News archive of June 2018

Grigor Dimitrov Dropped out in the Third Round of "Roland Garros"

Grigor Dimitrov could not surpass his best performance at Roland Garros and again got eliminated in the third round of the second Grand Slam tennis tournament. The best Bulgarian tennis player lost 6:7 (4), 2:6, 4:6 to Fernando Verdasco (ESP) and ended his participation in the first week of the French Open in Paris.

Lions, Tigers, Jaguar Escape German Zoo in Lünebach

BBC - Two lions, two tigers and a jaguar have escaped from a zoo in Lünebach in western Germany, police have said.

Local authorities advised residents to stay inside their homes and call police if they see anything. A massive hunt is under way for the five big cats.

A bear had also escaped from the privately owned Eifel zoo, but was shot dead, a local official told AFP.

Another suspected gangland murder in Belgrade

The MUP also said that an investigation was underway, but did not release the name of the victim.

The local media, however, named him as Radovan Laketic, a native of Pljevlja in Montenegro.

According to N1, Laketic had been shot multiple time and died of his injuries, likely during the night. The body was discovered by passers-by on Friday morning.

Legal blows to Uber raise taxi plate prices in Istanbul

The average price of a taxicab license plate in Istanbul has increased 6.6 percent in just two days, after the city municipality declared its support for the government's new regulation to prevent "illegal passenger transportation," particularly aimed at Uber drivers.

Drones Began to Deliver Food in China

China's food supply company Ele.me, owned by Alibaba, was authorized by the authorities to provide 17-droned shipments at Jinshan Industrial Park in Shanghai.

The approved routes cover about 58 sq. Km. Of the industrial park, Bloomberg TV Bulgaria reports.

Turkey's exports rose 12.2 percent in May

Turkey's exports soared 12.2 percent to reach $13.96 billion in May, compared to the same month last year, the Turkish Exporters' Assembly (TİM) announced on June 1.

More than 5000 Missiles Were Launched from the Beginning of the Season

From April 24th to May 28th, 101 active anti-hail impacts were conducted, 459 cloud cells were processed with just over 5000 missiles. This was said by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forests Rumen Porozhanov during Friday's parliamentary scrutiny in response to a question by the MP of the Bulgarian Socialist Party BGP for Bulgaria Rumen Georgiev on anti-flood protection.

Large fire breaks out in northern Athens suburb park

More than 20 firemen, a water-dumping airplane and two helicopters were trying to put out a blaze in a park in the middle of a residential part of northern Athens on Friday afternoon.

The Shape of Life | Athens | To June 7

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has invited five artists who came to Greece as immigrants to show their work on the theme "The Shape of Life," part of the IOM's Humanitarian and Recovery Support to the Affected Population in Greece program.

Tuned City | Ancient Messene | June 1-3

The Onassis Cultural Center has set up shop at the Archaeological Site of Messene in the southwestern Peloponnese for an event where artists are invited to explore the relationship between music and location. Running through Sunday, June 3, "Tuned City" comprises talks, performances and presentations. Admission to the site, which will open daily at 9 a.m., is free of charge for the event.

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