Sofia metro line 3 to open in October 2019
Construction on the third line of the Sofia metro underground rapid transit system was progressing on schedule, with the first
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Archaeology: Sixth-century terracotta ‘mask’ of emperor found in Bulgaria’s Varna
An artefact made of terracotta has been discovered at the Dzhanavara site in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna,
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Bulgaria’s Interior Minister on Gebrev poisoning case: No theory ruled out
Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry is pursuing all lines of inquiry in connection with the attempted poisoning in 2015 of Dunarit weapons
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church Metropolitan speaks on controversy over stance on Strategy for the Child
Bulgarian Orthodox Church Lovech Metropolitan Gavriil, now at the centre of a controversy over a stance that falsely claimed to
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Bulgaria’s Defence Minister suspends procedure for overhaul of Air Force An-30 because of errors
Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov has suspended the procedure for a five million leva contract to overhaul the Air Force’s
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Bulgaria’s exports to non-EU countries dropped 12.5% in 2018 on annual basis – NSI
Bulgaria’s exports to third countries – meaning, non-EU countries, were 12.5 per cent lower in 2018 than they had been
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Archaeology: Baby found buried in clay pot at Bulgaria’s mediaeval Turnovo Trapezitsa site
Archaeologists excavating a mediaeval church on the Trapezitsa hill in Bulgaria’s Veliko Turnovo have found a baby buried in a
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church deletes controversial opinion on National Strategy for the Child from website
A controversial opinion purported to be from the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod urging a ban on terminations of pregnancy,
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Bulgarian PM Borissov, British ambassador discuss Skripal, Gebrev cases
Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and other officials held discussions on February 11 with UK ambassador in Sofia Emma Hopkins on
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