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Tens of thousands of people in Brazil staged another day of protest against President Jair Bolsonaro, in particular for his chaotic handling of the pandemic, which has claimed more than 461,000 lives here.

In downtown Rio de Janeiro, some 10,000 people wearing masks marched through the streets, with some chanting "Bolsonaro genocide" or "Go away Bolsovirus."

President Klaus Iohannis has taken note with regret of Romania not being picked for a seat of non-permanent member in the UN's Security Council, for the 2020 - 2021 interval, following the vote that took place on Friday within the UN General Assembly in New York, the Presidential Administration informs.

President Rumen Radev will go on an official visit to the State of Israel at the invitation of President Reuven Rivlin. The visit of the Bulgarian head of state is in the context of the 75th anniversary of the salvation of Bulgarian Jews and the 70th anniversary of the creation of the State of Israel.

US President Donald Trump said he was not a racist after being asked by a journalist about alleged offensive comments on immigrants.

Last week, senators said that at a meeting with them at a closed door in the White House, Trump asked why there are in the United States people from "shithole" countries like the African countries, Salvador and Haiti.

In 35 countries in the world under 20% of the population have access to the Internet. That means less than one in five people in the country can enter the global network because of lack of infrastructure, according to a study by the British company Akamai, quoted by the Daily Telegraph.

More than 200 suspected members of the criminal gang of Salvadorian origin MS-13 were arrested in a major police operation in the United States, CNN reported.

The total number of legal and illegal immigrants in the United States reached a record 43.7 million in July 2016, according to the Washington Center for Immigration Research, quoted by BGNES.

As reported by the non-governmental organization, since 2000, the number of diaspora in the United States has increased by 12.6 million people.

Anastasis Apartments hotel was inducted to TripAdvisor’s “Hall of Fame” as one of the top 16 elite hotels in 2017. Travelers’ Choice for Hotels award winners were determined based on the millions of reviews and opinions collected in a single year from TripAdvisor travelers worldwide. The hallmarks of Travelers’ Choice hotels winners are remarkable service, value and quality.

Bulgarians who visited the 2014 FIFA World Cup have spent at least EUR 104 000 with bank cards during the sports event of the year.

The data provided by international payment system VISA suggests a total of EUR 3250 were spent each day.

Over 1160 transactions were made with a VISA, the company says.

Dutch goalkeeper Tim Krul was the hero as the Netherlands beat Costa Rica to seal a showdown with Argentina in a heavyweight World Cup semi-final lineup Saturday.