Bulgaria Bows Head to National Arts, Letters Icons
On the eve of the Day of Bulgarian Letters and Culture, the elite of Bulgarian cultural life received numerous official awards and recognition.
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Young Talents Delight Sofia Music Connoisseurs
The Bulgarian art students, who won scholarships from the "Gallery of Bulgarian Talents" fund staged a high-quality music performance Monday evening in the prestigious Bulgaria Hall. The varied program of the concert at the State Music Academy featured a
Bulgarian Celebs Sport Spicy Graduation
Two of Bulgaria's young beauty celebrities have graduated school and seized the opportunity to show attention-worthy body curves. Miss Bulgaria 2005 Rositsa Ivanova and fellow Miss Tourism Teodora Andreeva stepped out together from the First Private Engl
Astrid Lindgren Inspires Young Bulgarian Talents
The lively works of Astrid Lindgren and her charming characters inspired many Bulgarian children to sit down and put down on paper and in vivid colours their view of the characters. A total of 19 pictures by the young talents were awarded in the contest
Bulgaria Hosts Intl Hip-Hop, Graffiti Fest
The major international hip-hop graffiti festival "Meeting of Styles 2006" will take place in Bulgaria for the first time May 27 to 28. The major event will be carried out in the Black Sea capital Varna that will welcome over 40 of Europe's best graffiti
Bulgarian Spiderman Opens Photography Exhibition
Bulgarian-born Canadian fan of extreme sensations Ivan Kristoff, largely known as Spiderman, will present his aerial photos of paragliding in Bulgaria. "Through the Eye of the Spider" will open in Bulgaria's second city of Plovdiv on Tuesday, showing for
Bocelli, Bulgarian Soprano Enchant Sofia
Angel-voiced Andrea Bocelli and acclaimed Bulgarian soprano Tsvetelina Maldzhanska enchanted Sofia on Sunday in the National Palace of Culture. The 90-minute long show only included opera pieces, to the dismay of those who prefer Bocelli's lighter songs.
Over 600 Infected with AIDS in Bulgaria
The number of HIV positive people in Bulgaria totals 623, according to the latest registers, experts announced on the AIDS International Candlelight Memorial. AIDS has already killed over 280 Bulgarians, but many believe that the number of infected is th
Finnish Monsters of Rock Conquer Eurovision
The horrific metal-masked rock-thrashing Lordi band from Finland has emerged without competition to win the finals of Eurovision 2006 in Athens.
Allergies Boom Plagues Bulgarians
An unseen number of Bulgarians suffer from allergies this year, media revealed. The record amount of pollen in the atmosphere has brought about a boom in allergies even among people who normally don't sneeze too much when flowers start blooming.
Bulgarian Museums Open Doors for Nocturnal Visits
Five Bulgarian Museums will keep their doors open for visitors until midnight on Saturday, as part of the European initiative Night of the Museums. Four of these museums are in Sofia and one in seaside's Varna.
Prom Season Opens in Sofia
Bulgarian high-school graduates are prepping for their proms and Sofia has already started to witness the loud party processions.
Bulgaria's Theatres Dwindling
For the past six years the theatres in Bulgaria have diminished by 10, and are now 75, the National Statistics Institute (NSI) says. In 2005 about a million and a half Bulgarians have seen a theatrical performance, which is close to half a million less t
Bulgaria's Gabrovo Hosts Humour Fest
Bulgaria's central city of Gabrovo opened Saturday the European days of humour, part of the international humour fest.
"Twin" of Bulgarian Tatul Sanctuary Found in Syria
The sanctuary located in the Bulgarian village of Tatul has an almost identical analog in Syria. The founder of the Tatul sanctuary professor Nikolay Ovcharov broke the news upon his return from an expedition in Syria and Jordan.
Bulgarians Among Europe's Fattest People
Bulgaria is occupying the 5th place in Europe's obese ranking. Bulgaria is participating in the European program for obesity prevention and treatment, docent Svetoslav Handzhiev, chair of the Bulgarian association for obese research, announced in Albena,
Sweet Milka Land Reveals Chocolate Secrets in Sofia
The unique exposition Milka Land, showing the Alpine world of the chocolate production, welcomed its first Bulgarian guests on Friday. The exposition was inaugurated by Sofia mayor Boyko Borissov and Kraft Foods Bulgaria Managing Director Christoph Weini
Busta Rhymes Drops the Big Bang in Sofia June 20
Busta Rhymes, set to become the biggest hip-hop megastar with a live show in Bulgaria, will stage his concert in the capital on June 20, organizers announced.
Last Human Genome Revealed
The sequence of the last chromosome in the human genome has been identified to wrap up the Human Genome Project. Chromosome one is the largest of the human chromosomes, containing about 8% of our genome.
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