Bulgaria is the country with the highest mortality rate, data of the World Health Organization show. Mortality rate in this country is 15.4 per 1,000 people. Like in the rest of the European countries, the high mortality rate in Bulgaria is due to diseases of the cardiovascular system, non-infectious and cancer diseases. The high mortality worldwide is due to several factors: infectious diseases, insufficient healthcare, malnutrition, cardiovascular diseases, violence, cancer diseases and accidents. The countries with high mortality and low birth rates are facing a demographic collapse. Bulgaria, together with Ukraine, Lithuania, Serbia, Croatia, Georgia and Russia is part of this negative ranking.
From 8 June to 9 October, the Italian city of Rovereto is hosting the international exhibition "Human Rights and Dignity" . This year's 18th edition of the exposition features thematic works by artists from 32 countries, including Bulgaria...
By a decision from 6 June, the Council of Ministers has decreed emergency repairs of the fence along Bulgaria’s border with Turkey, BNR-Burgas reports. The urgent repair and renovation work on the border barrier is to be completed by 31 December,..
Today is the last day of campaigning for the 2-in-1 elections in Bulgaria - for national and European Parliament, which will take place on 9 June. Campaigns of political formations and campaigning for the candidates for MPs and MEPs end in 24 hours..
Almost two-thirds of Bulgarians believe in conspiracy theories, Todor Galev from the Centre for the Study of Democracy said for the BNR in a comment..
It is not yet known who is going to represent the country at the NATO summit to be held in mid-July in Washington DC, caretaker PM Dimitar Glavchev..
Interior Minister Kalin Stoyanov today handed over the keys to 110 new all-terrain vehicles to the Border Police at an official ceremony. The vehicles..
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