Philosophy of life

Retailers appear to have relatively high expectations for the winter sales, which start on Monday, January 8, and will last for more than seven weeks through February 28. The optimism stems from the rather positive picture of the festive period.

For the first time in 20 years, the majority of Bulgarians are optimistic. This is the data from a survey by Alpha Research Agency done together with NOVA.

55 percent of the people who got questioned, they expect the next year to be better. The opinion is that 36% of respondents will be the same, and worse - 9%.

The vegans in Bulgaria protested a day before the Meat Mania exhibition and wanted it to be stopped. Whether the action has succeeded and what are the future plans of the native vegans - that is what Narodov, chairman of the Bulgarian vegan union, talked about in front of BiT.

Brits spend twice as long on the toilet each week as they spend exercising, according to a new poll.
Incredibly, the average British adult whiles away three hours and nine minutes sitting on their loo every week, but just 90 minutes exercising.
In fact, 26 per cent of people are active for 30 minutes or less every seven days.

President Aleksandar Vucic has sent a telegram of condolences to the families of two members of the 3rd Military Police Battalion killed in a traffic accident.

I was watching the news on the television before the long vacation started.

They were discussing the murders of women and the figures on violence against women.

The figures are frightening. In addition, it has continued to increase over the last 10 years.

Unfortunately we're always going to have a problem with fires in Greece, as will the rest of southern Europe. It doesn't help that we're the only country that employs conspiracy theories to justify our shortcomings.

What is urgently needed is a serious plan that includes other EU countries and absolute professionalism on the part of both the government and local officials.

The Russian Federal Office of Statistics Rosstat and the Moscow School of Economics presented shocking data from polls among citizens of Russia. The information is dominated by negative assessments of the current economic situation, writes Nezavisimaya Gazeta.

The monthly and economic index of Gallup International shows that the new parliament of Bulgaria is starting its work with a level of trust of 24%, or 66% of the people do not trust the current formation inside, quoted by the Bulgarian National Radio.

The First Vegan and Lenten Foods Festival is taking place on the weekend of April 8 and 9 at the Attiko Fytoriako Parko, a botanical garden in Koropi, eastern Attica that is dedicated to cultivating and showcasing Mediterranean plants.