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An earth tremor of low intensity rocked Bulgaria's capital Sofia on Friday afternoon but no injuries or damage were reported.

According to data from the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the tremor measuring 2.7 on the Richter scale occurred at a depth of 12 kilometres at 5.20pm local time (1520 GMT).

Stefan Vodenicharov, President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), has said that the institution expects to receive EUR 237 M for research over the next 5 years.

Vodenicharov, as cited by the Bulgarian National Radio, noted Tuesday that the money was expected to be granted under the EU operational program Science and Education for Smart Growth 2014-2020.

A 2.5-manginude earthquake was registered around 9 pm on Saturday in Sofia, according to reports of the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy, and Geography at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

The epicenter of the earthquake was located between the residential districts of Dragalevtsi and Boyana.

A minor earthquake measuring 2.6 on the Richter scale was registered on Saturday morning near the town of Kresna, south western Bulgaria, reported the Geophysics institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

The area lies above one of the main faults on Bulgarian territory and minor earthquakes are a frequent occurence.

The epicentre was at a depth of 16.1 km.

An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale was registered at 9.15 pm on Saturday in Romania's eastern county of Vrancea.

The epicenter was located around 400km northeast of Bulgaria's Sofia and around 180km away from the Bulgaria-Romania border, according to the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS).

The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) Institute for Space Studies recently held its first official conference on the existence of UFOs and extraterrestrial intelligence, Prof. Lachezar Filipov told the Nova TV breakfast show.

The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has issued code orange weather alert over heavy rain and thunder for the districts of Targovishte, Razgrad, Shumen, Silistra, Burgas, Yambol, and Sliven.

Code orange means that the meteorological phenomena envisaged in the forecast pose a potential risk to life and property.

At 4 AM on Sunday the clocks will be set one hour back, reminds the Meteorological Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

Thus the country returns to astronomical time until the last Saturday of March.

Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and Water has warned of heavy rains throughout the country at the end of the week.

The forecast is for a rainy Wednesday in the Western and Southern Bulgarian regions, according to the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.