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Donegal Town hosts European representatives for Green Hydra Conference
Donegal Town hosted the third International Study Visit and Green Hydra conference, with visits from Government and City organisational representatives from several European countries. Project partners from Italy, Bulgaria, Poland, Spain, Cyprus,...

2040 Emissions Target: Where EU’s Climate Policy Is Headed
This article is based on content provided by agencies participating in the European Newsroom (ENR), including the Bulgarian News Agency. It looks as if the EU is slowly inching away from its green targets in favour of defence spending and revving...

Constantine VII: The Byzantine Emperor Who Preferred Books to Battles
Constantine VII was an emperor like no other, to whom we owe much of our knowledge about the inner workings of the Byzantine Empire. Here, Constantine VII is dining with Simeon of Bulgaria. Credit: History of John Skylitzes, Wikimedia Commons,...

India’s Ancient Manuscripts Could Transform the World
According to ‘National Mission for Manuscripts (Namami)’, an independent government organization, Bharat has so far recovered 5.2 million of them, while some 10 million, or more, are still hiding in someone’s attic, basement, boxes, or in some...

Energy Minister Outlines Progress of Vertical Gas Corridor Construction
The second ship with pipes for the construction of the Vertical Gas Corridor docked in Burgas. This is another important step in the implementation of the strategic energy project, which aims to strengthen the energy security of the region and...

Meet man, who spend childhood in a poor district, now owns Rs 5000000000 company, he is.., his company is…
Home Business Meet man, who spend childhood in a poor district, now owns Rs 5000000000 company, he is.., his company is… Bharat Gite was honored with the ‘Business Icon of the Year 2025’ award in Frankfurt. In the 1990s, when many engineering...

Europe's freak back-to-back heat-domes killed 2,300 in eight days with temperatures 'reaching 48C', study finds - as continent is ravaged by more wildfires and extreme weather
As many as 2,300 people died of heat-related causes across 12 European cities during the recent two-week heatwave, bleak new research has found. British scientists studying the 10 days to July 2, and looking at cities including London, Madrid,...

Centre for Innovations in Defence to Run Competition for Development of Drones
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Innovation and Growth Tomislav Donchev said during a briefing at the Council of Ministers on Wednesday that the Centre for Innovations in Defence will run a competition in the autumn for the development of...

4 recent Rhodes College graduates awarded Fulbright Scholarships
Four 2025 Rhodes College graduates received Fulbright U.S. Student Awards for the 2025-2026 academic year. The Fulbright program is a competitive, federally funded exchange program allowing recipients to study, teach, and research internationally....

Build better balance and serious leg strength with this six-move bench workout
If you want to build serious leg strength, then you need to include unilateral exercises – movements that work on one side of your body at a time. This six-move workout from Fitness Trainer Joe Bronston focuses on just that to help improve your...

2040 emissions target: Where EU's climate policy is headed
It's summer in Europe: The continent has been hit by a heatwave, driving up temperature far above anything comfortable for most people, animals or vegetation. There are also droughts and wildfires in some areas, while others battle flooding. Right...

Gen Z ‘Gig Workers’ For Russian-Backed Group Convicted of Arson
Three men were being paid by the Russian state to carry out arson and kidnappings to undermine European support for Ukraine and punish opponents of the regime. The men were found guilty on Tuesday of torching a London warehouse containing Starlink...
Green Machine Event to Bring Conservation Experts Together in Paris
The Green Machine social event, bringing together members of the international conservation community and participants in the World Heritage Site Managers' Forum, will take place at the Bulgarian Embassy in Paris on Wednesday, the Environment and...

Madara Reserve Chief Curator Yorgov: UNESCO Listing Boosts Madara Rider’s Profile
The proclamation of the Madara Rider as a UNESCO World Heritage monument in 1979 has had a beneficial impact, Yuri Yorgov, chief curator at the National Historical and Archaeological Reserve Madara, told the Bulgarian News Agency at the launch of...

Commission floats Widening reforms in leaked FP10 proposal
The EU’s next Framework Programme for research and innovation, FP10, will continue to support Widening measures aimed at reducing R&D performance gap between member states, according to a draft text by the European Commission dated July 4. The...

Wimbledon Day 10 prediction, best bets & 46/1 accumulator: Shelton shock for Sinner?
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The remarkable tale of how humans nearly didn’t conquer the world
It was a lonely and cold life. In the chilly wastes of northern Europe during the last glacial period, when the ice sheets had spread from the poles and the forests had been driven far south, a small group of humans clung to existence. They roamed...

Media Review: July 7
The topic of Bulgaria joining the eurozone dominates Monday's news media. ECONOMY 24 Chasa's front-page story reads that because of the upcoming entry in the eurozone, banks in Bulgaria are reducing fees as early as in July to make the transition...

Kazanlak Municipality Mayor Galina Stoyanova Outlines Initiative to Include Additional Valley of the Thracian Kings Tombs on UNESCO List
Kazanlak is preparing to have eight more tombs from the Valley of the Thracian Kings added to the UNESCO list alongside the Kazanlak Tomb, Kazanlak Municipality Mayor Galina Stoyanova said at the launch of the new issue of LIK magazine Bulgaria in...

Fritz reaches Wimbledon semis, Sabalenka advances
LONDON: Wimbledon’s controversial line technology system malfunctioned again as Taylor Fritz beat Karen Khachanov to reach his first Wimbledon semi-final, while world number one Aryna Sabalenka survived a scare to make the last four on Tuesday....