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Two people were killed and at least fifteen have been injured after two passenger trains crashed into each other in Southwestern Germany, police said. The two trains were travelling along a single-track line between the towns of Schrozberg and Niederstett
World | June 11, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Bulgarian nurse Maria Zasheva, whose passport was taken by the Libyan authorities over the case of the Bulgarian medics accused of intentionally infecting Libyan children with HIV, returned to Bulgaria Wednesday with a direct flight from Tripoli.
Followi
Politics | June 11, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Sofia District Court suspended the legal proceedings in the trial against the Managing Board of former First Private Bank June 11.
Ventsislav Yosifov and nine of his associates are accused of illegally extending loans in the period from 1991 to 1996 that
Politics | June 11, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
A Serb policeman together with Serb railway staffers beat up a Bulgarian passenger on a Nish-bound train. The incident happened as 44-year-old Bulgarian Stefan Pirkov tried to intervene when the Serbs pressed a Bulgarian family for a 50-euro bribe.
Politics | June 11, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Consumer prices index will record a zero inflation by the end of the summer, Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev said at a meeting with representatives from the big and medium-sized enterprises in Sofia area.
Business | June 11, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Consolidated budget surplus increased more than three times in April and stood at over BGN 409 M, the Finance Ministry announced Wednesday. Revenues in April reached BGN 4, 6 B.
Politics | June 11, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Revisions to Bulgaria's new Denominations Act are possible. This is what the chair of the parliamentary committee on denominations Lachezar Toshev said following a meeting with the reviewer of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Domenico Contestabile.
Politics | June 11, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Bulgaria's Consumer Prices Index (CPI) recorded a deflation of 0.6 percent in May compared to April 2003, Bulgaria's National Statistics Institute announced Wednesday.
Business | June 11, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Over 520 projects worth BGN 24,4 M have been implemented under the three investment programs of Agriculture Fund since the beginning of the year, the Agriculture Ministry announced, citing Assen Drumev, Executive Director of the Fund, said. Capital expen
Politics | June 11, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Bulgaria's Culture Minister Bozhidar Abrashev awarded Wednesday Macedonia's ambassador to Bulgaria Lyubisha Georgievsky for stimulating cultural interaction between the two countries. Bulgarian-Macedonian cooperation in this field has been uplifting durin
Politics | June 11, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Wrestler Armen Nazaryan was selected Wednesday Athlete of the Month after a poll conducted by the Bulgaria Press Club.
The Armenian with Bulgarian citizenship became European champion for the sixth time in Belgrade on May 25.
Sports | June 11, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Bulgaria's town of Montana opened Wednesday Drug Prevention Center funded by the European Union (EU). BGN 170,000 will be used to establish a phone line for advices on fighting drug addiction.
Politics | June 11, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
A redesigned early warning report on Bulgaria's political, economic and social trends compiled by the United Nations Development Program and the US Agency for International Development was presented Wednesday at a roundtable in Sofia. The monthly overview
Politics | June 11, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Bulgaria's parliament voted down the proposal that the Chief Prosecutor name the investigator from the National Investigations Service in probing crimes committed by persons with immunity and members of the Cabinet.
Politics | June 11, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Israeli troops in capital Jerusalem rocketed cars believed to carry militants Wednesday, a week after US-backed Middle-East peace plan was launched. The accident follows Tuesday's attack on Hamas leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi in Gaza Strip when two people wer
World | June 11, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Regional Development Minister Valentin Tserovski did not rule out the possibility of reaching a new decision during talks with Turkey over suspended electricity supplies.
A new decision may be reached in ten days, Minister Tserovski said talking to priva
Business | June 11, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Fifty Bulgarian marine officers will join NATO training September 8-25 in Croatia, Bulgaria's Info Radio said Wednesday.
Troops from nine South European countries will join the training which is part of the international Partnership for Peace program.
Politics | June 11, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
By David Rennie
Daily Telegraph
Iliya Lingorski, former advisor to Bulgarian Finance Minister Nikolay Vassilev, is the new director of Bulgaria's Tourism Advertising and Information Agency. Lingorsky was unanimously picked at the National Tourist Council's session Wednesday.
Politics | June 11, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Sofia stock exchange index SOFIX reached a new record high of 260.99 points at the end of trade on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange on Tuesday, marking a rise of 1,75 %.
Politics | June 11, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Playing days may soon be over for Bulgarian star Hristo Stoitchkov if D.C.
Sports | June 11, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
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