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In the early 1980s, I had the opportunity to listen to a radio station called “Jazz FM Mexico, 104.1” a lot, which transmitted killer music, including all shades of Jazz, […]
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has promised that his government will provide further funds for the restoration of the Great Basilica in Plisk ...
Two weeks after an abortive coup attempt in Turkey caused an upheaval in military ranks and throughout much of the government, President Recep Tayyip ...
He is one of those expats you will not overlook, when he walks by on the street or when he becomes Jimi Hendrix on stage. Jim Hawkins, a 68-year-old f ...
In the oldest European capital, things are happening. Funded by the European Union, the rather chaotic city is constantly being upgraded. The construction of a third metro line might have […]
Hundreds of “Pokémon Go” enthusiasts stormed the National Palace of Culture (NDK) today. Many participants had shown up with high hopes, for certain virtual figures they wanted to find. Outside […]
Google on July 28 changed the names of towns, villages and districts in Russian-occupied Crimea on its Google Maps mapping service in accordance with Ukraine’s decommunization law. But on July […]
The month of July 2016 saw the traditional archaeological season in Bulgaria in full swing, with finds at digs in various parts of the country – from an 8000-year-old settlement […]
Four police from the district police directorate in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia have been arrested on suspicion of acting as an organised crime group, accepting large bribes to assist traffickers […]
Michael Doyle, a British tourist at Bulgaria’s Black Sea cost, suddenly fell ill during his vacation. The diagnose: Septicaemia. Michael has been in surgery six times, since he went to […]
