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Eurovision 2013: Denmark wins

May 19, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The Eurovision 2013 song contest was won by Denmark. The countries that won a place in the final after the

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Bulgaria Leisure News 

Eurovision 2013: Bulgaria does not make the finals

May 16, 2013May 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The second semi-final in the Eurovision 2013 on May 16 saw Bulgaria not succeeding to win a place in the

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Film review: ID:A

May 16, 2013May 16, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

ID:A is a Danish film whose soundtrack is so over-the-top, sometimes it is difficult to know whether the filmmaker is

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Leisure 

Film review: The Big Wedding

May 16, 2013May 16, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

A film in which Robin Williams stars as a priest was never going to be serious. But when you have

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Bulgaria Leisure News 

Sofia, Plovdiv to light the sky on Night of the Museums

May 16, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia

Sofia and Plovdiv, the two cities considered as front-runners to win Bulgaria’s nomination for the 2019 European Capital of Culture,

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Bulgaria Leisure News 

Bulgaria in Eurovision 2013 semi-final on May 16

May 15, 2013May 15, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Elitsa and Stundji are competing with the country’s entry in the 2013 Eurovision song contest, Samo Shampioni, on May

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Eurovision 2013: First semi-final contestants through to finals

May 14, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

After the first semi-final in Eurovision 2013, on May 14, the countries that will go through to the finals in

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Bulgaria Leisure News 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv hosting three-day ‘Ancient Festival’ from May 17

May 12, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s second city, is hosting an “Ancient Festival” from May 17 to 19, with events depicting people’s everyday life

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Leisure 

Film review: Safe Haven

May 9, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Directors make a difference. This truism is made all the more obvious by the botched exercise in filmmaking that is

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