Society

Sofia Kinder-Garden Celebrates United Europe

A Sofia kinder garden organized Wednesday a special celebration called "Europe in the kinder garden," aiming at popularisation of the idea of a united Europe.

Society | February 6, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1971

Jazz Legend Dee Dee Bridgewater to Sing in Sofia Again

World jazz legend Dee Dee Bridgewater will visit Sofia for a second time to present her new project The Red Earth-A Malian Journey. Bridgewater will thrill Bulgarian fans with a concert in Hall 1 of the National Palace of Culture on March 18 2008.

Society | February 6, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1968

National Meeting to Aid Bulgaria Rural Areas

A national meeting of Bulgarian cultural community clubs (known as chitalishta) from rural areas is to take place Tuesday at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia. It is sponsored by the Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture and Food Supply.

Society | February 5, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2866

Doctors Fight to Save Girl's Life after Sofia Playground Blast

Bulgarian doctors struggle to save the live of one of the teenage girls, injured in a blast at a children's playground in Sofia on Sunday. The 14-year-old girl has lost an eye in the explosion and suffered serious head traumas, medics reported.

Society | February 4, 2008, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2091

Bulgaria Road Carnage Claims 2 Lives Overnight

A total of two lives were claimed in 14 heavy car crashes reported overnight across Bulgaria, according to the data of the country's Interior Ministry. Other 16 people were injured in the hits, as one of them is in critical condition.

Society | February 4, 2008, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1150

Bulgaria's Kuneva Awards "Safe Christmas!" Winners

EU commissioner for consumer protection Meglena Kuneva inaugurated a children's drawing exhibition in Sofia, held within her Europe-wide initiative to raise awareness of dangerous products, particularly children' toys. Commissioner Kuneva handed out priz

Society | February 3, 2008, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2121

2 Girls Injured in Blast in Sofia

Two teenagers were injured after a jar they found below a bench in the Sofia district of Lyulin exploded.

Society | February 3, 2008, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3866

Tickets for Kravitz Gig in Sofia on Sale Monday

Bulgarian fans of American singer and songwriter Lenny Kravitz better hurry up to be among the first to buy a ticket for his gig in Sofia on July 27 as organizers are offering promotional prices and his brand new album. Tickets will go on sale on Februar

Society | February 3, 2008, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3042

Another Light Tremor Shakes Quake-Prone Area in Bulgaria

An earthquake measuring 2 on the Richter scale shook the territory of Strazhitsa municipality in North-eastern Bulgaria early on Saturday. The epicentre of the quake was registered 200 kilometres northeast of the capital Sofia near the village of Asenovo

Society | February 2, 2008, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2573

Bulgaria Road Carnage Claims Another Life Overnight

One passenger died as 19 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 | February 2, 2008, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1393

Woman Dies, 2 Injured in Sofia Blast

A woman died while her husband and another woman were seriously injured in a deadly explosion in Sofia's Hadzhi Dimitar district on Friday. Police reported that the victim is biology teacher Lydia Tsekova, whose head was ripped off in the blast.

Society | February 1, 2008, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 15940

Bulgarian Students Give Kisses for Cigarettes

Students from Bulgaria's Danube town of Silistra launched an initiative for giving kisses for cigarettes as part of a month of soberness. Several youth organizations plan to make a poster from the tobacco products, which will read "Drugs cannot tell you

Society | February 1, 2008, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3043

2 Children in Hospital after Taking Sedatives in Sofia Kindergarten

Two children from a kindergarten in a prestigious Sofia district have been taken to hospital with symptoms of poisoning Tuesday night, two months after a similar emergency struck fourteen kids there.

Society | February 1, 2008, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2410

H7 Strain Bird Flu Case Registered in Bulgaria's Shumen

A case of bird flu of the H7 strain was registered in Bulgaria's northern town of Shumen, officials reported Friday. The virus has been found in a killed wild duck in Kamchiya River valley, between the villages of Khan Krum and Milanovo.

Society | February 1, 2008, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3767

21 Injured in 15 Overnight Crashes in Bulgaria

A total of 21 passengers have been injured in 15 road accidents that occurred across Bulgaria on Thursday night. Fortunatelly, the hits took no lives but one of the people hurt is still in critical condition.

Society | February 1, 2008, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1593

Bulgaria Marks Wine Makers Day

Bulgaria marks on February 1 the professional holiday of vine-growers and wine-makers, which has been officially celebrated in the country since 1962. The festival brings a cunning smile to the faces of many Bulgarians as it is usually honored with a lot

Society | February 1, 2008, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2226

Guests of Vienna Opera Ball in Sofia Donates to Mogilino Orphanage

Sofia's waltz lovers are to gather on February 16 for a night of glamour in a local rendition of Vienna's Opera ball in the Sheraton Hotel to donate money from tickets to the children from Mogilino village orphanage. Mogilino children became characters i

Society | January 31, 2008, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 4029

Bulgarian Students Get Free Textbooks in First 7 Years of Education

All Bulgarian students are to be given free textbooks and school appliances in the first seven years from their education, the government decided at its Thursday session. Children from the private kindergartens across the country will also enjoy getting

Society | January 31, 2008, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1934

Greek Dies of Drug Overdose in Bulgarian Hospital

A 31-year-old Greek national died in a hospital in Bulgaria's town of Sandanski after taking a drug overdose, local authorities reported. The man was taken to the hospital on Wednesday evening in a stable condition but later he deteriorated and doctors c

Society | January 31, 2008, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1410

Body of Missing Tourist Found in Bulgaria's Stara Planina Mountain

Rescue teams found Thursday the body of a missing Bulgarian tourist after a four-day search that has been ceased several times due to the bad weather conditions in the Stara Planina. The 27-year-old Damyan Dimitrov got lost on Sunday when he and two frie

Society | January 31, 2008, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2267

Miraculously No Victims in 14 Overnight Crashes in Bulgaria

No lives were claimed in 14 hellish car crashes that occurred overnight on the roads across Bulgaria, according to the data of the country's Interior Ministry. A total of 15 passengers suffered injuries in the hits as one of them remains in critical cond

Society | January 30, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1384
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