Seasons
People are sharing the eerie rumors from their hometowns that turned out to be true…
…and it’s quite unsettling
Winter sales kick off with high expectations for market boost
Winter sales kicked off this Monday, running through the end of February. Additionally, stores will extend their opening hours on Sundays, specifically on January 14 and January 21, 2024.
Winter sales begin on Monday
This season's winter sales will start on Monday, January 8 and last until the end of February.
As on the first Sunday of every sales window, stores will be open next Sunday, January 14.
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Safety Reinforcement: Sofia's Key Spots Get Boosted Security Ahead of Holidays
In anticipation of the festive season, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has announced bolstered security measures set to fortify key locations across Sofia. The press center of the Ministry disclosed plans to intensify police presence at pivotal hubs, aiming to ensure public safety during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Cultivations going tropical
Avocados instead of cucumbers, mangos instead of oranges, guavas instead of watermelons, lychees instead of apricots: Such a prospect may look unrealistic for Greece right now, but it will not be so in not-too-distant future.
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Spanish horses brave fire to fight virus
At full gallop, the horse emerges from the darkness and races through a string of bonfires in an ancient ritual to ward off sickness performed every January in a tiny Spanish village.
Known as Luminarias, the festival takes place every Jan. 16 in San Bartolome de Pinares, a village perched high in the hills about 100 kilometers (60 miles) west of Madrid.
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Weather Damage Grew More Costly in Past Decade (infographic)
Hurricane Ida is the fourth and to-date strongest storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season
Ankara extends condolences over deadly stampede in Israel
Turkey has extended condolences to the Israeli government and people over the deadly stampede in northern Israel.
"We have received the news with sadness that many people lost their lives as a result of a stampede during a religious festival ceremony on Mount Meron in northern Israel," read a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry on April 30.
Crush at Israeli religious festival kills 44
At least 44 people were crushed to death at an over-crowded religious bonfire festival in Israel on April 30, medics said, in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as a "heavy disaster".
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Romanian New Year's traditions and customs
The passage to a new year has been accompanied since ancient times by customs and rituals that are being observed even to this date, particularly in Romanian villages.
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