Новости за 24.08.2017

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said on Thursday the European Union's directive on "posted workers" had to be clarified and improved, according to Reuters.

Two people were injured on Thursday in an explosion near government headquarters in the center of Kiev, Ukraine's capital, on the Independence Day holiday, police said, quoted by Reuters.

According to the preliminary data in the second quarter of 2017 total turnover index in section ‘Transportation, storage and post’, calculated on the basis of seasonally adjusted data, increased by 2.4% compared to the first quarter of 2017. A highest growth was registered in Postal and courier services - by 5.5%. A decrease was observed in Water transport and Air transport - by 12.5% and 1.3%, respectively, according to data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI).

A man throws gas cylinder from the balcony at police and crowds, reported Express.co.uk

A compulsory and free pre-primary education should be introduced for 4- and 5-year-old children, Ombudswoman Maya Manolova said during a discussion on ethnic integration in Asenovgrad.

She estimated the associated costs at nearly BGN 19 million.

Every seventh student aged 15-18 does not attend school. The investments in Roma integration should focus precisely on education, she stressed, adding that over 21,000 children dropped out of school in 2015/2016.

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Police using water cannon and batons have clashed with refugees who had occupied a small Rome square in defiance of an order to leave a building where they had been squatting.

Net migration in the UK has fallen by 81,000 to 246,000, the lowest level in the last three years for the 12-month period ending in March, according to Reuters.

At least 2 people are injured after a blast in Kiev, RIA Novosti reported.

World-famous music star Lady Gaga published a video with a Bulgarian folk song in her Insagram profile.

Macron and Iohannis will have a one-on-one meeting to hold official talks at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace, and afterwards they will hold a joint news conference, Agerpress reported.

According to the Romanian Presidential Administration, talks will focus on developing and deepening the bilateral strategic partnership relationship, as well as European, international and security affairs.

The two presidents will tour together the Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum in Bucharest and... Читать дальше...

 Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova and Deputy Mayor Todor Chobanov will examine work on the archaeological heritage research on Sveta Nedelya square, the press center of the municipality announced. The discovery of the archaeological heritage is carried out by a team of archaeologists led by Dr Veselka Katsarova and is financed under the Culture Program of Sofia Municipality, according to Stroitel Nespaper.

Two people were injured in an assault in front of the Istanbul court, the TACC reported, referring to the CNN Turk television channel.

The incident occurred near Bergdorf Bondo, on the border between Italy and Switzerland

A big fire broke out in the Vrajdebna neighborhood in Sofia. Reports Nova. 

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 on the Richter scale is registered at the border between Iran and Iraq, the European Seismological Center reported.

People searching for “depression” on Google will soon be prompted to take a questionnaire to assess if they may be suffering from the illness.

The search giant has partnered with the US National Alliance on Mental Illness (Nami) to roll out the project which is currently only for US users.

Users searching for depression will be prompted to “check if you’re clinically depressed”.

“While this tool can help, it’s important to note that PHQ-9 is not meant to act as a singular tool for diagnosis,” Nami said. Читать дальше...

Men's national volleyball team kicks off today at 6:30 pm to participate in the European Championship in Poland, reported bTV.

Five women were burned alive in Tanzania because they were considered witches, Nova TV reported.

Robert de Niro is the highest paid American TV actor for 2017, according to a Variety, quoted by Lenta.

After last week, Bulgaria Blvd at the intersection with Petko Todorov Blvd and Geshov Blvd. was blocked for 15-20 minutes, the inhabitants of Strelbishte district are going to protest again - at 19:00 today (24 August). The reasons - the lack of visible development on the case with Parvan Toshev street blocked by the construction company NIKMI and are making specific requests to Sofia Municipality for actions.

Qatar restored full diplomatic relations with Iran early Thursday, disregarding the demands of Arab nations now locked in a regional dispute with the energy-rich country that it lessen its ties to Tehran, Daily Sabah reported.

In announcing its decision, Qatar did not mention the diplomatic crisis roiling Gulf Arab nations since June, when Qatar found its land, sea and air routes cut off by its neighbors.

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The deadline for submission of bids for the development of the website of the Bulgarian EU Council presidency expires today, the ministry in charge of the presidency said, quoted by Frog News.

Bids can be submitted by 17:30.
The website is expected to cost BGN 70,000 without VAT. This includes the development of a website and a mobile app, providing hosting and streaming.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has alerted 30 districts in the United States because of the approach of the tropical cyclone Harvey. He urged relief agencies to increase their readiness to help the population and cope with the consequences of the disaster, NOVA informs.

The United States will not allow Venezuela to collapse, assured Vice President Mike Pence, quoted by the France press and BNT.

A team of Bulgarian military doctors went to Mali. For the 15th time since 2013, our specialists have been involved in the Mali Security Training Mission of the European Union. Reports Frognews.