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2017 Sofia Science Festival officially opens at Sofia Tech Park

May 11, 2017May 12, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, Sofia Science Festival

The 2017 Sofia Science Festival, the seventh annual such event, opened on May 11 and continues until May 14. The

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Sofia History Museum holding exhibition on archaeological finds in city in 2016

May 11, 2017May 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Sofia

The Sofia Regional History Museum is holding an exhibition entitled “Archaeology of Sofia and the Sofia Region 2016” from May

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Sofia Science Festival 2017: Highlights of the programme in English

April 19, 2017May 17, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, Sofia Science Festival

The annual Sofia Science Festival is being held from May 11 to 14 2017 at Sofia Tech Park – a

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Russia pulls out of Eurovision 2017 song contest in Kyiv after entrant barred by Ukraine over Crimea wrangle

April 13, 2017January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision, Russia, Ukraine

Russia has pulled out of 2017 Eurovision in Kyiv after Ukraine refused to allow Russian contestant Julia Samoylova to travel

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First Bulgarian feature-length documentary about Julia Kristeva to premiere in Sofia on April 20

April 5, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The first Bulgarian-made feature-length documentary film about renowned philosopher, psychoanalyst and linguist Julia Kristeva premieres at the Lumière cinema in

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Bulgarian railways offers train excursions with ‘Europe’s most powerful steam locomotive’ on April 8 and 9

March 28, 2017March 30, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian state railways BDZ and the country’s Tourism Ministry are jointly offering two excursions on April 8 and 9 2017

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Bulgaria names Kristian Kostov as its contestant in Eurovision 2017 in Kyiv

March 13, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision

Bulgarian young pop star and X Factor finalist Kristian Kostov is to represent the country at the Eurovision song contest

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Good weather forecast as Bulgaria heads for March 3 national holiday long weekend

March 2, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s long weekend, from March 3 to 5 as the country celebrates its national day, was expected to see largely

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Six Bulgarian wines win top awards at Vinaria 2017 in Plovdiv

February 23, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Six Bulgarian wines won the prestigious Golden Rhython award at the 2017 Vinaria exhibition in Plovdiv, the National Vine and

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