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The Bulgarian men's volleyball national team has made it into the Group 2 Final of the FIVB Volleyball World League 2015 after beating Belgium 3:1(23:25, 25:14, 25:18, 25:20).

The match was played at the Palace of Culture and Sports in Varna, according to reports of the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency.

Bulgaria will play France or Argentina in Saturday's final.

Two French nationals, brothers aged 20 and 28, who were arrested in Bulgaria in June, were indicted on terrorism-related charges in France.

The two brothers, who had headed for Syria to wage jihad, were arrested in Bulgaria in June and were sent back to France, according to reports of Le Parisien.

Egyptian-born actor Omar Sharif, who starred in "Doctor Zhivago" and "Lawrence of Arabia", died on July 10 in Cairo aged 83, his London-based agent said.

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Rollercoaster talks towards a nuclear deal dragged into a 14th day on July 10 with still no end in sight, as Iran accused the West of back-tracking and Washington said it was prepared to walk away.

Over half of Turkish people believe that they will face economic problems after they retire, so most have planned to keep working, according to a survey by AvivaSA and its partner Aviva in 12 countries. 

Between January and April, Bulgarian exports to the EU increased by 12.3 % compared to the same period in 2014.

According to preliminary estimates of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), which were released on Thursday, exports in this period amounted to BGN 9.3 B.

The Turkish unit of Toyota Motor Corp saw first-half exports slump by 30 percent to 42,433 units after a weaker ruble hit Russia?s car market, but it hopes to pare losses with sales domestically and to Europe, the unit?s chief executive has said. 

Russian veto on British resolution on Srebrenica

The British draft resolution on Srebrenica has not been adopted by the United Nations Security Council, because Russia vetoed it.

Earlier in the day, Russia suggested that the document should not be put up for a vote at all.

The Lesson, a 2014 Bulgarian-Greek film, is among the ten works nominated to the Lux Prize at this year's edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

Summer brought a new wave of investment for startups all over the world. Maybe it is really true that good weather makes people more positive and ready to take risks. With the sales of the Apple Watch in steep decline, startups are growing rapidly and investors are keen to make investments all over the world.