News archive of December 2016

The photo-sharing site released its year-end data Dec. 1 showing the 24-year-old pop star has the most followers of any celebrity (103 million) and was responsible for nearly all of the most-liked celebrity posts in 2016. 

Turkish exports surged close to five percent annually in November, the country's main exporters' association said on Dec. 1.

In a telephone conversation with the head of the executive of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah, outgoing Prime Minister Borisov has underlined the commitment of Bulgaria to the recovery and development of the country.

At the same time, he has expressed his concern in relation to the growing influx of migrants from Afghanistan.

The U.S. dollar reached a historic high of 3.4998 Turkish Liras on Dec. 1 in the afternoon, as the euro rose to 3.7162, again an all-time high.

The Borsa Istanbul also lost some 2 percent.

The world's population grew slightly to 7.4 billion in 2016, the U.N. said Dec. 1, with a substantial youth bulge challenging political and social systems across the planet.

The United Nations Population Fund released its 2016 State of the World Population report Dec. 1 in Amman, Jordan.

A fire broke out on Dec. 1 in the Aladağ district of the southern province of Adana, marking the second such incident in a week in the district after a dormitory fire that killed 12 people on Nov. 29, private broadcaster CNN Türk has reported. 

There were no immediate reports of casualties, the channel said.  

Firefighters at the scene later managed to extinguish the fire.  

Slovakia has adopted a law which practically prevents Islam from receiving the status of official religion in the near future, reported Reuters, cited by BTA.

The Serbian government on Thursday adopted the 2017 budget bills, with a planned deficit of 1.7 pct of GDP - the lowest in Serbia's history.

And if we reach a 4 pct growth rate next year, we will become the first- or second-ranked country in Europe in that regard, PM Aleksandar Vucic said Thursday.

The absorption of some of the 160 million euros, granted to Bulgaria by the European Commission in September, is under risk because of short time frames, outgoing Deputy Interior Minister Philip Gounev said on Thursday.

A list of sexual acts have been officially banned from UK porn on account of being offensive, obscene or potentially ‘life endangering.’

 
Following the unopposed third reading of the Digital Economy Bill Tuesday in the House of Commons, it is highly likely that the bill concerning online pornography will become a law.