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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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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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Film review: The Call

May 9, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

One week after the pseudo-comedy The Identity Thief, in which a man decides to track down the thief who stole

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Slovak capital hosts world wine contest

May 6, 2013May 27, 2013 Jana Liptakova of the Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Slovakia is not particularly well known abroad for its wine production, but this is mainly because most of it is consumed

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Film review: Iron Man 3

May 2, 2013May 2, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

The Iron Man trilogy concludes with fire, and lots of it, but while there is always a chance of the

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Film review: Identity Thief

May 2, 2013May 2, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Everybody has their reasons – and apparently fat criminals have the most entertainment value. At least, that is what Craig

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Bulgaria Leisure News 

First set of Bulgarian railways new sleeping cars go into service on April 30

April 30, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The first 11 of Bulgarian state railways, BDZ, new sleeping cars went into service on April 30, ahead of the

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First tourists for 2013 arrive at Bulgaria’s Albena resort

April 28, 2013April 28, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The first tourists ahead of the summer tourist season arrived in Bulgaria’s Black Sea resort of Albena on April 27.

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