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The head of the Wagner group that in June attempted to topple Russia's military leadership was on the passengers list of a plane that crashed Wednesday, Russian news agencies said.

By establishing control over southern Ukraine, Russia will secure "another route" to Moldova's breakaway region of Transnistria, where Russian troops have been based since the collapse of the Soviet Union, a senior Russian military commander was quoted as saying on Friday.

Residents of Moscow and Saint Petersburg on Sunday staged Valentine Day's flashmobs in residential courtyards and public squares, lighting their phone flashlights in support of jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny.

Bulgaria's National Chemistry Team earned one gold and two silver medals at the 53rd International Mendeleev Chemistry Olympiad in Saint Petersburg, Russia. A total of 150 young people from 29 European, Asian and African countries participated at the International Chemistry Olympiad. 

At least 10 people have been killed and dozens wounded after a bomb blast ripped through a train carriage in the metro system of Saint Petersburg, Russia's second city, according to officials.

Singapore ranked as the most expensive city in the world for a fourth consecutive time, showed the ranking of Economist Intelligence Unit.

The survey compares living expenses in a given city to living expenses in New York as a base.

Four Asian countries dominate the Top 5. Hong Kong ranked second, followed by Zurich, Tokyo and Osaka.

There is something about medieval castles that really intrigues many people. It could be growing up with all those Disney films of fairy tales and princesses, or the many Hollywood movies of heroic deeds by kings and knights that attract us to them. The irony is that these fairy tale castles were actually inspired by real castles.

According to a recent article in The Independent, the Bulgarian capital ranks as the fourth most dangerous city in Europe.

The ranking is based on the latest edition of the Quality of Living Index compiled annually by the largest HR consulting firm Mercer, which was released earlier this week.

Russia's Association of Tour Operators (ATOR) has said that travel agency Brisco will launch charter flights to Bulgaria's Black Sea resorts in the summer to compensate for lost sales of package tours to Egypt and Turkey, TASS has reported.

The quality of life in the Bulgarian capital steadily deteriorated, recording a drop for the fifth consecutive year.

This is revealed by the latest Global Liveability Ranking 2015 of The Economist Intelligence Unit, daily Sega informs.