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Bulgaria's Traffic Police to Deprive 150 000 of Driver's Licenses

The Bulgarian Traffic Police have announced that they will take away the driver's licenses of at least 150 000 people in October and November.

Society | August 16, 2010, Monday // 12:50 | Viewed: 6431

6-Km Backup Reported at Turkish-Bulgarian Border

A long line of heavy duty trucks has formed at the Turkish - Bulgarian border cross point at Kapukule near the town of Edirne.

Society | August 16, 2010, Monday // 10:40 | Viewed: 2018

Sofia Traffic Police Offices Extend Business Hours

The employees of the Traffic Police Offices in the Bulgarian capital Sofia will work on two shifts beginning Monday, the Interior Ministry informs.

Society | August 16, 2010, Monday // 10:12 | Viewed: 2984

Bulgaria Restores Balkans' Top Monastery Complex

Bulgaria will finally be able to restore one of the largest monastery complexes on the Balkans - the medieval "St.

Society » Archaeology | August 16, 2010, Monday // 09:41 | Viewed: 2149

Bulgarian Pilgrims Hail Mary at Rila Monastery

Thousands of believers flocked to Bulgaria's famed Rila Monastery to celebrate the great Christian Orthodox holiday Dormition of the Holy Mother of God.

Society » Culture | August 15, 2010, Sunday // 20:14 | Viewed: 3021

Bulgaria Braces for Scorching Heat

The over 35 C heat wave that swept Bulgaria this week will continue during the first half of the next.

Society » Environment | August 15, 2010, Sunday // 19:01 | Viewed: 6789

Bulgarian Eco Activists to Clean up Seven Rila Lakes

Bulgarian environmental activists are organizing a cleanup of trash in the area of the famous Seven Lakes in the southwestern Bulgarian mountain of Rila, August 24-29.

Society » Environment | August 15, 2010, Sunday // 16:08 | Viewed: 10703

Bulgarian Capital Sofia ‘Breathes’ with Temporary Pedestrian Street

Ivan Shishman Street in downtown Sofia was turned pedestrian for Sunday in a bid to reduce air pollution from traffic and favor commuting by foot.

Society | August 15, 2010, Sunday // 14:39 | Viewed: 3093

Foreign Patrons of Culture to Grab Bulgarian Citizenship

Newly adopted legislation amendments have provided opportunities for granting Bulgarian citizenship to foreign nationals who have made considerable donations to cultural institutions in Bulgaria.

Society | August 15, 2010, Sunday // 13:57 | Viewed: 3726

Bulgarian PM Vows Interethnic Brotherhood

Ethnic Bulgarian Turks and Bulgarians have lived and will live as brothers, said Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov on a visit in the ethnically Turkish region of Shumen.

Society | August 15, 2010, Sunday // 13:02 | Viewed: 3861

Bulgaria Venerates Dormition of Mary

Sunday is Dormition of the Holy Mother of God, one of the greatest Christian Orthodox holidays, that brings together many believers.

Society » Culture | August 15, 2010, Sunday // 10:27 | Viewed: 2925

Bulgaria Gets Long-Distance Relics Authenticity Boost from Vatican

An expert from the Vatican has confirmed that the relics recently found in Bulgaria's Sozopol do belong to St. John the Baptist in spite of not having seen them.

Society » Archaeology | August 15, 2010, Sunday // 08:36 | Viewed: 2144

Bulgarian Minister Shoots Quails at Hunting Season Opening

Minister of Agriculture and Foods Miroslav Naydenov opened Saturday the new hunting season near the city of Shuman in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Society » Environment | August 14, 2010, Saturday // 13:29 | Viewed: 3472

Bulgaria Forms 'Rapid Reaction Force' to Crack Down on Killer Bears

Following the several recent cases of killer bear raids, Bulgaria's Environment Ministry has announced the creation of a special task force to tackle "problematic bears".

Society » Environment | August 14, 2010, Saturday // 13:06 | Viewed: 7889

Bulgarian Prosecutor's Office Intervenes to Kill Local Gay Parade Ban

A recent ban on public displays of homosexuality in Bulgaria's Pazarzhik has been revoked with an intervention of the Supreme Administrative Prosecutor's Office in Sofia.

Society | August 14, 2010, Saturday // 12:37 | Viewed: 3674

Bulgaria Transfers Relics of St. John to Special Reliquary

Bulgaria's top recent archaeology find, the alleged relics of St. John the Baptist, has been transferred to a silver and gold reliquary.

Society » Archaeology | August 14, 2010, Saturday // 11:31 | Viewed: 8559

Brilliant Bulgarian Philosopher Isaac Passy Dies at 82

One of Bulgaria's most renowned scholars, philosopher and specialist in aesthetics Isaac Passy, died Friday night at the age of 82.

Society » Obituaries | August 14, 2010, Saturday // 10:49 | Viewed: 7474

Disabled Bulgarians Raise Voice against Failed Social Inclusion

A number of disabled Bulgarians dressed in prison clothes gave a press conference before the State Social Agency in protest against the institution's failure to guarantee their social inclusion.

Society | August 13, 2010, Friday // 20:36 | Viewed: 2961

Bulgarians Get Tips on How to Profit from Brown Bears

NGOs will be teaching Bulgarian peasants in mountain regions how to profit economically from the presence of brown bears, including by using them to attract tourists.

Society » Environment | August 13, 2010, Friday // 19:12 | Viewed: 2627

New Killer Bear Raids in Bulgaria's Rhodope Mountains

Two attacks by killer bears on domestic animals occurred overnight in the Smolyan District in Southern Bulgaria.

Society » Environment | August 13, 2010, Friday // 18:08 | Viewed: 7295

Christo's Arkansas River Project Falls on Stony Ground in Colorado

The Bureau of Land Management in the American state of Colorado has proposed modifications of a large-scale artistic project of Bulgarian-born artist Christo along the Arkansas River.

Society » Culture | August 13, 2010, Friday // 16:28 | Viewed: 19682
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