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Dozens of Bulgarian schools shut over bomb threats

Sofia (AFP) - Several dozen schools across Bulgaria were ordered shut on Monday and Tuesday after receiving emailed bomb threats with suspected links to Russia, police said.

AFP

Sead Haksabanovic in Celtic injury sweat as Ange Postecoglou faces prospect of 3 wingers missing Rangers clash

Mystery surrounds the 23-year-old after he was hooked at half-time for Montenegro in the clash with Bulgaria.

Daily Record

Woman weighing 47st dies just before she could have life-saving operation

A mystery donor gave Hrystina Sekulova, from Dupnitsa on the outskirts of the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, a second chance after offering to fund gastric surgery in Turkey - which could have saved her life

Daily Mirror

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Germany urges North Macedonia to amend charter for EU bid

Germany's foreign minister has urged North Macedonia’s leaders to deliver on a pledge to amend the country’s constitution needed to speed up its path toward European Union membership

The Independent UK

'Guns and Roses': Bulgaria arms trade booms on Ukraine war

Kazanlak (Bulgaria) (AFP) - With its huge munitions factories and endless rose fields, Kazanlak in central Bulgaria has been really living up to its "Guns and Roses" nickname since Moscow invaded Ukraine.

AFP

The poison umbrella: film sheds new light on infamous cold war killing

Documentary questions why prime suspect was never arrested for 1978 murder in London

The Guardian - UK

My London: The Wombles

The Wombles leader Great Uncle Bulgaria on his collab with Paul McCartney, the joys of Wombledon Common and being the original eco warriors

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Mystery of how Nationwide lost my £3,000 in Bulgaria

I asked it to send the money to my husband’s bank account. Now it can’t locate it and the case is closed

The Guardian - UK

Crypto queen on FBI's Wost Wanted list for £3billion scam 'killed on yacht'

Dr Ruja Ignatova, 42, went on the run after disappearing with £3.40 billion of investors money. She was put on FBI's most wanted list but hasn't been seen since and now grim links to a Bulgarian crime boss

Daily Mirror

Six charged after 18 migrants found dead in truck in Bulgaria

Bulgarian prosecutors have charged 6 people with human trafficking after 18 Afghan migrants were found dead inside a truck dumped on an dirt road near the capital Sofia on Friday.

Reuters

Bulgaria detains 7 over deaths of 18 migrants found in truck

Authorities in Bulgaria have detained seven people in connection with an abandoned truck in which 18 people believed to be migrants were found dead

The Independent UK

Bodies of 18 migrants found in abandoned truck in Bulgaria

Police in Bulgaria have discovered an abandoned truck containing the bodies of 18 migrants who suffocated to death

The Independent UK

Bulgarian police find 18 people dead in lorry who hadn’t eaten in days

Around 40 migrants were in the truck, with survivors rushed to hospital

Evening Standard

Bulgaria pushes back eurozone bid to 2025

Sofia (AFP) - Bulgaria is pushing back its goal of joining the eurozone from 2024 to 2025, the finance minister said Friday, as the Balkan nation faces a fifth election in two years.

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Abandoned lorry found with 18 dead bodies inside after group suffocate

Bulgarian Health Minister Assen Medzhidiev said most of the survivors were in very bad condition: "They have suffered from lack of oxygen, their clothes are wet, they are freezing, and obviously haven't eaten for days"

Manchester Evening News

Police in Bulgaria discover abandoned truck containing 18 bodies

The driver of the truck is yet to be found

Reuters

Bulgarian police find 18 Afghan migrants dead in abandoned truck

Bulgarian police have arrested four people after they found the bodies of 18 dead migrants from Afghanistan, including that of a child, in an abandoned truck near the capital Sofia, officials said on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

Looking for an affordable beach holiday? Head to eastern Europe

The Balkan countries of Croatia, Bulgaria, Albania and Montenegro have warm sunshine and great prices in the shoulder season of June and September

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The Independent UK

With eye on Russia, Greece and Bulgaria expand gas deal

The leaders of Greece and Bulgaria have announced plans to expand natural gas cooperation with a deal that could help other countries in the region lower their dependence on Russian energy

Reuters

Greece bails Bulgarian accused by U.S. of shipping computer chips to Russia

A 49-year-old Bulgarian arrested by police in northern Greece in December following a U.S. warrant has been released on bail pending a court ruling on his extradition for sending sensitive electronic circuits to Russia, a government official said on Thursday.

Birmingham Post

East Midlands Airport gearing up for busy 2023

Wales Online

Ukrainian author Arina Vil’de who writes in underground car park as bombs fall finds legion of fans

Arina initially thought that war would mean people wouldn't want to read her novels, but she discovered the opposite was true

Reuters

U.S., UK sanction eight Bulgarians over alleged corruption

The United States and Britain on Friday sanctioned eight Bulgarians for alleged corruption, including the country’s wealthiest man and a former minister who allegedly profited illegally from deals involving Bulgaria's only nuclear power plant and Russian energy firms.

The Independent UK

US sanctions Bulgarian officials, firms for corruption

The Treasury Department is imposing sanctions on five current and former Bulgarian officials, as well as five entities accused of illicit personal gain and undermining the country’s democratic institutions

The Guardian - UK

Elixir by Kapka Kassabov review – vale of enchantment

A spellbinding journey through the villages, valleys and folk wisdom of the author’s native Bulgaria

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