Tallinn, Jan 16, (dpa/GNA) – Estonian security authorities have arrested a professor in the city of Tartu, on suspicion of espionage. The Russian citizen…
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New Danish king takes over as Queen Margrethe gives up throne
Copenhagen, Jan 15, (dpa/GNA) – Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, gave up the throne on Sunday to her son Frederik, who was then proclaimed the…
Pernik Area Celebrates Surva, Its Major Winter Festival
Pernik, Jan. 14, (BTA/GNA) – The celebration of Surva, the major winter festival in the Pernik area, began on Saturday evening. The tradition survives…
Blagoy Burdin of Energy Systems Institute on Bulgaria’s First Hydrogen Charging Station
Sofia, Jan 13 (BTA/GNA) – In an interview for BTA, Assoc Prof Blagoy Burdin of the Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems with the…
Russia to continue humanitarian supplies of grain, fertilizers to Africa: deputy PM
MOSCOW, Jan. 12 (Xinhua/GNA) – Russia will continue to provide humanitarian supplies of grain and fertilizers to Africa, Deputy Prime Minister Viktoria Abramchenko was…
Russian Foreign Ministry condemns US-UK attacks on Houthi rebels
Moscow, Jan 12, (dpa/GNA) – The Russian Foreign Ministry, has condemned airstrikes by the United States, the United Kingdom, and other countries, on the…
UN warns not enough aid convoys are arriving in Gaza
Geneva, Jan 12, (dpa/GNA) – Only five out of 24 scheduled humanitarian deliveries were carried out in the north of Gaza, in the first…
Israel calls South Africa’s genocide accusation ‘absurd’ at UN court
The Hague, Jan 12, (dpa/GNA) – Israel firmly rejected on Friday, the accusations, brought by South Africa to the International Court of Justice, in…
Ex-Polish minister launches hunger strike on first day in jail
Warsaw, Jan 10, (dpa/GNA) – Former Polish interior minister, Mariusz Kaminski, who was arrested and imprisoned late Tuesday on abuse of power charges, announced…
Malian Musician Vieux Farka Toure to Perform First-ever Concert in Bulgaria
Sofia, Jan 8 (BTA/GNA) – Malian musician Vieux Farka Toure will perform his first-ever concert in Bulgaria on June 2. The event will take…
Bulgaria Customs Agency Boosts Border Controls in Line with Schengen Entry Commitments to Austria
Sofia, Jan 7 (BTA/GNA) – As of 2024, the Customs Agency has tightened control on all goods and cargo travelling to and from Austria…
Bulgaria: Hundreds take part in traditional men’s dance in Tundzha River in Kalofer
Kalofer, Jan 6, (BTA’/GNA) – Hundreds of men took part this year in the traditional men’s horo dance in the cold waters of the…
Bulgaria: Only Tumulus in Augusta Traiana’s Southwestern Necropolis to be studied and documented
Sofia, Jan 6 (BTA/GNA) – An ancient tumulus (2nd-3rd century) in the town of Stara Zagora will see exploration, documentation and emergency restoration in…
Environmentalists in Varna urge Bulgaria to vote against abolition of GMO plant regulation
Varna, on The Black Sea, Jan 4 (BTA/GNA) – Environmentalists from the Public Environmental Centre for Sustainable Development (PECSD) in Varna urged Bulgaria to…
Two exhibitions of photos from Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia to be unveiled within Sofia MENAR Film Festival
Sofia, Jan 3 (BTA/GNA) – Maya Doychinova Sapundzhieva and Ivaylo Sapundziev will present two photo exhibitions within the forthcoming Sofia MENAR film festival in…
Almost half of teenagers feel addicted to social media, study says
London, Jan. 3, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Almost half of teenagers feel as if they are addicted to social media, according to an analysis from the University of…
Trains disrupted, hundreds of flood warnings after storm lashes UK
London, Jan. 3, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Transport delays will continue on Wednesday as train services get back on track after rain and strong winds from Storm Henk…
Bulgaria: Teacher Salaries Increase by 8.4% as of January 1, 2024
Sofia, Jan 2 (BTA/GNA) – The basic salaries of all teaching staff will increase by 8.4% as of January 1, 2024, the Ministry of…
Danish premier sees new chapter for country after Queen’s abdication
London, Jan. 2, (dpa/GNA) – Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen sees a new chapter opening for her country after Queen Margrethe announced her abdication. “We will miss…