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Bulgaria Today – 28 August 2025
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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August 28, 2025
In “Bulgaria Today” on Thursday, August 28, we bring you, first, the latest news from this country. Next on the show: Apollonia: High art to the sound of the lapping sea waves. At the end, we bring you the song ''Nqma Smisul'' performed by...
Yggdrasil Partners with Bulgarian Online Casino Everbet to Expand in the Balkans
Top News
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Gaming content supplier Yggdrasil has secured a strategic partnership with Bulgarian operator Everbet, reinforcing its expansion strategy across Eastern Europe's lucrative gaming markets. The agreement introduces 20 premium slot titles to...
Tennis Integrity Agency Bans Bulgaria’s Simon Anthony Ivanov for Five Years, Bulgarian Federation Also Suspends Him
Bulgarian News Agency
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The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) confirmed Thursday that Bulgarian tennis player Simon Anthony Ivanov has been banned for five years and fined USD 25,000 for breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program(me). The 25-year-old...
Fox and other right-wing media are ignoring or praising the Trump family's self-serving cryptocurrency ventures
Media Matters For America
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In December 2022, Donald Trump licensed his name and image through a corporate subsidiary to launch a collection of non-fungible tokens or NFTs — 45,000 “Trump Digital Trading Cards” priced “at $99 each.” They sold out in less than 24 hours,...
Bulgarian at centre of Dundee 'axe girl' video says 'I would never hurt anyone'
Scottish Daily Express
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August 28, 2025
A Bulgarian national who has found himself at the centre of a social media frenzy has insisted he is completely innocent of any crime. Fatos Ali Dumana, 21, insists he would "never hurt someone" after far-right accounts on X shared a video of a...
Industrial Muscle Flex for Rheinmetall: 2 New Bulgarian Arms Plants
Kyiv Post
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August 28, 2025
Europe’s biggest defense manufacturer Rheinmetall will open two plants in Bulgaria to produce artillery shells and gunpowder, deepening the German corporation’s position as a critical supplier of ammunition for the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU),...
Media Review: August 28
Bulgarian News Agency
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POLITICS Trud covers President Rumen Radev, who visits Rheinmetall’s high-tech plant in Unterluess, Germany. Radev says that with Rheinmetall’s investment Bulgaria becomes part of the European defence ecosystem. “This is not only about joint...
Conductor Marlon Daniel on Joseph Bologne's Music and Legacy
The Violin Channel
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August 27, 2025
Hosted by the Festival International de Musique Saint-Georges, the Joseph Bologne International Violin Competition honors the long musical legacy of its namesake. To be held in Guadeloupe, from November 18 – 22, 2025, the competition is open to...
Man at centre of Dundee schoolgirl 'blade' video claims innocence after social media rumours
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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August 28, 2025
A man who filmed a schoolgirl allegedly brandishing a knife and axe in Dundee insists he is innocent after social media rumours claimed she was followed and filmed by an "illegal migrant". Police said in a statement that a child allegedly...
Why the Premier League is happy to lose money on running FPL
Yahoo Sports
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How many people can ever say that they are the best in the world at anything? In May, the Croatian Lovro Budisin entered this rarefied company. A record 11.5 million people played the 2024/25 Fantasy Premier League game, which entails selecting a...
Apollonia: High art to the sound of the lapping sea waves
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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August 28, 2025
After last year’s jubilee edition of Apollonia and the encounters with artists who have left their artistic mark on the 40-year long history of the event, the arts festival is now turning a new page, reaching out to the big names in art of the...
Bansko Opera Fest 2025 attracts music lovers under the starry sky
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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August 28, 2025
Photo: Municipality of Bansko From August 28 to 30, the 16th edition of Bansko Opera Fest will be held at the central Nikola Vaptsarov Square in the mountain resort town of Bansko. Three evenings under the open sky, an international guest and an...
Bulgaria Today – 27 August 2025
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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August 27, 2025
Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on August 27. In “Bulgaria Today” we bring you first the latest news from this country. Next, we tell you more about young singer Madlen Tomova who placed first at an...
Media Review: August 27
Bulgarian News Agency
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POLITICS 24 Chasa says political parties record three times more donations in the October 27, 2024 elections than on June 9, leading to higher subsidies in the current parliament. The Bulgarian National Audit Office reports total donations at BGN...
Bulgaria to be represented at European Cultural Festival in UK's Peterborough
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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August 27, 2025
Photo: European Cultural Heritage Festival Bulgaria will be among the participants in the European Cultural Heritage Festival, which will be held in Peterborough, Great Britain. The Embassy of Bulgaria and the Little Bulgaria Initiative invite our...
Avian flu re-emerges in Bulgarian poultry
WATT Poultry - Illinois
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August 27, 2025
Earlier this week, the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus was detected in commercial poultry in central Bulgaria. This follows a near five-month hiatus, based on official reporting to the World Organisation for Animal Health...
63% of Eastern Europe’s crypto media lost traffic in Q2, but standout growth and new channels signal opportunity
crypto.news
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August 27, 2025
In our Q2 2025 analysis at Outset PR, we found that 63.1% of crypto-native outlets in Eastern Europe lost traffic, even as digital assets surged 21.72% after Q1’s 18% drop, outperforming the S&P 500 and most major indices. Summary Outset PR’s Q2...
Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast hosts annual kite festival
Africanews
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Last updated: 8 minutes ago Now in its fifth year in Varvara and sixth in Sinemorets, the festival follows the ancient bird migration route along the shoreline and attracts visitors from across Europe. Giant octopuses, bears and birds floated over...
Sofia to Host International Conference on the Future of Innovations in Bulgaria on Oct. 16
Bulgarian News Agency
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The second international conference on the evolution of innovations, INNOVATE.INVEST.INSPIRE, dedicated to the future of innovation in Bulgaria and the EU, will take place in Sofia on October 16, the American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria...
Girl, 12, charged with brandishing ‘axe and knife’ at Bulgarian couple in Dundee
Metro
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August 27, 2025
Two weapons were held up towards the camera (Picture: Facebook) A 12-year-old girl has been charged with being in possession of offensive weapons in Dundee. Footage shared widely on social media captured a Bulgarian couple being approached by a...