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南華早報·23:31

‘Clock is ticking’: European TV channels targeted in wave o…

Bomb threats warning “the clock ⁠is ticking” were sent to TV stations across Europe on Friday, prompting evacuations and programming to be suspended. Warnings were sent to Irish broadcaster RTE, Britain’s Sky, Bulgarian private station Nova TV and others, the companies said. No bombs were found at any affected site. RTE programmes were replaced by music and a pre-recorded ‌message, some for as long as three hours. The alerts follow a string of hoax bomb threats that has disrupted passenger...

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Taipei Times偏綠·08:00

Bomb alerts force flights to land in France, Bulgaria

Bomb threats yesterday forced airliners to make unplanned landings across Europe, the latest in a series of threats targeting flights in Europe.Aer Lingus flight EI402 from Dublin to Rome landed safely at Evreux airport, 100km west of Paris, after being diverted as a security precaution, the Irish a

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南華早報·03:04

Fake bomb threats on flights and cruise ship cause travel d…

At least seven flights and a cruise ⁠ship in Europe received bomb threats on ⁠Tuesday, causing disruption at airports although no devices were discovered. At least ⁠two flights to Warsaw, two to Sofia, two to Rome and one to Murcia airport in Spain were subjected to the threats on Tuesday, and another flight to Sofia had been threatened a day earlier. An airport in Warsaw was briefly shut, and the Italian Air Force accompanied one of the flights to Rome while an Israel-bound cruise ship was...

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BBC News·19:22

Flights from UK airports among seven across Europe targeted…

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Taipei Times偏綠·08:00

Bulgaria elects first female president with Yotova’s win

Bulgarian Acting President Iliana Yotova won the runoff election to become the nation’s first elected female head of state and said she would work for national consensus by bridging political rifts.With all the votes counted yesterday, the Central Election Commission said Yotova secured 57.6 percent

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Taipei Times偏綠·08:00

Bulgaria votes in presidential runoff

Bulgarians yesterday went to the polls to elect a president after a tight race between the two leading candidates failed to produce an outright winner in last weekend’s first round vote for the largely ceremonial role.Incumbent Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova led over former caretaker prime minist

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南華早報·03:14

Bulgarian acting president Iliana Iotova wins run-off elect…

Bulgaria’s acting president Iliana Iotova, who favours dialogue with Moscow and opposes military aid to Ukraine, won a presidential run-off vote on Sunday, exit polls showed. The vote took place amid security concerns in the European Union and Nato member following a series of drone attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea. The race for the largely ceremonial post pitted Iotova, an ally of Prime Minister Rumen Radev, against Andrey Gyurov, a banker and former caretaker prime minister...

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