Archaeology: Bulgaria claims find of temple to Priapus

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In a claim certain to prick the interest of followers of archaeology and mythology everywhere, the head of Bulgaria’s National History Museum has said that an ancient temple to the Greek god Priapus has been found in the Black Sea town of Sozopol. National History Museum chief Bozhidar Dimitrov, who hails from Sozopol, said that archaeologists had found a clay …

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PM orders Bulgaria’s ruling party to vote no in referendum on nuclear power

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Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on January 6 2013 that members of the country’s centre-right ruling party GERB had …

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Bulgaria vows action against construction in ecologically sensitive areas on Black Sea coast

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With the resounding thud of a stable door and the receding clip-clop of horses’ hooves, Bulgaria’s government is to look …

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Ankara continues efforts to join EU

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Ankara has issued a strong attack on the European Union (EU) for what it calls a “bigoted” assessment of Turkey …

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Record interest in Nazi Holocaust Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp

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Officials at  World War Two Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Poland say the site hosted a record number of tourists in …

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Milky Way could contain 100 billion planets

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It seems like hardly a week goes by without another planet being discovered in some far off stellar system, but …

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