ARCHIVE - 7 August 2012

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Business

Bulgaria's Construction Sector to Lay Off 5 000 Workers - Chamber
Bulgaria's Telco Creditors Agree Sale, Loan Terms
Bulgarian Professor Snubs FT over Fracking

Politics

Syrians' Leader in Bulgaria Joins Anti-Assad Opposition
Last Group of Stranded Bulgarian Berrypickers Leaves Sweden
Bulgarian Ministry Shells BGN 50 000 for Social Network Pages
Bulgaria to Map Out Roma Ghettos with EU Money
Check Delays by Months Bulgarian N-Plant Referendum

Society

Bulgarian-made Satellite Launched for 1st Time in 20 Y
Drivers in Bulgaria Already with Lights On 24/7
Top US Expert: Borisov's Criminal Past Is Common Knowledge
Bulgaria Watchdog: Why Are TV Ads So Loud?
2 Critical after Gas Station Blast in Bulgaria
Large-Scale Wildfires Erupt in Southern Bulgaria
Young Hare 1000th Patient at Bulgarian Wildlife Rescue Center
Bulgaria Endures Record Number of Temperature Records
Bulgaria Bans Traffic of Heavy Trucks over Excessive Heat
Wildfire Delays Burgas-Sofia Express Train
Bulgaria under Heat Alert, Relief in Sight
Bulgarian Students Win Medals at Chemistry Olympiad in US
Dead Girl Turns Angel Bringing Hope for Bulgarian Cancer Kids

Crime

Ex CEO of Collapsing Bulgarian Railways Charged with Dereliction of Duty

Views on BG

Vatican Blocks Bulgaria's Papal Envoy in Row over Gay Sex in Book

Quotes

Today's Quote

World

S & P's Cuts Serbia's Credit Rating, Serbian Officials Resign
Russian Prosecutors Seek 3-Year Sentence for Anti-Putin 'Pussy Riot'
Iraq Mad at Turkey after Davutoglu's Kirkuk Visit
Milwaukee Mass Killer Was US Army Man

Business

Bulgaria's Construction Sector to Lay Off 5 000 Workers - Chamber

Bulgaria's construction sector is expected to lay off at least 4 000 – 5 000 workers by the end of 2012, according to Ivan Boykov, Executive Director of the Bulgarian Construction Chamber.

Business | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 16:35

Bulgaria's Telco Creditors Agree Sale, Loan Terms

The sale of the Bulgarian incumbent telco BTC, which operates under the brand name Vivacom, has been nearly finalized, it emerged on Tuesday.

Business | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 15:29

Bulgarian Professor Snubs FT over Fracking

A Bulgarian professor from the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy in the capital Sofia has criticized a Financial Times article on fracking prospects in the country.

Business » Energy | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 12:50

Politics

Syrians' Leader in Bulgaria Joins Anti-Assad Opposition

Dr. Yahiya Sharabati, the chairman of the Association of Syrians in Bulgaria, has formally declared his joining the ranks of the opposition to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad..

Politics » Diplomacy | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 14:48

Last Group of Stranded Bulgarian Berrypickers Leaves Sweden

The last group of 41 Bulgarian of berry pickers, who were stranded in Sweden, left Stockholm late Monday evening, the Foreign Ministry reported.

Politics » Diplomacy | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 14:33

Bulgarian Ministry Shells BGN 50 000 for Social Network Pages

The Bulgarian Agriculture Ministry has spent BGN 50 000 from European Funds in one year for 234 shares on Facebook and 140 on Twitter.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 10:33

Bulgaria to Map Out Roma Ghettos with EU Money

Bulgaria's authorities are executing a project to create maps of the ghettos inhabitted with the msot marginalized Roma communities across the country.

Politics » Domestic | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 20:36

Check Delays by Months Bulgarian N-Plant Referendum

The check of Bulgaria's GRAO of signatures collected in support of a referendum on the project to build a second Nuclear Power Plant, NPP, in the Danube town of Belene, will take at least 3 months.

Politics » Domestic | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 14:57

Society

Bulgarian-made Satellite Launched for 1st Time in 20 Y

For the first time in more than 20 years an entirely Bulgarian-made satellite will be launched into orbit in 2013.

Society | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 14:06

Drivers in Bulgaria Already with Lights On 24/7

Drivers on Bulgarian roads are required to have their lights on during the day too as of Tuesday.

Society | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 12:32

Top US Expert: Borisov's Criminal Past Is Common Knowledge

The site for investigative journalism Bivol.bg, official partner of WikiLeaks for Bulgaria, has released their exclusive interview with US journalist and top intelligence expert, Jeff Stein.

Society | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 11:58

Bulgaria Watchdog: Why Are TV Ads So Loud?

Bulgaria's media watchdog has set out to publish new rules on television adverts, which often appear louder than the preceding programs.

Society | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 11:29

2 Critical after Gas Station Blast in Bulgaria

Five people were injured when a tank loaded with fuel exploded at a gas station in the northeastern Bulgaria city of Razgrad late Monday afternoon.

Society | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 11:24

Large-Scale Wildfires Erupt in Southern Bulgaria

Several large-scale wildfires erupted in Southern Bulgaria on Tuesday, adding to the worries of the Bulgarian fire-fighting authorities across the country.

Society » Environment | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 19:46

Young Hare 1000th Patient at Bulgarian Wildlife Rescue Center

The Wildlife Rescue Center operated by the Zeleni Balkani ("Green Balkans") NGO has welcomed its 1000th patient.

Society » Environment | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 17:57

Bulgaria Endures Record Number of Temperature Records

Record summer heat was registered all over Bulgaria on Tuesday, the National Meteorology and Hydrology Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has announced.

Society » Environment | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 17:03

Bulgaria Bans Traffic of Heavy Trucks over Excessive Heat

Bulgaria's authorities have taken measures to limit the traffic of trucks as a result of the record high temperatures.

Society » Environment | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 15:45

Wildfire Delays Burgas-Sofia Express Train

A wildfire has delayed Monday evening by 2.5 hours the express train between the Black Sea city of Burgas and the Bulgarian capital Sofia.

Society » Environment | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 09:05

Bulgaria under Heat Alert, Relief in Sight

Code Orange alert for dangerous heat is declared for 21 Bulgarian regions Tuesday.

Society » Environment | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 08:16

Bulgarian Students Win Medals at Chemistry Olympiad in US

The Bulgarian high school chemistry scientific team has won three medals at the 44th edition of the prestigious International Chemistry Olympiad, IChO, in the US.

Society » Education | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 13:35

Dead Girl Turns Angel Bringing Hope for Bulgarian Cancer Kids

Bulgarian parents, whose kids are suffering form cancer, have enthusiastically embraced the idea for a new specialized hospital, pledging their support and help to the generous donor.

Society » Health | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 13:23

Crime

Ex CEO of Collapsing Bulgarian Railways Charged with Dereliction of Duty

The Sofia City Prosecutor's Office has charged Hristo Monov, an ex CEO of the highly indebted Bulgarian State Railways BDZ, with a dereliction of duty.

Crime | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 15:26

Views on BG

Vatican Blocks Bulgaria's Papal Envoy in Row over Gay Sex in Book

The Vatican has been accused of rejecting Bulgaria's new choice of ambassador to the Holy See because he wrote a novel containing a gay sex scene.

Views on BG | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 09:31

Quotes

Today's Quote

"This is something very intimate.

Quotes | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 11:11

World

S & P's Cuts Serbia's Credit Rating, Serbian Officials Resign

The Standard & Poor's agency has cut Serbia's credit rating by a notch from stable to negative, BB-.

World | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 19:03

Russian Prosecutors Seek 3-Year Sentence for Anti-Putin 'Pussy Riot'

Russian prosecution has asked for three years in jail for three Pussy Riot members over a punk prayer in Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral calling for then-Prime Minister and current President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, to resign.

World | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 18:12

Iraq Mad at Turkey after Davutoglu's Kirkuk Visit

Iraq is to "review" relations with Turkey after Turkish Foreign Minister  visited the disputed northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk without informing Baghdad, Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Tuesday.

World | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 17:35

Milwaukee Mass Killer Was US Army Man

The men who killed six and injured three at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US on Sunday, has been identified as Wade Michael Page, 40, a former US Army member between April 1992 and October 1998.

World | August 7, 2012, Tuesday // 12:58
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