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Surveillance Abuses in Europe Explained
Surveillance abuses in Europe are testing privacy, democracy and rule of law. Here is where the risks lie, and why oversight often fails.
Environment
City sinks by more than 2 cm per month – the ground is literally swallowing it
Mexico City continues to sink, and a new satellite now shows with high precision where the ground under the city is sinking the fastest. The data comes from the joint…
News
Interpol busts illegal drug factory in Bulgaria
Among the seized unapproved or counterfeit drugs are erectile dysfunction drugs, sedatives, painkillers, antibiotics and smoking cessation products An illegal drug factory has been busted in Bulgaria in an international…
Christianity
Patriarch Daniil attends the swearing-in of the new Bulgarian government
His Holiness Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil was present in the National Assembly during the voting and swearing-in of the new, 107th, government of the country. Among the guests of the parliamentary…
Christianity
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church actively communicates with European institutions
On Europe Day, in an interview with the Bulgarian National Radio, Metropolitan Anthony of Western and Central Europe spoke about the role of faith and the Orthodox Church in the…
Economy
China imports record amounts of silver, global deficit remains
Retail investors buy silver bars as a cheaper alternative to gold China’s silver imports rose by +78% month-on-month, reaching a record ~836 tons in March. This is +173% above the…
International
Two former Ukrainian military men accused of espionage against Bulgaria remanded in custody
The Sofia City Court has remanded in custody two Ukrainian former military men detained in Bulgaria and accused of espionage, the court announced, BTA reported. The ruling was issued on…
International
Kremlin: Moscow is impressed by Radev’s statements on dialogue with Russia
On April 19, the eighth National Assembly elections were held in Bulgaria since 2021. Moscow welcomes the statements of the future Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev on the need for…
International
Sergei Lavrov takes his mother’s surname, hides “second family” according to Navalny’s team
In March, long-time Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov turned 76, a respectable age for an active politician. The childhood of the future diplomat, who was born on March 21, 1950…
History
The father of corruption in Russia, Prince Menshikov
Peter the Great always knew Menshikov to be a vile and thieving man. But they had been close since their youth. Peter had caught Menshikov red-handed, pulled his hair, and…