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In 2023, approximately 2,400 Bulgarians earned monthly incomes exceeding 50,000 leva (around 25,000 euros), according to data requested by Mediapool. Of these high earners, around two-thirds received between 50,000 leva and 100,000 leva per month, while the highest earners saw annual incomes of up to 6 million leva, derived from salaries and management fees.

Bulgaria's first polar astronomy project will take place in 2024-2025

"Impact of solar activity on ionospheric dynamics and high-energy particle fluxes over Antarctica" is the title of the first Bulgarian polar astronomical scientific research project, which will take place in 2024-2025 on the territory of the Bulgarian Antarctic Base on Livingstone Island.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter scale struck last night between Asenovgrad and Plovdiv. The tremor, registered at 20:24, had its epicenter 3 km northwest of Asenovgrad and 15 km southeast of Plovdiv, at a depth of 12.5 km, as reported by the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography at the Bulgarian Academy of Science.

The official spelling and grammar dictionary of the Bulgarian language has been launched online for the first time, thanks to the BERON platform developed by the Bulgarian Academy of Science (BAS).

A weak earthquake was felt in Burgas around 9:40 a.m. today. At the moment, the services do not report an earthquake registered in Bulgaria.

According to a recent survey, 1 in 3 Bulgarians sees themselves as European, while half view Bulgaria's place on the world map as a member state of the European Union (EU). The study, "National and European dimensions of the modern identity of Bulgarians," presented at a BTA press conference, polled 1,014 adults in 2021 via face-to-face interviews.

An earthquake was felt in Plovdiv. According to data from the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography at the Bulgarian Academy of Science, the earthquake had a magnitude of 4.1 on the Richter scale at a depth of 13 km.

Two new earthquakes were felt in the Simitli region, reported the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography to the Bulgarian Academy of Science.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.5 on the Richter scale was registered last night in the Simitli region.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 on the Richter scale was registered last night in the area of the city of Targu Jiu, Romania, reports the National Seismological Center at the Bulgarian Academy of Science.

The tremor at 00:39 a.m. Bulgarian time had an epicenter 260 kilometers from Sofia.

A bright light falling in the sky was noticed by hundreds of people in Sofia, Vidin, Lom, Ikhtiman, Plovdiv and other cities and villages in the country minutes before 10 p.m. last night. Users on social networks also published footage from security cameras showing a ball of bright light, which is supposed to be a meteorite.