News archive of March 2017

Prosecutor's Office Launches Inspection After Protests at Border

The Prosecutor's Office is starting an inspection after the protests at the border.

Several signals have been submitted to the Prosecutor General that, on March 24, an attempt has been made at the border cross checkpoint Kapitan Andreevo to prevent Bulgarian citizens from voting for the new Parliament, announced the Prosecutor's Office.

Reviewing Turkey-EU ties compulsory: PM Yıldırım

It is compulsory for Turkey and the European Union to review ties, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has said, adding that tension between Ankara and Brussels would cost the EU more than it would to Turkey. 

‘Abyss’ scans and reveals the secrets of Santorini and Kolumbo volcanoes

The research vessel RV Poseidon of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research of Kiel in cooperation with the Geology Department of Kapodistrian University of Athens are examining the seabed and the underseas volcanoes of the islands of Cyclades with focus on the volcano of Santorini and the submarine volcano Kolumbo.

Win-win cooperation along the 'One Belt One Road'

OBOR comprises the 'Silk Road Economic Belt' and the '21st Century Maritime Silk Road'. The historic connotation is not accidental: the benefits of lively economic and cultural activity along the historic Silk Road should be revived, deepened and expanded with modern technology and know-how.

Election silence in force starting at midnight

The election silence rule will be in effect in Serbia starting at midnight, Beta reported on Thursday.

The ban on election propaganda, rallies, and publishing of projections of election results will be lifted when the polls close at 20:00 CET on Sunday, April 2.

Social media phenomenon 'Salt Bae' takes role in famous series Narcos

The co-partner of Turkey's global Nusr-et chain of grill houses, Nusret Gökçe, who recently became a social media phenomenon for his meat-cutting and salt-drizzling skills, has taken role in the famous TV series Narcos, which tells the life of Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar.    

The Icarian schoolboy who watched the night skies for NASA

It was a fine morning in the early 1960s when a parcel arrived at the high school in Aghios Kirykos on the eastern Aegean island of Icaria. It was addressed in a broad hand "To Mr Chrysostomos Fountoulis, Meteorologist." NASA was marked as the sender.

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