Film review: World War Z
The opening credits of World War Z are ominous, to say the least. Actual news footage, in which news presenters
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Month: July 2013
Bulgaria’s protests, inspections against cheap vegetable imports continue
Bulgarian vegetable producers are continuing their protest campaign against cheap imported vegetables from neighbouring countries Romania, Macedonia, Turkey and Greece
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Bulgarian health insurance fund chief sacked
Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on July 3 to fire the head of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), Plamen Tsekov, citing
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Russia Watch: For Russia’s Kremlin, Snowden goes from trophy to liability
The Latin Americans came and left in their presidential jets. But Edward Snowden stayed behind. For the Kremlin, a propaganda
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Moody’s: Bulgaria’s rating supported by diversification of economy, strong finances
Credit ratings agency Moody’s said in its annual report on Bulgaria that the country’s Baa2 rating is supported by the
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Economic growth to improve ‘only slightly’ in Bulgaria in 2013, IMF says
Despite the unsettled political situation in Bulgaria, hard-earned macroeconomic and financial stability—which has helped to insulate Bulgaria from the severest
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Turkey’s economic growth staging moderate recovery in 2013, World Bank report says
Economic growth in Turkey in 2013 is forecast to remain below trend at an estimated 3.6 per cent according to
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‘Unprecedented climate extremes’ over past decade, UN report says
The world experienced “unprecedented high-impact climate extremes” between 2001 and 2010 and more national temperature records were broken during that
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World markets tumble on Egyptian turmoil, Portuguese uncertainty
Asian and European markets tumbled Wednesday on fears of continued Egyptian political unrest and uncertainty over the fate of the
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