Новости за 25.04.2018

It turns out we are the first in the EU by the number of women working in the IT sector, as well as the number of girls studying information technology, according to Eurostat. 

A man around 50 years old died after drowning in the Struma River in Pernik, the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior announced.

''BGN 1.6 billion will cost the construction of the Vidin-Sofia highway'', Vidin Mayor Ognian Tzenkov said at a press conference.

Nearly 100 000 leva were stolen from an ATM in Pleven, spokesman for the local prosecutor's office, Reni Kirilova, said on Wednesday.

In 2017, furniture exports exceeded EUR 335 million. The growth trend has been steady over the years, and has grown nearly twice as much compared to 2008. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Economy Alexander Manolev during the biggest forum for the furniture industry in Bulgaria - the exhibitions "Technomebel" and "The World of Furniture".

The new tiles in front of the National Palace of Culture, placed and repaired before the start of the Bulgarian EU Presidency, did not survive the warm weather and showed a defect that could have a use - they became mini ramps for skateboarders. The tiles have risen, and the reason for this is probably the time.

The Government endorsed the Agreements signed in November 2017 in Riyadh for cooperation in the field of agriculture, livestock and fisheries between the Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Tim Draper, an American venture capital investor believes that Bitcoin will not only continue to exist but it will also become bigger than the Internet.

"In 2017, there has been a stagnation in the protection of human rights in Bulgaria, with some areas deteriorating: the authorities and the public sphere have been deaf for human rights and civil society has failed to raise concerns about major issues and this task stands on the agenda in 2018. " This is what the Chairman of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (BHC) Krasimir Kanev commented on the presentation of the annual report of the organization on the state of human rights in Bulgaria, Dnevnik daily quoted. Читать дальше...

The government will give the Ministry of Defense up to BGN 26 million to repair the MiG-29 aircraft. The decision was taken today at the Cabinet meeting, the press service of the Council of Ministers announced.

The government has approved additional costs and transfers of 204 930 BGN. The funds are for scholarships for students from state and municipal schools, which have achieved high results at different competitions, the press center of the cabinet said.

The government has approved additional spending on the budgets of ministries and transfers BGN 20,784,639. to municipalities.

The popular WhatsApp communication app will now only allow users over the age of 16 to use it. The measure applies to the countries of the European Union.

Outcome of the case with the extradition of Zhelyaz Andreev and four other Bulgarians accused of violating the embargo on trade with Syria. The meeting was held between Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, US Ambassador Eric Rubin, Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov and Justice Minister Tsetska Tsacheva.

(CNN) - The world's first successful total penis and scrotum transplant was completed at Johns Hopkins Hospital on March 26, according to a news release issued Monday.

So far, there were only two metro stations that were used by the city rail - the trams.

archaeologyinbulgaria.com -  Bulgaria’s National Institute and Museum of Archaeology in Sofia has released the official print catalog for 11th annual “Bulgarian Archaeology" exhibition which has showcased for the first time some of the most intriguing artifacts discovered across the country during the 2017 archaeological season.
The 2017 Bulgarian Archaeology exhibition is open for visitors from February 17 until April 1, 2018, in the National Museum of Archaeology building near the Bulgarian Presidency in downtown Sofia. Читать дальше...

At the very beginning of today's government meeting, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov announced that Bulgaria has reduced its external debt for only a year, and this places us on the third place in the EU.

The best Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov started perfectly his participation in the Barcelona ATP500 tennis tournament with a prize of 2 510 900 euros.

Employees of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) protest against the allocation of the agency's subsidy for 2018. The NIMH protests against the unfair distribution of the budget subsidy for 2018 by the board council of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, which threatens the functioning of the national hydrometeorological service ". Currently, a black screen message welcomes anyone who wants to visit the official website of NIMH.

A temporary change of urban mobility organization is being introduced in connection with the filming of the film "Fall and Salvation".

Half a million professionals from  third-countries will arrive in Bulgaria over the next few years. We are talking about graduates working in different fields. The forecast is from the business, said Podkrepa Labor Union. The reason for the imminent import of so many qualified workers was the amendments to the Migration and Labor Mobility Act adopted in early March.

Airport officials at Rio de Janeiro's found 50 kilograms of explosives and about 100 kilograms of heroin in a shipment from China.

Futurism.com - Sorry, basic income. Finland is simply just not that into you.

Russia doesn't support the expansion of NATO in Europe, said Mrs.Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko, a Russian politician serving as the Senator from Saint Petersburg and Chairwoman of the Federation Council since 2011. The Russian Chairwoman arrived in Bosnia on Monday. This was the first official visit of a high-ranking Russian representative since the beginning of the century, reminds Russian media.