Новости за 27.07.2018

26 July 2018 -  Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mladen Chervenyakov, was on an official visit to Montenegro. During his stay, he used the opportunity to talk to representatives of the Government in Montenegro.

(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense opened the competition for its highly anticipated $10 billion cloud computing services contract on Thursday, an opportunity awaited by bidders that include Amazon, Microsoft Corp and Oracle (ORCL.N), among others.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A fast-moving Southern California wildfire believed set by a serial arsonist forced more than 3,000 residents of mountain resort communities to flee their homes on Thursday as crews fought to save homes in the path of the flames.

Most Bulgarians drive second-hand cars, nearly half of the fleet in Bulgaria is over 20 years old and the cars are mainly diesel. This shows aggregated data from Eurostat and the Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA) for the EU fleet in 2017.

The Bulgarian authorities are stopping access to people on the territory of the country if they were banned from entering the Schengen area from 1 August, the Ministry of Interior announced on Friday.

The Istanbul Convention blurs the boundaries between the sexes and this would make it harder to fight domestic violence. It therefore contradicts the constitution, the Constitutional Court decided on Friday with a majority of 8 to 4 votes.

Sofia. The Parliament ratified an agreement for the provision of advisory services by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) for river basin and flood risk management plans in Bulgaria, Focus News Agency reports. Pursuant to the agreement between the Ministry of Environment and Water and IBRD, the bank will provide assistance in specific areas, including services in the field of environment and water management in Bulgaria. BGN 34.5 million will be allocated for the preparation of the plans. Читать дальше...

On July 27th and 28th, near Samokov you will be able to watch historical   battles describing the rebellions against the Ottoman empire, have fun and learn more about the cause and the life of Chakar voivoda and his struggle against the Ottomans. Then “Chakar Feasts” will take place in the Chakar meadow area. On  27th at 6 pm the participants in the event will be welcomed, a camp will be built and a fire will be lit up so the fun with delicious meals and music can begin.

Presumably the tomb belongs to the ruler of Thrace.

Monumental tomb of the III century BC was discovered by archaeologists in Bulgaria near the village of Manole near Plovdiv.

SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 26 (SeeNews) - The Bulgarian unit of Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor said on Thursday it plans to introduce Voice over LTE (VoLTE) service in its 4G network as of August 1. The VoLTE technology provides for faster connection times, compared to 2G and 3G networks, high quality of calls and continuous, uninterrupted use of 4G mobile data during calls, Telenor Bulgaria said in a statement. The technology will be available to Telenor residential and business customers who have VoLTE-compatible devices... Читать дальше...

Sofia. In the coming years, North Bulgaria will be a priority, it is our focus during this term of office, Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Nikolay Nankov said in an interview with bTV .
Minister Nankov said the repair works of the section from Yablanitsa to Teteven are going at a perfect pace. “Within the next few months, we will launch public procurement procedures for another 137 km – for selection of a contractor for new routes and stages along Sofia - Veliko Tarnovo section. Читать дальше...

Sofia. It will be sunny for most of the country this morning. The atmospheric pressure will remain below the average for July. Rainy clouds will gather around noon brining brief showers with thunder. In places, mainly in the mountain areas, the rain will be intense and considerable in amount. There will be light to moderate northwest wind. The maximum temperatures will be between 26°C and 31°C, for Sofia – about 26°C, in the mountains, about 21°C at 1,200 m and about 15°C at 2,000 m. This is the... Читать дальше...

FOUR PAWS Animal Rescue found a 2-year-old cub shackled in a windowless shed. They say Riku the bear spent the first few years of his life chained to a pole. He was removed from the shed and transported to the Dancing Bears Animal Rescue Park in Belitsa, Bulgaria. After months of touching noses through a fence, he was introduced to an older bear, and the new love of his life, 22-year-old Gabriela.

National Geographic - Get ready for a celestial double feature unlike anything seen in decades: Mars is about to make its closest approach to Earth in 15 years—just as the full moon blushes red in the longest “blood moon” eclipse of the century.

CITUB urges for 12% higher budget wages next year. That makes about 1 billion leva more. "Up 800 million leva was the increase this year. In this sense, this percentage is not impossible. People in different agencies want a 10 to 20% increase in wages, so this percentage is averaged, "syndicate president, Plamen Dimitrov, told Nova TV.