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Famous Rapper Itso Hazarta to Run for MP
October 12 (BTA) - Famous rapper Hristo Petrov, known by his tage name Itso (Gamble) Hazarta will top the Continue the Change coalition's MP candidate list in Sofia's 25th multimember constituency, Petrov said in a Facebook post on Tuesday. He wrote that he made the decision t...
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COVID-19 Update: 3,471 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 14.78%
October 12 (BTA) -The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 524,333, after 23,480 tests identified 3,471 new infections on Monday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 14.78 per cent. Sofia City Region top...
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15th Annual Conference between Government, Business Focuses on Energy Price Crisis, Recovery and Resilience Plan
October 12 (BTA) - The 15th Annual Government Meets the Business Conference, oragnized by Capital, focused on the energy price crisis and the opportunities for stabilizing the economy through the Recovery and Resilience Plan. Caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev said here late o...
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Businessman Boris Bekyarov Charged with Participation in Crime Group Led by Fugitive Gambling Mogul Bojkov
October 11 (BTA) - The specialized prosecution Monday said it has brought charges against businessman Boris Bekyarov for participation in the crime group led by fugitive gambling mogul Vassil Bojkov. Bekyarov arrived in Bulgaria on a flight from Austria on October 10, and...
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Volume of Bulgaria's Agricultural Production Drops by 11% in 2020, Year on Year
October 11 (BTA) - The value of the final output produced by Bulgaria's agriculture in 2020 was valued at 7, 866.1 million leva, down 4.5 per cent from 2019. The decrease was mainly due to a 11.0 per cent decrease in the volume of production, despite a 7.3 per cent increa...
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Road Builders Block Central Sofia in Fourth National Protest
October 11 (BTA) - Bulgarian road construction workers staged a fourth national protest here on Monday over a lack of dialogue with the government and its refusal to pay over 900 million leva for road construction and maintenance carried out in recent months. Some 3,000 workers a...
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COVID-19 Update: 621 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 10.83 per cent
October 11 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 520,862, after 5,736 tests identified 621 new infections on Sunday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 10.83 per cent. Sofia City Region tops ...
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Canadian Mezzo Soprano Rose Naggar-Tremblay Sings Carmen in Sofia Opera
Bulgarian opera lovers have a chance to experience that firsthand on Sunday night as she sings Bizet's Carmen on the stage of the Sofia Opera and Ballet. She says Carmen is her favorite role together with all the passionate ladies in opera. LN/ /ДЛ/
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MRF, Here We Come, National Union of Right Present Their Presidential Candidates
October 10 (BTA) - Sunday saw the announcement of the candidates for president and vice-president of Bulgaria to run in the November 14 elections of the the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), the Here We Come movement, and the National Union of the Right. The candidates o...
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National Campaign in Support of Mental Health of Children and Young People Launched on World Mental Health Day
October 10 (BTA) - UNICEF Bulgaria is launching a national campaign in support of the mental health of children and young people in connection with World Mental Health Day, marked on October 10, the organization said Sunday. The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness of the im...
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COVID-19 Update: 1,246 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 11.95%
October 10 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 520,241, after 10,423 tests identified 1,246 new infections on Saturday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 11.95 per cent. Sofia tops the lis...
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Low Quorum at Hearing of Candidates for Supreme Judicial Council Members
October 9 (BTA) - The General Assembly of Judges Saturday held a hearing of the two candidates for members of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), Varna District Court judge Deyan Denev and Supreme Administrative Court judge Marina Mihaylova. The meeting was held with a very low q...
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Bulgaria Marks European Day for Organ Donation and Transplantation
October 9 (BTA) - On Saturday Bulgaria marks the European Day for Organ Donation and Transplantation, the Health Ministry said, adding that the day has been celebrated since 1996 on the second Saturday of October. This year the motto of the initiative is "Just Say Yes!" with the ...
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COVID-19 Update: 2,485 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 11.41%
October 9 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 518,995, after 21,775 tests identified 2,485 new infections on Friday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 11.41 per cent. Sofia tops the list o...
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Nearly 60% of Bulgarians Against Adoption of Euro, Survey Shows
October 8 (BTA) - Fifty-eight per cent of Bulgarians do not support the adoption of the euro as the country's official currency, shows a Trend survey commissioned by b2b Media for the fifth edition of the NEXT DIFI 2021 financial forum.
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Antje Homburger of DPA Receives EANA Maxim Minchev Quality Agency Journalism Award 2021
October 8 (BTA) - The newly established award for quality agency journalism of the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) was conferred on Friday to DPA's deputy editor-in-chief and head of news Antje Homburger (second from right on photo). Homburger received the awar...
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COVID-19 Update: 2,302 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 12.2%
October 8 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 516,510, after 18,808 tests identified 2,302 new infections on Thursday, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positivity rate now stands at 12.2 per cent. Sofia City Region to...
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Bulgarian Wrestler Bilyana Dudova Wins World Title in Oslo
October 7 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Bilyana Dudova won the world title in her 59 kg weight class at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway, on Thursday. She won the final bout against Akie Hahai (Japan) 6:4. Having already won four European titles, it is the f...
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Prosecution to Bring Charges Against Stranded Bulk Carrier's Shipmaster, Second Assistant Ship Master
October 7 (BTA) - The prosecution service will bring charges against the shipmaster and second assistant shipmaster of the stranded bulk carrier "Vera Su", Dobrich district prosecutor Radoslav Bouhchev told journalists on Thursday. The two will be detained for up to 72 ...
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European Spartan Exercise-2021 Ends at Plovdiv Airport
October 7 (BTA) - C-27J Spartan flight and logistics crews from Bulgaria, Italy, Lithuania and Slovakia took part in the European Spartan Exercise-2021 (ESE-2021) between September 23 and October 8. Part of the tasks were carried out at the Cheshnegirovo Airfield, the Bez...