News archive of August 2019

Volunteers compare the extent of the contamination to coral reefs made of plastic, writes NOVA TV. 

Divers from an international non-governmental organization have removed thousands of plastic bags from the water off the Greek island of Andros. Volunteers compare the extent of the contamination to coral reefs made of plastic.

Young talents from five areas of the arts will be able to receive support from the state under the campaign ,,With effort to the Stars''.

The assistance will be for artists in the fields of visual arts, literature, music, dance, theater / performance, the Culture Directorate of Sofia Municipality reported.

Prime Minister Boyko Borissov will visit the Republic of Northern Macedonia.

In Skopje, Borissov and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Northern Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, will mark the second anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship, Neighborhood and Cooperation between the two countries.

Greek member of the bilateral historical and educational committee says the June 2018 landmark deal has benefited both Greece and North Macedonia - which should now be rewarded with EU membership.

The parents of two sisters who drowned in a hotel swimming pool while on holiday on the southeastern Aegean island of Rhodes on Wednesday evening have confirmed that the teenagers did not know how to swim, local newspaper Rodiaki has reported.

A large-scale crackdown on crime in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, including on the campus of Aristotle University, led to the arrest of 38 suspects on a variety of charges ranging from illegal entry into the country to drugs and weapons violations.

Like colorful corals, they swayed in the underwater current. Only these were not gorgeous natural reefs built up over centuries, but plastic bags, stuck to the golden Aegean seabed since a landfill crumbled into the water eight years ago.

"I'm still looking for my father's remains, 27 years after he was killed. The last time I talked to him was over the phone on June 24, 1992. Two days later I called again. No one answered the phone," Milan Mandic, a pre-war resident of Sarajevo, told BIRN.

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke on July 31 with Russia's President Vladimir Putin about wildfires in Siberia and trade, the White House said.

Bulgaria remains in the race for the new Volkswagen plant, but if the German concern chooses Turkey, Bulgaria starts negotiations with South Korea's Hyundai, Economy Minister Emil Karanikolov told 24 Hours.