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Three Bulgarian citizens have been detained while they were taking pictures of a Greek military facility near the border town of Orestiada and have been sentenced to 15 months in prison for espionage, according to the Bulgarian Consul in Athens, Vasil Mit
Society | August 29, 2008, Friday // 00:00
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Over BGN 37 M have been donated for charities in 2007, resulting from a total of 170 charity campaigns, meaning that a new campaign has been initiated every other day, according to data of the Bulgarian Charity Forum.
Changes in the Charity and Control b
Society | August 28, 2008, Thursday // 00:00
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The introduction of strong measures for admission of the football fans to stadiums, including verification of identity cards would solve the problem with sports hooliganism in Bulgaria, according to the Director of Gendarmerie Chief Commissar Zhivko Zhivk
Society | August 28, 2008, Thursday // 00:00
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Bulgaria's Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev promised Wednesday the government was going to allocate money for the renovation of more student dormitories in 2009.
Society | August 27, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00
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Over 200 farmers from the Kurdzhali region are on their way to Sofia Wednesday to participate in the national farmers' protest beginning at 12:00 pm in front of the Ministries Council building.
Boyko Sinapov, leader of the local farmers, who have been on
Society | August 27, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00
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Bulgaria's population is going to drop by 28,2% by 2060 when it will be 5 485 000, according to a Eurostat survey.
Society | August 26, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00
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A short circuit in one of the transformers of the main sub-feeder of Bulgaria's largest steel-maker Kremikovtzi caused fire around 1 p.m.
Society | August 26, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00
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Bulgarian businessman Petar Hristov's attempts to bring back to Bulgaria the mother of Manuela Gorsova, the girl who was seriously injured in car accident by figure skating champion Maxim Staviiski, have concluded successfully.
Since Monday, the mother D
Society | August 26, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00
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Many Bulgarians, who live in Spain have gathered for a public prayer for the healing of Bulgarian Prince Kardam and his wife Miriam Ungria, as announced by Simeon Saxe-Coburg's press secretary.
The service was held at the Greek Orthodox Church in the Spa
Society | August 26, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00
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The downtown Sofia boulevard Rakovski was reopened Monday after its segment between the Dondukov and the Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd was repaired for BGN 440 000.
Society | August 25, 2008, Monday // 00:00
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The Mayor of the southern Bulgarian town of Panagyurishte Georgi Gerginekov declared an emergency situation in the municipality because of the severe water shortage.
Society | August 25, 2008, Monday // 00:00
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Ten young Roma will take part in a project of the District Interior Directorate in the city of Burgas called "Empowering the Powerless" by supporting the police in the preservation of the public peace in quarters with minority population.
Society | August 24, 2008, Sunday // 00:00
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A monument of the "opulchentsi" - the Bulgarian volunteer units who fought with the Russian Army against Ottoman Turkey in the Liberation War of 1877-78 - was opened in downtown Sofia 131 years after the fiercest battles at the Shipka Pass.
Society | August 24, 2008, Sunday // 00:00
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Hundreds of Bulgarians flocked to the Shipka Pass Saturday to honor the 131 year since the historic battle of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78, which led to the country's liberation, and to see its recreation by volunteers.
Society | August 23, 2008, Saturday // 00:00
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A recently published research of the Berlin Institute for Population and Development entitled "Europe's Demographic Future: Growing Imbalances" ranks Bulgaria as the country with the most rapidly aging population on the continent.
Society | August 23, 2008, Saturday // 00:00
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Thousands of rockers taking part in the Balkan Motor Rock Festival in the Bulgarian city of Veliko Turnovo paid respect to the grave of the medieval Bulgarian Tsar Kaloyan (1197-1207 AD) on Saturday.
Society | August 23, 2008, Saturday // 00:00
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The 15-year-old Bulgarian player of the youth team of Real Madrid Martin Kozhuharov, who lost his mother Antoaneta in the passenger jet fire in the Spanish capital on Wednesday, has left for a football tournament with the team.
Society | August 23, 2008, Saturday // 00:00
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The forty-three Chinese kids from the China's earthquake-hit Sichuan province arrived Friday in Sofia, where they will spend four days on a history and entertainment tour of the Bulgarian capital.
Society | August 22, 2008, Friday // 00:00
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The American University in Bulgaria (AUBG), which is located in the southwest Bulgarian city of Blagoevgrad, is going to welcome the most internationally diverse class in its 16-year history on September 1.
Society | August 22, 2008, Friday // 00:00
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The body of the Bulgarian woman Antoaneta Kozhuharova, who died in the Madrid passenger jet fire on Wednesday, has still not been identified officially.
Society | August 22, 2008, Friday // 00:00
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Spain's Crown Prince Felipe and his wife Letizia visited Friday the October 12 Hospital, where some of the injured in Wednesday's plane crash at the Madrid Airport are undergoing treatment.
Society | August 22, 2008, Friday // 00:00
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