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One dead, 49 Injured as Train Derails Near Barcelona

A commuter train carrying around 150 people has derailed outside the Spanish city of Barcelona this morning, killing one person and injuring at least 49, police said, quoted by rte.ie

A landslide triggered the crash between the northeastern towns of Terrassa and Manresa just after 6am (5am Irish time), a spokeswoman for train company Renfe said.

The EU Invests Over EUR 290 mln in Bulgarian Rail Transport

290.4 mln. euros will be invested in a modern, fast and safe rail links between Plovdiv and Burgas, connecting some of the largest cities in the country with the Black Sea, reported the press office of the EC Representation in Bulgaria.

EU targets investment to help build high-speed railway corridor Orient / East Mediterranean TEN-T (TEN-T), connecting Central to Southeast Europe.

Bulgaria Seizes over 20 kg of Heroin at Border with Turkey

SOFIA, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — Bulgarian law enforcement officials have seized 20.21 kg of heroin at the country's Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint near the border with Turkey, officials said Friday.

 

The illicit drug, split into 19 packages, was found on Thursday afternoon in the trailer of a truck entering from Turkey, the Prosecutor's Office said in a statement on its website.

Bulgarian Film Wins the Award at the World Festival of Animation Cinema

The film by director Nikolay Todorov "Made in Brachycera" is the winner of the Grand Prize of the 13th World Festival of Animation Cinema in Varna, the jury announced today. The motion picture also received the distinctions of Critika Guild and the Union of Bulgarian Artists.

The Fifth Edition of Night of the Theater is 'Double'

On the occasion of its fifth anniversary in Bulgaria, the European night theater initiative will have a double edition on 4 and 5 November. Two more events, as well as over 1200 artists from different theatrical styles, are expected to become part of the 'Night' and present their productions in more than 60 locations (theaters, galleries, cinemas, clubs) in 15 cities.

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