News notices and news from Bulgaria.
Bulgaria will face a cold atmospheric front this weekend, bringing a temperature drop of nearly 15 degrees and widespread rainfall, according to the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH). A strong northwesterly wind is expected to develop on Saturday, spreading rain across almost th
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Israeli police have arrested a 32-year-old resident of Bat Yam on suspicion of involvement in the killing of an Israeli citizen at a metro station in Sofia about a month ago, Haaretz reported. The arrest was carried out under an international warrant issued for the suspect, police said. He is expect
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Strong winds have caused widespread damage in Sofia, with municipal authorities receiving 120 reports of fallen trees, while the northwestern city of Vratsa has declared a partial state of emergency as wind gusts reached 110 km/h. Sofia Municipality said its emergency teams were working to deal with
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Kaufland Bulgaria has no intention of leaving the country despite a record €75 million fine imposed by the Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC), with the company's executive director Mihail Petrov warning that the chain's collapse would have consequences far greater than the bankruptcy of
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Strong winds are expected in 26 Bulgarian regions on Friday, November 13, with orange alerts issued for nine areas and yellow warnings for another 17. Temperatures will remain unusually high for the season, reaching 27°C to 28°C in some locations. The sky will be partly cloudy, while moderate southe
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Sofia's Tsar Boris III metro station was closed for three hours from 12:20 p.m. on November 12 after part of its ceiling collapsed, according to information and photos circulating on social media. ...
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Customs officers discovered 497.90 kilograms of marijuana hidden in a truck carrying sausages and peppers from Spain to Bulgaria at the Kulata border crossing, the Customs Agency reported. The Bulgarian-registered vehicle entered Bulgaria from Greece on the morning of November 10....
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Bulgargaz has asked Bulgaria's Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) to approve a further 14.38% increase in natural gas prices for December, setting the proposed rate at 66.83 euros per megawatt-hour (MWh), excluding access and transmission charges, excise duty and VAT. ...
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The Romanian heavy goods vehicle involved in the fatal pile-up on the Trakia highway did not cause the accident but became an obstacle on the road, Acting Director of Bulgaria's National Investigation Service Marian Marinov said, as the investigation into the crash that killed 12 people and injured
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The death toll from the massive pile-up on the Trakia highway has risen to 12 after one of the most critically injured patients died in hospital, while investigators have ordered 51 expert assessments and plan to question around 100 people, authorities said. The patient, who had been admitted in the
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