News archive of June 2018

The day of the child is celebrated in Bulgaria every year on 1st of June. However, few know that in the past it was also celebrated on another date.

This is according to the newspaper Danas.

Carrying out Donald Trump's promises and threats, the US government on Thursday announced that as of Friday, imports of steel and aluminum from the European Union, Canada and Mexico will be hit with additional tariffs.

The tourism industry has helped to put Greece's economy back on the path of growth more than any other sector. 

A new generation of proprietors and staff have raised the quality of services to a remarkably high level. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a memorial service for the Altalena affair, at the Nachalat Yitzhak cemetery in Tel Aviv, on May 30, 2018. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Heidi levine

A new study shows which European nations have the tallest men.

First is the Netherlands, where the average height of the representatives of the strong sex is 1.84 m.

The second place is shared by Swiss and Germans with an average height of 1.81 meters.

After them remain the Finns, Danes, and Czechs with a height of 1.80 m.

Director of US Joint Staff, Lieutenant General Kenneth McKenzie briefs the press on the strikes at the Pentagon in Washington on April 14, 2018. Saul Loeb / AFP

Two men who were suspected of robbing a bank in Lebanon have been detained in Istanbul after Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri called his Turkish counterpart to ask for help, Turkish newspaper Akşam reported on June 1.

Representatives of a number of large European companies, included in the European Industrialists Round Table, warned British Prime Minister Theresa May that Brexit's insecurity may lead to a reduction in investment in the British economy. This was reported by The Guardian.

The document was signed by Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic and Secretary-General of the Association of Caribbean States June Soomer.

Dacic said afterwards it was "an important step and the basis for improving cooperation with the countries from this region."