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Pets: Exclusive Chewing Gum for Dogs

A Brazilian company is launching an exclusive chewing gum for dogs, Ananova reported.

Society | January 7, 2005, Friday // 00:00

Forks & Corks: Spicy Tomato Dumpling Soup

Ingredients: 1 large onion, diced, 4 minced garlic cloves 3 tablespoons olive oil, 6 cups chopped fresh tomatoes, 2-3 teaspoons chili powder, 2 tablespoons flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, 4 cups vegetable stock

Society | January 7, 2005, Friday // 00:00

Health: Mobile Phones "Modify Human DNA"

Radio waves from mobile phones harm the human body's cells and damage DNA, recent studies show. Despite the findings scientists point out that people show not be worried, as the study did not constantly find evidence of damage.

Society | January 7, 2005, Friday // 00:00

Paper Forgers Nabbed in Spate of Sofia Arrests

A group of four men and a woman was arrested Thursday at two addresses in Sofia, police officials announced. The criminal gang will face charges of large-scale frauds and forgery of international passports, identity cards and driver licenses, as well as

Politics | January 6, 2005, Thursday // 00:00

Asia Tsunami Caused by Nuclear Test - Report

The earthquake that devastated the Indian Ocean on December 26, triggering mammoth waves called tsunami, "was possibly" caused by an Indian nuclear experiment, an Egyptian weekly magazine wrote on Thursday.

Politics | January 6, 2005, Thursday // 00:00

Bill Sanctions Destruction of Bulgaria's Secret Files

Certificates for access to secret files (the so-called classified information) will be issued for a definite period, the Cabinet decided on its regular session on Thursday.

Politics | January 6, 2005, Thursday // 00:00

Iraqi PM Extends Emergency Laws

Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has extended for 30 days emergency laws that give his government special powers to crack down on insurgents. Allawi said the laws were extended because of the ongoing militant attacks aimed at derailing Iraq's upco

World | January 6, 2005, Thursday // 00:00

Bulgaria's FM Lands on Antarctica

Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Passy arrived at the Eduardo Frei Chilean Antarctic Base, but because of the poor weather conditions he will not be able to visit the Bulgarian base. A day earlier Minister Passy made an unsuccessful attempt to reach t

Politics | January 6, 2005, Thursday // 00:00

Six-Kilo Baby Takes 1st Breath in Sofia

A baby girl weighting 6,2 kilograms was born in Sofia January 5. The proud father of the young lady named Hristina said that she was the first "big" child in the family.

Politics | January 6, 2005, Thursday // 00:00

Ambassadors Name Bulgaria's 2004 Top Events

As 2004 wound down, Sofia News Agency approached Ambassadors of European countries in Sofia with a request to look back and select the three most important events that made Bulgaria's history in the past year. The year behind, say unanimously the foreign

Novinite Insider » Interview | January 6, 2005, Thursday // 00:00

French Journalist Missing in Iraq

French newspaper Liberation reported on Thursday its correspondent in Iraq and her Iraqi interpreter have disappeared. We have had no news from Florence Aubenas in over 24 hours, nor of her assistant, Hussein Hanoun Al-Saadi, the Paris-based newspaper sa

Politics | January 6, 2005, Thursday // 00:00

Bulgarian Tourism Training "Needs Clear Standards"

The Bulgarian state has to put a framework around education and training in the field of tourism, the President of Tourism and Culture Commission, Euro-Adriatic Region, said in Sofia Thursday. Mr Alain Deriaz took part in the traditional Bulgaria Dream A

Business | January 6, 2005, Thursday // 00:00

Cabinet Passes Student Crediting Law

The government approved the Students and Doctorship Crediting Act, the first ever law in Bulgaria providing for combined financial support from the state and the commercial banks in the form of credits. The document provides for university students and d

Politics | January 6, 2005, Thursday // 00:00

Bexx Air Founder Heads New Airline

A new low-fare airline Imagine Air will start regular flights to several destinations in the second quarter of 2005, the company announced in a statement, circulated to the media.

Business | January 6, 2005, Thursday // 00:00

Bulgarian Sci-Fi Novel to be Released in US

After a 25-year unscheduled delay, the sci-fi novel "Timeship" by Bulgarian writer Boris Belovarski will finally be published in the United States in May 2005. First written in 1980 when the author was only 19, the manuscript was confiscated by the Bulga

Society | January 6, 2005, Thursday // 00:00

Nelson Mandela's Son Dies of AIDS

Nelson Mandela, who has devoted much of his life after leaving South Africa's presidency to a campaign against AIDS, said that his 54-year son Makgatho had died of the ailment in a Johannesburg clinic. Makgatho L.

World | January 6, 2005, Thursday // 00:00

Bulgaria's PM Makes Donation for Tsunami Hit Region

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Cobrug has made a personal financial donation for the survivors of December's earthquake-tsunami disaster in Asia. Saxe- Coburg urged all Bulgarians to help the people in need.

Politics | January 6, 2005, Thursday // 00:00

Bulgarian Rackets Dumped Out of Gold Coast

The two Bulgarian tennis players Magdalena Maleeva and Sesil Karatantcheva were dumped out of the Gold Coast Tournament, a preliminary heat-up for the USD 170,000-pursed Australian Open. Maleeva, Bulgaria's best tennis player surprisingly lost to Austral

Sports | January 6, 2005, Thursday // 00:00

Bulgaria's Slavkov Strikes Back at Rogge

A month and a half after IOC Executive Board recommended that Bulgarian member Ivan Slavkov should be expelled from the organization, Slavkov decided to strike back. Ivan Slavkov, chief of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee, sent on Thursday a letter to the

Politics | January 6, 2005, Thursday // 00:00

Hungary Recalls Thai Ambassador for Staying on Vacation

Budapest has recalled its ambassador to Thailand for staying on vacation in Hungary and not returning to Bangkok after the tsunami disaster struck and dozens of Hungarians were missing. "I ordered an investigation ...

Politics | January 6, 2005, Thursday // 00:00

Mayors to Alert EU over Social Tension in Bulgaria

The national union of the Bulgarian municipalities is planning to inform the European Union's Committee of the Regions for the governmental decision to cut off by over 80% the number of employees within the "From Social Benefits to Employment" program. T

Politics | January 6, 2005, Thursday // 00:00