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The 100th anniversary of Bulgaria's Port Burgas was marked on Sunday. Foreign Minister Solomon Passy who attended the celebration inaugurated a bas-relief of the port's emblem engraved into the Burgas lighthouse.
Politics | May 18, 2003, Sunday // 00:00
MP Emil Koshlukov called on bombing survivor Ivan Todorov dubbed The Doctor to contact the youth organization of Bulgaria's ruling party Novoto Vreme to get life-saving information. Businessman Todorov who is the key figure in the raging ministers-link-to
Politics | May 18, 2003, Sunday // 00:00
USD 140 is the per capita share of any Bulgarian in what is left from the country's foreign debt. The data was announced by Pirita Sorsa - a resident representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Bulgaria - in an interview for local Darik rad
Business | May 18, 2003, Sunday // 00:00
The wages that Bulgarians declared over December 2002 and the first three months of 2003 are 10 percent up the wages in last November. The data come from the National Statistics Institute and were quoted by Social Minister Lydia Shuleva.
Politics | May 18, 2003, Sunday // 00:00
Both girls and boys took part in the fist streetball tournament in Bulgaria. The tournament stretched trough the whole weekend and got enthusiastic turnout.
Politics | May 18, 2003, Sunday // 00:00
Sofia has demanded that 1,500 officials from Bulgaria's army and special serves gain access to NATO's classified information. The country that is expected to join the alliance in 2004 has not yet received an answer to its request.
Politics | May 18, 2003, Sunday // 00:00
Sofia Mayor Stefan Sofianski said he would be the winner in the upcoming local election as he runs for the second time. He gathered his party - the Union of Free Democrats (UFD) - to mull a pre-election strategy on Sunday.
Politics | May 18, 2003, Sunday // 00:00
Slovaks have voted to join the European Union, according to Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda. He said enough people had voted in the referendum for the result to stand.
World | May 18, 2003, Sunday // 00:00
A leading former member of Iraq's Republican Guard has given himself up, the US military says.
Politics | May 18, 2003, Sunday // 00:00
Some Bulgarians have been victims of terrorist attacks, Washington's ambassador to Bulgaria said urging Sofia to continue participation in the anti-terror coalition.
Politics | May 18, 2003, Sunday // 00:00
Till end-2003 Bulgaria will decided if it will extend its funding deal with the International Monetary fund (IMF).
Business | May 18, 2003, Sunday // 00:00
The contract for the privatisation of Bulgaria's last state-owned bank - DSK - is to be signed over the next seven days according to the country's Finance Minister Milen Velchev.
He had previously stated that he would not allow the DSK sale to fail simil
Business | May 18, 2003, Sunday // 00:00
A suicide bomber blew himself up on a Jerusalem bus early Sunday, killing seven passengers and himself, while a second bomber blew himself up on the city's outskirts. The attacks came just hours after Israeli and Palestinian leaders met to discuss a new p
World | May 18, 2003, Sunday // 00:00
Militant Islamists have been rounded up by police in the Moroccan city of Casablanca in connection with Friday night's series of bomb attacks. At least 30 people were arrested in a major security operation across the city.
World | May 18, 2003, Sunday // 00:00
The chief suspect for the assassination of Serb Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic might be in hiding in Bulgaria, a Serb newspaper said in its Sunday issue.
Milorad Lukovic dubbed the Legija is most likely in Bulgaria, Bosnia or Macedonia, the former chief o
Politics | May 18, 2003, Sunday // 00:00
Bulgaria's rightist oppositions party might initiate a non-confidence vote against the government as early as next week.
Politics | May 17, 2003, Saturday // 00:00
The Matrix Reloaded, the eagerly awaited sequel to the 1999 sci-fi hit starring Keanu Reeves, has taken a record-breaking USD 42.5m in its first day at the US box office.
World | May 17, 2003, Saturday // 00:00
A former Yugoslav army officer accused of war crimes in Croatia has been transferred to The Hague. Miroslav Radic is alleged to have been involved in the massacre of about 200 people near the town of Vukovar in 1991.
World | May 17, 2003, Saturday // 00:00
Weightlifter Galabin Boevski was selected Athlete of the Month after a poll conducted by the Bulgaria Press Club.
Boevski won gold in the 2003 European Weightlifting Championship in Loutraki, Greece.
Sports | May 17, 2003, Saturday // 00:00
Top Bulgarian designers started a charitable initiative to help orphans who finish high-school feel great at their farewell ball. On Saturday, the first parentless school leavers were dressed head to toes to shine at their ball.
Politics | May 17, 2003, Saturday // 00:00
Customs officers in border town Silistra on the Danube River seized antiques, which smugglers attempted to transfer abroad. Over 4kg of gold and silver finds from different ages were dicovered in a Germany-bound Peugeot car.
Politics | May 17, 2003, Saturday // 00:00
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