Russia hopes that climate change maximises Arctic shipping
Americans may have seen the downside of climate change when Hurricane Sandy bashed into New Jersey and New York City
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Month: November 2012
Film industry row erupts as Bulgaria passes investment promotion law
Bulgaria’s amended Investment Promotion Act, passed by Parliament at the second reading on November 28, has sparked controversy related to
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Archaeology: 40 silver Roman coins from 3rd century found at Odeon site in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
Archaeologists working at the Odeon site in Bulgaria’s second city of Plovdiv have found 40 silver coins said to date
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German Christmas markets in Sofia and Plovdiv
Sofia and Plovdiv will both have German-style Christmas Markets in 2012. In Sofia, the German embassy will hold a Christmas
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Plain packaging and its unintended consequences
Plain packaging means removing all distinctive elements (logo, colours, lettering) associated with a product and replacing them with a generic
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Bulgarian police arrest Sofia armoured cash van heist gang
Bulgaria’s anti-organised crime police working together with other officers arrested a gang in Sofia that had carried out armed assaults
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Bulgarian ‘radical Islam’ trial hears testimony of alleged hate speech against Christians and Jews
Witnesses whose identities may not be disclosed have given evidence of alleged hate speech against Christians, Jews and non-Muslims by
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Travel: Of potty politicians, airports and airlines and ‘low cost’ profits
Anyone who has flown into or out of Sofia’s relatively new airport will almost certainly applaud its efficiency and simplicity,
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church to elect new Patriarch on February 24
An electoral college of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church is to elect a new Patriarch of the church on February 24
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