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Bulgarian Sprinter Dreams of World Record

Bulgarian sprinter Ivet Lalova stunned all world athletics experts after she achieved 10.77 (+0.

Sports | July 24, 2004, Saturday // 00:00

Flats' Prices in Bulgaria on the Rise

The prices of flats and houses in Bulgaria over the last three months have gone up by 30% in that way hitting a record high level. A report of the National Statistical Institute revealed that prices of flats shot up by 30% in a three-month time alone.

Business | July 24, 2004, Saturday // 00:00

Open-air Weddings in Sofia

The dissident clergy headed by Metropolitan Bishop Inokentii announced that it will marry all the couples signed in the sealed off Bulgarian churches in front of the holy places. Meanwhile, Sofia's Bishopric said yesterday that all planned wedding ceremo

Politics | July 24, 2004, Saturday // 00:00

Baghdad Wants Russian Troops

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said that Russian peacekeepers are needed in Iraq. He arrived in Moscow Saturday for a two-day visit.

Politics | July 24, 2004, Saturday // 00:00

Sofia Boosts Lim Bus Pull Out Forces

The new team of experts from the Bulgarian State Civil Defence left today for Serbia and Montenegro to help their colleagues working on the bus pull out operation. The Bulgarian specialists will use a crane to pull out the bus swollen by the waters of th

Politics | July 24, 2004, Saturday // 00:00

Bulgaria Offers to Boost Power Supply for Athens Olympics

By Theodor Troev in Sofia and Kerin Hope Financial Times

Views on BG | July 24, 2004, Saturday // 00:00

Bulgarian Electricity for the Olympics

Bulgaria is ready to supply Greece with extra electricity in August to reduce the possibility of blackouts during the Olympic Games, Financial Times reported. Financial Times cited an official at NETC, the Bulgarian transmission company, who said that up

Business | July 24, 2004, Saturday // 00:00

Bulgarian Rightist Leader Heads to US

Nadezhda Mihaylova, leader of the Rightist Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) and her deputy Nikolay Mladenov will leave today for the US. They will take part in the Democratic National Convention, which will nominate John Kerry for presidential candidate

Politics | July 24, 2004, Saturday // 00:00

Mostar Celebrates New "Old Bridge"

Bosnia's town of Mostar has come back to international focus, this time celebrating its historic Stari Most (The Old Bridge) demolished during the Bosnain war in 1992-93. World high-profile politicians, including presidents, prime ministers and foreign m

Society | July 23, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Olympic Sites Poise Threat on Workers

Evidence of poor safety standards at various construction sites prepared for the Olympic Games in Athens due to start next month has been found by BBC. Citing a Greek union representative, a BBC radio program claims that many workers have been killed - m

Politics | July 23, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Foreigners among Dead in Turkish Crash

At least four foreigners - two Germans and two Jordanians - are reportedly among the 36 victims in the deadly train derailment in Turkey on Thursday night. Train wagons could be seen lying on their side beside the tracks in bright morning sunshine near t

Politics | July 23, 2004, Friday // 00:00

RIU Chain Expands on Bulgaria Coast

Spain's RIU chain of hotels and resorts intends to boost its presence on Bulgarian Black Sea coast with another three hotels. The Spanish chain already runs four RIU-branded seaside hotels - one in Golden Sands and three in Sunny Beach - under franchise

Business | July 23, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Egyptian Embassy Confirms Diplomat Hostage

The staff at the Egyptian Embassy in Baghdad has confirmed a diplomat had been abducted. The third most senior official at the embassy Mohammed Mamdouh Hilmi Kotb was shown in a video footage aired by Arabic TV al-Jazeera on Friday evening.

Politics | July 23, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Egyptian Diplomat Kidnapped in Iraq

An Egyptian diplomat has been held hostage in Iraq, Arabic TV al-Jazeera reported. A man identified as Mohammed Mamdouh Hilmi Kotb, a third most senior official at the embassy in Baghdad, was shown on the footage sitting in front of six masked armed men

Politics | July 23, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Torrential Rain Soaks up Sofia

Sunny-lit capital Sofia was surprised by a torrential rain on Friday afternoon, which soaked up the streets and people for an hour. Meteorologists forecast sunny weather in the morning with scattered clouds gathering over most of the country in the aftern

Politics | July 23, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Bulgarian Tourists Blocked by Serbian Strikes

A Bulgarian bus carrying tourists back home has been blocked on the main Serbian highway, part of European corridor No. 10, due to strikes of Serbian miners and farmers.

Politics | July 23, 2004, Friday // 00:00

US Grants for Bulgarian Air Safety

Higher air safety standards will be now easier to implement in Bulgaria as the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) have awarded a financial grant to the country. Bulgaria's Civil Aviation Administration received a total of USD 200,060 on Friday to pr

Politics | July 23, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Crime Rate in Bulgaria Down

Bulgaria's crime rate over the first six months of 2004 has gone down by 4.5% as compared to the same period in 2003, Bulgaria's Interior Ministry data shows.

Politics | July 23, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Turkish Press Slams Government over Speedy Train

Turkish newspapers blamed the government for Thursday night's crash, claiming it had ignored experts' safety warnings when the fast-train link was launched between Istanbul, Turkey's commercial hub, and the capital Ankara barely a month ago. The new expr

Views on BG | July 23, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Sofia Ready with al-Jazeera Report

The team of Bulgarian experts that viewed the al-Jazeera tape showing the beheading of the Bulgarian hostage in Iraq has handed over its report to the authorities. In an interview for Darik radio Interior Minister Georgi Petkanov said that he has read th

Politics | July 23, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Sofia Enjoys Mini Miss, Mister Show

At a special kids' show in Sofia Bulgaria chose its Mini Miss and Mister Summer.

Society | July 23, 2004, Friday // 00:00
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