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Bulgarians to get six-day holiday at beginning of May 2013

November 14, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet was expected to declare, at its meeting on November 14 2012, a continuous six-day holiday from May 1

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EU puts year-long freeze on airline carbon tax

November 13, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

The European Union is putting a year-long freeze on a controversial rule that all airlines flying in and out of

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Studio 5 programme: November 17-30

November 12, 2012November 12, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Studio 5 is a different kind of place – far from being yet another cool and posh bar, it is above

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Roger Waters brings The Wall Live to Sofia in August 2013

November 9, 2012November 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

One of the most successful tours in rock history, The Wall Live, will visit Bulgarian capital city Sofia on August

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Woody turns serious

November 9, 2012November 8, 2012 Hector Poole

One of the gems of the Sofia Independent Film Festival was a documentary about Woody Allen. The diminutive, bespectacled nebbish

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Bulgaria Leisure People 

Leonardo Amoruso: The harmony of a chef

November 2, 2012May 6, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

By his own description, there are three things that Italian chef Leonardo Amoruso loves: food, his kitchen and travel. But

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Tickets for Bon Jovi gig in Sofia to go on sale November 5

October 31, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Concert promoter Balkan Entertainment confirmed on October 31 that it was bringing Bon Jovi for their first gig in Bulgaria,

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Disney to acquire Star Wars franchise

October 31, 2012 VOANews

Media and entertainment giant Walt Disney has announced a nearly $4 billion deal to acquire George Lucas’s renowned film studio,

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Bon Jovi announces Sofia gig in May 2013

October 30, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Jon Bon Jovi will play a gig at Sofia’s Vassil Levski national stadium on May 14 2013, according to an

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