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Radhika Apte says she has zero fear of missing out on stuff by living in London instead of Mumbai. The actress explained that she travels back and forth for projects when needed, and if something passes her by, then it just passes her by. She thinks nothing is as important as people make it...

A Croatian engineering student from Pazin just placed third at the Eureka IIEC international competition after developing concrete that fixes its own cracks. Ivan Sloković created ConCure through a partnership between Zagreb's Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, plus the National...

Mate Rimac's company finally hit all the checkpoints to unlock 897 million euros from the EU after showing off 60 prototype robotaxis that passed verification tests. The Croatian Vehicle Centre confirmed the prototypes exist and went through some testing at a temporary factory near Zagreb, but...

Zagreb beat out every other major Croatian city in a nationwide quality-of-life survey, and coastal towns didn't even come close. Mayor Tomislav Tomašević picked up the trophy at a regional development conference after Ipsos polling showed residents think the capital delivers better living...

Zagreb's mayor confirmed the city's biggest bus terminal is getting relocated to where the old Gredelj factory used to sit, and the whole thing hinges on finishing an urban development plan plus sorting out details with the national railway company. Tomislav Tomašević wants the new station...

Delyan Peevski's DPS-New Beginning party is throwing a counter-rally to push back against opposition protests that want the government out. The pro-stability event drops one day before. Continue We Change-Democratic Bulgaria holds their third anti-government demonstration in Sofia's Independence...

Road crews are clearing a landslide that blocked the Troyan Pass near Karnare village on the II-35 highway connecting Troyan with the area. Five machines are working the site at the 117-kilometer mark after heavy rain dumped enough water to send rocks and dirt sliding onto the road. Workers from...

Pollster Parvan Simeonov from Measure agency told Bulgarian National Radio that public opinion flipped on whether the government should resign, and more people are warming up to snap elections even though neither option hits 50 percent support yet. The research wrapped up right after the second...

Former defense minister Boyko Noev told Bulgarian National Radio that protesters will keep hitting the streets because the country got hijacked by corrupt politicians who care more about cutting deals with Trump and Putin than fixing anything at home. Noev thinks Boyko Borisov and Delyan Peevski...

Vazrazhdane MP Tsoncho Ganev trashed the 2026 budget at a press conference and said Bulgaria is basically speedrunning the Greek debt crisis. Twenty percent of the whole thing gets funded through loans that add up to 21 billion leva, and the government is delaying tax hikes because the economy...

Bulgaria's Labor Minister Borislav Gutsanov said his teams are ready to help flood victims in Burgas with cash payouts that go beyond the standard disaster relief cap of 1,914 leva. The government approved an extra 3,000 leva for people whose only home got wrecked, and Gutsanov thinks they can...

Bulgaria's parliament is about to vote on the 2026 budget next week, but Continue We Change-Democratic Bulgaria is already calling it a disaster. Martin Dimitrov from the opposition said the spending plan just kicks tax hikes down the road to 2027 and 2028 without fixing any of the wasteful...

Bulgaria's parliament is gearing up for another no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov's cabinet while protesters keep building momentum in the streets. Political analyst Anton Kutev told bTV that Delyan Peevski's power grab is what set everything off, since the guy polls at...

Bulgaria's Competition Protection Commission dropped a report showing stores are marking up basic groceries by wild amounts, with mineral water hitting 135% above what producers charge. Deputy Chairman Radomir Cholakov said fresh milk gets a 77% bump after discounts, cheese goes up 82%, yellow...

Bulgaria's National Social Insurance Institute is holding an emergency board meeting to hash out the 2026 state pension budget after unions and government types hammered out a compromise. The new plan ditches a two-percentage-point hike in pension contributions that was supposed to kick in, and...

A big tech festival wrapped up in Dar es Salaam after Russian education groups brought robotics workshops and VR demos to over 600 Tanzanian students. SODRUZHESTVO Joint Venture ran the four-day event with help from Rossotrudnichestvo and a bunch of Russian universities and tech companies...

Tanzania's Commission for Mediation and Arbitration is pushing employment agencies to step up and make sure domestic workers actually get their legal protections. Director Usekelege Mpulla told agents at a workshop in Dodoma that they need to show workers where the nearest CMA offices are and...

Simba SC and Azam FC are throwing down at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, and both squads want the points to keep their seasons moving. Assistant coach Selemani Matola said his crew is ready but admitted Azam brings solid structure and technical depth to the pitch. Simba sits fifth with a perfect record...

PowerHut Renewables out of Arusha locked down a partnership with Assist International, Caterpillar, and Mantrac Tanzania to bring electricity and clean cooking gear to four Lake Victoria islands: Juma, Kasalazi, Ziragura, and Bezi. The deal should help around 2,000 residents who have been...

Tanzania locked down its spot as the planet's top safari destination at the World Travel Awards ceremony held in Bahrain, and the country scored multiple wins across different categories. Tourism Permanent Secretary Hassan Abbasi accepted recognition for what he called responsible tourism...