The situation in the village of Hitrino, where on Saturday at least seven people died and dozens were wounded in an explosion of a cargo train carrying cisterns with propane gas, has been put under control. More than half of the population of Hitrino has been evacuated and the cisterns were pulled away from the village at a safe place. There isn't any immediate danger of other explosions or air pollution. Premier Borissov triggered the National Emergency Plan. A crisis headquarters headed by Premier Borissov is holding a sitting in Hitrino. Some ministers are also part of the crisis headquarters. President-elect Rumen Radev also attends the meeting of the crisis headquarters. A day of national mouring will be declared on Monday, December 12.
The speculations of a rise in the price of sunflower oil in the coming months due to the poor harvest in the country will not come to pass, Vladimir Ivanov, chairman of the Commodity Exchange and Wholesale Markets State Commission said for the BNR...
A police operation was launched early this morning on the territory of Burgas against vote-buying. The operation aims to guarantee the normal process of voting at the early election for parliament on 27 October. Police are checking private..
Bulgaria is among the leading countries in the number of own homes, and first among 24 countries of Europe, the Deloitte global index shows. According to the data provided by national offices of Deloitte in surveyed countries, Bulgaria has the..
On Monday, there will still be showers in the eastern half of the country. It will stop raining by the evening. Clouds will break in the western part..
Travelling to Israel and staying in the country should be avoided, except in case of emergency, the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said...
A State Aviation Operator crew is standing by to fly to Lebanon as soon as the phased evacuation of the Bulgarians there is given a green light. This..
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