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The World Press Photo 2015 exhibition has officially opened on Thursday, in the Bucharest University Square, where the people interested could admire the most valuable photographs of the competition.

Photo credit: (c) Alex MICSIK / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

Midwife Emilia Kovacheva charged with hurting the 4-day old baby in private hospital Sofiamed, has had seven 24-hour shifts every month, plus her regular 8-hour daily shifts. This is a direct violation to the Bulgarian labor code.

Iran has released the Maersk Tigris cargo vessel seized by its patrol boats in the Strait of Hormuz last week over a business dispute, official media said May 7.

Turkey's southwestern coastal city of Antalya welcomed 12.6 percent fewer tourists in the first four months of 2015 than in the same period last year, according to data released by Association of Mediterranean Tourism and Hoteliers of Turkey on May 5.

The US maintains "a robust presence", in the waters near the Strait of Hormuz "to deter destabilizing activities," State Department Spokesman Jeff Rathke has said.

The impounding of the Maersk Tigris ship by Iranian authorities is for strictly financial reasons and has nothing to do with politics, the Iranian company seeking damages from Denmark's Maersk Group has said.

The captain of the container ship is a Bulgarian citizen. 

According to the new rules approved Tuesday in the European Parliament, all member states need to reduce the usage of the most commonly used plastic bags.

The new legislation set on ensuring a beneficial situation for all parts, as stated by EU MP Margrete Auken. She is a member of the party of the Greens in Denmark and has been responsible for outlining trends in a report.

The US Army is due to begin on May 1 the Combined Resolve IV drills at two German training grounds located in Bavaria.

Known for her hot photoshoots with underwear and bikinis, Nina Agdal put on her best smile and posed for yet another one of those.

The 23 year-old Danish beauty became known through Victoria’s Secret and the 2014 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

Romania's tennis player Simona Halep on Saturday lost a women's singles semi-final of the 731,000 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, to Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki, 5-7, 7-5, 2-6.

Photo credit (c): SILVIU MATEI / AGERPRES PHOTO

For advancing to the semi-finals, Halep won 28,601 US dollars and 185 WTA points.