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Four Bulgarians Enter World's Boxing Finals

Four Bulgarian boxers will enter Wednesday finals of the World Boxing Championship. In the category for players up to 69 kilos Bulgaria's Spas Genov will meet 2001 Cuban World Champion Loren Armentieros Aragon.

Sports | July 9, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00

Bulgaria's First Money Laundry Trials Come into View

Bulgarian investigators have completed six money laundry cases so that they can now be heard in court. In case legal action gets started, these will be the first money laundry trials in Bulgaria.

Politics | July 9, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00

Palestinian PM May Resign from Key Post

Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas offered to resign as deputy chairman of the mainstream Fatah movement. The move came amid severe splits in the group headed by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat over the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Isra

World | July 9, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00

New Parliamentary Leaders in Bulgaria to Reunite the Ruling Majority

We will work hard for improving communication inside the parliamentary group, Borislav Tsekov, one of the three new deputy floor leaders of the parliamentary group of the ruling Simeon II National Movement in Bulgaria, said Wednesday.

Politics | July 9, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00

Iran Mourns Conjoined Twins

People in Iran expressed their sorrow over the deaths of Ladan and Laleh Bijani, adult conjoined twins who died following a marathon operation to separate them. This is a sad day for the entire nation, Iranian political leaders said.

World | July 9, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00

Retired Bulgarian Football Captain Balakov Invited Back on Field

Krassimir Balakov, former captain of Bulgaria's national football team, may return on the football field, German newspaper wrote Wednesday. Balakov may return in Germany's Stuttgart Football Club if we fail to find a player to replace him, team coach Fel

Sports | July 9, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00

Six Dead in Mississippi Shooting

Five people were shot dead Tuesday by a gunman who then killed himself at an aircraft parts plant near Meridian, Mississippi. Eight other people were injured by the man armed with a shotgun and a semiautomatic rifle, Lauderdale County official said.

World | July 8, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Who Is Who: Plamen Panayotov

Plamen Panyotov was leader of the parliamentary group of Bulgaria's ruling Simeon II National Movement.He will be replaced by Stanimir Ilchev after Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg heralded a reshuffle of the floor group's leadership in a harsh speech on

Views on BG | July 8, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Ex-Floor Leader of Ruling Majority Enters Bulgaria's Cabinet

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg announced Tuesday that former leader of the incumbent floor group Plamen Panayotov will get a post in the government. Till the end of the week, the prime minister will reveal which administration will be headed

Politics | July 8, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Supreme Court Convenes on Bulgaria's Telco Deal Case July 18

The Supreme Administrative Court launched legal proceedings under a complaint filed against the ruling, which favoured Advent's appeal against the decision to scrap the EUR 210 M sale of a 65-percent stake in Bulgarian Telecommunications Company BTC to th

Business | July 8, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Legendary Vocal of Rainbow and Deep Purple in Bulgaria

Joe Lynn Turner, the legendary vocal of famous rock groups Rainbow and Deep Purple arrives in Bulgaria with his band Brazen Abbot.

Society | July 8, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Who Is Who: Stanimir Ilchev

Deputy floor leader of the incumbent parliamentary group, Stanimir Ilchev, was promoted Tuesday to chair the majority of ruling Simeon II National Movement. He will replace Plamen Panayotov after Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg heralded a reshuffle of t

Views on BG | July 8, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Italy Voted Yes to Bulgaria's NATO Entry

Italy's Parliament ratified Accession Protocols of Bulgaria and the other six countries - Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia -invited to join NATO.

Politics | July 8, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Bulgaria's Ruling Party Elected New Leaders to Parliamentary Group

The leadership of Bulgaria's incumbent floor group was reshuffled as its chief Plamen Panayotov was selected for a ministerial post.

Politics | July 8, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

S Korean Company Gets License for Produce of Bulgarian Yoghourt

A long-term contract granting a license for produce of original Bulgarian yoghourt and diary products will be signed with the South Korean company Vital Foods Co. LTD and Bulgaria's LB Bulgaricum, an official of Bulgaria's Finance Ministry said Tuesday.

Business | July 8, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

PM Proposed Deputy Floor Leader to Head Bulgaria's Majority

Influential MP Stanimir Ilchev was proposed by the prime minister Tuesday to be elected the new leader of the parliamentary group of ruling Simeon II National Movement . He might now replace Plamen Panayotov after Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg heralde

Politics | July 8, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

EU Farmers to Purchase Bulgarian Land after 2007

Farmers from the European Union (EU) would purchase agricultural land in Bulgaria following the country's 2007 EU entry, an official of Bulgaria's Finance Ministry explained Tuesday. The foreign farmers could purchase the land for business activities in

Politics | July 8, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Bulgaria's President Backed the "Roadmap" Peace Plan

Bulgarian President Georgy Parvanov expressed his approval for the US-backed peace plan known as the roadmap that aims to solve the Islaeli-Palestinian conflict by the end of 2005. Parvanov's statement came amid a working lunch with ambassadors of the Ar

Politics | July 8, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Bulgaria's Rightist Opposition Seeks Explanation for Cabinet's Reshuffle

Nadezhda Mihailova, leader of the rightist opposition Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) urged Bulgaria's Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg to give an explanation for the reshuffle he undertook in the parliamentary group of the ruling Simeon II National M

Politics | July 8, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Heavy Floods in China Left 13 People Dead

Heavy floods in Eastern China killed thirteen people and left more than a million stranded, China's official Xinhua news agency reported. Almost 380,000 people living in the flooded Huai River valley had been evacuated, adding that rising water had cut of

World | July 8, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

US,UK Split Over Iraq Uranium Claim

A split opened up between the UK and the United States over a claim that Iraq sought to buy uranium from the West African state of Niger. The US acknowledged for the first time that the claim might be wrong and that President Bush should not have referred

World | July 8, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00
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