Tourism Minister Holds Meeting with US Ambassador to Bulgaria

Sofia, Aug. 5 (BTA/GNA) – US Ambassador Kenneth Merten and Tourism Minister Zaritsa Dinkova held a meeting together, where they agreed that Bulgaria has…

Bulgaria-US Thracian Summer 2023 Exercise Takes Place August 5-20

Sofia, Aug. 4 (BTA/GNA) – For yet another year Bulgaria will host a multinational exercise Thracian Summer 2023 between August 5 and 20 at…

Greenpeace protesters bailed following roof-top protest at PM’s home

London, Aug. 4, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – A group of Greenpeace activists arrested following an anti-oil protest on the roof of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s constituency manor…

Denmark ramps up border controls following Koran burnings

Copenhagen, Aug. 4, (dpa/GNA) - Denmark is to follow in Sweden’s footsteps and temporarily tighten border controls following the recent Koran burnings and their security implications.  The increased measures…

Southern Austria hit by floods following heavy rainfall

Vienna, Aug. 4, (dpa/GNA) - Heavy rainfall in southern Austria has caused flooding, as well as heavy mud and debris avalanches on Thursday night.  No injuries have…

London accuses Russia of preventing grain exports

London, Aug. 4, (dpa/GNA) - Russia is taking risks to prevent grain exports from Ukraine, according to a British intelligence update.  The Ministry of Defence (MoD) in…

Fire destroys baroque town church in eastern Germany

Dresden, Aug. 4, (dpa/GNA) - A baroque town church in eastern Germany has been largely destroyed by fire.  The blaze in the Protestant church in Großröhrsdorf, Saxony,…

Major renovations to repair Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial

Berlin, Aug. 4, (dpa/GNA) - Major renovation work on the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin will keep large parts of the site off-limits to visitors for the indefinite…

Kiev: Naval drone damages Russian ship in Novorossiysk

Kiev, Aug. 4, (dpa/GNA) - A Ukrainian naval drone attack on the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk has left a landing ship severely damaged, according to…

Dozens injured as riots break out at Eritrean Festival in Stockholm

Copenhagen, Aug. 4, (dpa/GNA) - More than 50 people were injured in Stockholm on Thursday, at least eight of them seriously, as violent riots broke out on…

Bolyarovo Social Complex Supports Vulnerable and Minority Groups

BOLYAROVO, SOUTHEAST BULGARIA, Aug 03, (BTA/GNA A) – social complex in the town of Bolyarovo supports the integration of vulnerable and minority groups, Deputy…

BMW sales improve even as after-tax profits dip

Munich, Aug. 3, (dpa/GNA) – German luxury carmaker BMW reported weak net profits in the second quarter on Thursday despite strong day-to-day business. The…

Nivea’s manufacturer Beiersdorf posts rise in first half profits

Berlin, Aug. 3, (dpa/GNA) – Beiersdorf AG, the German manufacturer of Nivea products, said on Thursday that after-tax profit rose in the first half…

Mitsubishi Corp. reports 40.5% decline in first quarter profits

Tokyo, Aug. 3, (dpa/GNA) – Mitsubishi Corp., the Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer, reported an annual 40.5% drop to 317.7 billion yen ($2.2 billion) in…

Rolls-Royce returns to profit in first half of 2023

London, Aug. 3, (dpa/GNA) – British aerospace and defence company Rolls-Royce Holdings plc returned to profit in the first half of the year ended…

German semiconductor firm Infineon reports Q3 profit increase

Frankfurt, Aug. 3, (dpa/GNA) – The German semiconductor company Infineon Technologies AG said its net income rose in the third quarter to €831 million…

London Stock Exchange’s total income for first half improves

London, Aug. 3, (dpa/GNA) – London Stock Exchange Group on Thursday reported total income of £4.179 billion ($5.297 billion) for the first half of…

Bank of England raises interest rates to 5.25% from 5%

London, Aug. 3, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – The Bank of England heaped further pressure on mortgage holders on Thursday as it hiked interest rates again…

Bulgaria: 120th Anniversary of Ilinden Uprising

Sofia, Aug. 2 (BTA/GNA) – August 2, 2023, marks the 120th anniversary of the outbreak of the Ilinden Uprising (also known as the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie…

SAfrica into last 16 alongside Sweden with historic 3-2 over Italy

Berlin, Aug 2, (dpa/GNA) – Thembi Kgatlana scored in stoppage time, as South Africa claimed a historic 3-2 triumph against Italy at the women’s…