News archive of September 2018

Bad weather causes cancellation of Sailing Marathon

Greece's second Sailing Marathon was canceled on Friday amid warnings of severe weather due to a tropical-style cyclone that swept into the country's south.

German-Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry inaugurates in Cluj a branch for Transylvania region

Problems related to the human resource, bureaucracy and lack of predictability are the most important facing the German investors in Romania, according to the President of the German-Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry AHK Romania, Dragos Anastasiu.

He participated on Friday in Cluj Napoca in the inauguration of an AHK branch in Transylvania.

Attica governor summoned by prosecutor over deadly 2017 west Attica flood

Attica Regional Governor Rena Dourou and another nine officials have been summoned by a prosecutor as suspects in the deaths of 23 people and in the widespread destruction caused by a flash flood in the west Attica town of Mandra last November.

Telenor Bulgaria Backs Second Global Datathon 2018

Telenor Bulgaria said it's backing the second edition of the international Global Datathon 2018 hackathon that will be held between 28 and 30 September. Global Datathon 2018 is a 48-hour competition organised by the volunteer organisation Data Science Society. Its participants will be able to work with mentors and experts from around the world.

Second suspect in Zak Kostopoulos death released

A 55-year-old man seen in an amateur video of the events leading up to the death of an LGBTQ rights activist suspected of trying to rob a jewelry store was released pending trial on Friday.

Do you Prefer Summer or Winter Time? The Bulgarian State Launches an Online Poll

Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova launched a national inquiry on whether Bulgarian prefer summer or winter time.

The results will be taken into consideration when shaping the position which of the two options the country will choose. This is necessary after the European Commission has decided to cancel the change of time in 2019.

"Russian and Serbian brothers and sisters"/PHOTO

Sputnik is reporting that the photo was taken at the UN HQ in New York City, during the UN General Assembly meetings this week.

"Russian and Serbian brothers and sisters," Zakharova captioned the photo of herself, Sergei Lavrov, and Ivica Dacic.

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Underground city in Yozgat prepares for tourism

A 1,700-year-old underground city in the Central Anatolian province of Yozgat has come to the surface after the houses closing its entrance were expropriated and knocked down.

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