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Bulgarian Karakachani Gather for National Convention

Members of the Karakachani community in Bulgaria are convening for their 19th national get-together Saturday in Karandila nearby Sliven.

Society | September 11, 2010, Saturday // 10:58 | Viewed: 4890

Bulgarian Gay Rights Activists Insist on Prosecutor's Apology

Bulgarian gay rights youth NGO "LGBT in Action" has appealed to the Supreme Judicial Council in order to receive an apology from a notorious prosecutor involved in anti-gay policies.

Society | September 10, 2010, Friday // 15:52 | Viewed: 3381

Calm Urged as Quake Rattles Homes and Nerves in Sofia

Bulgarian seismologists have called for patience and calm after a 3.5 magnitude earthquake shook the capital Sofia on Friday, throwing many people into panic.

Society » Environment | September 10, 2010, Friday // 13:13 | Viewed: 3408

Earthquake in Sofia Results in 4 Fallen Chimneys

The 3.5 earthquake that shook Sofia on Friday has caused the falling of four chimneys in the Bulgarian capital.

Society » Environment | September 10, 2010, Friday // 11:36 | Viewed: 4722

3,5 Earthquake Hits Bulgaria's Sofia

The earthquake that shook the Bulgarian capital at 10:11 am on Friday had a magnitude of 3.5 on the Richter scale and its epicenter was 3 km southeast of Sofia.

Society » Environment | September 10, 2010, Friday // 10:42 | Viewed: 3467

Earthquake Rattles Bulgaria's Sofia

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.5 on the Richter scale shook the Bulgarian capital around 10:10 am on Friday.

Society » Environment | September 10, 2010, Friday // 10:32 | Viewed: 3644

Bulgarian Health Committee Chair Admits Delayed Reforms

The Chair of the Parliamentary Health Committee, Desislava Atanasova, has acknowledged that the staff changes in the Health Ministry have delayed the reforms in the sector with one year.

Society » Health | September 10, 2010, Friday // 09:39 | Viewed: 2362

Weak Earthquake Registered Near Bulgaria's Sofia

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.4 on the Richter scale was registered about 130 km southwest from Sofia.

Society » Environment | September 10, 2010, Friday // 09:15 | Viewed: 2995

Novinite.com Publishes Its 120 000th News Article!

Bulgaria's largest real-time English-language media, Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency), published Thursday, September 9, 2010, its 120 000th news article!

Society | September 9, 2010, Thursday // 23:05 | Viewed: 1829

Ethnic Turkish MPs Treat Bulgarian Parliament for Ramadan

The Members of the Parliament from the ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms, DPS, treated Thursday their colleagues with 1 700 pieces of the traditional oriental sweet baklava in occasion of the Muslim holiday Ramadan.

Society | September 9, 2010, Thursday // 16:48 | Viewed: 2023

Bulgarian Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Artifact in Nessebar

Bulgarian archaeologists have found a bronze hydria in a tomb dating back to 4th century BC during excavations in the Necropolis of Mesembria in the Black Sea city of Nessebar.

Society » Archaeology | September 9, 2010, Thursday // 16:35 | Viewed: 17034

Light Earthquake Rattles Bulgarian Capital Sofia

An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.5 on the Richter scale was felt all around the Bulgarian capital Sofia Thursday afternoon.

Society » Environment | September 9, 2010, Thursday // 14:49 | Viewed: 1957

Bulgarian FinMin Blames Ex Cabinet for Health Care Collapse

The expenditures for hospital care are consistently going up over the decision of the previous cabinet to use the National Health Insurance Fund (NZOK) to finance hospitals, Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov, says.

Society » Health | September 9, 2010, Thursday // 13:32 | Viewed: 2053

Controversial Sept 9 Recalls Bulgaria's Communist Past

The emblematic until recently date September 9, marking Bulgaria's anti-fascist uprising in 1944, will be marked in polar ways by political forces here.

Society | September 9, 2010, Thursday // 08:42 | Viewed: 2081

Bulgarian Doctors Disgruntled over Hospital Funding

The negotiations between the Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Djankov and organizations of health care workers have not led to any specific result.

Society » Health | September 8, 2010, Wednesday // 18:55 | Viewed: 1832

Bulgarian Writer Atanas Seykov Dies at 82

The Bulgarian writer, publicist and lexicographer Atanas Seykov has passed away at 82 years of age.

Society » Obituaries | September 8, 2010, Wednesday // 17:42 | Viewed: 3030

Bulgarian Stats Head Resigns over Ethnic Controversy

The Head of the Bulgarian National Statistics Institute (NSI), Mariana Kotseva, submitted her resignation Wednesday with Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov.

Society | September 8, 2010, Wednesday // 17:33 | Viewed: 2451

3 Dead, 4 Infected with West Nile Virus in Turkey

Three people have died and four more have been infected with the West Nile virus in Turkey, the Turkish Health Ministry has announced.

Society » Health | September 8, 2010, Wednesday // 16:37 | Viewed: 4022

Bulgarian Hospitals Register Increased Funding

The Bulgarian National Health Insurance Fund has announced that the payments for hospital care have increased by 60% in the past five years.

Society » Health | September 8, 2010, Wednesday // 15:09 | Viewed: 4567

Bulgarian Education Minister Wants Visionary for Deputy

Bulgaria's Eduction Minister, Sergey Ignatov, declared Wednesday, he is looking to find a new Deputy that would be a match for Ken Robinson.

Society » Education | September 8, 2010, Wednesday // 14:47 | Viewed: 2248

Bulgarians Work for Pittance, Worth Pittance - Study

A killed US soldier costs his homeland roughly EUR 6.5 M, while a fallen Bulgarian costs his country less than half that amount. This is the conclusion reached by German publicist J?rn Klare in his book "Was bin ich wert? Eine Preisermittlung".

Society | September 8, 2010, Wednesday // 11:50 | Viewed: 10936
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