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Year: 2023

First Group of Researchers from 32nd Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition Heads to Ushuaia

The first group of the 32nd Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition departed from Sofia Airport to Argentina’s Ushuaia on Wednesday. The scientists are expected to arrive in the afternoon of December 28. Together with a team of builders who are already there,…

“Serbia’s decision on license plates – a maneuver for the sake of power”, Kurti tells when he will recognize theirs

The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, has declared today at the government meeting about Serbia’s decision to recognize RKS license plates, which he called the next maneuver for the sake of power in Belgrade. In the address in front…

Christmas shoppers focus more on supermarkets, less on clothing and footwear

Christmas shopping went well for supermarkets with a better turnout than the year before, representatives of the Consumers’ Association and the Supermarkets’ Association told CNA. At the same time, shopping for clothing and footwear was down, with an exception for…

Construction of Greece-Cyprus interconnection cable starts

The construction of the cable section of the first leg of the Greece-Cyprus-Israel interconnection (the Crete-Cyprus interconnection) began with the order Nexans got from Greece’s Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO), responsible for the project, to ‘reserve’ the necessary slot for…

General Directorate of Archives inaugurates open theater and cinema

In line with the promise of bringing a new spirit to the service for the citizens, the General Directorate of Archives inaugurated last evening the open theater and cinema. In the reshaped courtyard of the institution’s building, with the participation…

Yasmin Levy performs in Bucharest, in a ‘musical reconciliation’ of history

Yasmin Levy, the legend of Judeo-Spanish music, returns on Wednesday, from 20:00, at the Bucharest’s Palace Hall / Sala Palatului, together with her band including artists Yachiel Hasson – guitar, Itay Abramovitz – piano, Sebastian Wypich – bass, Matan Efrat…

National Gallery to present multimedia project ‘Bathing’ by Dorian Jovanovikj and Stefan Shashkov

This video and sound installation is the National Gallery’s final project in 2023. “The aim of this project is to symbolically extend the tradition of the hammam as a space for purification, introducing a new dimension by cleansing perceptions through…

Türkiye’s 1st fighter jet KAAN set to soon take maiden flight

The maiden flight of the landmark Turkish combat aircraft KAAN is set to take place in a few weeks, sources with knowledge of the project told Anadolu on Tuesday. Preparations and tests for the flight of KAAN, one of Türkiye’s…

Bulgarian Company Uses Microalgae to Purify Air

Architect Denis Ivanov is the co-founder and executive director of Vodoraslo, a Bulgarian biotechnology company that creates a new generation of products for better air quality.  The company presented its products focused health and climate change at the Bulgarian pavilion…

May 2024 mark the beginning of ending Cyprus’ occupation, President says

The President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, has expressed the wish that 2024 will mark the beginning of ending the occupation of Cyprus. Christodoulides said in his Christmas message that during these festive days, “our thoughts are mainly with our fellow human beings who…

Exports to Great Britain increased by more than 3 times during 11-month period

Albanian exports to the United Kingdom have increased by more than 3 times in the January-November period of this year, compared to the same period a year ago. Referring to the report published by the Institute of Statistics, exports to…

‘Ana Morphose’ wins main award at 14th Animax Film Festival

Portuguese short film Ana Morpose by Joao Rodrigues won the Golden Brick at the 14th edition of international animated film festival “Animax Skopje Fest.” Croatian director Lea Vidakovic won the second award with her animated film Family Portrait, while Czech…