Earthquake reported as 4.8 on Richter scale 148km from Bulgarian capital Sofia, 17km from Plovdiv
An earthquake initially reported to have measured 4.8 on the Richter scale, with an epicentre 148km south-east of Bulgarian capital
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What’s On: Exhibitions Tcherkelov’s ‘120 Bills’ and Ushev’s ‘In the mirror, dimly’
An exhibition entitled “120 Bills” by Houben Tcherkelov is being held for the first time in Europe, opening at the
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Bulgarian Foreign Ministry: Lukov March was demonstration of xenophobia, discrimination and hatred
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on February 18 that it categorically condemns the demonstration of xenophobia, discrimination and hatred,
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Bulgaria swoops on cheating taxis at Sofia Airport, bus stations
Inspectors from Bulgaria’s Motor Vehicle Administration and the police economic crimes squad have carried out more than 800 special checks
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US congressmen call on Bulgaria’s Parliament Speaker and government to condemn Lukov March
The Republican head of the US House of Representatives’ foreign affairs committee and the ranking member, a Democrat, have sent
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Bulgarian National Art Gallery to use 1.7M leva bequest from emigre in Australia to buy new artworks
The Bulgarian National Art Gallery in Sofia is to use the 1.7 million leva (about 869 000 euro) bequeathed to
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Protest against ‘Lukov March’ to be held in Sofia on February 17
A protest against the 2018 Lukov March is to be held in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on February 17 at noon,
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Dark windows: One in four dwellings in Sofia is vacant
In spite of a continuous migration from Bulgaria’s countryside to large cities, especially Sofia, the number of uninhabited dwellings remains
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Sofia to use site of Bulgarian former dictator Dimitrov’s mausoleum for underground art gallery
Sofia City Council voted on February 8 to turn the underground spaces at the site where late communist dictator Georgi
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