Owner of "Walltopia", which is currently the largest manufacturer of artificial climbing walls in the world, Ivaylo Penchev, was injured in a plane crash, but is adequate and in stable condition. He was hospitalized in the Pirogov Hospital in Sofia, where he is to have an operation. This was announced by Penchev himself in an interview with private television bTV.
The businessman's small private plane, piloted by himself, crashed on Saturday, May 9, minutes after taking off from the airport in Lesnovo, about 22 km from Sofia. He asked to land after a problem with the engine of his two-seater Skyleader 600 occurred. During the landing approach, the plane fell on its left wing.
US investors are in Sofia this week for talks with Bulgarian authorities on the expansion of the Chiren gas storage facility in northwestern Bulgaria - a project that could become a new battleground between supporters and opponents of Russian natural gas..
Burgas will host celebrations marking the 146th anniversary of the Bulgarian Navy , BNR Burgas reported. A military wreath-laying ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. today at the Sailor’s Monument in the Sea Garden . That evening, the Navy’s..
On Wednesday, minimum temperatures will range from 16 °C to 21 °C , with 16 °C in Sofia. It will be mostly sunny during the day, but rain and thunderstorms are expected after noon, mainly in northwestern and mountainous areas. Rain clouds will also form..
Amendments to Bulgaria’s Road Traffic Law, published in today's issue of the State Gazette, will come into force in one month. From 5 September,..
On Wednesday, minimum temperatures will range from 16 °C to 21 °C , with 16 °C in Sofia. It will be mostly sunny during the day, but rain and thunderstorms..
A 21-year-old foreign national has been detained in Yambol for transporting illegal migrants. According to police reports, the arrest took place on..
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