Sofia has been ranked 195th out of 327 cities worldwide in Numbeo's 2025 cost of living rankings. The analysis uses New York City as the baseline with an index of 100%.

These international restaurants in Palm Springs harness tradition, passion, and creativity to bring diners together over a ...

We are on the brink of saying our final goodbyes to 2024. It is time to welcome the New Year with high hopes and joyous spirits. From sorting out party venues to selecting the best restaurants you ...

The death of over 1,000 finches roosting near a town in central Bulgaria has been attributed to the poorly regulated use of fireworks over New Year's Eve. A veterinarian treats a mountain finch at ...

Some noisy NYC restaurants roar above 90 decibels — the sound equivalent of a motorcycle zooming right past your ears. “Wouldn’t it be nice to know how loud a restaurant is before you decide ...

The fourth NYC location of Mamoun’s Falafel is opening on the Upper East Side, at 1107 Lexington Avenue, at East 78th Street. The original location opened in Greenwich Village in 1971 and has ...

The art looms, but quietly, spoken of if spoken to. It’s taken here — as it is at plenty of other New York restaurants, where a trophy piece presides over the bar or the dining room — as a ...

Austria's initial objections delayed Romania and Bulgaria's full Schengen inclusion, which began partially in March 2007 with land border checks remaining due to migration concerns. Listen to Story ...

As of today, the VAT rate on bread, flour, and restaurant services has been restored to 20%.The lower rates, which had been reduced as part of anti-crisis measures during the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Romania and Bulgaria have become full members of the Schengen zone, expanding the borderless area to 29 members and ending a 13-year wait for the two Eastern European countries. The expansion ...

Romania and Bulgaria have become full members of the European Union’s border-free Schengen area after scrapping land border controls in the bloc. The expansion was officially introduced at ...