After Genoa tragedy, Bulgarian PM calls for action to fix bridges
A day after the collapse of a motorway bridge in the Italian city of Genoa that cost at least 39
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Archaeology: Child’s grave dating back 3000 years found at Bulgaria’s Ryahovets fortress site
Bulgarian archaeologists Ilian Petrakiev and Maya Ivanova have found a gravesite of a child that dates back more than 3000
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Bulgaria records 0.8% economic growth in Q2 2018 – flash estimate
Bulgaria’s economy posted 0.8 per cent growth in the second quarter of the year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said
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Bulgaria annual CPI records 3.5% inflation in July
Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 3.5 per cent inflation in July, up 0.3 percentage points compared to a
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State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad writes to expats asking them to come home
The State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad is conducting a letter-writing campaign to appeal to Bulgarian expatriates to return to the
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Bulgaria among 22 European countries in ‘action week’ against child trafficking
Twenty-four suspects were arrested in an EU-wide “action week” against child trafficking, European police agency Europol said on August 14.
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Bulgarian government: ‘No danger’ to environment or tourists from Black Sea fuel spill
The situation regarding the heavy fuel oil spill in the region of Sozopol on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast is under
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US Navy destroyer USS Carney enters Black Sea
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) entered the Black Sea on August 12 in order to conduct
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Archaeology: Part of important Roman-era street, building façade found at Plovdiv site
Remnants of what was one of the most important streets in Philippopolis, the ancient name of Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv,
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