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Indonesian police shot a man of Bulgarian nationality allegedly involved in ATM theft schemes, reported local newspaper The Jakarta Post quoted by FOCUS News Agency as saying. The incident happened two weeks after the arrest of two other Bulgarians, along with one Chilean and one Taiwanese citizen in connection with a series of ATM cases.

Russia's ambassador to the United Nations has warned British officials they are "playing with fire" and will be "sorry" over their response to the poisoning of a former double agent and his daughter in Salisbury, Independent reported.

Theresa May has said it was "highly likely" that Russia was behind the attack, with the UK and a number of Western allies expelling more than 150 diplomats in response. Moscow has said it will respond to such measures in kind and speaking at a UN Security... Читать дальше...

There will be heavy clouds today, with rain and thunder in many areas, mainly in Western and Central Bulgaria. There will be light to moderate wind from north-northwest. The maximum temperatures are forecast at between 15°C and 20°C.

Orthodox Christians are marking Good Friday, the day that commemorates the death of Jesus Christ by crucifixion.

An unpleasant and dangerous surprise faces the drivers on a street in the Vitosha quarter of Sofia, Nova TV reported. An electric pillar dangerously stands in the middle of the road.

Moldova expects from the Bulgarian government support and investment to raise the quality of education and improve the social and economic situation for the Bulgarian community there.

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake occurred on Thursday on the coast of the US state of California, the United States Geological Survey said.
 
According to the government agency, the epicenter of underground movements is 138 km west of Los Angeles. The tremor is at a depth of 16.8 km.
 
There is no evidence of damages and injuries.

The pets of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, who was poisoned in the UK, are dead, a spokeswoman for the British Environment Ministry said.

Bulgaria may lose at least 15 million euros or about 30 million leva from the European funds for science because of their slow absorption. This was made clear by Minister Krasimir Valchev's response during parliamentary scrutiny on Thursday.

Six miners have died, and three have been injured in collapsing in a coal mine in West Georgia, the BBC said, citing the Georgian Ministry of the Interior.

Plovdiv residents breathed the most dirty air during the last heating season, Darik radio reported. This shows data from the Airbg.info platform, which has uploaded 42 million measurements of fine particulate matter throughout the country for the last year.

During the Easter holidays more than 450 000 tourists are expected to visit different regions in Bulgaria, tourism minister Nikolina Angelkova predicted in Kardzhali.