The Independent
PM, Glock and Wads of Cash
He is the prime minister of Bulgaria, a nation of 7 million that is a member of the European Union and a partner in Nato. So what were photos of Boyko Borisov slumbering in bed next to a Glock 9mm handgun and a drawer full of €500 bills and gold bars doing on the internet?
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The Independent
Bulgaria's Strings Still Pulled by Kremlin?
As a member of NATO and the EU, Bulgaria has moved closer to the west in recent years – but Russia is exerting its influence once more.
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ABC
Investigating Christchurch shooter Brenton Tarrant's travels to Bulgaria for far-right links, tracing his movements. Tarrant visited Bulgaria in 2016 and 2018 before carrying out the Christchurch attacks on March 15, 2019.
News Corp Australia
Australia's Most Wanted Fugitive Busted in Bulgaria
A one-year investigation tracked down Australian tycoon Clive Palmer's fugitive nephew Clive Mensink, wanted for questioning over the $300 million collapse of Queensland Nickel. The worldwide hunt for the fugitive Australian company boss came to an end in Bulgaria. Clive Mensink was found in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia in February 2018, nearly two years after leaving Australia. Australia's Federal Court issued two warrants in 2017 after Mr Mensink failed to turn up and answer liquidators' questions about the collapse of his uncle's Queensland Nickel business.
The investigation won News Corp Australia’s “Scoop of the Year” News Award for 2018.
Worldwide Hunt for Slimmed Down Mining Boss (The Daily Telegraph)
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The Finding of a Fugitive. We Do What the Federal Police Couldn’t (The Advertiser)
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Boss on the Run (The Herald Sun)
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Fugitive QNI Boss Hiding in Bulgarian Love Nest (Sunday Mail)
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Clive Goes Skinny Tripping (The Courier Mail)
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It’s Sofia, So Good (The Courier Mail)
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News Corp Australia
Jock Palfreeman: Step Closer to Freedom
Former Sydney private schoolboy Jock Palfreeman has moved a step closer to returning home, after Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation dismissed an appeal against his parole decision. However, he says he was still blocked from leaving the country. Palfreeman was jailed for the stabbing murder of a law student in Bulgaria in 2007, which he claimed was self defence.
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SRF
Im 7-Millionen-Land gibt es über 500 Zeitungen und 200 TV-Sender. Das klingt nach Medienvielfalt, aber das Gegenteil ist der Fall. Allerdings waren erst im März Wahlen, wo die Konservativen zwar gewonnen haben, die neue Regierung aber noch nicht im Amt ist.SRF-Osteuropa-Korrespondent war damals in der Hauptstadt Sofia. Er sagt, das postfaktische Zeitalter mit Fake News habe in Bulgarien schon geherrscht, bevor wir den Begriff bei uns überhaupt gekannt haben.