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A NOTE WRITTEN BY THE 15-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO CRASHED A CESSNA INTO A TAMP...

A note written by the 15-year-old boy who crashed a Cessna into a Tampa office building Saturday indicated he supported Osama bin Laden and that the act was deliberate, authorities said Sunday. Charles J.

World | January 7, 2002, Monday // 00:00

TENDER FOR BIOCHIM BANK OFFICIALLY OPENED

Privatization of Biochim bank started officially on January 7. Letters for signing confidentiality contracts have already been sent out to the five potential buyers, which confirmed their interest in Biochim in written form - Roseximbank, Hebros Bank, Bul

Business | January 7, 2002, Monday // 00:00

ARGENTINE LAWMAKERS IN THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES HAVE APPROVED EMERGENCY...

Argentine lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies have approved emergency powers for new President Eduardo Duhalde. The sweeping emergency powers, aimed at to rebuilding the nation's troubled economy, include allowing him to devalue the peso by no longer tyi

World | January 7, 2002, Monday // 00:00

THE BUSH FIRES THAT HAVE DESTROYED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ACRES FORE...

The bush fires that have destroyed hundreds of thousands of acres forest in southeast Australia are taking a huge toll on the country's native wildlife, National Parks officials say.

World | January 7, 2002, Monday // 00:00

FOREIGN BANK TO PROMOTE STATE-OWNED COMPANIES

A foreign bank will promote Bulgaria's state-owned assets that are planned to be privatized. That promotion will be paid via compensatory papers, Standart Daily wrote.

Business | January 7, 2002, Monday // 00:00

JPMORGAN ANALYSIS POINTS OUT BULGARIA'S IMPROVED INT’N’L REPUTATION

JPMorgan Bank underscores that the international reputation of Bulgaria has improved in an macroeconomic analysis on Bulgaria. The report points out that the international financial institutions and the European Union support the new Bulgarian Government.

Business | January 7, 2002, Monday // 00:00

BIG AUSTRIAN COMPANIES WILL MOST PROBABLY ACQUIRE MOBILTEL

Big Austrian consortium may buy biggest GSM operator Mobiltel, it emerged after a meeting of Transport Minister Petrov with representatives of the potential buyer of the first Bulgarian GSM operator in December. Minister Petrov did not make an official st

Views on BG | January 6, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

BIG AUSTRIAN COMPANIES TO BUY MOBILTEL BY FEBRUARY

A new company - Mobiltel Holding GMBH has been established in Vienna, Austria so that the potential buyers of the biggest GSM operator in Bulgaria Mobiltel can acquire the company, the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency reported. The businessmen from "Mobiltel Ho

Business | January 6, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

JP MORGAN WITH POSITIVE MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS ON BULGARIA

JP Morgan Bank published its macroeconomic analysis on Bulgaria on January 6. In it the bank underscores that the Bulgarian international reputation has improved significantly.

Business | January 6, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

GERMAN AUTHORITIES SAID ON SUNDAY THEY HAD NO EVIDENCE A MAN DETAINED ...

German authorities said on Sunday they had no evidence a man detained at a west German hotel overnight was a member of Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network as originally maintained.

World | January 6, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

LYUBOMIR TODOROV, DIRECTOR OF THE CONSULAR OFFICE AT THE FOREIGN MINI...

Lyubomir Todorov, director of the Consular Office at the Foreign Ministry insisted that more effective measures are taken by authorized Turkish agencies against illegal immigrants at the border between Bulgaria and Turkey. Todorov met the ambassador of

Politics | January 6, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

A LEBANESE WAS CAUGHT WITH 25 KG HASHISH, WORTH DEM 100,000. THE MAN W...

A Lebanese was caught with 25 kg hashish, worth DEM 100,000. The man was detained.

Politics | January 6, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

34 IRAQI WHO ENTERED BULGARIA ILLEGALLY WERE DETAINED IN THE BULGARIAN...

34 Iraqi who entered Bulgaria illegally were detained in the Bulgarian town Haskovo on January 5.

Politics | January 6, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

STATE OF EMERGENCY IN SIX MUNICIPALITIES DUE TO BAD WINTER CONDITIONS

State of emergency was declared in six Bulgarian municipalities because of the bad winter conditions. The vessels on the Danube continue to navigate under extremely bad circumstances.

Politics | January 6, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

FOREIGN MINISTER CLAIMS VISIT TO IRAN OPENED MANY “CLOSED DOORS”

Before leaving Iran’s capital Tehran on his way back to Bulgaria, Foreign Minister Passy said that many important relations with Iran have been restored. He reiterated that many doors that have been unreasonably closed during the passed ten years were ope

Politics | January 6, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

PRIME MINISTER SAXE-COBURG CONGRATULATED ON THE PHONE SPAIN’S KING JUA...

Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg congratulated on the phone Spain’s King Juan Carlos on his birthday, which was on January 5. On January 6, the wife of the Prime Minister had a birthday.

Politics | January 6, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT FINANCED BY DENMARK TO START VERY SOON

A project, aiming at reducing the damaging emissions in the atmosphere, under a special programme of the Danish Environment Agency for assistance to Central and Eastern Europe is expected to be launched very soon. Special equipment for that purpose was p

Business | January 6, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

AN AGREEMENT FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF BULGARIA IN THE INTERNATIONAL GA...

An agreement for the participation of Bulgaria in the International Gardening Exhibition “IGA” in 2003 in the German town Rostock was signed in Sofia by the Deputy Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry Boiko Boev, Andriyana Sukova-Tosheva and Franz Josef

Politics | January 6, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

EU CHIEF NEGOTIATOR CLAIMS BG MAY COMPLETE EU NEGOTIATIONS IN 2003

Bulgaria has chances to complete the negotiations for European Accession in 2003, if th negotiations keep up the present pace, Meglena Kuneva , Chief Negotiator with EU and Deputy Foreign Minister said. “There is no discrimination towards Bulgaria,” Dimit

Politics | January 6, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

NAVIGATION ON THE DANUBE REMAINS DIFFICULT

The vessels on the Danube continue to navigate under extremely bad circumstances. 50% of the Danube near the Bulgarian city Russe is frozen, near Silistra – 70%, data of the Agency for the study and maintenance of the river shows.

Politics | January 6, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

BULGARIA MARKED ST. JORDAN’S DAY

Traditionally, at St. Jordan’s Day all units of the Bulgarian army mark with official ceremonies the Christian Orthodox holiday.

Politics | January 6, 2002, Sunday // 00:00
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