News archive of August 2019

The 21st century is the "age of technology," in which our devices have become an indispensable- and omnipresent part of our lives.

Dundee Precious Metals Inc. [DPM-TSX] said Friday, August 30 that it has received the final operating permits for its Ada Tepe gold mine in Bulgaria.

A pledge from Turkey for a change in the special consumer tax system at a specific date in the future would reportedly be enough to convince Volkswagen to choose the country over Bulgaria as the location for a €1bn multi-brand auto production plant, write bne InelliNews

The Romanian state has the duty to encourage and support with concrete measures the education in the Romanian language in the diaspora, to allow each citizen to educate his/her children in the spirit of Romanian culture, reads the message sent by President Klaus Iohannis on the occasion of the Romanian Language Day.

Syrian entrepreneurs provide a living for at least 7% of their 3.6 million compatriots in Turkey, according to a study released this week by a Turkish-based think tank.

Iran's telecommunications minister suggested in a tweet on Aug. 31 that an Iranian satellite was
undamaged after a failed launch, which U.S. President Donald Trump had tweeted about hours earlier.

Hurricane Dorian has gained fearsome new muscle as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm, bearing down on the northwestern Bahamas early on Aug. 31 en route to Florida's east coast.

Hackers briefly gained control of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's account on Aug. 30, sending racist and vulgar tweets to his 4.2 million followers.

Retailers' performance during the summer sales, which began on July 8 and end today, depends on several factors.

The government's Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA) is to hold an emergency session Saturday to discuss resurgent migration pressures after arrivals to the Aegean islands hit the highest level since the peak of the crisis in 2016 as Athens complained to Ankara about the spike.