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Alarming levels of air pollution are plaguing several key cities across Bulgaria, exceeding established safety thresholds by more than double, as revealed by both the official European air quality index and the Bulgarian civil platform, airbg.info. Responding to the precarious air quality in Sofia, the municipal authorities urgently advocate for increased reliance on public transportation.

The strongest was at 10:15 a.m., with a magnitude of 3.5 on the Richter scale, and its epicenter was 13 kilometers northeast of Dimitrovgrad (Bulgaria) and 30 kilometers from Stara Zagora, at a depth of two kilometers, reports Novinite news agency.

The world-famous Orient Express train will also stop at Gorna Oryahovitsa Station. It is expected to arrive in the railway city on August 31 and will only stay at the station for half an hour - from 6.50 to 7.20, when he will leave in the direction of Ruse.

More than 3,500 items with the trademark logo were found in the course of police actions taken by criminologistс from the State Agency for Drug Policy in Haskovo and their colleagues from the city of Dimitrovgrad.

Varroc Lighting Systems has officially opened its new production facility in Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria.

The Ministry of Environment and Water (MoEW) announced the procedure through direct award of grants "Measures for improving the quality of the air" totaling BGN 111,442,101.58.

RZI - Gabrovo announces a flu epidemic in the municipalities of Tryavna and Dryanovo from today, the Ministry of Health announced. The days until January 26 are reported to be without school attendance.

A flu epidemic is announced today in the municipality of Dimitrovgrad.

This was done on the order of the Prosecution, a statement said.

12 Customs employees from the nearby town of Dimitrovgrad, near the eastern border with Bulgaria, were also arrested, along with 13 other persons.

They are suspected of conspiracy to commit criminal acts, including receiving and giving bribes and abusing their official position, the statement said.

Members of the ethnic Bulgarian community in eastern Serbia want the town of Dimitrovgrad - where they make up the majority of the population - to regain its old name Tsaribrod, they told a press conference in Sofia on Wednesday.

Bulgarians abroad continue to vote in 371 voting sections in 70 countries.

Voting activity in Turkey is similar to that during the presidential elections in November 2016. 7,000 have voted in the regions of Bursa, Yalova, Kodzhaeli and Istanbul. This is the latest data on voting activity by 13:00 hrs, announced the Bulgarian General Consulate.