Europe's abandoned town that was once a huge fortress but is now in 'total ruin'
The medieval settlement included an inner city-citadel on a high rocky plateau, an outer city and unfortified suburbs.
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Bulgaria’s parliament approves new coalition government led by centre-right’s Rosen Zhelyazkov
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s parliament on Thursday formally approved a coalition government led by ...
Politico Europe19d
Bulgaria breaks political stalemate and finally appoints new PM
Rosen Zhelyazkov from the center-right GERB party was selected as Bulgaria’s prime minister. The powerful GERB party won 69 seats in the 240-seat legislature at Bulgaria’s election in October, the ...
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Bulgaria's parliament approves new government to end months of coalition talks
SOFIA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's parliament approved on Thursday a cabinet led by Rosen Zhelyazkov, a former parliament speaker, ending months of negotiations on the formation of a coalition ...
Popular Mechanics20d
Drones Uncovered a 3,000-Year-Old Hidden Mega-Fortress in the Mountains
Researchers used drone imagery to analyze the full scope of a massive, 3,000-year-old fortress in the Caucasus mountains. Digitally stitching together 11,000 images, they created a complete map of ...
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Bulgaria’s center-right party tasked with forming a new government
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Share SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s president on Wednesday mandated the main center-right party with ...
Ontario News22d
Ontario Building Fortress Am-Can by Accelerating Strategic Resource Development
TORONTO — Today, Premier Doug Ford outlined Ontario’s plan to accelerate strategic resource development, including Ontario’s critical minerals in the Ring of Fire region, to build Fortress Am-Can, a ...
EURACTIV23d
Azerbaijan halts gas deliveries to Serbia, Bulgaria
Serbia receives gas via Bulgaria, where the Bulgarian state gas company Bulgargaz said they had been notified of the Azeri gas interruption. Replacement gas volumes have been sourced from Turkey's ...
Gizmodo23d
Archaeologists Discover 3000-Year-Old ‘Mega-Fortress’ 40 Times Larger Than Expected
When archaeologists in Georgia conducted test excavations at a 3,000-year-old fortress, they worked in tall summer grass. When they returned in the fall, however, they discovered that the flora ...
PC Gamer25d
Team Fortress 2 just had the single biggest trade in its history, with 'the absolute best hat you can get' going for around $40K
A mere year after Team Fortress 2 players set a new record for a single hat trade, with an absurdly rare Crone's Dome going for approximately $18,000 worth of keys, those crazy cats are at it again.
Ars Technica26d
Archaeologists just mapped a Bronze Age megafortress in Georgia
A sprawling 3,500-year-old fortress offers tantalizing clues about a culture that once dotted the southern Caucasus mountains with similar walled communities. Archaeologists recently used a drone ...
techexplorist26d
Drone mapping reveals ancient fortress in Caucasus mountains
Atmospheric photo of the site at dusk, showing the location at the convergence of two gorges. 2023 excavations of inner fortress are visible in foreground. Credit: Nathaniel Erb-Satullo A new study by ...