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Ben Affleck Shows Up in Bulgaria

Hollywood star Ben Affleck arrived in Bulgaria's capital Sofia late on Wednesday to check out the studios, where he might shoot a movie later in 2011.

Society » Culture | April 6, 2011, Wednesday // 15:46 | Viewed: 4040

Bulgarian Receives ‘Guinness Record’ Electricity Bill

A Bulgarian citizen by the name of Ivan Iliev may have accidentally entered the Guinness World Records book, as he received a bill worth an estimated 19 000 years of electricity use.

Society | April 6, 2011, Wednesday // 11:59 | Viewed: 2633

Bulgaria’s Sofia University Wins Back Botanical Garden

Sofia University "St Kliment Ohridski", Bulgaria's largest and oldest higher education institution, has won back its right to manage its the Botanical Garden in the coastal town of Balchik.

Society » Education | April 6, 2011, Wednesday // 11:35 | Viewed: 5322

Love.net with 2nd Most Successful Premiere among Bulgarian Movies

The latest Bulgarian blockbuster drama "Love.net" has registered the second best opening weekend earnings after the already legendary comedy "Mission London."

Society » Culture | April 5, 2011, Tuesday // 20:59 | Viewed: 6079

Italy's Most Mystic Sculptor Comes to Enchant Bulgaria

Bulgarian art lovers have for the first time the chance to experience the purity and tranquillity of the art of Valerio Capoccia, one of the most successful contemporary Italian sculptors.

Society » Culture | April 5, 2011, Tuesday // 17:26 | Viewed: 4326

Bulgarian Eco-Activists: EU Functionaries Collude with Infringers

The EC delegation sent to review suspected breaches of environmental legislation in Bulgaria took a ride on an "illegal" lift instead of inspecting irregularities around it, stated angered local environmentalists Tuesday.

Society » Environment | April 5, 2011, Tuesday // 17:19 | Viewed: 2330

Bulgaria May Head Toward Subtropical Climate

The average temperatures in Bulgaria's towns and cities has risen by between 1.2 and 2.5 degrees Celsius in the past 2 decades, while a 30% drop has been registered in average rainfall.

Society » Environment | April 5, 2011, Tuesday // 12:58 | Viewed: 2204

Bulgarian Villagers Block Highway Construction

Frustrated residents of the Pernik village of Golyamo Buchino blocked Tuesday the ongoing construction of the Lyulin Highway protesting interference with their daily lives.

Society | April 5, 2011, Tuesday // 12:45 | Viewed: 2241

Number of Bulgarians Slumps by Half Million since 2001

Bulgaria's population has decreased by over half million people (581 750) since the 2001 Census, according to data from the National Statistics Institute, NSI.

Society | April 5, 2011, Tuesday // 12:15 | Viewed: 4597

Bulgaria Constitutional Court Rules in Favor of Filmmakers

Bulgaria's Constitutional Court (KS) annulled Tuesday article 38 of the State Budget Act, which gave the government the right to not slate any funds for the film industry.

Society » Culture | April 5, 2011, Tuesday // 11:20 | Viewed: 1598

20 000 Bulgarians RSVP Mysterious Birthday Party

A rather bizarre Facebook event has stirred the spirits in Bulgaria, as 20 000 Bulgarians have pledged to attend a birthday party, which is to take place in a small apartment on April 9 in the capital Sofia.

Society | April 5, 2011, Tuesday // 11:07 | Viewed: 1748

Bulgaria Bids Farewell to Beloved Actor Georgi Rusev

The laying in state of beloved Bulgarian actor, Georgi Rusev, is held Tuesday at the "Sveti Sedmochislenitsi" Church in downtown Sofia at 1 pm, the Union of Bulgarian Actors informs.

Society | April 5, 2011, Tuesday // 09:32 | Viewed: 2694

Number of Bulgarian Divorces Declines

The number of divorces in Bulgaria in 2009 was 11 662, which is the lowest since 2004, according to data from the National Statistics Institute, NSI.

Society | April 5, 2011, Tuesday // 09:04 | Viewed: 2355

5th FMD Outbreak Discovered in Southeast Bulgaria in 3 Weeks

Domestic livestock infected with food-and-mouth disease has been discovered in a fifth village in Southeastern Bulgaria in less than three weeks.

Society » Health | April 4, 2011, Monday // 17:07 | Viewed: 4840

Sofia University with Symbolic Closure over Botanical Garden Rights

Bulgaria's oldest university "St. Kliment Ohridski" in the capital Sofia symbolically closed doors Monday in sign of protest over ownership rights of the Botanical Garden in the coastal town of Balchik.

Society » Education | April 4, 2011, Monday // 14:58 | Viewed: 3255

Bulgarian Anti-Eco Rally Demands Objectivity from EC

Pro-business demonstrators, holding signs, managed to form a human fence and stop representatives of the European Commission who are checking construction violations in Bulgaria's National "Pirin Park."

Society » Environment | April 4, 2011, Monday // 13:42 | Viewed: 2656

Sociologist: Bulgarian Parties Cheat by Not Announcing Presidential Bids

If general elections were to be held now, GERB would get 29.3% of the vote compared to 31.4% in January, 2011, a recent poll reveals.

Society | April 4, 2011, Monday // 11:24 | Viewed: 2205

Sofia City Hall Launches Spring Cleaning Campaign

The Sofia City Hall is launching Monday a campaign for the spring cleaning of the Bulgarian capital.

Society » Environment | April 4, 2011, Monday // 09:33 | Viewed: 2806

United Buddy Bears Come to Sofia Square

The world tour of the exhibition United Buddy Bears – The Art of Tolerance reached Sofia on April 3, opening on Saint Nedelya Square.

Society | April 3, 2011, Sunday // 20:56 | Viewed: 5268

Bulgarian Mothers are Youngest in EU - Study

Most Bulgarian women are, on average, just over 26.5 years of age when they give birth for the first time, which makes them the youngest mums in the European Union, according to the latest Eurostat Demography Report.

Society | April 3, 2011, Sunday // 17:11 | Viewed: 4000

Bulgarian Church Canonizes Victims of Ottoman Atrocities in 1876

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church has canonized the martyrs of massacres committed against Bulgarian civilians by Ottoman irregulars and troops in the April Uprising of 1876.

Society | April 3, 2011, Sunday // 16:51 | Viewed: 8933
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