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Computer Software to Ease Sofia Traffic Jams

A special computer software program will be launched in the Bulgarian capital Sofia in the near future to help ease traffic congestion.

Society | September 5, 2012, Wednesday // 14:10 | Viewed: 3925

Bulgarians Fear Illness more than Crisis - Poll

The majority of Bulgarians will spend time with their families (70%) or travel (68%) if they know that the end of the world is imminent.

Society | September 5, 2012, Wednesday // 10:17 | Viewed: 1604

Anonymous Hack Lukoil Bulgaria Site

Anonymous Bulgaria have attacked the site of the country's subsidiary of the Russian-owned energy giant Lukoil.

Society | September 5, 2012, Wednesday // 09:17 | Viewed: 5562

Dire Straits's Mark Knopfler Live in Bulgaria with New Album Privateering

Mark Knopfler, the legendary vocalist and lead guitarist of the Dire Straits, has confirmed he is due to stage a second concert in Bulgaria after coming here for the seventh issue of Bulgaria's music event Arena Muzika 2008.

Society » Culture | September 5, 2012, Wednesday // 09:10 | Viewed: 4208

Bulgaria Goes Ahead with Plan for Crack-Down on Miracle Healers

Bulgaria's health ministry has finally proceeded with plans to distinguish charlatanism from therapy and translate them into a law.

Society » Health | September 5, 2012, Wednesday // 09:08 | Viewed: 1771

Bulgaria Marks 3 Years since Macedonia Drowning Tragedy

Bulgaria marks Wednesday 3 years since the tragic drowning incident in the Macedonian Lake Ohrid where 15 Bulgarians perished.

Society | September 5, 2012, Wednesday // 08:43 | Viewed: 3144

Sofia Police Find Stolen Radioactive Device

Police in Sofia have found the potentially dangerous device containing a radioactive chemical that was stolen from a construction site.

Society » Environment | September 5, 2012, Wednesday // 08:09 | Viewed: 1924

West Nile Virus Reaches Serbia, Kills 1

An outbreak of the West Nile virus in Serbia has killed an elderly woman and infected 20 other people with the mosquito-borne disease, Serbian health officials said Tuesday.

Society » Health | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 19:06 | Viewed: 2559

WB: Only 35% of Roma in Bulgaria, CEE Employed

Only about one-third of the Roma in Central and Eastern Europe as a whole, Bulgaria included, have jobs, according to a report of the World Bank.

Society | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 16:37 | Viewed: 2996

Armenians Stage Protest outside Hungary's Embassy in Sofia

Some 50 people gathered in front of Hungary's embassy in Bulgaria's capital Sofia to protest against Hungary's extradition to Azerbaijan of a man who murdered an Armenian army officer.

Society | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 14:43 | Viewed: 5731

Radioactive Device Stolen from Bulgarian Construction Site

A potentially dangerous device containing a radioactive chemical has been stolen from a construction site, local police authorities have alarmed.

Society » Environment | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 13:09 | Viewed: 1986

Bulgarian Communist Leaders Retro Cars Shown in Ex Palace

Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov, wants to have all State-used retro vehicles on display at the former royal palace Krichim.

Society | September 3, 2012, Monday // 17:25 | Viewed: 13800

Bulgarian PM's Football Pals Used Govt Aircraft Illegally

The use of a government aircraft by Bulgarian Prime Minister's amateur football team and its opponents was illegal under the country's legislation, local officials have reiterated.

Society | September 3, 2012, Monday // 15:04 | Viewed: 1792

Greek Man Found Dead in Southwest Bulgaria

A Greek man has been found dead in the home of a local family in the southwestern Bulgarian town of Gotse Delchev.

Society | September 3, 2012, Monday // 08:45 | Viewed: 1042

Plovdiv Launches SMS Payment for Blue Zone Parking Lots

Starting from September 3, subscribers of the three Bulgaria's mobile operators, can use simple SMS messages to pay their parking fee in any of the "Blue Zone" parking lots in the second-biggest city of Plovdiv.

Society | September 3, 2012, Monday // 08:26 | Viewed: 8032

'Moonies' Founder Sun Myung Moon Dies at 92

Self-styled messiah Sun Myung Moon, whose Unification Church became famous for marrying thousands of people in a single ceremony, has died, aged 92, BBC reported.

Society » Obituaries | September 3, 2012, Monday // 08:05 | Viewed: 2267

Bulgaria Tames Wildfire along Border with Macedonia

Bulgarian fire fighters, foresters, and volunteers have managed to reign in a wildfire close to the Bulgarian-Macedonian border close to the southwestern town of Blagoevgrad.

Society » Environment | September 2, 2012, Sunday // 17:54 | Viewed: 2263

Bulgaria Agriculture Ministry 'Sells' Mountain Plots For Free - Expert

Bulgaria's Agriculture Ministry has started to sell some 2000 acres of highland pastures from the State Land Fund for a ridiculous price, Toma Belev, an environmentalist from the Zeleni Balkani ("Green Balkans") NGO has announced.

Society » Environment | September 2, 2012, Sunday // 16:20 | Viewed: 2680

Red Hot Chili Peppers 'Give It Away' in Sofia

The American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers staged a magnificent concert in Sofia Saturday evening, deemed by fans the most significant music event of 2012 in Bulgaria.

Society » Culture | September 2, 2012, Sunday // 15:08 | Viewed: 6236

85 Attempt to Tame Bulgaria's Rila Mountain Wildfire by Hand

Eighty five people are trying Sunday put out by hand a wildfire in the "Beli Bor" (White Pine) site in Rila Mountain.

Society » Environment | September 2, 2012, Sunday // 14:30 | Viewed: 2215

Bulgaria Threatened by Teachers' Shortage

The number of Bulgarian teachers is showing a trend of going down while their average age is 50.

Society » Education | September 2, 2012, Sunday // 13:16 | Viewed: 2277
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