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Bulgaria's Finance Minister Milen Velchev as well as MPs from ruling Simeon II National Movement - Emil Koshlukov and Miroslav Sevlievski--will take part in the summer beach party "Samsara Beach" that will take place in Black Sea resort Zlatni Pyasutsi. T
Politics | August 1, 2003, Friday // 00:00
Bulgaria's road police launched Friday special operation aimed at tightening road safety measures. The operation will end August 3.
Politics | August 1, 2003, Friday // 00:00
Bulgaria's customs officers at the Sofia Airport seized counterfeit USD 2,900. The forged notes were hidden in a magazine.
Politics | August 1, 2003, Friday // 00:00
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg said that whatever the decision over the privatisation of a 65-percent stake in Bulgarian Telecommunications Company BTC it would be positive both for Bulgaria and its citizens.
He also explained that the priv
Business | August 1, 2003, Friday // 00:00
Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg dismissed two deputy transport ministers on Friday. Lyubomil Ivanov and Milcho Milanov leave the ministry which now is headed by Nikolay Vassilev who was moved from the Economy Ministry in the recent government reshuffle.
Politics | August 1, 2003, Friday // 00:00
An annual auction of wild Chincoteague ponies was held at the carnival grounds on Chincoteague Island in Virginia. The event takes place the day after the annual pony swim.
World | August 1, 2003, Friday // 00:00
The judge investigating the events surrounding the death of the UK Government weapons expert Dr David Kelly has opened his inquiry and confirmed he intends to call Tony Blair as a witness. Lord Hutton began by telling a packed court room that the inquiry
World | August 1, 2003, Friday // 00:00
A large number of the licensed tour operators in Bulgaria have not obtained the compulsory professional liability insurance, people in the business sounded alarm.
Business | August 1, 2003, Friday // 00:00
Bulgarian ship Dobrudzha that was detained by French coastal security Wednesday and accosted at the port of Brest is expected to sail off Friday, officials repored. The owner of the vessel -- Navigation Marine Bulgare (NMB) -- paid the bail of EUR 300,000
Politics | August 1, 2003, Friday // 00:00
High-ranking officials of Bulgaria's Defense Ministry will be questioned in connection to the helicopter crash in southwest Bulgaria that claimed the lives of three army officers and a fire fighter.
According to a prosecutor, several versions on the poss
Politics | August 1, 2003, Friday // 00:00
Bulgaria's ruling party Simeon II National Movement proposed to President Parvanov that Prof. Maria Pavlova head the Central Electoral Commission for this fall's mayoral and municipal elections.
Politics | August 1, 2003, Friday // 00:00
? new national park will open near Bulgarian city of Gabrovo, 227km east of Sofia. It spreads over 22,000 hectares in the Balkan Range.
Politics | August 1, 2003, Friday // 00:00
Bulgaria will pay at least BGN 1 M for professional training of its state administration staff 2004, the country's State Administration Minister Dimitar Kalchev said Friday.
In 2003 funds for the training were some BGN 700,000-900,000, Kalchev added.
Politics | August 1, 2003, Friday // 00:00
Bulgarians from the town of Pleven will lodge a complaint at the European Court for Human Rights in Strasbourg against Bulgarian state because of overcharged bills on steam heating. The news came Friday from Mihail Shishkov, Chair of Pleven's Independent
Politics | August 1, 2003, Friday // 00:00
Bulgarian businessman Todor Russinov was beaten up Friday morning on a street of the country's main coastal city of Varna.
Three unknown men attacked 42-year old Russinov around 08:00 a.
Politics | August 1, 2003, Friday // 00:00
If Bulgaria's Privatization Agency would again rule out the sale of the country's Telecom to Viva Ventures, that move would be illegal, Bulgarian Doctor in law Ivan Todorov said Friday.
The instructions of the Supreme Administrative Court allowed back Vi
Business | August 1, 2003, Friday // 00:00
Bosnian Serb and former doctor Milomir Stakic was cleared of genocide during the Bosnian war but convicted of related crimes and sentenced to life in prison by the war crimes tribunal at the Hague. It is the first time the tribunal handed down a life sent
World | August 1, 2003, Friday // 00:00
Two daughters of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein are in Jordanian capital Aman with their nine children, it has been announced. The women -- Raghad Saddam Hussein and Rana Saddam Hussein -- were married to two senior Iraqi officials who defected to
World | August 1, 2003, Friday // 00:00
Bulgarian Vice President Angel Marin left Friday for neighboring Macedonia and joined Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski in celebrations of 100 years since the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising.
The invitation came from Trajkovski who met with Marin in t
Politics | August 1, 2003, Friday // 00:00
Millions of people pursue exercise regimens to help them stay physically fit as they age. But what can you do to help your mind stay resilient and youthful as you grow older?
Society | August 1, 2003, Friday // 00:00
Some pets will never become friends, but may merely co-exist (some may even be a danger to the other pet). At the very least, it takes time for pets to adjust, especially for the resident pet to allow another animal into its territory.
Society | August 1, 2003, Friday // 00:00
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