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According to the latest figures of WHO, which were presented in Prague on Wednesday, Bulgaria has the fifth largest share of obese or overweight children under the age of five in Europe.

The results of an obesity forecast exercise, which were revealed at the European Obesity Conference, showed that the share of obese or overweight children in Bulgaria was 19.8 %.

Bulgarian seaside resorts yet again rank as top destinations for Romanian tourists for the upcoming May holidays.

Information was reported by the newspaper Cotidianul, and quoted by Bulgarian News Agency (BTA).

Greece takes the second spot in terms of vacation preferences, and Turkey also falls into the most wanted list with its popular resort Antalia.

Poland denied entry of ten Russian Night Wolves bikers, who are traveling from Moscow to Berlin to commemorate the 70thanniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany.

A spokesman for the Polish border guards stated that the bikers would not be allowed to pass through Polish territory as they did not fulfill the conditions for entry, TASS news agency reports.

Bulgarian tennis player Sesil Karatancheva progressed two positions in the latest WTA ranking, recording 107th place and moving closer to the top 100.

Karatancheva performed well in the qualifications of the Prague Open and was close to reaching the first round of the main stage of the tournament.

Bulgarian band JEREMY? will be embarking on an international tour in May, June and July of 2015. The list of their destinations is filled with locations mostly in Great Britain. The band recently announced its concert in London, as well as its participation in one of the most renowned festivals of new wave music by emerging bands - The Great Escape in Brighton.

The tenth consecutive round of negotiations between the EU and the US regarding the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is set to start Monday in New York.

Talks continue as the proposal for an economic agreement was made more than two years ago. The idea behind it was for the biggest trade zone in the world to be created.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has said he will not attend Victory Day celebrations in Russian capital Moscow on May 9.

Lukashenko has cited the need to receive Minsk's own parade marking the 70th anniversary since the end of World War Two in 1945.

Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Europe on April 18 to oppose the world's biggest free trade pact between the US and European Union.

Bulgaria's capital Sofia is the No 1. city in terms of cheap hotel stay, a recent report reads.

With a one-night hotel stay (including room service) in Sofia costing USD 126.04 on average, the biggest Bulgarian city comes first in the TripAdvisor TripIndex Room Service report.

BELGRADE - Long jump world record holder Galina Chistyakova is the promoter of the 28th Belgrade Marathon, to be held on Saturday, April 18.

Chistyakova is coming to Belgrade for the second time since 2008, when she was the promoter of the women's race, Belgrade Marathon Director Dejan Nikolic told a press conference on Monday.