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Scientists say they are alarmed by the rise of drug-resistant genes in humans that could soon return us to the days when simple injuries or straightforward infections posed a real threat to life.

While senior EU lawmakers are warning that the Catalan crisis poses a bigger threat to the European Union than Brexit, Kristian Steinnes, Professor of modern European history with the Department of historical studies at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, does not see it as a potential danger to the EU.

Britain's ruling Conservatives barred two of their own lawmakers in the European Parliament after they broke the party whip and voted for a motion demanding London do more to meet EU demands in Brexit talks, reported Reuters. 

A balanced resolution fairly presenting the situation in the Western Balkans is to be passed at the Oct. 7-9 fall session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

Tanjug reported this on Thursday, citing the daily Politika.

A twerking teenage girl has sparked controversy on a TV talent show after she performed a raunchy routine in front of her cheering father.

Sara Seifert, 18, from Vukovar, Croatia, shocked judges and viewers with her performance on the country’s Super Talent show, the Croatian version of Britain’s Got Talent.

The Gagarin 205 venue pays tribute to the great David Bowie on Monday, October 9, with a concert of some of the late pioneer's most popular songs at 9 p.m.

Several British ministers secretly agreed that UK Prime Minister Theresa May should leave office.

This was stated by the former Conservative Party Chairman Grant Shapps, reported Guardian, quoted by News.bg.

The publication notes that the pressure on May to declare internal elections has increased.

The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, as the Norwegian Nobel Committee warned that the risk of a nuclear conflict is greater than for a long time.

ICAN describes itself as a coalition of grassroots non-government groups in more than 100 nations. It began in Australia and was officially launched in Vienna in 2007.

The salaries in Bulgaria are growing very fast, between 8-10% increase per year. However, they remain low compared to other EU countries. This is the comment of UniCredit Bank's chief economist, Lubomir Mitov, who presented the analysis of the bank Bulgaria, Europe and the World - Macroeconomic Review on Thursday.

Zappeion Hall will host on the 14th and 15th of October the 4th Athens Craft Beer Expo “Zythognosia”, were beer lovers will have the chance to taste Greek and foreign beers alike, as a very large number of microbrewers will participate in the event in order to present their products for the very first time.