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Bulgaria's Patriarch Maxim celebrated a special Mass on Christmas Day, leading the service in Sofia's Alexander Nevski cathedral.
In his sermon, Maxim spoke of the intense spiritual crisis of the Bulgarian society and the diminishing importance placed on
Society | December 25, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00
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A solemn mass marking Christmas Eve was served by Bulgaria's Patriarch Maxim at Saint Alexander Nevski Cathedral in Sofia.
His Holiness read a passage from the Bible that proclaims the birth of Jesus Christ and prayed that the people preserved their fait
Society | December 24, 2007, Monday // 00:00
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About 2000 cars are waiting on Christmas Eve at the Kapakule border checkpoint, unable to enter Bulgaria.
The huge line has not moved a meter for hours, people who are stuck at the border complained.
Society | December 24, 2007, Monday // 00:00
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As Bulgarians prepare to meet Christmas, old traditions revive on the eve before the holy day.
It is the time for Christians to remember the old customs passed from one generation to another and try to keep them alive waiting for the birth of Christ.
Society | December 24, 2007, Monday // 00:00
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Bulgarian Firefighters have been kept busy during the last night with 59 fires across the country, which took one live and injured several others.
An 85-year old woman died after a fire broke out in her house in the central Bulgarian town of Gabrovo.
Society | December 24, 2007, Monday // 00:00
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One man died as 19 heavy car crashes were reported overnight across Bulgaria, according to the data of the country's Interior Ministry.
A total of 30 people were injured in the hits, none of them in critical condition.
Society | December 24, 2007, Monday // 00:00
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A car toppled over on Monday on the capital's busiest thoroughfare Tsarigradsko Shosse, which links Sofia downtown to the residential districts in the southeast of the city.
The reasons of the accident are the high speed and slippery road, police have sa
Society | December 24, 2007, Monday // 00:00
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More than 5,000 visitors opened officially season 2008 in Bulgaria's Borovets mountain resort on Sunday.
Skiers and snowboarders enjoyed a 50% discount on the all-day lift pass, as well as sunny weather and nearly 2 meters of snow on the slopes of the bi
Society | December 24, 2007, Monday // 00:00
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A total of seven passengers, including a child, have been injured in a car hit on the road between Bulgaria's towns of Russe and Byala late on Sunday.
The crash has reportedly occurred after a car tried to overcome another vehicle, bumping into a car tra
Society | December 23, 2007, Sunday // 00:00
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Rescue services found the body of the 77-year-old tourist, who got lost in Bulgaria's Lozen Mountain late on Saturday.
The victim's body was discovered in the waters of Iskar River, authorities reported.
Society | December 23, 2007, Sunday // 00:00
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A 30-year-old Bulgarian national was killed Sunday in a heavy crash that involved heavy-loaded truck and several cars near Rome, Darik News reported.
The accident occurred on A-1 highway southbound the Italian capital city.
Society | December 23, 2007, Sunday // 00:00
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A 77-year-old tourist got lost in Bulgaria's Lozen Mountain, rescue services reported on Sunday.
The man was part of a group that went out for a walk on Saturday.
Society | December 23, 2007, Sunday // 00:00
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A total of 990 people were killed in 7,873 car crashes that occurred since the beginning of the year on roads in Bulgaria, according to the data of the country's Interior Ministry.
The number of those, who suffered injuries in the hits, is 963.
Society | December 23, 2007, Sunday // 00:00
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People, who want to load their vehicle on a ferryboat, traveling from Romanian Danube city of Calafat to Bulgaria's Vidin are forced to wait for about 20 hours.
The ferryboat is trying to stick to its schedule but the great number of cars and heavy-loade
Society | December 23, 2007, Sunday // 00:00
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A new ice rink was opened Sunday in the garden in front of the Defense Ministry building in the center of Bulgaria's capital city of Sofia.
The sport facility belongs to the owners of the biggest ice rink on the Balkans, situated on the frozen Ariana Lak
Society | December 23, 2007, Sunday // 00:00
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Two chain crashes caused hellish traffic jam on Hemus highway on Saturday, stranding hundreds of passengers.
The accidents occurred at noon close to Vitinya and Topli dol tunnels and triggerd a ten-kilometre-long queue of cars.
Society | December 22, 2007, Saturday // 00:00
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Bulgarians ushered in winter shortly after 6 am on Saturday when the winter solstice, marking the year's shortest day and longest night, occurred.
Society | December 22, 2007, Saturday // 00:00
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One man was killed and another was critically injured after a car toppled over near the town of Gotse Delchev, Southern Bulgaria.
Society | December 22, 2007, Saturday // 00:00
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1 1/2 cups flour
Society | December 21, 2007, Friday // 00:00
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SATURDAY
*** Winter solstice in northern hemisphere and summer solstice in southern hemisphere ***
Society | December 21, 2007, Friday // 00:00
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A new information system that will ease Bulgarians in tipping off on corruption cases has been officially launched on Friday.
Society | December 21, 2007, Friday // 00:00
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