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New MP Replaced Promoted Floor Leader

New MP taking over the place of floor leader-turned-minister Plamen Panayotov was presented Wednesday to the parliamentary group of ruling Simeon II National Movement. Daniela Nikiforova from the election ticket of the party will enter the Parliament on W

Politics | July 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Blasts Injured Eight in Spanish Hotels

At least eight people were injured by two blasts at hotels in the Spanish resorts of Alicante and Benidorm Tuesday. The blasts came after police received a warning from Basque separatist group ETA about bombs planted in the hotels in the two Costa Blanca

World | July 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Bulgaria's Bank Consolidation Company Report for 2002 Approved

Stockholders approved the 2002 financial report of Bulgaria's Bank Consolidation Company (BCC) at its annual general meeting Tuesday. The company's profit for 2002 totaled some BGN 168 B, BCC members announced.

Business | July 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Campaign Started in Spain's Embassy to Recruit Bulgarian Truck Drivers

Spanish employers hold interviews with Bulgarian workers this week in the embassy in Sofia. They seek to employ drivers of heavyweight trucks for both inland and international freights.

Business | July 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Grave Crimes on Rise in Bulgaria

Grave crimes have increased in Bulgaria, the chief of the National Investigation Service, Gen. Rumen Georgiev, said Tuesday.

Politics | July 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

The Accused Bulgarian Medics Still in Benghazi Prison

The six Bulgarian medics accused of deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV are still kept in a prison in the Libyan town of Benghazi, spokesman of Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. The Bulgarians stay in a separate building o

Politics | July 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Bulgaria's Finance Minister Picked New Deputy

Bulgaria's Finance Minister Milen Velchev handed Tuesday a candidature for his new deputy to Prime Minister Simeon-Saxe Coburg. Former Deputy Finance Minister Gati Al-Jebouri announced his resignatin June 1st, claiming that he needed to spend more time w

Politics | July 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Macedonians Detained with 25 Kilos of Hashish in Bulgaria

Three Macedonian nationals of Albanian origin were detained at Bulgaria's border checkpoint by the town of Kyustendil while they tried to carry over some 25 kilos of hashish. After customs officials seized the drugs the three infringers tried to escape bu

Politics | July 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Right-Wing Opposition to Appoint New Mayor Candidate by Sept 5

Bulgaria's Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) will appoint new candidate for the post of Sofia mayor by September 5, the party's National Council decided at its meeting Tuesday. The Council rejected the proposal of UDF leader Nadezhda Mihaylova to convene

Politics | July 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Thousands of Clay Figures Feature in China Exhibition

The Asian Field exhibition is expected to open in Beijing July 28 and will display 160,000 clay figures. The preparations are already underway in the China National Museum.

World | July 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Twin Sisters Separation Op Started in Singapore

Doctors in Singapore have begun an operation to try and separate four-month-old South Korean twin girls Sa Rang and Ji Hye joined at the spine. The operation is carried out at the same hospital that two weeks ago saw two Iranian twins fail to survive a si

World | July 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Sofia University President Scourges Governmental Policies

The president of Bulgaria's oldest and most prestigious university rebuked the government for its policy towards higher education.

Politics | July 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Tram Causes Death of Elderly Man

An elderly man died after a tram had hit him in Sofia. The accident that caused the death of the 77-year old occurred at the Botevgradsko Shosse Boulevard Tuesday morning.

Politics | July 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Strong Quake Hits Southwest China

A strong earthquake has shaken southwestern China, killing at least 11 people and injuring more than 200, local officials have said. The magnitude 6.

World | July 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Another Brazilian to Join One of Sofia's Best Soccer Teams

Brazilian forward Rodrigo da Sousa will join one of Bulgaria's two most popular soccer clubs -CSKA Sofia. He is expected in Bulgaria after the team returns from Bad Sassendorf in Germeny where it is preparing for friendlies, the BTA agency reported.

Sports | July 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Bulgaria's New Rightist Coalition Names Sofia Mayor Candidate Tomorrow

Bulgaria's new rightist coalition forged by the Democratic and Agrarian Parties and the civil movement Gergyovden will announce the name of its Sofia mayor candidate on Wednesday. This is what the chair of the Democratic Party, Alexander Pramatarski, said

Politics | July 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

First Tongue Transplant Op

Doctors say they have carried out the world's first successful tongue transplant on a human.

World | July 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Trial Warning for Ex Ugandan Leader

A senior Ugandan official has said that ailing former military leader Idi Amin will face trial if he returns from exile. The Ugandan political party he ousted in 1971 is among those calling for him to be allowed to return from Saudi Arabia to die in his h

World | July 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

West Africa Weighs Liberia Crisis

West African leaders are gathering in Senegal to discuss a proposed peacekeeping force for Liberia, where the latest fighting claimed 90 lives in the capital in a single day. United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has urged West African nations and t

World | July 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Bush Cautions Iran and Syria

US President George W Bush has accused Iran and Syria of continuing to support terrorism and warned that the US may take action. In one of his strongest threats to the two countries recently, Bush said their behaviour was "completely unacceptable" and tha

World | July 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Bulgaria's National Radio Sounds Alarm over Police Violence

A woman was beaten up by three police officers in Sofia some two weeks ago, the Bulgaria National Radio reported. It insisted that the structures of the country's Interior Ministry attempted cover up.

Politics | July 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00
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