Новости за 27.12.2019

In 2020 over 100 kilometers motorways and expressways will be under construction, Bulgaria’s Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Petya Avramova told the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency. The road toll system covering over 6,000 kilometers of republican roads will start functioning until March 1, 2020, BNR reported.

Bulgarian tourism continued its sustainable development in 2019 despite the difficulties, strong international competition and the bankruptcy of the Thomas Cook tour operator, Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova said at a meeting of the Council of Ministers today, the press office of her ministry said.

For the first ten months of the year, Bulgaria received more than 8.4 million arrivals of foreign tourists and over EUR 3.4 billion in revenues from international tourism, which confirms... Читать дальше...

The typhoon caused severe flooding and destroyed hundreds of houses.

28 people died in a devastating typhoon in the Philippines. The Phanfone, which hit the islands on Thursday, caused severe flooding and destroyed hundreds of houses in several provinces.

12 people are reported missing and more than 50,000 evacuated. wind speeds reached 200 km / h and hundreds of people were blocked at ports and airports. Phanfone passed through areas which were hit by typhoon Haiyan in 2013 - the worst storm in the country's history... Читать дальше...

This night in the Indian capital Delhi, the temperature was 4.2 degrees Celsius, which is about 6 degrees below average for the season. This is the lowest temperature in 22 years, DPA reported.

Police in Hong Kong have arrested 336 people during the Christmas holidays, the Associated Press reported.

The government has allocated BGN 2.3 million for the completion of the renovation and reconstruction for one of the wings of the The Saint George the Zograf Monastery or Zograf Monastery.

The cleanliness of the air will be able to be tracked completely online in real time. The metropolitan municipality presented its own monitoring system. It started operating today. The aim is to be a natural extension of the systems of citizens' initiatives for air pollution.

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks Wednesday the Feast of Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr and first archdeacon in the Jerusalem Community Church.

In December 2018, EU residents made 47 million long trips of at least four overnight stays, which is more than twice the number of long trips made in January or November (23 million each).

In 2018, 5 425 million cubic meters of fresh water are abstracted in the country, which is 4.1% less than in 2017. Most notable is the reduction of surface water abstracted (4.3%), which accounts for about 90% of freshwater abstracted. The reported decline is mainly from the reduction in abstracted water for cooling processes in the energy sector and for the sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing. Decrease was also reported in the abstracted water from underground sources - by 2.6% compared to 2017... Читать дальше...

The US Coast Guard is seeking a 7-person touring helicopter under "extreme" weather conditions, AFP reports.

The conditions for tourism in the mountains are bad. This was reported by the Mountain Rescue Service (PSS) at the Bulgarian Red Cross, quoted by FOCUS News Agency.

Cargo ship collided on the shores of the Bosphorus Strait of Istanbul, Reuters reported, citing witnesses quoted by CNN.

Two babies were rescued from the plane that crashed after taking off in Kazakhstan. At least 15 people were killed when the aircraft lost altitude, collapsed in a concrete fence and crashed into a two-story building near the city of Almaty.

A study shows that vegetarians suffer worse from hangover than consuming meat appetizers. Nicotinic acid and zinc are necessary for the degradation of ethanol.

Britain is due to leave the European Union on January 31st

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed "grave concern" about whether the post-union deal could conclude a trade deal with the UK by the end of 2020.

The UK is due to leave the European Union on January 31st, but will remain in transition until the end of next year as negotiators discuss future trade relations.

"I am very worried given the little time we have," von der Leyen told France's Les Echos newspaper in an interview published Friday. Читать дальше...

A day after his visit to Tunisia, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that in January next year, parliament would vote on a law allowing troops to be sent to Tripoli. For the Islamist leader, this is a way to expand his sphere of influence and assist the unstable Libyan government with national consensus, writes the French daily Liberation.

This year we will spend nearly BGN 2 billion for food and gifts. However, according to experts, in the days after the holidays, each of us throws away a third of what he bought, NOVA reported.

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck southern Iran near Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, according to the US Geophysical Institute, cited by Reuters.

At the moment, there are no reports of injured Bulgarians in the plane crash in Kazakhstan that led to many casualties and injuried. The Bulgarian Embassy in Kazakhstan is in constant contact with the local authorities and is ready to assist if needed. This was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).

At least 14 people are dead and several others injured after a plane crashed shortly after take-off from the Almaty International Airport in Kazakhstan, Euronews reported.

130,000 Bulgarians have been granted a settled status in the UK, which is 90% of the total Bulgarians in the UK, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva at the start of today's sitting of the Council of Ministers.

Today, cloudiness will be variable, more considerable in the afternoon, but light rain expected only in some places, light snow in mountainous areas. A light to moderate wind will continue to blow from west-northwest, bringing cold air. Maximum temperatures between 2C and 7C. Atmospheric pressure is close to the monthly average.