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50% of Bulgarians Believe Health Is at Risk - Poll

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.

Society » Health | March 17, 2011, Thursday // 13:19 | Viewed: 2786

St Patrick's Day: Painting the World Green

St Patrick's Day, the national day of the Irish, both at home and worldwide, is being celebrated on Thursday.

Society » Culture | March 17, 2011, Thursday // 10:08 | Viewed: 3247

Bulgarian NSO Guards Allowed to Shoot at 'Threatening' Cars

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 | Viewed: 3633

Bulgaria Starts Preparing to Introduce Electronic Toll Systems

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 | Viewed: 2690

ICANN Snubs Bulgaria's Cyrillic Internet Domain Name Again

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 | Viewed: 5950

Bulgarian Citizen to Be Sued for Getting Hit by Government Vehicle

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 | Viewed: 3865

Bulgaria Health Minister: No Grounds for Radiation Pills Craze

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.

Society » Health | March 16, 2011, Wednesday // 10:16 | Viewed: 2529

Radiation Fears Spike Sales of Drug against Thyroid Cancer in Bulgaria

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.

Society » Health | March 16, 2011, Wednesday // 09:17 | Viewed: 3358

Chief Architect: Sofia Built to Endure 7.5 Earthquake

Bulgaria's capital Sofia can safely endure an earthquake with a 7.

Society » Environment | March 15, 2011, Tuesday // 12:23 | Viewed: 1973

Bulgaria Faces No Radiation Risk after Japan Blast - Expert

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.

Society » Environment | March 15, 2011, Tuesday // 10:02 | Viewed: 4579

Hollywood Producers Seek USD 30 M for Film on Bulgarian Nurses' Libya HIV Trial

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).

Society » Culture | March 14, 2011, Monday // 18:16 | Viewed: 4404

US Film to Tell Story of Bulgarian Jews' Rescue in WW II

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.

Society » Culture | March 14, 2011, Monday // 15:38 | Viewed: 3820

Bulgarians Most Materially Deprived in EU

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 | Viewed: 2342

Protesting Bulgarian Carriers Stage Gas Station Blockades

Bulgarian cargo carriers and shippers staged Monday a mass protest across the country against skyrocketing fuel prices.

Society | March 14, 2011, Monday // 14:00 | Viewed: 2109

Missing Bulgarian Found in Morgue Freezer in Italy

The body of a Bulgarian national, 34, from the village of Chelopek, near the northwestern city of Vratsa has been kept for a full year in a morgue freezer in Milan, Italy.

Society | March 14, 2011, Monday // 13:24 | Viewed: 2943

Strange Blazing Object Noticed in Sofia Night Sky

A bright blazing ball has been noticed in Sofia's night sky, the Bulgarian daily "Trud" (Labor) informs Monday.

Society | March 14, 2011, Monday // 11:59 | Viewed: 2335

Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) Launches 'Witness Account'

Bulgaria's largest English-language media Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) is excited to announce the launch of its "Witness Account" section – a special outlet to allow readers share their impressions and eyewitness accounts from the world's hotspots.

Society | March 14, 2011, Monday // 11:24 | Viewed: 1975

Bulgaria Blockaded by 'Car Marches' against Fuel Prices

Thousands of drivers have taken part in a car march in Sofia against the rising fuel prices, blockading the capital by driving at a speed of 10-15 km/h.

Society | March 13, 2011, Sunday // 15:46 | Viewed: 3013

Bulgarian President Beats PM in Approval Ratings - Poll

The consumer crisis and the worsening economic situation in the country have direct consequences for the change in Bulgarians' attitudes towards the government, according to sociology expert, Kolio Kolev.

Society | March 13, 2011, Sunday // 13:56 | Viewed: 3576

Bulgarian Driver Smashes Car in Sofia Airport Building

A twenty-five-year-old man from the Danube town of Svishtov entered with his car the dispatch building of the Sofia airport Sunday morning.

Society | March 13, 2011, Sunday // 12:26 | Viewed: 2574

Bulgarians Rise against Skyrocketing Fuel Prices

Bulgarians are staging Sunday in cities across the country mass protest rallies against the skyrocketing fuel prices.

Society | March 13, 2011, Sunday // 11:12 | Viewed: 2342
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