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In a repeat of last week's massive protest in Sofia, milk producers from across Bulgaria hit the streets on Wednesday.
The key demand of the protestors is the introduction of a BGN 0,20 per litre subsidy for the milk placed on the market and a one-off fi
Society | January 23, 2008, Wednesday // 00:00
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Bulgaria's private national Darik Radio awarded Sofia Mayor Boyko Borissov its annual prize for Politician of the Year at the special celebration of the media's 15th anniversary on Monday evening.
Mayor Borissov won the award for the second time after ga
Society | January 22, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00
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A total of 1,006 people were killed in accidents in 2007 on roads across Bulgaria, marking drop in the number of the victims in comparison to 2006, Deputy Interior Minister Kamen Penkov announced Tuesday.
The passengers injured in crashes during the last
Society | January 22, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00
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Bulgaria's executive environmental agency has raised an alert on Tuesday over the record-high concentration of dust particles in the air in the capital city of Sofia since the beginning of the year.
Society | January 22, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00
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The flu epidemic that doctors warn is spreading across Bulgaria has started to close schools in several towns in the country.
A total of 20 schools in the Northern Bulgarian town of Montana, as well as one school in Southern Kardzhali were closed on Mond
Society | January 21, 2008, Monday // 00:00
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A pregnant woman was injured in a heavy car crash near the Eastern Bulgarian town of Karnobat on Monday.
The 33-year-old woman is in a hospital and doctors reported her life is in danger.
Society | January 21, 2008, Monday // 00:00
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Bulgaria's private national Darik Radio celebrates its 15th birthday with a special festive programme and many surprises for its audience on Monday.
The celebrations in the popular media go under the motto "We are airing history.
Society | January 21, 2008, Monday // 00:00
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Bulgaria doctors went out on Monday for a national protest over the insufficient financing of health services.
Medics across the country announced they will stop work for an hour but assured that emergency help will be provided for all patients who need
Society | January 21, 2008, Monday // 00:00
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Two passengers died as 12 heavy car crashes were reported overnight in Bulgaria, according to the data of the country's Interior Ministry.
A total of 16 people were injured in the hits, including one whose condition remains critical.
Society | January 21, 2008, Monday // 00:00
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A bomb alert sealed off Sofia's international airport for more than an hour on Sunday, but no explosives were found after an exhaustive police search.
An anonymous caller, a woman, said that an explosive device has been planted in the building of the old
Society | January 20, 2008, Sunday // 00:00
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A bomb alert triggered the evacuation of Sofia's international airport on Sunday.
Society | January 20, 2008, Sunday // 00:00
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Residents of Suhodol district in Sofia renewed their protests against the recent reopening of the nearby dumpsite on the western outskirts of Bulgaria's capital.
About 100 people gathered on Sunday at a rally, guarded by twice as many policemen.
Society | January 20, 2008, Sunday // 00:00
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A fifty-year-old woman tried to commit suicide Saturday jumping off a bridge near the National Palace of Culture in downtown Sofia, the police reported.
The incident happened about 6 pm, when hundreds of passers-by saw the woman falling from what is wide
Society | January 19, 2008, Saturday // 00:00
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A total of two lives were claimed in 18 heavy car crashes reported overnight across Bulgaria, according to the data of the country's Interior Ministry.
Other 17 people were injured in the hits, as two of them are in critical condition.
Society | January 19, 2008, Saturday // 00:00
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SATURDAY
*** 129th anniversary of the birth of Bulgarian writer Simeon Radev ***
Society | January 18, 2008, Friday // 00:00
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Bulgarian brewery Shumensko, subsidiary of Danish Carlsberg, has revived a tradition dating back to more than a century ago to check and prove the high quality of the beer produced.
Society | January 18, 2008, Friday // 00:00
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No casualties were reported after a brick wall of an old house collapsed in the coastal Bulgarian city of Varna on Thursday night.
The incident happened minutes after midnight on a central city street and the Civic Protection Agency immediately sent a re
Society | January 18, 2008, Friday // 00:00
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The Orthodox Church in Bulgaria celebrates on January 18 Saint Athanasius' Day (Atanasovden), a holiday connected with traditional New Year's rites.
According to the Christian beliefs, St.
Society | January 18, 2008, Friday // 00:00
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No lives were claimed in 16 heavy car crashes reported overnight across Bulgaria, according to the data of the country's Interior Ministry.
A total of 17 people were injured in the hits, one of them in critical condition.
Society | January 18, 2008, Friday // 00:00
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A fire burst out in a high school in Bulgaria's capital city of Sofia on Thursday, authorities reported.
Fire brigades that have immediately arrived on the spot managed to rescue all the students from Vasil Levski school, who were inside the building at
Society | January 17, 2008, Thursday // 00:00
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The Orthodox Church in Bulgaria celebrates on January 17 Saint Anthony's Day (Antonovden) to protect people from illnesses. It is also the holiday of all, who bear the name of Saint Anthony.
Society | January 17, 2008, Thursday // 00:00
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