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Four downtown districts of Bulgaria's capital Sofia are buried in trash on Wednesday as the concessionaire firm has not removed any of the garbage there since Saturday because it is allegedly short of workers.
Society | July 23, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00
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Five people died as 24 heavy car crashes were reported overnight across Bulgaria, according to the data of the country's Interior Ministry.
Other 24 people were injured in the hits, as two of them are in critical condition.
Society | July 23, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00
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A total of three people lost their lives as a bus hit against a heavy-loaded truck on the road between Sofia and Petrich on Tuesday evening.
At least eight other passengers have been hospitalized with serious injuries, Darik News informed.
Society | July 22, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00
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A total of four passengers were injured as a heavy chain crash occurred on the road between Bulgaria's second largest city of Plovdiv and the village of Skutare on Tuesday.
The accident occurred after a truck turned round and four cars hit against it, Da
Society | July 22, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00
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About 30 eco-activists gathered Tuesday in front of the Environment Ministry building to stage a protest against the plan for development of Bulgaria's Black Sea resort of Tsarevo at the time when it had to be discussed.
Society | July 22, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00
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One man died as 18 heavy car crashes were reported overnight across Bulgaria, according to the data of the country's Interior Ministry.
Other 22 people were injured in the hits, as one of them is in critical condition.
Society | July 22, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00
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The reasons behind Monday's train fire near Bulgaria's city of Plovdiv are not clear yet and a special commission is to investigate what caused the blaze, director of the Bulgarian state railway monopoly BDZ, Hristo Monov, said.
"We shall provide complet
Society | July 21, 2008, Monday // 00:00
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Four train cars burst into flames on Monday near the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv, but luckily no one was injured.
Authorities said the passenger train going from Plovdiv to Sofia and carrying about 260 people caught fire around 6 pm.
Society | July 21, 2008, Monday // 00:00
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The Bulgarian medics, who were released one year ago from Libyan jail, said they are waiting for a response from the Council of Ministers over their demand to meet Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev.
The 5 nurses and the 2 doctors insist on finding answers
Society | July 21, 2008, Monday // 00:00
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Two people were slightly injured after a bus carrying Polish tourists hit a truck on the Hemus highway, connecting the capital Sofia with the coastal city of Varna.
The 30-year-old driver of the bus suffered bruises and a Polish tourist has a knee contus
Society | July 21, 2008, Monday // 00:00
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Four people died as 29 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 | July 21, 2008, Monday // 00:00
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A team of rescuers is searching for a two tourists who got lost in the Pirin mountain range late on Sunday.
The men missing were part of a group, who were on a hiking tour in the mountain.
Society | July 21, 2008, Monday // 00:00
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Bulgarian authorities ordered on Monday the closing of Bulgaria's Black Sea port of Varna due to the dense fog that is still covering the city.
No vessels are allowed to exit or enter the port since 7 a.
Society | July 21, 2008, Monday // 00:00
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Citizens of Sofia Chepintsi district staged a protest Monday as they have not yet received compensations to cover damages on their houses destroyed after the explosions in Chelopechene military storehouses some 20 days ago.
The people demanded immediate
Society | July 21, 2008, Monday // 00:00
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Demonstrators staged a protest against repressions of human rights in China during the official send-off ceremony for the Bulgarian Olympic athletes in Sofia on Sunday.
Protesters called for end of the repressions against practitioners of Falun Gong and
Society | July 20, 2008, Sunday // 00:00
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The general practitioners in Bulgaria are to start nationwide protests in September if their demands for a higher budget are not granted, chair of the doctors' association Lyubomir Kirov announced.
Mr Kirov said that the decision for launching a strike w
Society | July 20, 2008, Sunday // 00:00
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Four people died as 31 heavy car crashes were reported overnight across Bulgaria, according to the data of the country's Interior Ministry.
Other 43 people were injured in the hits, as two of them are in critical condition.
Society | July 20, 2008, Sunday // 00:00
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Norway's cities have been plagued with rising numbers of beggars from the EU's newest and poorest member states Bulgaria and Romania, the Aftenposten newspaper reported Friday on its English-language website.
The often aggressive behavior of the beggars
Society | July 19, 2008, Saturday // 00:00
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About 1000 foreign tourists were stuck for two hours at the airport in the city of Burgas because the local bus drivers refused to drive them to Sunny Beach and the Black Sea resorts located to the south of the city.
Society | July 19, 2008, Saturday // 00:00
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Two teams of the fire brigade and the Civil Defense Service spent more than an hour Friday trying to save a four-month old kitten in the city of Shumen in northeast Bulgaria.
Society | July 19, 2008, Saturday // 00:00
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One man died as 22 heavy car crashes were reported overnight across Bulgaria, according to the data of the country's Interior Ministry.
Other 24 people were injured in the hits, as three of them are in critical condition.
Society | July 18, 2008, Friday // 00:00
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