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Bulgaria's shooting national team was named by journalists team of July. The team's coach Tanyu Kiryakov was awarded the cup personally by one of Bulgaria's richest tycoons Vassil Bozhkov, president of Bulgarian Shooting Federation.
Politics | August 27, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat called on militant groups to reinstate a ceasefire they formally ended last week after a Hamas leader was killed by Israeli gunships. The call came as Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas held emergency cabinet talks i
World | August 27, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Bulgarian Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg sacked Wednesday Anastas Gerdzhikov, Deputy Education Minister.
The move came at the request of newly appointed Education Minister Igor Damyanov.
Politics | August 27, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Bulgaria's revenues from privatization deals completed in 2003 reached BGN 330 M, data of the Privatization Agency show.
In September, the country is expected to launch the competition for candidates to buy 67% stakes in Bulgaria's seven electricity dist
Business | August 27, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Dozens of astronomy buffs prepared to observe the close-up of Mars late on Wednesday from the planetarium in the Bulgarian city Smolyan, 250km south of Sofia.
Society | August 27, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Bulgaria needs an unanimous position on the tasks assigned to its 480-strong contingent in the Iraqi city of Karbala, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov said Wednesday.
On Tuesday, US Marines handed over control of the central Iraqi city of Karbala to B
Politics | August 27, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Some 81 of Bulgarian capital Sofia's old buildings that are considered most likely to collapse will be demolished during a campaign that starts at the end of this week, Bulgaria's Dnevnik daily newspaper wrote Wednesday.
Politics | August 27, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
America's administrator in Iraq has warned that the country will need tens of billions of dollars to rebuild its shattered infrastructure.
World | August 27, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Bulgaria will grant arms to the Afghan army, Bulgaria's Darik Radio said Wednesday citing sources at Bulgaria's Army Headquarters.
The move is said to be discussed during the visit of Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah in Sofia, which started Wedn
Politics | August 27, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
The Museum of Sports at Bulgaria's national stadium reopened on Wednesday after renovation works. The ceremony to inaugurate the fresh exhibition was attended by UNESCO chief Koichiro Matsuura who is currently on a visit to Bulgaria.
Politics | August 27, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Counterfeit BGN 2 banknotes were detected in the Bulgarian town of Pazardzik on Wednesday. A saleswoman who received such banknote from a customer and then found out it was counterfeit alarmed the police.
Politics | August 27, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
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Sports | August 27, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Six were detained Wednesday morning over last week's killing of arms trader Phillip Naydenov-Fatik, the press office of Bulgaria's Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday. Police searched the homes of the detained.
Politics | August 27, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Civil Defence workers swept a Mercury spill that occured near a block in Sofia's Druzhba district Wednesday. Sulphur was used to neutralize the spill but its cause is still to be specified.
Politics | August 27, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Police in Bulgaria's second city Plovdiv detained a truck loaded with cannabis. A patrol stopped the Plovdiv-registered vehicle at the city's ring road.
Politics | August 27, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Bulgaria's contingent in the Iraqi town of Karbala should respect the customs and mentality of local Shia people, Director of Germany's Orient Institute in Hamburg Prof. Udo Steinbach told the Bulgarian Darik Radio on Wednesday.
The proposal to have Bulgaria's main resorts turned into independent municipalities was called "absurd" by Bulgaria's former deputy prime minister, regional development minister and current presidential advisor Kostadin Paskalev.
This concept contradicts
Business | August 27, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
There are no Bulgarian nationals among the five arrestees nabbed after a huge amount of narcotics allegedly smuggled in from Bulgaria was seized in Turkey. This is what Bulgaria's Border Police chief Col.
Politics | August 27, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
Bulgaria's best tennis player Magdalena Maleeva surprisingly lost her first match at US Open on Tuesday and said good-bye to the Grand Slam tournament. 10th-seeded Maleeva was overwhelmed by Shinobu Asagoe 6-4, 6-3.
Sports | August 27, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
The resolution to protect United Nations personnel passed by the Security Council in New York late on Tuesday was a great success, the Bulgarian representative at the world organization said. Bulgaria is one of the co-sponsors of the resolution together w
Politics | August 27, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
The head of Nasa has pledged to introduce changes to the US space agency following a scathing independent report into the fatal break-up of the Columbia space shuttle. Nasa administrator Sean O'Keefe is due to give his formal response to the report on Wed
World | August 27, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
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