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Eight Hurt in Blast, Blaze at German Refinery

Published by Novinite on Sat, 09/01/2018 - 13:10

Yahoo News - A fire erupted Saturday at a refinery in southern Germany following an explosion, injuring at least eight people and forcing authorities to evacuate almost 2,000 local residents, police said.

The explosion took place at around 5:30 am (0330 GMT) in a site owned by the Bayernoil group near the Bavarian city of Ingolstadt, on the banks of the Danube river.

Bulgaria Sees Fiscal Surplus at 2.4%/GDP at End-August

Published by Novinite on Sat, 09/01/2018 - 13:07

SOFIA: Bulgaria expects to post a fiscal surplus of 2.4 percent of gross domestic product on a cash basis at the end of August, the Finance Ministry said on Friday.

It said the Balkan country's consolidated fiscal programme recorded a surplus of 2.0 billion levs, or 1.9 percent of GDP, in the first seven months of 2018, mainly due to improved tax collection.

Plane Skids off Runway, Leaves at Least 18 Injured at Sochi Airport

Published by Novinite on Sat, 09/01/2018 - 13:05

Euronews - A plane skidded off the runway at Sochi's airport and caught fire, an airport spokesperson told Russian news agency TASS on Saturday.

The aircraft, which was coming from Moscow, was carrying 164 passengers and six crew members.

Parking in Front of the Bulgarian National Stadium Vasil Levski is Now Paid

Published by Novinite on Sat, 09/01/2018 - 13:02

From September 1, parking in front of the National Stadium "Vasil Levski" is paid.

The space will be managed by West Markets.

In addition to cars, bicycle and ski dealers who have been selling goods there for years have to pay rent to the municipality.

The part that becomes paid is between the stadium, "Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi" Blvd. and "Dragan Tsankov" Blvd .

Vučić and JT Chairman extending the cooperation to new areas

Published by B92 on Sat, 09/01/2018 - 13:00

Vucic expressed his gratitude to Tango for launching the new production line in Senta factory, Tanjug reported.

According to him, this reflects the continuous development of operations and production modernization of the largest Japanese investor in Serbia.

Ankara boosts efforts to prevent disaster in Idlib

Published by Hurriyet on Sat, 09/01/2018 - 11:35

Turkey is working with Russia and Iran over Syria's Idlib province "to prevent another Aleppo-like disaster" amid reports the Syrian army intensified preparations for a large-scale offensive against the last rebel-held enclave in a bid to bring an end to the seven-year-long civil war in the country. 

Turkey's most luxurious taxi has even VR games

Published by Hurriyet on Sat, 09/01/2018 - 10:50

Turkey's "most luxurious taxi cab" is offering its customers to play virtual reality (VR) games during their trip. Click through for the story in photos...

Floros heading back to prison after Friday night arrest

Published by Kathimerini on Sat, 09/01/2018 - 10:41

An emergency council of appeals court judges in the Evia town of Halkida ordered the arrest late on Friday night of jailed embezzler Aristides Floros after a summons from a Supreme Court prosecutor in Athens calling for a complete re-examination of the medical documentation the convict submitted to secure his release just 36 months into his 21-year sentence.

Erdogan warns of 'active policy' in Aegean, Cyprus

Published by Kathimerini on Sat, 09/01/2018 - 10:41

Ahead of a flurry of diplomatic activity expected in September with regard to the Cyprus issue, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday warned that Ankara will "pursue an active policy" in the area stretching from the Aegean to Cyprus.

Landing in Larnaca

Published by Kathimerini on Sat, 09/01/2018 - 10:37

Tourists watch an airplane preparing to land at Larnaca International Airport, Cyprus, Friday. [Yiannis Kourtoglou/Reuters]

Papadopoulos: Trump 'nodded' at suggestion of Putin meeting

Published by Kathimerini on Sat, 09/01/2018 - 10:25

President Donald Trump "nodded with approval" at the suggestion of a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a court filing Friday night that seeks leniency for a former campaign aide who lied to the FBI.

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