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Bulgaria to Face Severe Teacher Shortage - Experts

Bulgaria is to face a severe shortage of teachers within the next three years, the chair of the Union of Education Employers, Samuil Sheinin announced Monday. According to the organisations, teachers quit their jobs on a mass scale due to the low wages,

Society | March 17, 2008, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2450

Bulgaria MPs Take Ride on Ill-Fated Train

Bulgarian MPs along with the Transport Minister Petar Mutafchiev and the management of the state-owned railways take Monday a ride on the train on the Sofia - Kardam line, a trip that claimed the lives of nine people at the end of February.

Society | March 17, 2008, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1435

2 Killed in Car Crashes Overnight in Bulgaria

Two passengers died as 18 heavy car crashes were reported overnight in Bulgaria, according to the data of the country's Interior Ministry. A total of 18 people were injured in the hits, including one whose condition remains critical.

Society | March 17, 2008, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1465

Bulgaria in for Week of Mild and Wild Weather

Weather forecasts are warning Bulgarians to get ready for rapid changes in the weather during the coming week with temperatures ranging from 4?° to 30?° C.

Society | March 16, 2008, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3294

Worker Dies at Bulgaria's Thermal Power Plant

A 37-year-old worker has died on the spot and another was injured in an incident at an open-cast pit at the thermo-electric power station Maritza Iztok 2 on Sunday.

Society | March 16, 2008, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2575

"Mermaid" Named Best Film at Sofia Film Fest

"Mermaid", a romantic contemporary fairy tale of Russian director Anna Melikian, won the best film award at the 12th edition of the international Sofia Film Festival.

Society | March 16, 2008, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3422

Horse Races Mark Todorovden in Bulgaria

Spectacular horse races marked Saturday the Bulgarian holiday Todorovden (the Day of St Theodore), also known as Horse Easter. The Orthodox Church celebrates the day on the first Saturday of the Easter Fast

Society | March 15, 2008, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 5174

27 Injured in 20 Overnight Crashes in Bulgaria

A total of 27 passengers have been injured in 20 road accidents that occurred across Bulgaria on Friday night. Fortunately, the hits took no lives but three of the people injured are in critical condition.

Society | March 15, 2008, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1700

Bulgaria's Jeni Style Presents Woman of Character Collection

Bulgarian fashion house Jeni style presented Thursday night its Spring -Summer collection entitled Woman of Character. "My collection is for the contemporary woman - a woman with a career, confident, elegant and attractive, tender and sensual," designer

Society | March 14, 2008, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3614

Identity of Former Governor of NY Call Girl Disclosed

The call girl that brought the downfall of the former governor of the State of New York is the 22-year old Ashley Alexandra Dupre, the New York Times reported.

Society | March 14, 2008, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 9782

5 Children from Orphanage in Bulgaria's Plovdiv Eat Mouse Poison

A total of five children, living in an orphanage in Bulgaria's second largest city of Plovdiv were intoxicated after eating mouse poison on Friday. The orphans have been taken to hospital and discharged a bit later after undergoing stomach lavages.

Society | March 14, 2008, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2321

Bulgarian Flies off Skyscraper in LA, Dies

The body of a 30-year-old Bulgarian citizen was found in front of a high building in the US' Los Angeles. Local police authorities suppose Russi Minev, who was living in the country for a long time, committed suicide, jumping off the skyscraper in Downto

Society | March 14, 2008, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2878

Bulgarian, Ukrainian Shipwrecked Sailors' Bodies Washed Ashore

The bodies of two more sailors, who was aboard the Bulgarian cargo ship Vanessa that shipwrecked in the Sea of Azov, washed ashore, increasing the number of the crew members found dead to six in the last .

Society | March 14, 2008, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2141

Students Wannabes Flock to Sofia Education Forum

Young people, willing to get better education, are to visit the forum presenting universities and schools to be opened in the National Palace of Culture in Sofia on Friday.

Society | March 14, 2008, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1956

Bulgaria MPs Snub Invitation to Ride on Ill-Fated Train

Bulgaria's MPs have turned a cold shoulder to the invitation of leading media to travel aboard the train from the capital city of Sofia to the northern town of Kardam, a trip that claimed the lives of nine people at the end of February.

Society | March 13, 2008, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2040

Sofia University Holds Fair to Attract Best Bulgarian Students

Sofia University "St. Kliment of Ohrid" opened Thursday its first fair for students, who consider applying to the oldest institution of higher education in modern Bulgaria.

Society | March 13, 2008, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1624

Bulgaria Music Idol Finalists to Go at Glorious Meeting with Kylie Minogue

World famous singer Kylie Minogue is to meet the finalists of second edition of Music Idol in Bulgaria minutes before the beginning of her show to be staged on May 18 in Sofia. The star will share her personal experience of a glorious artist, who has iss

Society | March 13, 2008, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3473

Fourth Body of Bulgaria Shipwrecked Sailor Washed Ashore

The body of one more sailor, who was aboard the Bulgarian cargo ship Vanessa that shipwrecked in the Sea of Azov, was found on Thursday, the fourth in the last twenty-four hours.

Society | March 13, 2008, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1512

Bulgaria President: Tragedy in Tran Was No Surprise

Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov said Thursday the shooting in the town of Tran, which left one orphan dead and two more injured, does not come as a surprise, keeping in mind those responsible for the children's misery have not been punished for a lon

Society | March 13, 2008, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2178

2 More Bulgarian Vanessa Sailors' Bodies Found on Azov Sea Coast

The bodies of two more sailors, who were aboard the Bulgarian cargo ship Vanessa that shipwrecked in the Sea of Azov, have been found in the last 12 hours, the Maritime Administration reported. There are no immediate reports of the crew members' identiti

Society | March 13, 2008, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1447

Bulgaria's Tran Mourns for Shot Dead Orphan

Bulgaria's Tran Municipality declared Thursday a day of mourning in memory of the 15-year-old girl from the town's orphanage, who was shot dead by a paedophille a day ago. The victim Lilyana Todorova, was killed in downtown Tran by Assen Iliev, 67, who w

Society | March 13, 2008, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1834
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