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Just 44 days before welcoming the Olympic Flame on Bulgarian territory, the design for the accompanying flag was approved.
A 6-member jury made up its choice among 51 tabled projects by pupils and students from arts schools and higher institutions.
Sports | May 25, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00
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Bulgaria's Everest climber Mariana Maslarova is feared dead, media reported Monday evening.
Night has fallen in the mountain, and the woman is still unaccounted for.
Sports | May 24, 2004, Monday // 00:00
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A female Bulgarian alpinist went missing as she approached the top of Mount Everest.
Mariana Maslarova had reached an altitude of 8,680 meters.
Sports | May 24, 2004, Monday // 00:00
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The body of the young Bulgarian alpinist who died at Everest will be abandoned there. Hristo Hristov was found dead near "the top of the world" after a four-day search.
Sports | May 24, 2004, Monday // 00:00
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Bulgaria follows with breath caught the latest steps of Mariana Maslarova on her way up to the Mount Everest.
If successful, she will be the first Bulgarian woman to step on the "top of the world.
Sports | May 24, 2004, Monday // 00:00
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Pasta will be Bulgaria's secret weapon for Euro 2004, according to national squad's doctor Mihail Iliev.
With Italy among opponents in the group phase, the Bulgarians have decided to take a leaf out of their rivals gastronomical book in a pool that also
Sports | May 24, 2004, Monday // 00:00
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Stilian Petrov is among those who made the Tennent's Scottish Cup final a truly memorable encounter.
According to The Scotsman daily, the Bulgarian midfielder enhanced his growing reputation at Hampden with an inspiring performance that helped take the c
Sports | May 24, 2004, Monday // 00:00
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The missing Bulgarian alpinist was found dead in the outskirts of Everest by a Russian climber passing by.
The body of Hristo Hristov, 26, will have to be abandoned in the mountain.
Sports | May 24, 2004, Monday // 00:00
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The reward offered for the man or group to find and save the Bulgarian alpinist has doubled, from USD 10,000 up to USD 20,000.
Hristo Hristov, 26, reportedly stepped on the top of the world on May 20, but there has been no news from him since then.
Sports | May 24, 2004, Monday // 00:00
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Bulgaria's President led a basketball team in a charity match. Georgi Parvanov's Masters won a victory over the team of the finance minister, The Giants.
Sports | May 23, 2004, Sunday // 00:00
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Two Italians who went missing together with a Bulgarian climber at Mount Everest have survived.
The two found their way back to camp after a two-day wandering, speaker of the Bulgarian alpinists team said.
Sports | May 23, 2004, Sunday // 00:00
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Manchester United won England's FA Cup, with a 3-0 over Millwall.
The match took place on Saturday at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff.
Sports | May 23, 2004, Sunday // 00:00
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One of the world's greatest tenors Jose Carreras will perform at the benefice match organized by Bulgarian mega football star Hristo Stoitchkov.
Jose Carreras and Bulgaria's showman Slavi Trifonov will inaugurate the benefice match at Camp Nou in Barcelo
Sports | May 22, 2004, Saturday // 00:00
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Lyubomira Bacheva is the second Bulgarian tennis-player to qualify for the prestigious tennis tournament in France - Rolland Garros.
The 158-ranked by WTA Sofia-born player defeated in 3 sets (4:6, 6:3, 6:4) the Israeli's representative Tzipora Obziler,
Sports | May 22, 2004, Saturday // 00:00
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Bulgaria's tennis hopeful Sesil Karatantcheva has outplayed Romania's Agnes Zatmari to qualify for the quarterfinals of Italy's Bonfiglio Junior Open in Milan.
In the next round she will be playing Russia's Irina Kotkina, who defeated Sesil's doubles par
Sports | May 21, 2004, Friday // 00:00
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Three foreign sportsmen have obtained Bulgarian citizenship and will further compete under Bulgarian national flag.
The International Olympic Committee has registered the change of citizenship of 15 athletes, including the Russian boxers Sergei Rojnov (9
Sports | May 21, 2004, Friday // 00:00
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Bulgarian climber Hristo Hristov, member of the second Bulgarian group, which stormed Thursday the world's highest peak of Mount Everest, has not returned to camp number 3 and is still missing.
Sports | May 21, 2004, Friday // 00:00
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Bulgarians, willing to see live the EURO 2004 in Portugal are exempt from entry visas.
Portuguese Foreign Affairs Ministry will though rely on beefed up security and border control at the increased number of border checkpoints for the period between May
Sports | May 20, 2004, Thursday // 00:00
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Bulgarian climbers Nikolay Petkov and Doychin Boyanov climbed the world's highest Everest peak without oxygen masks, bringing to nine the number of Bulgarians who have topped the 8,848-metre summit.
Nikolay Petkov became the first Bulgarian climber to co
Sports | May 20, 2004, Thursday // 00:00
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Bulgarian climber Petko Totev, who reached the world's highest peak of Mount Everest May 18, has safely returned to the camp at a height of 6,400 meters.
Both Petko and Nepali Sherpa Tendi, who accompanied him to the 8,848-metre summit, feel well, the do
Sports | May 20, 2004, Thursday // 00:00
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Spanish football champion Valencia cupped a successful season by winning the UEFA Cup.
The Spaniards scored 2-0 against Olympique de Marseille, with goals by Vicente Rodr?guez and Mista.
Sports | May 20, 2004, Thursday // 00:00
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