Новости за 24.01.2018

''Romania have to reconsider its plans for a  judicial rreform'', says a joint statement issued by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and his first deputy, France Timmermans.

Thus, Romania becomes another EU country after Poland, where the EC wants a revision of the changes in the judiciary.

American molecular biologists have created and successfully tested experimental nanoparticles against all strains of influenza A virus that cause the most serious epidemics. The news is published in an article in Nature Communications magazine.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 shook Japan, Reuters reported, citing the American Geophysical Institute.

Night lines of public transport will be launched in Sofia within a few months. Probably they will start April-May and will be tested for 3 months in the summer. The lines will be three and will connect different parts of the city. Soon, a new bus to Vitosha is expected to go to the city center. This is what the chairman of Sofia Metropolitan Council Elen Gerdjikov said in an interview with Mediapool. Night buses will run at 1 hour intervals. "Most major European cities offer such transport, I... Читать дальше...

More than half of Americans (52 percent) fear that President Donald Trump may resort to unlawful use of nuclear weapons, according to a nationwide poll conducted jointly by the Washington Post and ABC TV. 60 percent of respondents said they would not trust Trump with the nuclear button, and 38 percent said the opposite. Among those who do not trust Trump on this issue, almost 90 per cent fear that he can issue a nuclear strike on some country. The survey involved 1,000 people, with chance for error being no more than 3 percent. Читать дальше...

The International Labour Organization forecast a worldwide unemployment rate of 5.5% this year, a marginal improvement on the 5.6% recorded in 2017, thanks to broad economic growth. 

But in its flagship World Employment and Social Outlook trends report, the ILO also raised serious red flags about the health of the planet's labour market. 

"Even though global unemployment has stabilised, decent work deficits remain widespread: the global economy is still not creating enough jobs,"... Читать дальше...

Brexit minister David Davis told EU citizens living in Britain on Wednesday not to worry about the country’s departure from the European Union, saying they were not about to be deported, Reuters reports.

But Davis, speaking to a parliamentary committee, said one sticking point in protecting citizens’ rights might be over voting rights in other countries - something British ministers may have to settle through bilateral negotiations.

The Bulgarian national football team was selected into Group 3 of League C of the new UEFA tournament League of Nations. Rivals of the "tricolors" in the first edition of the competition will be the teams of Slovenia, Norway and Cyprus, decided the draw today in Nyon, Switzerland.

The Plovdiv woman bought some bread from the store, and when she got home and took out the purchases, she was shaken.

An earthquake measuring 2.2 Richter is registered this night near the villages of Kesten and Zrebevo. This is reported from the site of the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography (NIGGG) at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The quake is registered at 01.15 hrs tonight and is 15 km deep.

 Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack that hit Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad on Wednesday, according to the militant group’s news agency Amaq, though it did not provide immediate evidence for the claim.

The 90th Oscar Award Ceremony will be on March 4 in Los Angeles, Darik writes. In the category of the best film will be the Call me by your name, Darkest hour, Dunkirk, Lady Bird, Get out, Post, Three Billboards Outside the Ebbing, Missouri, The Shape of Water, Phantom Thread.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday that Russia was responsible for recent chemical weapons attacks in the Syrian province of East Gutha, AFP reports.

The British Financial Times gives high-school students around the world free access to their site, whose content is largely paid.

We are signing a referendum on the Istanbul Convention - so the people can tell their opinion about the situation. This is what BSP leader Kornelia Ninova said at a briefing in the National Assembly, FOCUS News Agency reported.

Prime Minister Boyko Borisov submitted a proposal to the Council of Ministers for the release of Ophelia Kaneva as chairman of the State Agency for Child Protection. This was reported by the government information service. The temporary agent is assigned Dr. Valentin Dimitrov, Deputy Chairman of the Agency. Borisov also ordered the Chief Inspectorate of the Council of Ministers to make a thorough inspection of the SACP's activity, in which to specifically analyze the monitoring and control of... Читать дальше...

Militants have stormed an office of Save the Children in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, and fought security forces who surrounded the building.

Mayor of Burgas Dimitar Nikolov issued an order to announce a flu epidemic on the territory of the municipality. In this connection, from January 24 until January 29 / Monday / inclusive, classes are suspended at all Burgas schools.

13 people died during the double terrorist act in the Libyan city of Benghazi. 33 were injured, the Libyan internet portal "Libya ahbar" reported, quoted by TASS. A bomb filled car was lifted up in the air in eastern neighborhood of Es Salmani near one of the largest mosques in the city, from which local residents then came out of prayer. Half an hour later, when the security and medical forces were operating there, another car was blasted nearby.
 
Ahmed Ali al-Fitrei, head of the investigative... Читать дальше...

Venezuelan government, stuck in an economic crisis, will summon early presidential elections to which Nicholas Maduro, the head of state, will appear in an attempt to use favorable electoral dynamics and disagreements with the opposition.

The first metro line in Belgrade will be in fact in 2022. This was stated by Serbian President Alexander Vucic, quoted by SeeNews.

Company donations in Bulgaria are down by more than 25% in 2016. This is what the Executive Director of the Bulgarian Donation Forum Krasimira Velichkova told Bloomberg TV Bulgaria.

On the eve of marking the 20th anniversary of the launching of the first metro section in Sofia, Metropolitan Municipality and Metropolitan organize free music and artistic performances, the press service of the Municipality announced.

Record low temperatures were measured in Northeast China, TASS reported, citing the National Meteorological Service. Heilongjiang's thermometers showed 44.5 degrees below zero Celsius tonight - a negative record for this winter.

978 million people worldwide have been victims of cybercrime in 2017, according to a report by Norton, quoted by The Guardian.