A study by the National Patients’ Organization has found out that 59% of Bulgarians between the age of 19 and 64 are smokers. Almost all respondents smoke cigarettes and very few use smokeless tobacco or e-cigarettes. According to the study, 44% of smokers do not intend to change their bad habit, while another 41% plan to reduce smoking. About 10% of respondents said they had given up the habit more than a year ago because of its health effects. Some of the ex-smokers have stopped smoking because of higher costs, the effect on others and bans in public places.
2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Traditionally, as a sign of sympathy for the victims of the attack, every year only on August 6, the Bulgarian public can see a unique relic -..
Built in 1964, the fishing vessel Chavdar was sunk to the seabed at a depth of 30 metres off the Black Sea town of Sozopol . The operation, which lasted about an hour, was initiated by writer Mihail Zaimov and his associates. The aim is to transform the..
Bulgaria has established itself as a leading destination for digital nomads in Eastern Europe with the fastest internet connection in the region – over 100 Mbps even in some remote mountain huts. The monthly accommodation rent is less..
Between 12 and 13 August, the skies over Bulgaria will put on one of the most spectacular natural displays: the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. Dozens..
Two young Bulgarian inventors have developed a solution for a job few want to do . Gregory-Leon Faurie, born in Qatar, and Martin Georgiev from..
We are in the middle of Bulgaria’s summer tourist season, when the Black Sea coast — though not only there — is full of visitors from home and abroad...
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