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The US Embassy in Sofia organized Thursday a memorial service in the Sofia shrine "Sveta Nedelya" to honor the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
The new US Ambassador to Sofia Nancy McEldowney also took part in the memorial service alo
Society | September 11, 2008, Thursday // 00:00
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The Bulgarian Prince Kardam, the eldest son of the former Bulgarian Tsar and Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg, who remains in a Madrid hospital after a serious car accident, is going to be taken out of the artificial coma in the next few days.
The news
Society | September 11, 2008, Thursday // 00:00
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One of Bulgaria's most prestigious competitions "Man of the Year" officially began with 500 journalists from all over the country receiving questionnaires to nominate their top three choices for 2008.
This year the competition is organized by Darik radio
Society | September 11, 2008, Thursday // 00:00
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The fire in the National Park "Rila" that has been raging for days, is currently under control and will be fully extinguished no later then a week from Thursday, as Darik radio reported.
There are only four isolated smoldering fires in the area at the pr
Society | September 11, 2008, Thursday // 00:00
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Thick smoke coming from the fire in the Plovdiv landfill located in the nearby Tsalapitsa is covering the city since 4:30 am on Thursday, according to many media reports.
Over 30 signals made by Plovdiv residents reporting the smell of burning nylon and
Society | September 11, 2008, Thursday // 00:00
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World ice-skating champion Maxim Staviiski, who caused a heavy car crash that killed one and sent a girl in coma a year ago and was sentenced for DUI, is not prohibited from driving on the Russian Federation's territory, according to his lawyer.
Rosen Ko
Society | September 10, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00
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The mayors of Sofia Boyko Borisov and of Erevan Ervand Zaharyan inaugurated Wednesday the monument "Hachkar" in the "Erevan" park located behind the building of the Agriculture Ministry in Sofia.
The monument is a donation by the Armenian capital and has
Society | September 10, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00
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Two Spanish fire-fighting planes are to join Wednesday the battle with fire raging in the Bulgarian mountain of Rila, authorities reported.
The planes landed Tuesday evening in Sofia and will help the Bulgarian firefighters, soldiers and volunteers who a
Society | September 10, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00
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World ice-skating champion Maxim Staviiski, who caused a heavy car crash that killed one and sent a girl in coma a year ago and was sentenced for drunk driving, is shown getting behind the wheel of a red Audi in Russia.
The video from the Russian site Li
Society | September 10, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00
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Five people died as 20 heavy car crashes were reported overnight across Bulgaria, according to the data of the country's Interior Ministry.
Other 25 people were injured in the hits, as four of them are in critical condition.
Society | September 10, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00
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The Ambassadors of Indonesia Immanuel Inkiriwang and of Ireland Geoffrey Keating visited Friday the reconstructed models of 7000-year-old rammed earth homes in Telish, Pleven District.
Society | September 9, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00
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The Bulgarian Education Minister Daniel Vulchev has issued a proposal that would require Bulgarian authorities to issue drivers licenses only to individuals who have successfully completed high school up to the 10th grade.
The proposal was made by Vulche
Society | September 9, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00
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Representatives of Greenpeace and Bulgarian NGOs united in a national coalition called "NPP BeleNE!" have staged Tuesday a protest against the beginning of the construction of Bulgaria's second nuclear power plant.
Protesters say a missing assessment of
Society | September 9, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00
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Bulgarian firefighters, soldiers and volunteers continue battling with the forest fire that rages in the Rila mountain for seventh day.
Two French fire-fighting airplanes "Canadair", which arrived to Bulgaria Sunday night, are also to take part in the ef
Society | September 9, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00
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Three people died as 27 heavy car crashes were reported overnight across Bulgaria, according to the data of the country's Interior Ministry.
Other 31 people were injured in the hits, as four of them are in critical condition.
Society | September 9, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00
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The Bulgarian Black Sea capital Varna is hosting the week of the Christian Orthodox Book", which opens on Monday and will continue through September 14.
The event's main focus is "the church, the religious enlightenment and the Christian education.
Society | September 8, 2008, Monday // 00:00
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The striker of Manchester United and of Bulgaria's national football team Dimitar Berbatov spent some GBP 2 500 on 25 pairs of sneakers, according to the UK tabloid The Sun.
According to the article entitled "Greedy Bulgar", Berba was like a boy in a swe
Society | September 8, 2008, Monday // 00:00
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Three leading Bulgarian media - the national Darik Radio, the bTV channel, and the 24 Chasa Daily - are launching a joint campaign to cast light on the enormous issues that the key monopolies present to ordinary Bulgarians.
Society | September 8, 2008, Monday // 00:00
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The two French fire-fighting airplanes "Canadair", which arrived to Bulgaria Sunday night, are already taking part in the efforts to put out the forest fire in the Rila Mountain National Park.
Society | September 8, 2008, Monday // 00:00
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??he Conservative Member of the UK Parliament Julian Lewis asked Sunday the Bulgarian authorities not to terminate the investigation of the murder of the dissident writer Georgi Markov, the Bulgarian information agency BTA reported.
Society | September 7, 2008, Sunday // 00:00
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France is to send two special planes that are to battle the flames raging in the national park of Rila in Bulgaria, officials reported.
Bulgaria has requested urgent help from the EU and NATO for dealing with the forest fire in the mountain.
Society | September 6, 2008, Saturday // 00:00
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