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Exhibition Marks Bulgarian Danone's Birthday

Bulgarian dairy producer Danone Serdika marks ten years on the Bulgarian market with an exhibition in Sofia, presenting the history of milk. The exhibition, which opened on Wednesday in the Archeological Museum, shows the development of the Danone Compan

Business | September 29, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00

Bulgarian PM Dining with European Business Aces

Bulgaria's Prime Minister received for dinner a delegation of the European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT) on Tuesday evening. The guests - heads of some of Europe's leading companies in different sectors - seized the opportunity to wish PM Saxe-Cobu

Business | September 29, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00

Bomb Call at Bulgarian President's Office

An anonymous phone call reported about a bomb planted at the President's office in Sofia. The caller was a woman.

Politics | September 29, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00

Slavkov Faces IOC Ethics Commission

Ivan Slavkov, Bulgaria's suspended International Olympic Committee (IOC) member, appears today before the Lausanne-based International Olympic Committee Ethics Commission. It is seen as the first step to unraveling the bribery scandal that BBC documentar

Politics | September 29, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00

Diamonds Mined in The Rhodopes

A Bulgarian professor announced Wednesday that diamonds have been unearthed for the first time in Bulgaria. The discovery was made by Doctor Harizan Harizanov, a lecturer at the New Bulgarian University.

Politics | September 29, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00

Motives of Teenage Atrocity in Argentina Unknown

Argentinean police continues questioning the detained teenager who shot four and wounded five in a school in southern Argentina on Tuesday. The 15-year-old student opened fire in a classroom minutes before the start of the classes.

World | September 29, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00

Madrid Pays Tribute to Bulgaria's PM

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg conferred with his Spanish counterpart Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero at the Moncloa Palace. Saxe-Coburg arrived on an official three-day visit to Madrid on September 29.

Politics | September 29, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00

EnergoPro Make USD 5 M Delivery to Bulgaria

Bulgaria has signed Czech company EnergoPro for delivering USD 5 M facilities for hydroelectric plants. The signing of the contract took place during the 60th International Technical Fair Autumn 2004 in Plovdiv.

Business | September 29, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00

Sofia Responds to Qadissiya Safety Report

Bulgaria's Defence Ministry should publish on Wednesday an official stance on the situation in Qadissiya. The Iraqi province will eventually host the Bulgarian unit after a planned relocation from Karbala.

Politics | September 29, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00

Blasts Hit Turkish Cities

Three small explosions have occurred in different Turkish locations Tuesday night, including capital Ankara and Istanbul, the country's largest city. All the blasts apparently targeted Western offices.

Politics | September 29, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00

White Fairytale for Bulgarian Brides

An exquisite fashion show of the Simon wedding salon charmed Sofia late on Tuesday evening. Young ladies and their future partners gathered to see the latest trends in wedding fashion.

Society | September 28, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00

"Atlantic Solitaire" for Bulgaria's NATO Entry

Maxim Minchev, General Director of the Bulgarian News Agency, presented his book "Atlantic Solitaire" on Tuesday.

Society | September 28, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00

Abducted CNN Journalist Released

Riyad Ali, the Israeli CNN journalist kidnapped on Monday by unknown Palestinian gunmen has been released unharmed.

Politics | September 28, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00

Baron D.Janssen: Big Progress in Bulgaria's International Situation

Baron Daniel Janssen (born in 1936) is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Solvay S.A.

Novinite Insider » Interview | September 28, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00

Europe's Top Businessmen Want Faster Sofia Reforms

Envoys of Europe's big business recommended Tuesday for Bulgaria to speed up its reforms en route to European Union membership. For the sixth time this year, delegates of the European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT) met with the Bulgarian government

Business | September 28, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00

Italian Hostages Freed in Iraq

The two Italian female hostages in Iraq have been released and handed over to the Italian charge d'affaires in Baghdad. Aid workers Simona Toretta and Simona Pari, both aged 29, were seized, along with two Iraqis, on September 7 from the offices of their

Politics | September 28, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00

Sofia Probes Authors of BBC Bidding Scandal Film

Sofia Prosecutor's Office started a preliminary investigation into the BBC journalists that created the scandalous film "Buying the Games" with the charge of "incitement of corruption."

Politics | September 28, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00

Bulgaria Ready to Help to Libya in AIDS Fight

Bulgaria expressed its willingness to help Libya in overcoming the consequences of the HIV infection in the Benghazi region. Deputy Foreign Minister Gergana Grancharova commented on Tuesday an interview of Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed Abdel-Rahman Sh

Politics | September 28, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00

Sofia Center Sealed Off After False Alert

Police sealed off the area near Sofia's National Assembly Square for almost an hour on Tuesday after what appeared to be a false alert. A signal for an abandoned bag was received at around 1:50 a.

Politics | September 28, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00

'Public Scrutiny' On Elections In Florida Urged

Former US Democratic President Jimmy Carter said that he is concerned that it "seems likely" Florida is destined for many of the same voter irregularities that occurred in the 2000 election won by President George W. Bush because of "bias" by the top elec

World | September 28, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00

Chief Prosecutor Critical of Judicial Reforms

Plans to hand over powers from the judicial investigation institution to police investigators by amending the Code of Criminal Procedure are unconstitutional, according to Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Nikola Filchev. In Filchev's words such a radical step

Politics | September 28, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00
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