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Bulgarian Stats Head Resigns over Ethnic Controversy

The Head of the Bulgarian National Statistics Institute (NSI), Mariana Kotseva, submitted her resignation Wednesday with Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov.

Society | September 8, 2010, Wednesday // 17:33 | Viewed: 2457

3 Dead, 4 Infected with West Nile Virus in Turkey

Three people have died and four more have been infected with the West Nile virus in Turkey, the Turkish Health Ministry has announced.

Society » Health | September 8, 2010, Wednesday // 16:37 | Viewed: 4029

Bulgarian Hospitals Register Increased Funding

The Bulgarian National Health Insurance Fund has announced that the payments for hospital care have increased by 60% in the past five years.

Society » Health | September 8, 2010, Wednesday // 15:09 | Viewed: 4567

Bulgarian Education Minister Wants Visionary for Deputy

Bulgaria's Eduction Minister, Sergey Ignatov, declared Wednesday, he is looking to find a new Deputy that would be a match for Ken Robinson.

Society » Education | September 8, 2010, Wednesday // 14:47 | Viewed: 2252

Bulgarians Work for Pittance, Worth Pittance - Study

A killed US soldier costs his homeland roughly EUR 6.5 M, while a fallen Bulgarian costs his country less than half that amount. This is the conclusion reached by German publicist J?rn Klare in his book "Was bin ich wert? Eine Preisermittlung".

Society | September 8, 2010, Wednesday // 11:50 | Viewed: 10939

Bulgarian Muslims Approach Chief Prosecutor on Mufti Issue

Bulgarian Muslims have now approached Chief Prosecutor, Boris Velchev, in their latest attempt to resolve the crisis with the country's Chief Mufti post.

Society | September 7, 2010, Tuesday // 19:02 | Viewed: 2827

Hellish Traffic Accident Kills Young Woman in Downtown Sofia

A young woman was killed in downtown Sofia Tuesday afternoon after being run over by a heavy duty construction truck.

Society | September 7, 2010, Tuesday // 17:57 | Viewed: 3295

Bulgarian PM Urges National Unity on Unification Day

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has issued a special statement congratulating Bulgarians on the occasion of 125 years since September 6, 1885, the day of the Unification of the Principality of Bulgaria and "Eastern Roumelia".

Society | September 6, 2010, Monday // 17:12 | Viewed: 2573

Bulgarian Bishop Hands Medals to 'Defenders of Christianity' from Gays

The bishop of Bulgaria's Plovdiv, Nikolay, has presented orders for "defending" Christian values a controversial mayor and a notorious prosecutor, who were recently involved with anti-gay policies.

Society | September 6, 2010, Monday // 15:55 | Viewed: 12979

Bulgaria Pop Diva Still Facing the Music over Tax Fraud

Bulgaria's national revenue agency is still investigating the queen of pop Lili Ivanova for possible tax evasion as part of measures to curb rampant fraud and boost budget revenues, according to reports.

Society | September 6, 2010, Monday // 14:13 | Viewed: 2515

Bulgaria Celebrates Unification Day

Bulgaria is celebrating on Monday the 125th anniversary since the unification of the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Roumelia.

Society | September 6, 2010, Monday // 09:08 | Viewed: 2863

Hellish Car Crash Claims 5 Lives in Bulgaria

Five people have perished in a horrific car crash on the Hemus Highway near Bulgaria's Varna.

Society | September 5, 2010, Sunday // 19:16 | Viewed: 2531

NGOs Rise Against Bulgaria's Already Troubled Formula 1 Project

After an international scandal involving an Abu Dhabi company, the project for construction of a Formula 1 racetrack near Sofia has run into further trouble facing opposition from several NGOs.

Society | September 5, 2010, Sunday // 14:08 | Viewed: 4457

Bulgaria, Macedonia Remember Ohrid Lake Tragedy 1 Year Later

Bulgaria and Macedonia have marked with memorial services the first year since the death of 15 Bulgarian tourists in the Ohrid Lake on September 5, 2010.

Society | September 5, 2010, Sunday // 11:42 | Viewed: 5912

SAS Craft Makes Emergency Landing in Sofia

An airplane of the Scandinavian carrier SAS made an emergency landing at the airport of the Bulgarian capital Sofia late Friday.

Society | September 4, 2010, Saturday // 15:06 | Viewed: 3103

Bulgarian Education Minister Vows Smooth School Year Start

The upcoming school year in Bulgaria will begin without problems and with the cooperation of all social partners of the Education Ministry, Minister Sergey Ignatov stated Saturday.

Society » Education | September 4, 2010, Saturday // 14:48 | Viewed: 2161

Reward Posted in Bulgaria's Dog Shelter Cruelty Case

A reward of BGN 1 000 for information in the  recent monstrous murder of a 3-month-old puppy in the Bogrov dog shelter near Sofia was posted Saturday by the Four Paws and Animal Rescue Sofia Foundations.

Society | September 4, 2010, Saturday // 12:31 | Viewed: 4057

Bulgaria's Gabrovo Hosts International Crafts Fair

The eight annual international crafts fair opens Saturday at the ethnographic complex "Etara," near Bulgaria's central city of Gabrovo.

Society » Culture | September 4, 2010, Saturday // 12:05 | Viewed: 3100

2 New Anthrax Cases Reported in Northern Bulgaria

The two men listed at the isolation ward of the hospital in the Danube city of Ruse have been infected with anthrax, the Regional Health Inspectorate reports.

Society » Health | September 3, 2010, Friday // 09:16 | Viewed: 3260

Experts Confirm Harmful Radiation at Bulgarian Beach

The sand from the Bulgarian Black coast bay "Vromos" is radioactive and harmful for beach goers, according to experts from the Environment and Health Ministries.

Society » Environment | September 2, 2010, Thursday // 16:14 | Viewed: 12339

Degas' Plastic Work Displayed at Bulgarian National Gallery

The Bulgarian National Art Gallery in Sofia is hosting an exhibition of what is said to be a significant part of Edgar Degas' sculptural oeuvre.

Society » Culture | September 2, 2010, Thursday // 15:43 | Viewed: 7606
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