome, Aug. 12, (dpa-AFX/GNA) - Italy’s foreign trade balance turned to a deficit in June from a surplus in the previous year, as imports grew more rapidly…
Cultural Tourism Tops Bulgaria’s Assertion as Year-Round Destination—Deputy Minister
Kardjali, South Central Bulgaria, Aug. 12, (BTA/GNA) – Cultural tourism tops the Tourism Ministry’s consistent efforts to assert Bulgaria as a year-round destination, Deputy…
Bulgarian Research Vessel Sets Sail on First Mission to Antarctic at Year’s End
Bapha, Aug 11, (BTA/GNA) – At the end of the year, the Bulgarian military research vessel Sts Cyril and Methodius will set sail on…
National Museum of Natural History Organizes Palaeontological Expedition to Dinosaur Deposit near Tran
Sofia, Aug 08, (BTA/GNA) – The National Museum of Natural History with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (NMNH-BAS) began its fifth palaeontological expedition to…
Polish author and Auschwitz survivor Zofia Posmysz dies aged 98
Warsaw, Aug 8, (dpa/GNA) – Polish author, resistance fighter and concentration camp survivor Zofia Posmysz, has died at the age of 98, the Auschwitz…
Serena Williams wins first singles match since 2021 French Open
London, Aug 9, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Serena Williams won her first singles match since last year’s French Open, with a first-round victory over world…
Safety concerns grow as Ukrainian nuclear plant repeatedly shelled
Moscow, Aug. 9, (dpa/GNA) - Concerns for safety at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine grew on Monday after days of repeated shelling. The Zaporizhzhya…
Holiday Inn owner IHG sees profits surge on travel bounceback
London, Aug. 9, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – The owner of Holiday Inn has reported soaring half-year profits thanks to the bounceback in demand for business and leisure travel. …
New Turkish oil drilling vessel sets off for Mediterranean
Istanbul, Aug. 9, (dpa/GNA) - Turkey is to send off a new oil and gas drilling vessel to the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday as planned, the Anadoly…