Kiev, Nov. 5, (dpa/GNA) – Some 11,000 North Korean soldiers have already arrived in the Russian border area of Kursk, according to Kiev on Monday, amid fears…
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Two more cases of potentially deadly mpox detected in UK
London, Nov. 5, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Two more UK cases of the potentially deadly strain of the mpox virus have been detected in household contacts of the first…
Search for missing continues after flood disaster in Spain
Madrid, Nov. 4, (dpa/GNA) – The search for missing people in the area of eastern Spain hit by severe flooding continued on Monday, almost a week after…
Demos in Serbia after 14 killed by canopy collapse at train station
Budapest, Nov. 4, (dpa/GNA) – Hundreds of angry protesters took to the streets on Sunday in Serbia’s capital Belgrade against the government following the collapse of…
EU chiefs breathe sigh of relief over Moldova election result
Brussels, Nov. 4, (dpa/GNA) – European Union senior officials expressed their relief over pro-European Maldovan President Maia Sandu winning a second term in office. “Sandu has shown…
Bulgaria ready to assist Spain after flash floods
Sofia, Nov 3 (BTA/GNA) – By order of caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev, the Bulgarian institutions are ready to assist Spain after the flash…
IKEA will pay 6 million euros to East German prisoners forced to build their furniture in landmark move
Nov 3 (CNN/GNA) – Furniture giant IKEA has agreed to pay 6 million euros ($6.5 million) towards a government fund compensating victims of forced…
Bulgaria celebrates National Awakeners’ Day
Sofia, Nov 2 (BTA/GNA) – Bulgaria celebrates its National Awakeners’ Day on November 1. Every year on this day, the nation honours its teachers,…
Badenoch promises change after historic Tory leadership win
Nov 2 (BBC/GNA) – Kemi Badenoch has promised to win back voters who have deserted the Conservatives after securing an historic victory in a…
Norway hit by floods and landslides following overnight storms
Copenhagen, Nov. 1, (dpa/GNA) – Overnight storms have triggered floods and landslides in south-western Norway, local media reported on Friday, the latest country in Europe to…
Paris to restrict cars in the centre even more
Paris, Nov. 1, (dpa/GNA) – In order to further reduce car traffic and create more space for cyclists and pedestrians, Paris is introducing a low-traffic zone in…
Spain hit by deadliest floods in decades. Here’s what we know
Nov 1 (CNN/GNA) — Spain is reeling from its worst flooding in decades, after a year’s worth of rain fell in just hours this week in the country’s…
Bulgaria: Central Election Commission determines distribution of seats in new Parliament
Sofia, Oct 30 (BTA) – The Central Election Commission has determined the distribution of the MP seats of the political parties in the 51st…
Death toll rises above 60 after storms in Spain, rescue continues
Madrid, Oct. 30, (dpa/GNA) – At least 62 people have now died after severe storms hit large parts of Spain, the Spanish state broadcaster RTVE reported on…
Sofia Tech Park hosts first SEE Forum and Startup Competition, signs cooperation memorandum
Sofia, Oct 29 (BTA/GNA) – Sofia Tech Park hosted the first regional forum and startup competition South East European Innovators Challenge (SEEIC) on October…
Bulgaria’s 2025 draft budget sets deficit target at 3 per cent
Sofia, Oct. 28 (BTA/GNA) – Bulgaria’s draft budget for 2025 projects a 3 per cent deficit, caretaker Minister of Finance Lyudmila Petkova said here…
Revenge taken on dozens of SUVs after cyclist’s death in Paris
Paris, Oct 20, (dpa/GNA) – Following the death of a cyclist who was run over by an SUV in Paris, activists in the southern…
Sandu denounces ‘unprecedented attack’ on election
Bucharest, Oct 20, (dpa-GNA) – In a night address in the capital Chi?inau, Sandu spoke of an “unprecedented attack” on the electoral process by…
Moldova’s Sandu ahead in early election results but short of majority
Bucharest, Oct 20, (dpa/GNA) – In Sunday’s presidential election in the former Soviet republic of Moldova, incumbent Maia Sandu is leading, but has failed…
Israel strikes Beirut after threatening Hezbollah’s financial body
Beirut, Oct 20. (dpa/GNA) – The Israeli military has carried out attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs, shortly after making threats against the Hezbollah-run financial…