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Film review: No

May 23, 2013May 23, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

“Pinochet could win this vote without cheating, if he wants – that’s what is so terrible,” says José Tomás Urrutia,

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Beach at Lozenets on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast Photo: Clive Leviev-Sawyer
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Bulgaria scores high in EU bathing water survey

May 22, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff beaches

Close to 99 per cent of Bulgaria’s coastal bathing waters met European Union standards, the exception being a spot on

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Plan to speed up rail journey from Budapest to Belgrade

May 22, 2013May 22, 2013 The Budapest Times Hungary, Serbia

The railway journey from Budapest to Belgrade is set to be faster, according to a letter of intent inked in

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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 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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