Environment
Bulgaria, Vietnam Agree Upon Cultural Cooperation
Bulgaria and Vietnam will cooperate in the field of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the government press office announced Wednesday.
Bulgarian government approved the draft for cooperation in the field of culture between the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam for the time period 2014-2016.
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Gas Prices in Bulgaria Down 2.73% in Q2, 2014
Bulgaria's State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR) has approved the proposal of Bulgargaz to reduce the price of natural gas by 2.73% as of April 1, 2014.
The price of natural gas in the second quarter of 2014 will be BGN 612.80 per 1000 cubic meters, VAT excluded, excise duty excluded.
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Bulgaria-Romania Gas Grid Interconnection to Become Functional in June
Following a number of technical delays, the Bulgaria-Romania gas grid interconnection will start functioning in June, according to Economy and Energy Minister Dragomir Stoynev.
Speaking Wednesday at a conference on natural gas, Stoynev claimed that the delay had been caused by a collapse of the ground below the Danube River, adding that the problem had been dealt with.
Satellite Finds 122 Objects Potentially from Missing Malaysian Plane
A total of 122 objects that might have been part of disappeared Malaysian plane were spotted by a satellite.
Malaysia's Transport Minister said that pieces up to 23m in length appeared bright and were possibly made of "solid material," the BBC has reported.
Malaysia Airliner Search Resumes
The search for the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean has resumed, after weather conditions improved.
On Monday, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak revealed that based on the latest data, it can be concluded the plane went down in the Indian Ocean, some 2,500 km off the Australian coast of Perth.
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Power rate hike for many users
The cost of electricity appears set to increase for low household consumption (of up to 800 kilowatt-hours per four months) and decline for low- and medium-voltage commercial consumers through the termination of so-called cross-subsidies, demanded by the countrys creditors through the revised bailout agreement.
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Greece among EU's waste management laggards
Greeks produced more municipal waste than the average European Union citizen in 2012 and more of it ended up being buried in landfills than was the norm for the 28-member block.
Greece produced an average of 503 kilos of municipal waste per resident compared to the EU average of 492 kilos.
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7 Million People Die of Air Pollution Annually – WHO Report
One in eight of total global deaths is the result of air pollution exposure, according to the new World Health Organization report, released Tuesday.
This finding more than doubles previous estimates and confirms that air pollution is now the world's largest single environmental health risk. Reducing air pollution could save millions of lives.
Balkan countries should strengthen cooperation with EEA
BELGRADE - Western Balkan countries should strengthen cooperation with the European Environment Agency (EEA), and Serbia will at the end of April ask for its national environmental agency to join the EEA, participants in an EEA Management Board meeting have said.
14 Dead, 170 Missing In Washington State Mudslide
Fourteen people are confirmed dead and 176 are still missing in the weekend mudslide outside of Seattle, Washington.
The number of confirmed deaths rose after six more bodies were recovered Monday. Authorities are still seeking those unaccounted for, but they expect the death toll could rise.
Many people are also critically injured and 30 homes have been destroyed.
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