Новости за 11.04.2018

Twitter's profile marked impressively the success over Barcelona in the rematch between the two teams in the 1/4-finals in the Champions League. After the end of the match won 3:0, the moderator of the account on the social network demonstrated his excitement with gibberish expressing the excitement of all Roma fans, which gathered more than 280,000 likes and 170, 000 retweets.

The new BDZ trains will travel from Sofia to Burgas for only three hours. 41 railway trains will cost almost BGN 420 million.

The government has provided an additional BGN 1 680 000 million to the budget of the Ministry of Tourism for the implementation of the Annual Program for National Tourist Promotion.
 
The program envisages the sustainable development and promotion of cultural and historical tourism coupled with specific types of tourism in order to overcome seasonality. This requires using up-to-date marketing tools and collaboration with leading global media to reach target audiences.

Citizens of the European Union located in countries outside the Union will be able to turn to the Bulgarian embassy or consulate if they do not have representation in their own country. They will enjoy the same rights as Bulgarian citizens.
 
This is the decision og a Council of Ministers decree granting consular protection and participation in coordination and cooperation measures to facilitate the consular protection of unrepresented EU citizens in third countries by Bulgaria's overseas representations. Читать дальше...

An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 on the Richter scale was registered last night in the area of ​​the Greek Dodekanisos Archipelago, which is located near the Turkish coast. The epicenter of the earthquake was between the islands of Astypalea and Amorgos, 260 km southwest of Athens.

The number of people believed to have died in an Algerian military plane crash on Wednesday has risen to 257, according to state TV, quoted by Reuters. 

(CNN) About 500 people may have been affected by a suspected chemical attack on Syria's rebel-held town of Douma, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

During the second day of the Informal Council of Ecologists of the European Union at the National Palace of Culture, the participants discuss the results of the international negotiations on climate change.

BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local):

2:50 p.m.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry says the “smart” missiles that U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to send to Syria will destroy evidence of a suspected chemical weapons attack.

Trump tweeted on Wednesday that the U.S. will be launching missiles at targets in Syria in response to the suspected chemical attack in a rebel-held area that killed at least 40 people.

Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry... Читать дальше...

US President Donald Trump tweets: "Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and “smart!” You shouldn’t be partners with a Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!"

Useful information for all who are in the center of Sofia - reorganization due to the football match between CSKA and Levski.  Due to the eternal derby it is forbidden to stay and park in the alleys around ''Vasil Levski'' National Stadium.

Heating in Sofia has been phased out since Wednesday, reported by Toplofikatsiya - Sofia. Heating is interrupted after three consecutive days with a daily average temperature of over 12 degrees and a forecast for sustained warming of the weather, the company recalled. If customers wish, heating in individual buildings may be sustained until April 30, 2018. For this purpose, a decision of the general meeting of the residents of a building is required. On the basis of this decision an authorized... Читать дальше...

ALGIERS (Reuters) - More than 100 people were killed when an Algerian military plane crashed into a field outside the capital on Wednesday, local media reported.

The town of Lovech has a magnificent guardian who watches over it day and night. This is the Lovech medieval fortress, which rises above the city and preserves wonderful stories from the past.

People with disabilities go to a national protest today against changes to the Disability Assessment System  that will reduce their social benefits and income.

The treatment of Sofia parks against ticks and mosquitoes has began. There are nine teams working this morning as early as 5 am.

In the third month of 2018, Sofia Airport has served over half a million passengers (556,088), an increase of 7.8% compared to the same month of the previous year.

By the end of 2020 the modernization of the 23-kilometer railway line between Sofia and Elin Pelin should be completed, announced Veliko Zanchev, Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technologies and Communications.

Archaeology in Bulgaria reports that a dwelling dating to the sixth century B.C. has been discovered in the ancient Greek colony of Apollonia Pontica, located on the Skamni Peninsula of Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast. Among the artifacts in the house, archaeologists found a krater decorated with red figures depicting the myth of Oedipus and the Sphinx, and an askos, or small jug, for pouring small amounts of liquids.

According to preliminary information, six people have died after a helicopter crashed into the Far Eastern Russian city of Khabarovsk, TASS reports.

At least 21 people died Tuesday in an attempted breakout from a prison in northern Brazil aided by an armed group on the outside trying to blow up a wall, officials said.

A passenger bus crashed on the Rousse - Razgrad road, a bTV correspondent reported. Luckily, the dozen passengers on the bus were not injured.

The Turkish Coast Guard intercepted 4,214 "irregular migrants" en route to the Greek islands from Turkey's Aegean coast within the first three months of 2018. The figures show the crossings almost doubled compared to the same period last year, when 2,324 people were intercepted before and during the deadly journeys to the islands, quoted by Daily Sabah. 

Sofia  will be without free parking in the city center. The only non-pay zone around the National Stadium "Vasil Levski" will be closed soon and fees will be introduced. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Sofia Municipal Council.

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, has appeared before a US Congress committee to answer questions about how the social media giant's policies in the wake of a massive data privacy breach.