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The Federation of European Film Directors (FERA) has sent a letter to Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, voicing strong alarm about the cabinet's intentions to ignore the agreements reached with filmmakers in December, 2010.
The summer daylight saving time will be introduced in Bulgaria on March 27, the National Metrology Center announced on Friday.
The latest World Bank report on, according to which Bulgarians struggle to survive the crisis, has been deemed to lack statistical value by Bulgaria's Finance Minister Simeon Djankov.
Society | March 18, 2011, Friday // 16:05
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Deftones and Skunk Anansie have been confirmed for the upcoming 'Spirit of Bugas' festival, scheduled for August 12-14 2011.
The Bulgarian Health Ministry has announced it will increase the checks for smoking in public places after 5 pm and on holidays.
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Health | March 18, 2011, Friday // 13:22
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On March 19 the Moon will be 356 577 km away from the Earth, which is as close to our planet as it has been in 18 years.
Bulgaria is among the countries most deeply affected by the global financial crisis, according to a World Bank report on the jobs crisis in Eastern Europe and Central Asia in 2009.
Society | March 17, 2011, Thursday // 16:43
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Lack of funding, corruption and unreasonable distribution of money in Bulgaria's health care system are the top problems in the sector, according to a recent poll.
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Health | March 17, 2011, Thursday // 13:19
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St Patrick's Day, the national day of the Irish, both at home and worldwide, is being celebrated on Thursday.
Employees of Bulgaria's National Security Services, (NSO) will have the right to open fire at cars if they deem their drivers to be a threat to the Statesmen they guard.
Society | March 17, 2011, Thursday // 09:45
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Bulgaria has started working towards implementing electronic toll systems as a replacement for its existing road vignettes, the Council of Minister's press center has announced.
Society | March 16, 2011, Wednesday // 16:47
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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has made it clear one more time that Bulgaria has slim chances for registering a domain name in Cyrillic with a "бг" suffix.
Society | March 16, 2011, Wednesday // 15:17
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Tsvetomir Bogdanov, the driver whose car was hit by the Bulgarian Defense Minister's escort vehicle in 2010, has been officially accused of "not avoiding the accident".
Society | March 16, 2011, Wednesday // 11:43
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Bulgaria's health minister has tried to assuage fears of radiation winds reaching the country after Japan nuclear plant blasts, which has spiked demand for the drug potassium iodide.
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Health | March 16, 2011, Wednesday // 10:16
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As Japan races to avoid a nuclear disaster, some Bulgarians are scrambling to obtain potassium iodide, a drug that can protect people from radiation-induced thyroid cancer.
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Health | March 16, 2011, Wednesday // 09:17
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Bulgaria's capital Sofia can safely endure an earthquake with a 7.
Bulgarian scientists have tried to assuage fears that radiation winds could reach the country after Japan nuclear plant blasts, ruling out the very possibility of such a scenario.
Hollywood producers Richard Harding and Sam Feuer are trying to raise USD 25 M-USD 30 M for their feature film on Bulgarian medics and Libya's HIV trial, they told Novinite.com (Sofia News Angecy).
Prominent Israeli historian and politician Prof. Mihael Bar-Zohar, says he is working on securing the American filming and movie stars' participation to tell the story of the rescue of Bulgarian Jews during World War II.
Bulgaria's material deprivation rate is 55.5%, with the EU average equal to 17%, according to spring Consumer Scoreboard published by the European Commission.
Society | March 14, 2011, Monday // 14:22
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Bulgarian cargo carriers and shippers staged Monday a mass protest across the country against skyrocketing fuel prices.
Society | March 14, 2011, Monday // 14:00
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